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Audi subverts the luxury sedan with new grandsphere concept

At first glance, the grandsphere is recognizably an Audi fastback sedan. But it upends the usual luxury car way of doing things. [credit: Audi ] Audi’s design team is in the midst of what might be called its “sphere trilogy, ” exploring how autonomous driving might alter the luxury car experience. At Monterey Car Week in […]

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Here’s our first look at 2023’s electric Porsche Macan SUV

Porsche is preparing an all-electric Macan SUV for 2023. Here’s an early prototype, seen testing at Weissach in Germany. [credit: Porsche ] This morning, in an email extolling the flexibility of in silico development, Porsche sent Ars the first official images of its next Macan crossover. And this Macan, which is still a couple of […]

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This electric fastback is the next Audi A6 e-tron, due in late 2022

This is Audi’s all-electric A6 e-tron concept. [credit: Audi ] It has been a bumper few days for new electric vehicle reveals. Traditionally the time of the New York International Auto Show, last week saw new battery EVs from Audi, Mazda, and Mercedes-EQ. This coming week, the Shanghai Auto Show will take place in corporeal […]