Lotus is increasing past its conventional sports activities automobile area with new fashions aimed toward mainstream patrons, all of them powered by batteries. One among them will likely be a sedan rumored to be referred to as the Envya, a prototype for which was simply noticed.

One other car we spied was a Mini electrical crossover that may slot under the Countryman. It was previewed final July by the Aceman idea and is anticipated to hold that title into manufacturing.

A redesigned Mini Countryman can be coming quickly. It’s going to supply patrons the selection of gasoline or electrical powertrains, and Mini has confirmed manufacturing will happen in Germany.

AC Automobiles, the British firm that constructed the Ace sports activities automobile utilized by Carroll Shelby within the Sixties to create the unique Shelby Cobra, continues to be kicking and plans to launch a brand new sports activities automobile this yr. The automobile will likely be a contemporary tackle the Cobra and have a Ford 5.0-liter V-8 underneath the hood.

One other car coming this yr is an electrical SUV with rugged appears and third-row seats from Kia. The car is the manufacturing model of the EV9 idea unveiled on the 2021 Los Angeles auto present, teasers for which have been launched this week.

And at last, we slid behind the wheel of the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS this week. The automobile could not supply the identical sense of brutal acceleration as many fashionable supercars, however the place it actually shines is in its cornering and stopping potential.