Car News

The third-generation Mercedes-Benz GLS will get a super-luxurious Maybach variant to take on the likes of the Bentley Bentayga, according to a new report out of the UK. Autocar cites anonymous insiders who have confirmed such a vehicle is under development, with a preview to be shown in concept form at the Beijing motor show in April, before being revealed in production guise at the Los Angeles motor show in November.

McLaren says its vehicles will continue getting faster as technology develops, hinting at potential avenues the company could go down in the pursuit of speed. Speaking with Carscoops at the Geneva motor show, Jens Ludmann, chief operating officer for McLaren Automotive, said one only has to look at past developments to determine that vehicles will continue to evolve and improve.

Almost exactly one year after revealing the reborn CTR in Geneva, RUF has whipped the covers off its big-money, lightweight take on the Porsche 911. Meet the SCR, a nod to another of its famous tuned Porsches from the 1970s. The original was released in 1978, with power from a 3.2-litre flat-six making 162kW. It ran with dark green paint and a prominent whale-tail spoiler, along with bigger cooling ducts all around.

Nissan has provided a first look at the upcoming Altima sedan, set to debut at the New York motor show later this month. Details about the new Altima are predictably tricky to nail down. Nissan has only provided one shadowy sketch of its latest Camry competitor, but it looks like a much racier design than the last – slightly dumpy – Altima.

Mercedes-Benz has revealed a trio of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models for the Geneva motor show: two diesel PHEVs based on the C-Class and E-Class, and a new petrol-electric S560e. To avoid confusion, we'll cover the two different hybrids separately. Dubbed as the "next milestone in electrification", the German marque has unveiled a pair of pre-production diesel plug-in hybrids based on the C-Class and E-Class.