Car news today: Four-cylinder PHEV Mercedes-AMG GLC63 SUV priced beyond $200K, Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition revealed, and more – 22 May 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Wednesday Can even merely twenty 2nd 2024. Particularly in automotive news this day: modern Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Efficiency with 2.0L turbo PHEV energy soars north of $200K on avenue, Volkswagen debuts a modern Wolfsburg Edition of the Tiguan Allspace, and more.

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• Four-cylinder Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S priced over $200K driveaway
• Fresh Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition revealed
• Honda Civic facelift revealed in the US
• Fresh BMW ‘Skytop’ conception leaked earlier than present
• Reviewed: Mitsubishi eK X 2024
• Reviewed: Volkswagen T-Roc R 2024 long-term evaluate

Four-cylinder Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S priced over $200K driveaway

• Expose books have opened for Mercedes-AMG’s most modern efficiency automotive, the four-cylinder run-in Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Efficiency, priced from over $200K driveaway.

• The efficiency SUV will retail for $192,900 earlier than on-avenue costs in wagon kind and $199,500 earlier than on-avenue costs for the coupe variant.

• That’s a four to 5 p.c invent bigger on the old model equipped with a non-hybrid V8, nonetheless outputs have increased from 375kW/700Nm to 500kW/1020Nm in modern turbo 2.0L PHEV kind, promising a 0-100km/h flee of 3.5 seconds when when in contrast with just a few.8 seconds for the outgoing versions.

• Geared up with a 9-bustle auto, all-wheel drive, adaptive dampers and four-wheel steering, all Australian-spec GLC63’s will moreover advance fashioned with AMG’s Night Equipment II, which involves blacked-out exterior strategies, as properly as 21-bound solid alloy wheels, and nappa leather AMG efficiency front seats as fashioned.

READ: Prolonged coverage – four-cylinder GLC63 S pricing and V8 speculation

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition revealed

• Volkswagen has unveiled a obvious blacked-out ‘Wolfsburg Edition’ of its seven-seat Tiguan Allspace, bringing support a badge that has beforehand featured on the Tiguan and Touraeg.

• In step with differ-topping 162TSI R-Line, the Wolfsburg Edition provides additional specification including a dismal style equipment, 20-bound dismal alloy wheels, rear privateness glass, steel paint, tyre drive monitoring machine, Sound & Vision equipment, and ‘Wolfsburg Edition’ tailgate badging.

• The Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition is priced at $63,990 earlier than on-avenue costs, asking an additional $900 for Oryx white pearl paint and $2100 for a panoramic sunroof.

• The special model comes as the Tiguan Allspace nears the discontinuance of its bound in Australia earlier than it is replaced by modern seven-seat Volkswagen Tayron in 2025.

Honda Civic facelift revealed in the US

• Honda has revealed a facelifted 11th expertise Civic puny automotive in the US, previewing doable modifications that are in the raze anticipated to have a study for Australia.

• The Civic has undergone subtle exterior tweaks including revisions to its front facia and grille, updated hind lights and modern exterior colour alternatives, as properly as enhanced tech strategies including integration of Google apps into the infotainment machine on high-spec units.

• The US lineup will moreover construct a 2.0-litre hybrid-electric powertrain which is already readily accessible in Australia on the head-spec e:HEV LX, nonetheless US specs existing a more tall 149kW/314Nm – an invent bigger of 14kW over Australian specs.

• Unlike US Civics – that are in-constructed The United States – Australian Civics are in-constructed Japan, so it’s now not but known what modifications will discover to native units, nor after we’ll ask them.

• While Honda The United States boasts that the Civic is one of many ‘high three most productive-promoting passenger cars in The United States over the last 51 years’, Australian Civic sales have declined particularly in most modern years following the logo’s shift to a fastened-assign agency sales model nationwide, though-provoking 385 modern autos one year up to now in 2024 and failing to characteristic in the head 100 most delivered modern autos of 2023.

Fresh BMW ‘Skytop’ conception leaked earlier than present

• Leaked promotional photography revealed to the Youcar YouTube channel appears to be like to  present a modern targa-style BMW convertible conception earlier than a planned unveiling later this week, potentially previewing future designs from the logo.

• Dubbed the ‘Idea Skytop’, it strategies a modern BMW kidney grille, slimline front and hind lights and turbine-style wheels inner a luxuriously styled two-seat roadster body that appears to be like to share 8 Series-sized proportions.

• Intended for present on the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy – a showcase of fundamental and vintage cars – it’s now not known whether the make a choice up is merely a conception or a doable of future designs or units.

• Additional puny print are anticipated when the automotive is officially revealed on Can even merely 24.

Mitsubishi eK X 2024 Analysis

• Chasing Autos editor Tom Baker’s evaluate of the 2024 Mitsubishi eK X changed into once revealed, including his detailed rob on the Japanese kei automotive following a first-drive on Australian roads.

• While there usually are now not any confirmed plans to sell the eK X in Australia at this stage, Mitsubishi is broadly interested by whether an cheap city automotive much like this might maybe seemingly invent sense to sell in Australia one day.

• While Baker had on one level anticipated the automotive to feel puny, lacking in self belief on the avenue, and low-assign, he changed into once pleasantly considerably bowled over by a automotive that changed into once relaxing and nippy to drive, felt bigger and more right than its diminutive proportions would counsel, and delivered on Mitsubishi’s differ claims.

• Two key concerns Baker renowned had been security and pricing – particularly, whether Mitsubishi might maybe maybe possibly be willing to forgo a five-superstar ANCAP security ranking to enable the eK X to be equipped in the neighborhood without grand reconfiguration, and the need for compelling assign to invent particular that a solid assign proposition.

WATCH: Mitsubishi eK X 2024 fat video evaluate

2024 Volkswagen T-Roc R long-term evaluate

• Chasing Autos editor Tom Baker’s long-term introduction evaluate of the 2024 Volkswagen T-Roc R changed into once revealed, including his suggestions on the most cheap Volkswagen R model in the Australian lineup.

• In the Month One wrap, Baker introduces his blue Volkswagen puny SUV, noting loads of sure points, including its solid overall efficiency, racy handling and liveable fade quality.

• What Baker hasn’t been as excited about has been the lethargic transmission in D mode, a runt utilizing ride and the fact that the T-Roc R is in the raze much less highly efficient than the Volkswagen Golf R.

• As for the colossal plans, Baker expects to carry out heaps of proper-world livability assessments, and in his proper phrases, “we’ll throw all the pieces we’ll on the T-Roc R”. Stay tuned for future updates both on YouTube, our social media accounts and on the Chasing Autos online page.

READ: Tom Baker’s T-Roc R long-term introduction

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