Car News

The all-new Bentley Bentayga has been given a digital unveiling, revealed online today ahead of its world premiere at this month’s Frankfurt motor show. Named for the Roque Bentayga, one of the largest rock formations on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Bentley’s first-ever SUV promises opulent touring and, as an earlier teaser video suggests, some amount of off-road ability.

Germany’s reborn Borgward brand has issued another preview for its first new model in 54 years, a luxury SUV that will be unveiled in Frankfurt on September 15. In July, the ‘new’ carmaker handed down a teaser photo that revealed a glimpse of the new SUV’s rump, flanked by proud Borgward executives. Earlier shots of a camouflaged SUV lapping the Nurburgring have also revealed a little about the new model’s overall proportions, but, for now, its final styling remains a secret.

BMW will unveil another new model in its growing range of eDrive models at this month’s Frankfurt motor show, this time in the form of the 225xe Active Tourer hatch. Joining the previously revealed 330e medium and 740e large sedan, along with the X5 xDrive40e SUV and the extra-special ‘BMW i’ cars, the 225xe enters as the latest BMW to embrace plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology.

Smart’s tiny Fortwo is back in the spotlight with the unveiling of its new Cabrio sibling today, ahead of a Frankfurt motor show premiere. In its new 2016 form, the Fortwo Cabrio features a unique ‘tritop’ folding roof that can be simply pushed backwards for use as a sunroof, or folded right down to the tailgate - with the roof rails then detached for stowage in the boot - for a proper convertible experience.

The all-new Jaguar F-Pace headed for next month’s Frankfurt motor show will incorporate chassis technology developed for the F-Type sports car as the British brand targets “unmatched driver engagement and reward” from its first-ever SUV. A new video and a series of images released today highlight the dynamic prowess of the forthcoming F-Pace, which Jaguar has confirmed will combine the F-Type’s torque vectoring system and torque-on-demand all-wheel-drive.