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A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
The crossover hasn't been redesigned since the 2014 model year, although it received a freshening for 2019 that included the addition of an A-Spec appearance package.
Other than its name, the compact crossover shares little with its smaller counterpart. The Encore GX sits on a different platform from the Encore and is being produced at a separate plant in South Korea. The vehicle, when it arrives stateside early next year, will have nearly 5 cubic feet more cargo space than the Encore and about 3 cubic feet less than the Envision.
The as-yet-unnamed subcompact crossover is to begin production in 2021 at the automaker's new plant with Mazda.
Bentley has not revealed which body style its first electric vehicle will have, but the company plans for the EV to arrive in 2023.
The swoopy-looking four-door would compete at the upper reaches of the luxury car market. Faraday claims the FF 91?s 1,050-hp electric motor can propel the car to 60 mph in less than three seconds. The driving range is claimed to be 378 miles on a charge. Fully loaded, the FF 91?s price would be around $200,000. But without financing, Faraday very likely won?t meet its goal of delivering its first vehicles a year from now.
Mitsubishi has confirmed that the next-generation Outlander will come in 2020 and be the first vehicle on an alliance platform, specifically sharing mechanicals with the Nissan Rogue
The redesigned heavy-duty lineup, loaded with premium interiors and the latest infotainment technology, joined the recently revamped 1500 in the lineup this year as the last piece of its "three-pronged truck selling strategy," FCA said.
The new full-electric Mini will go on sale in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020.
The redesigned Vantage went on sale last year.
Musk last year said Tesla could build a small vehicle priced at $25,000 around 2021.
Musk unveiled the crossover in March, with production scheduled for the second half of next year.
Ferrari's latest iteration of its largest-volume model was unveiled this year in Geneva and is expected to go on sale at the end of the year.
The brand?s flagship LS sedan was redesigned in 2017 and will be freshened in 2021. A camouflaged fuel cell-powered version of what appeared to be an LS was spied testing in California last week, but Toyota has given no public indication of plans to extend its light-vehicle fuel-cell fleet beyond the Toyota Mirai.
Launched last year, Ferrari's entry-level model carries on.
Deliveries of the Aventador SVJ and Aventador SVJ Roadster are underway, and the track-focused variants will continue unchanged into next year.
The fourth-generation Escape is launching this month with a sleeker design as Ford tries to split the compact crossover segment between it and the upcoming Baby Bronco.
The current-generation subcompact crossover is expected to be sold alongside the larger Encore GX for the foreseeable future. The U.S. will not receive the redesigned version that was unveiled for China and other global markets this year but will need either a new generation of the vehicle or a replacement around 2022.
A poorly received freshening of the car for the 2019 model year may have accelerated the car's sales decline to fewer than 51,000 in 2018.
The midsize crossover got a new name (to replace MKX) and some new tech in a freshening late last year.
The compact crossover formerly known as the MKC will go on sale this year.
Porsche will launch a sportier coupe variant of its midsize crossover in the fall to compete with the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe and BMW X6.
GM's first all-electric vehicle for the mass market is expected to get its first freshening in early 2020. The magnitude of those changes remains unclear.
The low-volume Q70 is expected to be replaced in 2022 with a vehicle that could be named Q80 or continue to be called Q70. The fastback sedan will be based on the Q Inspiration concept shown at the 2018 Detroit auto show. That concept featured Infiniti?s e-Power system, a range-extender system in which a battery-powered electric motor propels the vehicle and a gasoline engine is used to charge the battery. The Q Inspiration concept features an elongated body with a shorter-than-normal engine compartment. The front end is marked by a double-arch grille and sharp vents at the wheels. The car has no pillar at its rear door, and the back of the vehicle slopes sharply like a fastback, punctuated by a single light strip.
The brand's top seller, the Tiguan is due for a freshening in 2021.
The low-volume, two-door sport coupe is unlikely to receive a redesign.
The midsize sedan skipped a redesign onto the MQB platform this year in favor of a freshening as a cost-saving move, given the slow pace of sedan sales. It's unclear whether the Passat will survive into a new generation.
