Hot on the trails of the Ford Focus RS and the VW Golf GTI, comes the 2018 Renault Megane RS. The French carmaker finally lifted the covers off their highly anticipated model at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show after countless spy photos and leaks. The 2018 Megane RS comes with an engine from the recently revealed Alpine A110 Sports car. A more powerful Trophy version is expected to follow it soon.
The Dacia Duster (Renault Duster in our market) is the Romanian brand’s most popular model, with more than a million units sold around the world during its 7-year stint. Revealed first in 2010, the budget SUV has been yearning for a refresh and that’s exactly what the brand has given it. Dacia has prepped up a new version of the Duster which has shown its face off ahead of its public reveal at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Just a couple of days after teasing us with the resurrected GSi badge, Opel has released the first car that adorns the new performance moniker. The GSi badge makes a comeback on the new Insignia GSi, as a warm version of the standard 5-door Insignia Grand Sport. The new Insignia GSi will also spawn a couple of other cars namely, the 2018 Buick Regal GS and 2018 Holden Commodore VXR, which will cater for the American and Australian markets respectively.
To spice up the 2018 Suzuki Swift hatchback range which was launched in January, Suzuki is preparing to launch the turbocharged Swift Sport at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.
After the acquisition by PSA, Opel released the all-new Crossland X a few months ago at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, although clearly it was in development long before the French takeover. The Crossland X is a small crossover based on the Peugeot 2008. Opel has now taken the Peugeot 3008 as a stencil to create a bigger version called the Grandland X.
Borgward made a comeback last week at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show after a 50-year absence, with the launch of their new BX7 crossover. The German brand is now owned by Chinese car company Foton Motor, and the BX7 will be built in China as well.
Porsche showed off the Mission E Concept at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, hinting at what the midsize sedan model will look like in the near future, one that takes on the likes of the Tesla Model S.
Alfa Romeo showed off their all-new 2016 Giulia compact sedan at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Only the range-topping Quadrifoglio version was on display from the lineup and the Italian manufacturer announced that it had set an impressive lap time around the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 39 seconds.
The convertible supercar scene is hot this year. Alongside the revelation of the new Lamborghini Huracan Spyder, the 2016 Ferrari 488 Spider broke covers at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show this week.
Audi has launched the all-new S4 at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new performance sedan as expected, not only packs more punch than the outgoing model, but achieves better fuel efficiency as well thanks to its newly developed turbocharged engine.