Hoping to bite a bit of the premium car market pie, Citroen’s luxury sub-brand DS launched a new model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Hoping to leverage the immense popularity for crossovers in the market, the new DS 7 Crossback SUV took the stage with a handsome design and a flurry of features up its sleeve.
Chevrolet showcased their Redline trim at the 2015 SEMA car show which received good feedback from the audience. So at the 2017 Chicago Motor Show, Chevrolet lined up a few of their Redline trimmed models going into production. The Redline trim will be available on the Cruze LT (sedan and hatch) Malibu LT, Camaro LT and SS, Trax LT, Equinox LT, Traverse Premier, Colorado LT, Silverado Double Cab LTZ71 and Silverado Crew Cab LTZ71. The Silverado will make it first to the market while the rest will follow by the end of 2017.
The awkwardly-profiled Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class sedan has been successfully serving as an entry point to the three-pointed star family for a while now. At the 2017 Auto Shanghai, Mercedes-Benz previewed a new idea for a model, the Concept A sedan, which is based on the A-Class and may hint at the future design direction of the A/CLA/GLA trio.
Lexus peeled the wraps off the updated 2018 NX crossover at the 2017 Auto Shanghai motor show in China.
Subaru took the covers off their 2018 Outback Estate at the 2017 New York Motor Show. The update brings the Outback closer to the recently refreshed Legacy and Crosstrek models with a more rugged appearance.
After the acquisition by PSA, Opel released the all-new Crossland X a few months ago at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, although clearly it was in development long before the French takeover. The Crossland X is a small crossover based on the Peugeot 2008. Opel has now taken the Peugeot 3008 as a stencil to create a bigger version called the Grandland X.
Italdesign’s new supercar brand Italdesign Automobili Speciali has shown off their new creation, the Zerouno at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The Italian company has given the Lamborghini Huracan a fancier carbon-fibre cloak but it’s more than just a modified car. And the best part is, this isn’t a one-off destined to grace just the show stand but a production model. Italdesign plans to sell five of these machines.
The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has received a facelift ahead of its debut at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show. The facelift spans across the regular, AMG and the Maybach variants of the Mercedes flagship.
As the fate of the much-loved FJ Cruiser is sealed, Toyota’s lineup required a funky SUV to fill its shoes in when it’s gone (possibly in 2018). A very likely candidate for that job is being displayed in concept guise at the 2017 New York Auto Show. The Toyota FT-4X takes its design inspiration from the FJ Cruiser as well as the original Land Cruiser and then blends it with contemporary elements. However, it is a much smaller crossover!