The so-called Baby Bronco, Ford's rugged, off-road counterpart to the more refined Escape, is to begin production in Hermosillo in mid-2020 and go on sale that year.
VW redesigned the compact sedan onto its MQB platform in 2018. It is due for a freshening in 2022.
The new three-row crossover just went on sale and is probably two years from a freshening.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
Tesla is expected to formally announce its pickup before year end, with production beginning in early 2022.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
A redesign of the compact luxury crossover could emerge in 2024. The spry Quadrifoglio trim boasts 505 hp and zips from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 176 mph.
Bentley's large sedan carries on for the near future. A redesign is likely over the next two to three years.
Both the 6-series GT and Gran Coupe end production in 2019 and will be discontinued in the U.S.
Production begins in the first quarter of next year in China, with U.S. deliveries expected in the second quarter.
Kia?s segment-straddling boxy car has been redesigned for the 2020 model year and is in its third generation.
The SUV is expected to receive the luxe Maybach nameplate.
The long-awaited luxury compact crossover arrived last summer and has led the segment in sales for much of that time. The XT4 also has quickly risen to be among Cadillac's top-selling nameplates, trailing only the XT5 and Escalade through the first six months of the year.
A freshening of Audi's large crossover is due in the second half of 2020.
The seventh generation of Lexus? midsize sedan went on sale in 2018 and will be due for a major freshening in 2022.
Mazda's top seller in the U.S., the stylish compact crossover received much needed attention this year, including an optional turbocharged engine, an available twin- turbo diesel engine on the Signature trim (for just over $42,000, including shipping), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, plus premium options such as ventilated seats and a surround-view camera.
The Lagonda All-Terrain Concept was unveiled at the Geneva show this year, previewing what a production model could look like for the first model from Aston Martin's full-electric brand.
The freshened 2019 C 300 and C 300 4MATIC have new front and rear styling, interior improvements and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The Land Cruiser-based luxury behemoth is due for a redesign in 2023, when it is expected to move onto the F1 platform.
The EQC, Mercedes' first electric compact crossover, will arrive in the U.S. in first-quarter 2020.
The unnamed model, which will likely slot below the premium Grand Wagoneer, is expected in 2021.
Toyota's trailblazing hybrid and its plug-in variant received a mild freshening in 2019 to accompany the addition of an awd version due this year.
The compact crossover is a priority for Honda given the popularity of the segment and the fierce competition among stalwarts and newcomers.
A global all-electric crossover, expected to be the first vehicle on GM?s next-generation BEV3 platform for the U.S., is expected to take heavy design cues from a rendering that was shown by Cadillac for the 2019 Detroit auto show. It could launch in China before coming stateside in 2022 and begin a rapid cadence of EVs for the brand.
Heavily freshened for the 2018 model year with upscale interior treatments and a newly available turbocharged engine, the midsize sedan also added the top Signature trim.
The flagship sedan was freshened last year and updated with a revised V-Motion front grille, new LED headlights, redesigned rear lights and a new rear fascia.
Production of the redesigned compact sedan began at Volvo's factory near Charleston, S.C., last year.
Since the Cullinan's late 2018 launch, sales have been brisk. The crossover remains mostly unchanged for the 2020 model year. Rolls is adding one notable interior design option that has become a hallmark for the brand: a starlight headliner. Going forward, the Cullinan could offer a variant from Rolls-Royce's engineering and performance subbrand, Black Badge, but the automaker has not specified if or when.
The U.S.-built three-row large crossover will be freshened in early 2020.
Ford's heavy-duty pickups will be updated this year with a second V-8 engine option, new technology and improved power, payload and towing capability.
The subcompact crossover is still in its first year on the market, having arrived in North America in December.
Given a slight freshening in 2019 for its 60th anniversary, the big three-row luxury SUV is expected to be redesigned onto Toyota's global body-on-frame platform in 2023 but could soldier on for one more product cycle with a freshening instead.
Production of the Volt plug-in hybrid ended in February.
After a successful redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year, sales are starting to slow, sliding 2.3 percent in the first six months of 2019. Expect a freshening late next year for the 2021 model year
The Limited trim gets a new Red S package, which features Rodeo Red Nappa leather seats, for the 2020 model year.
