Rivian’s R1T was already good to begin, and the electrical pickup truck took house Motor Authority’s Greatest Automotive To Purchase 2022 award. Nevertheless, updates and new powertrain choices added through the years imply the truck is even higher at present, as we discovered throughout a drive of the newest 2024 mannequin.

2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Hybrid spy photographs – Picture credit score: Baldauf

Mercedes-Benz was noticed testing a prototype for its subsequent CLA-Class, and the design appears to be a detailed match to the strains of the good-looking Idea CLA-Class unveiled final fall. The brand new compact sedan is due round 2025 and can supply patrons a alternative between hybrid and absolutely electrical powertrains.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS facelift spy photographs – Picture credit score: Baldauf

Mercedes was additionally noticed testing a prototype for an up to date EQS. The prototype factors to new styling entrance and rear, together with headlights that undertake tiny Mercedes star logos for the daytime working lights.

1988 Porsche 959 SC – Picture credit score: Broad Arrow Auctions

Porsche solely made just a little over 300 examples of the 959, and certainly one of them was allegedly purchased by Nissan for benchmarking functions whereas the automaker was growing the R32 Skyline GT-R. The automotive is now headed to an public sale coinciding with subsequent month’s Amelia Island Concours d’Class.

2025 Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid

One other Porsche within the headlines this week was the Panamera. The big hatch was redesigned for 2024, and for its second 12 months available on the market the third-generation mannequin good points an expanded hybrid lineup.

Ineos Fusilier

The U.Ok.’s Ineos revealed its first EV within the type of the Fusilier SUV. Ineos was quick on particulars however mentioned the SUV is predicated on a bespoke skateboard platform, that means a distinct setup to the corporate’s gas- and diesel-powered Grenadier SUV.

2025 Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer

Volkswagen solely simply launched its 2025 ID.7 hatchback, however a brand new physique type for the electrical automotive was revealed this week. It is a wagon that VW calls the ID.7 Tourer, and sadly it is not coming to the U.S.

Zagato AGTZ Twin Tail

And at last, Italy’s Zagato revealed a new coachbuilt particular based mostly on the bones of the Alpine A110. The automotive is an homage to Alpine’s A220 race automotive of the Sixties, and Zagato plans to construct 19 of them.