2021 New Cars

The 2020 BMW 5 Series facelift has once again been spied, this time in sedan guise. As with the Touring we spied last week, the new 5 Series sedan wears what appears to be a mildly-revised front end. The lights have been reworked to feature a signature in keeping with the latest 3 Series, while the kidney grille is heavily camouflaged.

Hot on the heels of the Mini Cooper SE launch, reports from Europe claim the compact 2011 Rocketman concept could go into production as a China-focused EV next decade. According to Autocar, the three-door electric hatch would be built by a joint venture between Great Wall Motors and BMW in Jiangsu, China.

The next-generation Kia Sorento has been spied again, this time wearing less fake body panels than the prototype seen last month. Still wearing a full body wrap concealing most of the design details, the new Sorento looks to be an evolution of the current model’s design, though the hidden details could prove otherwise.

Aston Martin has given its third mid-engined collaboration with Adrian Newey and Red Bull Racing a name, dropping the AM-RB 003 moniker for something with a bit more... presence. The limited-run hybrid coupe will be called Valhalla, named after the place warriors killed during combat are sent in Norse mythology. It's an evocative title, but it also fits into what Aston Martin calls a "fine tradition" of names beginning with 'V'.

Audi will commence production of its new EV based on the Q4 e-tron concept later this year, with new reports claiming some output of all-electric crossover will come from China. Industry journal Automotive News Europe cites Chinese news website Sina.com, saying the Q4 e-tron – or whatever the market version is called – will be the first Audi model to be built at the SAIC-VW joint-venture's EV factory in Shanghai.