Also in its 10th generation, the Accord midsize is two years newer than the Civic, so it's coming up on a freshening for the 2021 model year and a new generation for 2023.
A redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year and the addition of an Avenir trim have proved successful. Sales increased 2.2 percent last year to nearly 50,000 vehicles and rose 24 percent in the first half of 2019. To keep the momentum going, Buick will freshen the vehicle in late 2020 ? earlier than previously expected. The update could include a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that also is being added to the 2020 GMC Acadia.
Toyota's largest sedan in the U.S. may get an all-wheel-drive variant in the future, to match the Lexus ES, but timing remains unknown.
Ford Motor Co. plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
The iconic vehicle ended its long production run this year. Don't be surprised if the name is resurrected on an EV based on the automaker's modular MEB platform. The timing of such a move is unclear.
The compact crossover will be redesigned in the second half of 2020.
A freshened version is expected to arrive in late 2020.
A hybrid version of the sedan will come in 2020.
Ford this year added new driver-assistance technology and engines as part of the full-size van's freshening. Much like Ford's consumer-oriented vehicles, the Transit gets new technologies including precollision assist with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, lane keeping and automatic high-beam headlamps. There are no redesign plans for the foreseeable future.
The midsize sedans were redesigned in 2018, with the A6 arriving in the first half of 2019 and the S6 due in the last half.
The crossover coupe is based on the next generation of Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform.
Deliveries of the hypercar developed with Red Bull Racing will begin by the end of this year.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
Tesla is expected to formally announce its pickup before year end, with production beginning in early 2022.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
With the spider version launched, the next variant will likely be a high-performance version under the Longtail nomenclature.
Mazda's biggest crossover was freshened for the 2019 model year and received a retuned suspension for a better ride, more standard safety technology, optional wood insets and other premium touches.
The sixth-generation large crossover, on sale for a few months, sits on a new rwd platform shared with the Lincoln Aviator.
The midsize crossover received a redesign in November.
A freshened model is due around 2022.
Ford's crown jewel withstood a barrage of new products from its top two rivals and remains poised for another strong sales year.
The second-generation supercar emerged for 2017 after years of promises by Acura and a long wait. It received some minor exterior changes and a special orange paint for 2019.
Porsche's best-selling U.S. model will go all-electric.
Ford freshened the midsize crossover last year and added an ST performance variant, but sales have fallen 5.6 percent through the first half of 2019.
Mitsubishi has confirmed that the next-generation Outlander will come in 2020 and be the first vehicle on an alliance platform, specifically sharing mechanicals with the Nissan Rogue
The redesigned heavy-duty lineup, loaded with premium interiors and the latest infotainment technology, joined the recently revamped 1500 in the lineup this year as the last piece of its "three-pronged truck selling strategy," FCA said.
The new full-electric Mini will go on sale in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020.
The redesigned Vantage went on sale last year.
Musk last year said Tesla could build a small vehicle priced at $25,000 around 2021.
Musk unveiled the crossover in March, with production scheduled for the second half of next year.
Ferrari's latest iteration of its largest-volume model was unveiled this year in Geneva and is expected to go on sale at the end of the year.
The brand?s flagship LS sedan was redesigned in 2017 and will be freshened in 2021. A camouflaged fuel cell-powered version of what appeared to be an LS was spied testing in California last week, but Toyota has given no public indication of plans to extend its light-vehicle fuel-cell fleet beyond the Toyota Mirai.
Launched last year, Ferrari's entry-level model carries on.
Deliveries of the Aventador SVJ and Aventador SVJ Roadster are underway, and the track-focused variants will continue unchanged into next year.
The fourth-generation Escape is launching this month with a sleeker design as Ford tries to split the compact crossover segment between it and the upcoming Baby Bronco.
The current-generation subcompact crossover is expected to be sold alongside the larger Encore GX for the foreseeable future. The U.S. will not receive the redesigned version that was unveiled for China and other global markets this year but will need either a new generation of the vehicle or a replacement around 2022.
A poorly received freshening of the car for the 2019 model year may have accelerated the car's sales decline to fewer than 51,000 in 2018.
The midsize crossover got a new name (to replace MKX) and some new tech in a freshening late last year.
