If there’s one thing lacking in Kia Motors America’s revamped new product portfolio, it’s a good dose of sport. While its Korean sister brand in Hyundai has the Genesis Coupe, Genesis Sedan and Veloster Turbo, Kia models of late haven’t exactly been a “10″ on the excitement meter. That will all change soon, as two hot new Kia concept cars have reportedly been given the green light for production.
Splitting the difference between the hardtop Porsche 911 Carrera and the open Carrera Cabriolet, Porsche will soon expand its sports car lineup with the introduction of the 991-generation 2014 Porsche 911 Targa. And despite the tacked-on canvass roof overlay intentionally placed to fool would-be spy photographers, the car captured cold-weather testing here is not a garden-variety 911 Cabriolet, but rather the upcoming Targa-top model, set to hit dealerships early next year.
Hot on the heels of the official introduction of the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, spy photographers have captured the highly-anticipated next-gen C-Class in cold-weather testing wearing what looks to be close to final production bodywork. With the CLA set to slot in as the German brand’s new sub-$30k entry-level model, the slightly larger C-Class will grow a bit in size and luxury.
Of all the world’s high-profile auto shows occurring each year, none match the Geneva Motor Show for an impressive array of six- and seven-figure luxury and supercar debuts. Europe and the rest of the world’s top automakers went all out this year, with brand-new production sports cars arriving from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, Porsche and McLaren among others, not to mention the next generation of ultra-luxury chariots from Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
Audi’s Lamborghini-related 2012 R8 supercar is one of our favorite rides, so it’s only natural we’d be excited to see what the brand has cooked up next for a six-figure range-topping model. New reports state that car will be called R20, will hit the streets in calendar-year 2016, and will be closely based on Audi’s storied prototype-class R18 TDI Le Mans racing car.
That means a hardcore, streetable race car complete with active aerodynamics and a Le Mans-style stabilizer fin running down the vehicle’s center section. A massive adjustable rear spoiler will also function as an air brake, and the car will feature stacked LED headlamps and a compact, single-frame grille.
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