The 2022 Hyundai Elantra N was revealed, we observed the 2022 BMW 5-Sequence, and the Aston Martin Valhalla debuted. It’s the Week in Reverse, correct proper right here at Motor Authority.
The wraps finally came off the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N. The compact sport sedan choices the Veloster N’s turbo-4 powertrain with 276 hp and 289 lb-ft of torque despatched to the doorway wheels by each a 6-speed handbook or 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. The model new pocket rocket will arrive in U.S. sellers this fall.
Mercedes-Benz pulled the covers off the 2022 SL Roadster’s interior. Impressed by the standard 300SL of the Nineteen Fifties and ’60s, the model new SL comprises a simple, elegant, and tech-laden cabin with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and 11.9-inch portrait-style touchscreen. A 2+2 seating configuration returns to the SL lineup for the first time given that R129 know-how of the Nineteen Nineties.
The 2024 BMW 5-Series was spotted testing on public roads with manufacturing physique panels. Nonetheless intently camouflaged, the next-gen 5-Sequence seems desire it went on a weight reduction plan with proportions paying homage to the late ’90s E39 know-how. Depend on the model new 5-Sequence to debut in 2023.
As part of Stellantis’ investment in electrical autos, Jeep committed to have {an electrical} car in every SUV part globally by 2025. It’s unclear if a mannequin of every model it sells will provide a battery-electric powertrain or be based mostly totally on the model new electrical platforms, nevertheless Jeep’s transferring in the direction of {the electrical} future, quickly.
The Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar was rebooted and unveiled with a twin-turbo V-8 plug-in hybrid powertrain that makes 937 hp. The Valhalla can have a 3,417-lb dry weight, generate as a lot as 1,322 lb of downforce at 150 mph, and hit 60 mph from a stop in 2.5 seconds on its technique to a primary tempo of 217 mph. Aston Martin acknowledged the Valhalla will arrive throughout the second half of 2023.