The compact crossover formerly known as the MKC will go on sale this year.
The new three-row crossover just went on sale and is probably two years from a freshening.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
Tesla is expected to formally announce its pickup before year end, with production beginning in early 2022.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
The large SUV is basking in the glow of its 2018 redesign ? its first in nearly 20 years.
The three-row midsize crossover was last freshened for the 2016 model year.
The full-electric compact crossover is a new model expected to join the lineup in 2021 as Audi's third battery-electric vehicle.
The minivan isn't expected to make it past the 2020 model year, with production possibly ending in May.
BMW is broadening its flagship model range with the U.S. arrival of the 2020 8-series Gran Coupe in September.
The 2020 model receives the new Red S appearance package that gives the interior a burst of color with red leather seats. The vehicle also gets three new paint options. But production is slated to stop by the end of 2022.
Like the Tundra on which it's based, Toyota's full-size, three-row, body-on-frame SUV is long in the tooth and in need of an overhaul.
Musk said on Twitter he plans production of a seven-seat, three- motor Plaid variant of the Model S for late next year with performance beyond the sedan's Ludicrous Mode.
The midsize commercial van is due for a redesign as early as 2024.
The battery-electric variant of the X3 should go on sale in early 2021 and will feature an electric motor free of rare earth elements.
The coupe and convertible will be replaced by two full-electric models.
Alfa Romeo unveiled a limited-edition 2020 4C Spider Italia in February at the Chicago Auto Show, but production was limited to 15 vehicles.
The high-performance sports car series grew in 2019 with the addition of the first GT 4-Door Coupe.
The quirky three-door hatchback (one door on the driver's side like a coupe, two on the passenger side like a sedan) was redesigned for a second generation for the 2019 model year, and given the hot-hatch N performance trim that will be coming to other Hyundai nameplates.
New for the 2020 model year and selling well in its segment, the three-row crossover should be freshened for the 2022 or 2023 model year and redesigned for the 2025 model year.
The smaller Rogue Sport, launched in the U.S. in 2017, will receive a freshening this fall and be redesigned in 2021.
The midsize crossover received a freshening in 2016 and is up for a redesign in 2021. The new Pathfinder is expected to ride on the revised D platform.
Last year, Subaru Corp. CEO Tomomi Nakamura's five-year business plan included launching a "global strategic SUV" in the early 2020s. Subaru has been mum on the details since.
Hyundai's version of the modern eco-car debuted for the 2018 model year and is ready for its first freshening, which may be unveiled as early as November at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants a pickup of some kind in his U.S. lineup.
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Despite the rapid sales success of the hulking Cullinan, the Phantom remains the brand's pinnacle model since its 2018 model year redesign. Considering that the current model replaced the Phantom VII, which launched in 2003, the large sedan likely has a long road ahead of it.
Production begins in Detroit in early 2021 for the body-on-frame, premium-level SUVs.
The long-running entry car, sold only as a sedan in the U.S., was redesigned for the 2018 model year and updates its powertrain for the 2020 model year.
After a midcycle freshening this year, including a new front fascia, enhanced safety features and an off-road option, the GX is due for a redesign onto the F1 platform in 2022, when it is expected to add a hybrid version.
The freshened 2020 Mini Clubman and John Cooper Works Clubman are on their way to stores.
The redesigned A8 flagship sedan arrived in 2018, and the sporty S model will show up in U.S. dealerships in the second half of 2019.
In April, the automaker debuted a 50th anniversary edition of the 370Z at the New York auto show. Last redesigned for 2009, the iconic roadster could be replaced with a sporty, performance-oriented, possibly electric offering. It would serve as a halo car, showcasing Nissan's future EV technologies. It has not been decided whether the 370Z name will carry on.
New for the 2018 model year, the small crossover comes in the Special Edition trim for 2020 that slots in between the LE and SE trims.
A redesigned Range Rover on a new lightweight architecture is due in late 2021.
A freshening for the 2020 model year brought the crossover into the fold of the brand's new design language, improved the interior and added a 10-speed automatic transmission. After falling 20 percent last year, sales appeared to be back on track in the first half of 2019, up 19 percent. A redesign is expected in 2022.
