Porsche was out testing an electrical Macan that is set for launch in 2023. The electrical Macan is a real next-generation design, however it will not instantly substitute the present gas-powered crossover as Porsche plans to promote each side-by-side for a couple of years.

Porsche was additionally testing an up to date 911. A recent prototype noticed this week seemed to be for the Carrera, and curiously it featured new engine vents and new positioning of the exhaust ideas, which is often what we see when Porsche checks a brand new engine within the 911.

Rolls-Royce was additionally out testing its first electrical automobile, which is due in 2023. The primary EV can be a big coupe referred to as the Spectre, and spy pictures of a prototype give us a superb indication of what to anticipate.

One of many automobiles we examined this week was the redesigned 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor. The high-speed off-roader has positively improved with the redesign, as we found throughout a latest drive in some snowy circumstances, however it additionally faces much more competitors than its predecessors needed to cope with.

One other automobile we examined was the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, in EQS 450+ guise. The large electrical hatch ticks plenty of bins, however a few of its expertise may be distracting or overwhelming, or each.

Aston Martin plans a number of new DBX variants, and the primary of those was revealed this week as a track-ready machine packing nearly 700 hp. Referred to as the DBX707, the tremendous SUV can be utilized by Aston Martin for an try on the lap file for SUVs on the Nürburgring—a file at present held by Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo GT.

A British agency by the identify of McMurtry raised a couple of eyebrows final summer time when it rolled out the Spéirling, a diminutive electrical monitor automotive that appears like a Batmobile-inspired soapbox racer. This week we realized {that a} former Formulation One racing driver will assist develop it.

And eventually, Koenigsegg confirmed off among the electrical powertrain expertise it developed for its Gemera hypercar, and also will license out to different corporations. Included within the suite is an electrical motor that Koenigsegg calls probably the most energy and torque dense available on the market.