The BMW Concept Active Tourer is a pint-sized BMW plug-in hybrid concept that will be shown at the 2012 Paris Auto Show and hints at a future 1 Series variant.
The Audi SQ5 TDI will be unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show featuring a 3.0-liter twin turbo TDI diesel engine producing 313 bhp and 479 ft.-lb. sprinting to 60 mph in 5.1 sec with the frugal figure at 32 mpg.
GM’s 2013 Opel Adam will be powered by 70-bhp 1.2-liter, 87-bhp 1.4-liter, and 100-bhp 1.4-liter and all come equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission target to compete with Mini Cooper and Fiat 500.
The 2013 Lexus GS 450h F Sport is the most powerful version of the GS to compete with the Germans in the full-size sports sedan segment.
The limited edition 2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP is powered by a specially-tuned version of the 1.6-liter engine producing 218 horsepower and only 2,000 slotted for production.
The 2013 SRT Viper has evolved from its predecessor in terms of power, control, weight, and features, but at the cost of doubling the price tag.
The 2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet will be unveiled during the 2012 Paris Auto Show featuring a snarling 450-bhp 4.2-liter V-8 mated to a dual-clutch 7-speed S tronic.
The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Coupe SS could come with GM’s potent turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 with output hovering in the region of 250 bhp.
Coming 1st in our Best Fun, Frugal and Relatively Fast Cars test, the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth was lowest in fuel economy at 27.6 mpg.
The all-wheel-drive A7 is no slouch, hitting 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and clocking a 13.2-sec. quarter mile.
As we expected, Porsche has now revealed details on the next iteration of the “Type 991” 911. However it’s not the turbo, but the all-wheel-drive edition.
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra — an 850 horsepower one-of-a-kind Cobra built to honor the late Carroll Shelby.