Mercedes will discontinue selling the all-electric coupe and convertible in the U.S. and Canada at the end of the 2019 model year.
As the first nameplate to be redesigned onto the global platform, the compact sedan and hatchback will now be the first to be freshened, planned for the 2020 model year and on sale late this year or early next.
The crossover hasn't been redesigned since the 2014 model year, although it received a freshening for 2019 that included the addition of an A-Spec appearance package.
Other than its name, the compact crossover shares little with its smaller counterpart. The Encore GX sits on a different platform from the Encore and is being produced at a separate plant in South Korea. The vehicle, when it arrives stateside early next year, will have nearly 5 cubic feet more cargo space than the Encore and about 3 cubic feet less than the Envision.
The as-yet-unnamed subcompact crossover is to begin production in 2021 at the automaker's new plant with Mazda.
Bentley has not revealed which body style its first electric vehicle will have, but the company plans for the EV to arrive in 2023.
The swoopy-looking four-door would compete at the upper reaches of the luxury car market. Faraday claims the FF 91?s 1,050-hp electric motor can propel the car to 60 mph in less than three seconds. The driving range is claimed to be 378 miles on a charge. Fully loaded, the FF 91?s price would be around $200,000. But without financing, Faraday very likely won?t meet its goal of delivering its first vehicles a year from now.
The subcompact crossover, Fiat's only all-wheel-drive vehicle, received a new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine in the 2019 model year.
Versions of the pickups with a new 3.0-liter, inline-six turbo Duramax diesel engine are expected to arrive in dealerships this year for the 2020 model year. A freshening of the pickups ? particularly concentrated on the interior ? could come next year or in 2021
The Wrangler, which was redesigned for the 2018 model year, will receive a diesel-powered variant for the 2020 model year along with a plug-in hybrid option.
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsOriginally planned for the doomed Scion brand when it debuted in 2017, the C-HR subcompact crossover would be due for a freshening in the second half of 2020.
The three-row crossover began arriving in showrooms in June. It is expected to assist dealers in filling the large gap between the XT5 and Escalade.
The high-performance Shelby GT500 variant will launch this year, and a hybrid will come in 2020.
The LC was redesigned in 2017 and would be due for a freshening in 2021, given Lexus product cycles.
For the 2020 model year, the JCW version of Mini's largest model gets a more powerful 301-hp engine.
The subcompact crossover will chug into 2020 as a carryover model with no updates on the horizon.
Production of the Jaguar flagship sedan ended in early July after 51 years. But the XJ is scheduled to return as a Tesla Model S-fighting battery electric sedan in 2021 on the new MLA platform.
The redesigned pickup hit the market in 2018. The 2020 1500 EcoDiesel arrives in the fourth quarter with a new twist: The Rebel variant gets a diesel engine for the first time.
The Golf family of compact cars is being redesigned in Germany for 2020, but the Golf GTI and Golf R that will sell in the U.S. won't be here until 2021.
Toyota announced this year that it would add RAV4 Hybrid production to its plant in Georgetown, Ky., along with the hybrid version of the Lexus ES 300.
The large SUV was freshened for the 2018 model year, with a taller and wider front end and deeper body contours.
The popular compact crossover, which was redesigned for the 2018 model year, is expected to get freshened in late 2020, which is sooner than previously expected. Expect a redesign around 2023.
Mercedes-Benz's first seven-seat compact crossover, the GLB, will arrive at U.S. dealerships in late 2019.
The 2020 crossover and coupe was announced this year, and will go on sale in the U.S. by late 2019.
New for the 2018 model year, the popular subcompact crossover could get a freshening as early as the 2021 model year.
The sedan receives the Widebody treatment for the Hellcat and Scat Pack iterations for the 2020 model year, which is expected in dealerships early next year.
The 812 GTS marks the return of a 12-cylinder spider in the series-production range after 50 years, Ferrari said.
The redesigned midsize crossover will go on sale in the U.S. in November.
The compact wagon, which looks like a smaller V90, arrived in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2019.
Porsche continues to introduce variants of its re-engineered and renamed roadster.
