Autos

Volkswagen is known as the manufacturer of “the people’s car,” having consistently produced high-quality, affordable cars for the masses, and now it looks to take on the electrified market with its ID. LIFE. The Volkswagen ID. LIFE concept is a small, compact crossover electric vehicle that’s slated to come out in 2025, and will be strategically priced at around €20,000 EUR (approx. $24,000 USD), making it one of the cheapest all-electric cars on the market. However, the entry-level price does not equate to entry-level specs. It may have a simplistic design that’s described as being “strikingly clear, pared-down and high-quality,” but this aesthetic choice is made on purpose — everything from the removable roof made of an air chamber textile ...

The automotive industry is one of the most planet-harming manufacturing sectors, even if the focus on electric cars is bigger than ever, but BMW is looking to change this with its just-revealed concept, the i Vision Circular. Positioned as a car for 2040, the i Vision Circular combines sustainability with the marque’s premium and luxurious touch for something that’s never been seen in the automotive world before. As the name suggests, the car has been designed using the principles of a circular economy, which in turn aims to make BMW the “world’s most sustainable manufacturer in the individual premium mobility space.” Under the titles “RE:THINK,” “RE:DUCE,” “RE:USE,” and “RE:CYCLE,” BMW has created a car that is made e...

German luxury RV specialists Volkner has just released their most expensive motor home to date. The Volkner Performance S sees an L-shaped kitchen, a full master suite, a full-width bathroom, a 2,000-watt solar array, an 8-KW generator, a wine locker, and a Burmester sound system that costs $355,000 USD alone. While the 40-foot RV costs $2.4 million by itself, what adds to its price tag, even more, is a Bugatti Chiron that’s stowed in its slide-out garage. This complete package sells for roughly $7.7 million USD. Check out the features in the video above. In other automotive news, MANHART adds power, carbon fiber, rims and decals to the all-electric Tesla Model 3. Read more at HYPEBEAST

Following on from BMW‘s just-revealed i Vision Circular concept car, the German marque and its sub-brand BMW Motorrad have unveiled their respective versions of the i Vision AMBY. Starting with the BMW Motorrad Vision AMBY, which is the machine that’s more akin to a traditional motorbike, we find an all-electric powertrain that’s controlled using a throttle grip that is capable of hitting different speeds depending on the location or situation you are riding. For example, it’ll hit 15 MPH on cycle paths, 28 MPH on inner-city roads, or a top speed of 37 MPH on bigger roads outside of city centers. This modular speed concept is unheard of and aims to use geofencing technology to detect which road or path it’s being used on, subsequently introducing new laws and ...

In January of 2018, Arnold Schwarzenegger, an avid fan of the G-Wagen, elicited a rare promise from the then Chairman of Daimler AG, Dieter Zetsche who vowed to deliver an electric G-Class line. Three years later, an electric concept of the legendary all-terrain vehicle has been officially unveiled at the IAA Mobility 2021 show in Munich accompanied by a ’70s space opera video seen above. The new Mercedes-Benz EQG bears the G-Class’ signature boxy design with the addition of futuristic glowing accents and 22-inch polished aluminum rims. A closer look reveals a Black Panel Grille illuminated by rounded LED blocks in a 3D effect and white illuminated bands that wrap around the exterior mirror housing and sides. Significant aesthetic changes are seen from the top view, revealing a...

Gulfstream‘s innovative G700 aircraft just set two international city-pair records. Dubbed as the world’s largest business jet, the aircraft took off from Savannah, Georgia on Friday in destination to Doha, Qatar — a distance of 6,711 nautical miles — and made record time in just 13 hours and 16 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.88. Thereafter, the test plane, dubbed N706GD, flew from Doha to Paris’ Le Bourget airport — 2,953 nm away — in a swift ride that took merely six hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.90, before heading home. Acclaimed Parisian photographer, Karl Hab, was there to document this beauty of modern-day aviation. An aircraft that features four customizable living areas and is currently the biggest cabin of any business aircraft in the ...

