Top car news and reviews from the past week
Autoweek in review is where we bring you the biggest stories in the car world that you might have missed this week. Whether you were actually getting some work done or you stepped away from your computer for a moment, here’s your chance to catch up and have something cool to talk about over the weekend.
First drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG Coupe
What is it?The Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG Coupe is Benz’s answer to the BMW X6. Benz’s old ML is now called GLE and the Coupe is the ML/GLE with — you guessed it — more of a coupe body. …
Google’s self-driving car spotted!
There it is! Someone spotted Google’s self-driving car in street trim (note the missing sensor on the top). Twitter user Tony Wang (@TonyW) managed to capture the beast in its natural habitat — …
Ford trucks into SEMA with slew of F-150s
With SEMA fast approaching, Ford previewed the 2016 F-150 pickups that will be present in its ever-expanding booth. The seven full-sizers were graced by MRT, Leer, Roush, CGS, Air Design USA, Forgiato …
2016 Lexus GS F first drive
What is it?It’s the ultimate factory build for the midsize Lexus GS sedan, and the next addition to the ultra-performance F brand from Lexus. The GS F’s job, besides making its owners …
Volvo going all plug-in hybrid by 2019
Volvo announced on Thursday that it will be producing its first fully electric car and make all of its cars available as plug-in hybrids by 2019. The electric expansion looks to be one of the most …
Report: VW to recall 8.5 million cars in Europe
Volkswagen will recall approximately 8.5 million cars in Europe as part of the emissions-cheating crisis, Bloomberg reports. The announcement comes after German authorities turned down the …