The off-roader, whose return was teased at the 2017 Detroit auto show, will go on sale in late 2020 for the 2021 model year.
The full-size SUV is in line for a freshening in late 2020.
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsAfter a successful redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year, sales are starting to slow, sliding 2.3 percent in the first six months of 2019. Expect a freshening late next year for the 2021 model year
The Limited trim gets a new Red S package, which features Rodeo Red Nappa leather seats, for the 2020 model year.
Also in its 10th generation, the Accord midsize is two years newer than the Civic, so it's coming up on a freshening for the 2021 model year and a new generation for 2023.
A redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year and the addition of an Avenir trim have proved successful. Sales increased 2.2 percent last year to nearly 50,000 vehicles and rose 24 percent in the first half of 2019. To keep the momentum going, Buick will freshen the vehicle in late 2020 ? earlier than previously expected. The update could include a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that also is being added to the 2020 GMC Acadia.
Toyota's largest sedan in the U.S. may get an all-wheel-drive variant in the future, to match the Lexus ES, but timing remains unknown.
Ford Motor Co. plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
The iconic vehicle ended its long production run this year. Don't be surprised if the name is resurrected on an EV based on the automaker's modular MEB platform. The timing of such a move is unclear.
The compact crossover will be redesigned in the second half of 2020.
A freshened version is expected to arrive in late 2020.
A hybrid version of the sedan will come in 2020.
Ford this year added new driver-assistance technology and engines as part of the full-size van's freshening. Much like Ford's consumer-oriented vehicles, the Transit gets new technologies including precollision assist with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, lane keeping and automatic high-beam headlamps. There are no redesign plans for the foreseeable future.
The midsize sedans were redesigned in 2018, with the A6 arriving in the first half of 2019 and the S6 due in the last half.
The crossover coupe is based on the next generation of Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform.
Deliveries of the hypercar developed with Red Bull Racing will begin by the end of this year.
Chevy?s small van, a rebadged Nissan NV200, is expected to be updated in 2020, when Nissan plans to add an electric version.
Ferrari confirmed it will launch a V-12 midengine sports car that could debut in 2019, but has not specified the timing or the name.
The subcompact crossover, Fiat's only all-wheel-drive vehicle, received a new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine in the 2019 model year.
Versions of the pickups with a new 3.0-liter, inline-six turbo Duramax diesel engine are expected to arrive in dealerships this year for the 2020 model year. A freshening of the pickups ? particularly concentrated on the interior ? could come next year or in 2021
The Wrangler, which was redesigned for the 2018 model year, will receive a diesel-powered variant for the 2020 model year along with a plug-in hybrid option.
The automaker plans a compact unibody pickup that will go on sale in late 2021.
Redesigned for the 2020 model year, the smallest Range Rover is riding on a new architecture that has been designed to accept a battery-electric drivetrain.
The current generation of the GS sedan has been around since 2011 and is overdue for a redesign onto the TNGA platform. But sedan sales, even in the luxury segments, have fallen dramatically since the last generation was introduced. It?s unclear whether Lexus plans to let its Grand Sedan wither away or to invest in a redesign.
The large luxury sedan received a freshening and powertrain improvements in the second quarter of this year and will be redesigned in the second half of 2022.
While it?s a logical place for the brand to expand, plans for such a crossover, dubbed the GMC Granite by some, remain unclear. Brand head Duncan Aldred has said he believes a subcompact crossover would fit well in the lineup, but it may take a back seat to a more rugged Jeep fighter based on the next generation of GM?s midsize pickups. If it gets a green light, expect it in 2022 or 2023.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the midsize crossover is sold only as a two-row.
Based on the 812 Superfast, the Monza is a retro-styled supercar that comes in one- and two-seat configurations ? the SP1 and SP2, both of which were first shown last year. They offer 810 hp and have a lightweight carbon-fiber body. Ferrari will build fewer than 500 combined over a two-year production run.
The two Monza models are part of the Icona series, which refers to iconic Ferraris of the past. The next Icona is expected to be unveiled next year.
A redesign of the compact luxury crossover could emerge in 2024. The spry Quadrifoglio trim boasts 505 hp and zips from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 176 mph.