For car enthusiasts, driving is about more than just the technical specifics. Open Road explores not just what these cars do, but what they mean. Whether it’s an old, new, or exotic model, HYPEBEAST is looking beyond the stats to unpack the simple pleasures of automotives. What does Aston Martin mean to you? Most likely, James Bond, and connotations of an antiquated marque that, for the most part, has an ardent passion for “the good old days of Great Britain.” But you’d be mistaken. This is the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, and it is proof that everything you’ve ever thought about Aston Martin is from a bygone era.  “DBS” is not to Aston Martin what “GTO” is to Ferrari, despite the fact that each has produced just three cars under their special respective monikers. The difference being, F...

Tesla is no stranger to investigations. It was first announced in early August that Tesla was under fire for its autopilot system; the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an official examination into the manufacturer’s autopilot system that resulted in 17 injuries and one death. According to The New York Times, Tesla has now been ordered to turn over all its detailed Autopilot data by October 22 or else the electric vehicle company will face fines up to $115 million USD. The NHTSA has indicated to Tesla to produce a detailed report on how the driver assistance system works. It specifically asks the company to pinpoint exactly how Tesla ensures that drivers will keep their eyes on the road even when using the Autopilot function. For months, Feds have c...

Audi has officially unveiled its self-driving luxury electric vehicle concept sedan. The dramatically sleek Audi Grandsphere has is a nod to the German automaker’s vision of luxurious self-driving cars. The Grandsphere concept toys with the idea of how consumers will interact with vehicles now the line. The company has reimagined the idea of luxury cars and has engineered a rolling lounge-style electric-powered automotive. The Grandsphere is the second of a trio of concepts to be debuted by the automaker. The elegance of the car features similar styling components to its sportier counterpart, the Audi Skysphere. Different from the debut concept, the Grandsphere features a more spacious, four-door layout that further showcases the brand’s design direction down the line. With two...

After introducing its standard GT 4-Door coupe back in June, Mercedes-AMG has now unveiled the long-expected plug-in hybrid version, marking the first performance plug-in hybrid from the German automaker. Now pairing its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with an electric motor, the coupe is able to push out 831 horsepower and 1,033 pound-feet of torque, almost double of the standard petrol version’s 429 horsepower and triple of its 384 pound-feet of torque. With power like this, the car can make 0-60mph in just 2.9 seconds and reach top speeds of 196mph. Since performance was placed at the forefront of its engineering and design, the hybrid powertrain will only provide an electric range of seven miles, but its power to the rear axles can also be pushed forward with Mercedes’ advan...

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the second-generation Tesla Roadster is expected to ship in 2023. The sleek all-electric supercar was first produced by Tesla from 2008 to 2012. The second-generation Roadster was teased in 2017 at Tesla’s Semi event and promises a 620-mile range, a top speed of over 250 mph and acceleration from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds. In addition, the next-generation Roadster will seat four and starts at a base price of $200,000 USD. The car was originally due in 2020 but has since experienced several delays. On Wednesday, Musk wrote on Twitter that “assuming 2022 is not mega drama,” the car should ship in 2023. “2021 has been the year of super crazy supply chain shortages, so it wouldn’t matter if we had 17 new products, as none would ship,”...

Earlier this year, Jaguar Classic announced that it would be building a limited-run of C-type Continuation models to celebrate the car’s 70th anniversary of winning the 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours race, and now the new hand-built examples have arrived. The C-type Continuation models are each built on the 1953 Le Mans-winning works team car specification, meaning they come fitted with a 3.4-liter straight-six engine with triple Weber carburetors that produces 220 BHP that is paired to a four-speed manual driving the rear wheels, while stopping power comes courtesy of disc brakes as an homage to the car that was first to feature them. Furthermore, there are various design touches that will help to distinguish these Continuation cars as ones that are inspired by the 1953 model. For example, t...