Bentley's large sedan carries on for the near future. A redesign is likely over the next two to three years.
Both the 6-series GT and Gran Coupe end production in 2019 and will be discontinued in the U.S.
Production begins in the first quarter of next year in China, with U.S. deliveries expected in the second quarter.
Kia?s segment-straddling boxy car has been redesigned for the 2020 model year and is in its third generation.
The SUV is expected to receive the luxe Maybach nameplate.
The long-awaited luxury compact crossover arrived last summer and has led the segment in sales for much of that time. The XT4 also has quickly risen to be among Cadillac's top-selling nameplates, trailing only the XT5 and Escalade through the first six months of the year.
A freshening of Audi's large crossover is due in the second half of 2020.
The seventh generation of Lexus? midsize sedan went on sale in 2018 and will be due for a major freshening in 2022.
Mazda's top seller in the U.S., the stylish compact crossover received much needed attention this year, including an optional turbocharged engine, an available twin- turbo diesel engine on the Signature trim (for just over $42,000, including shipping), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, plus premium options such as ventilated seats and a surround-view camera.
The Lagonda All-Terrain Concept was unveiled at the Geneva show this year, previewing what a production model could look like for the first model from Aston Martin's full-electric brand.
The freshened 2019 C 300 and C 300 4MATIC have new front and rear styling, interior improvements and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The Land Cruiser-based luxury behemoth is due for a redesign in 2023, when it is expected to move onto the F1 platform.
The EQC, Mercedes' first electric compact crossover, will arrive in the U.S. in first-quarter 2020.
The car is expected to continue until at least 2024, when it will cease production. A freshening is possible around 2022 to help it through the final few years.
The smallest of Hyundai's crossovers for the U.S. will arrive in showrooms before year end.
Freshened for the 2019 model year, the compact crossover is due for a redesign for its fourth generation.
The compact crossover and brand volume leader received a technology upgrade last year that added Nissan's ProPilot Assist package, which includes assisted steering, braking and accelerating during single-lane highway driving.
The compact's last freshening ? for the 2019 model year ? updated the styling with the new corporate diamond pentagon grille and a lower price.
The new midsize, five-seat sedan was late to arrive in U.S. dealerships in early 2019 and will be due for a freshening in 2021.
Kia?s entry into the compact luxury segment was a revelation when it arrived for the 2018 model year, further marking its Genesis-like intentions.
The midsize crossover was new for the 2019 model year after Honda resurrected the nameplate.
With an SUV coming, it remains unclear as to what will happen to the four-seater shooting brake.
The subcompact crossover gets several new options for the 2020 model year, including a premium audio system and blind-spot monitoring with rear cross path detection.
To T's, or not two T's ? that is the question. The two-seat sport coupe and its derivatives were freshened this year and scheduled to be killed off by Ingolstadt, in part to offset the costs of electrification.
Versions of the pickups with a new 3.0-liter, inline-six turbo Duramax diesel engine are expected to arrive in dealerships in 2019 for the 2020 model year. A freshening of the pickups ? particularly concentrated on the interior ? could come as early as 2020.
Maserati's first crossover will get a redesign in 2024.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV.
The freshened version of the small crossover is likely to arrive this fall.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV. (Photo credit: BRIAN WILLIAMS / SPIEDBILDE)
For 2020, the subcompact crossover receives a major exterior styling freshening, with the brand's new signature Dynamic Shield front grille, along with a new front bumper, hood and reshaped fenders to give it a more robust character.
Aston Martin's foray into the SUV segment is nearly here.
The other midsize crossover in the Honda stable was redesigned for the 2016 model year as a third-generation vehicle.
The midsize sedan was introduced as a 2015 model, which makes it ripe for a redesign.
The redesigned Q5/SQ5, which arrived in the U.S. in 2018, are due for a freshening in 2021.
The new three-row crossover just went on sale and is probably two years from a freshening.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
Tesla is expected to formally announce its pickup before year end, with production beginning in early 2022.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
New for the 2020 model year and selling well in its segment, the three-row crossover should be freshened for the 2022 or 2023 model year and redesigned for the 2025 model year.
The smaller Rogue Sport, launched in the U.S. in 2017, will receive a freshening this fall and be redesigned in 2021.
The midsize crossover received a freshening in 2016 and is up for a redesign in 2021. The new Pathfinder is expected to ride on the revised D platform.
Last year, Subaru Corp. CEO Tomomi Nakamura's five-year business plan included launching a "global strategic SUV" in the early 2020s. Subaru has been mum on the details since.
Hyundai's version of the modern eco-car debuted for the 2018 model year and is ready for its first freshening, which may be unveiled as early as November at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants a pickup of some kind in his U.S. lineup.
Redesigned in 2019, the compact Corolla also will add a hybrid version to the lineup this year.
The fuel-sipping subcompact sedan and hatchback mostly carry over into the 2020 model year, with some minor tweaks.
Honda's alternative to bulky body-on-frame pickups was revived as a second-generation vehicle for 2017, and a freshening is coming in 2020, but it may be relatively light given the still-fresh look of the midsize truck.
Although the large sedan had yet to sell 1,000 units this year through July, it helps establish Kia?s credentials as a near-premium contender at the higher end of its lineup (Stinger, K900 and Telluride included).
The large crossover earned a stay of execution when brand officials realized they could sell it to fleets to avoid diluting sales of the new Aviator crossover, but the MKT will be killed in early 2020.
The Purosangue, Ferrari's entry into the SUV segment, is set to launch around 2022.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the midsize sedan sports all-wheel drive and Nissan's newly developed variable-compression turbo four-cylinder engine, a powertrain that provides quick acceleration and improved fuel economy.
Reintroduced for the 2020 model year, the Supra won't be due for a cosmetic freshening until at least 2023, given Toyota's product cadence.
Toyota and Subaru are working on a next-generation 86/BRZ that will sport a new 2.4-liter boxer engine. It's expected in late 2021.
Deliveries of the Speedtail, McLaren's three-seat hypercar with a starting price around $2.3 million, are to begin in January.
For the 2020 model year, the compact crossover received a freshening with more aggressive front and rear fascias, a sport-appearance S trim, new wheel options and a larger standard touch screen.
Subaru's midsize crossover was redesigned for the 2020 model year.
Production of the 2020 Corvette Stingray, the first generation of the car to have a midengine layout, begins this year in Bowling Green, Ky., though Chevy hasn't said exactly when it will reach dealerships. Among its innovations is an optional lift system that raises the front end almost 2 inches to clear speed bumps or steep driveways. The 6.2-liter small block V-8 LT2 engine, visible through a rear hatch window, produces up to 495 hp and 470 pound-feet of torque. Chevy hasn't been specific on pricing yet, other than to say the car will start at less than $60,000.
The midsize crossover, Jaguar's highest-volume North American vehicle, is due for a facelift next year.
The limited-run electric vehicle made its auto show debut this spring in Shanghai.
Unlike the Insight, the Clarity vehicles (plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell) are weird-looking but surprisingly normal to drive. The plug-in makes the most sense for purchase, with 47 miles of electric-only range. The electric vehicle makes the least sense as a consumer vehicle compared with competitors, with just 89 miles of range and availability in just California and Oregon and as a lease-only. This EV needs a new battery, or Honda needs to find a better platform for its full EV future and drop that variant. The fuel cell version is available in California only.
Ferrari launched the hybrid V-8 midengine sports car in May, the automaker's first series production plug-in hybrid.
The two automakers are jointly developing a battery-electric platform to underpin crossovers and sedans that are midsize and larger.
The Sian FKP 37, one of the highlights of the Frankfurt show, is a limited-run hybrid supercar.
Rivian, backed by investments from Amazon, Ford and Cox Automotive, aims to begin selling the R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup about a year from now. They?ll be made at the former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV.
The redesigned 2019 CLS is powered by a new 3.0-liter turbocharged Inline-6 engine, making it the first U.S. application of the automaker's new 48-volt electrical system paired with an integrated starter generator, known as EQ Boost. Mercedes scrapped the eight-cylinder engine for the base U.S.-market CLS, now called the CLS 450. With the update, the CLS moves to the new Modular Rear-wheel-drive Architecture platform, the same platform used for the redesigned E class.