Mercedes-Benz teased a silhouette image of a new GLC-class SUV sitting behind the new 2022 C-class sedan.
The second-generation GLC-class will share its mechanicals with the new C-class, meaning it’ll be powered by a new hybrid four-cylinder.
We should learn more about the new GLC by the end of the year, and pricing should remain in the mid-$40,000 range.
The Mercedes-Benz C-class sedan just received an upscale redesign, and its GLC-class SUV counterpart will follow soon. Mercedes hinted at the small SUV’s new generation, shown sitting behind this photo of the 2022 C-class sedan’s side profile. The new C-class-based SUV should arrive by the end of the year to increase the competition against other small luxury German SUVs such as the Audi Q5, BMW X3, and Porsche Macan.

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC300.
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The current-generation GLC (pictured above) replaced the GLK-class for the 2016 model year, and since then we’ve seen subtle changes to its exterior, new infotainment tech, and the addition of a new base turbo four-cylinder borrowed from the C-class sedan. The GLC-class is Mercedes’s top-selling car in the U.S., and the new model is likely to continue the small SUV’s success in the States. If it looks anything like the new C-class, which it should, it’ll be sharper and more aggressive than its predecessor.

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It’ll share its mechanicals with the recently unveiled C-class sedan, meaning the base GLC300 model will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder paired with a 48-volt hybrid system making 255 horsepower. Rear-wheel drive will be standard, with Mercedes’s 4Matic all-wheel-drive system available. Of course, we should see higher-performance models from AMG, too, though they’re expected to replace the existing eight- and six-cylinder engines with a more powerful hybrid four and to add fastback coupe variants.

2022 Mercedes-Benz C-class interior.
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The C-class’s new 11.9-inch central display (pictured above), which looks similar to the S-class’s 12.8-inch screen, should find its way inside the GLC-class along with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster. It’ll be slightly larger than the current model’s standard 10.3-inch touchscreen, and the rest of the 2022 C-class’s upscale new interior should carry over onto the GLC.
We should know more about the new Mercedes-Benz GLC-class by the end of the year. The starting price shouldn’t change much, staying in the mid-$40,000 range. The 2022 C-class is expected to start at around $43,000.
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Hennessey has previously stated that its upcoming Venom F5 will surpass the Bugatti Chiron’s record for fastest production car in the world, by reaching 310 mph.The Venom F5, the company claims, will eventually make 1817 horsepower from its twin-turbo V-8 engine.The specialist’s chief engineer said progress looks good but that the company is also working on making it a more well-rounded performance car beyond top speed.We’ve previously told you about Hennessey’s ambition to prove that the forthcoming Venom F5 is the fastest production car in the world. That milestone is still a way off, presuming the Hennessey manages to beat the Bugatti Chiron’s 304-mph record. But the Texas company has announced that the F5 has already passed the 200-mph mark during testing, and with its 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 making just half of what will be its eventual 1817-hp output.

“We have been working up to the full output,” John Heinricy, Hennessey Performance’s chief engineer, explained. “It’s much easier to do the basics at a lower output to get the learnings in, and we can then build on that . . . But if you look at 900 horsepower and the [3053-pound] weight of the car, there’s no lack of performance.”

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Development work has been done both at Hennessey’s HQ in Texas and also on a 2.2-mile runway of a one-time U.S. Air Force base in Arkansas. Last year John Hennessey told us the F5 will make top speed runs on the 3.2-mile runway of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, but also on public roads if this proves insufficiently long to validate the car’s aimed-for 311-mph top speed.Although working toward the same ultimate performance goal, Heinricy is equally determined that the finished F5 will perform at lower speeds, with development work set to include both roads and technical race courses including Circuit of the Americas near Austin.”Sure, we’re focusing on top speed and being the fastest on the racetrack, but we’re also looking at the whole balance,” he said. “If you just look at top speed, you’re not going to make a car that is capable of everyday driving, we’re not going after just a single area . . . and if you get the basics together it’s going to be a lot easier to get the ultimate performance.”When asked to nominate a rival he particularly wants to beat, Heinricy said, “All of them.” He elaborated: “Sure, we want to make a car that can be compared to a Bugatti or the Konigsegg, but not just on top speed. We want to create a decathlete.”Heinricy was previously development chief for the Chevrolet Corvette, and he told us the F5 will offer similar usability. “I’ve spent my career trying to make cars accessible for regular customers,” he said. “It’s very much my focus here to make sure the car has that capability.”We look forward to testing both sides of the Venom F5’s character.

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Starting July 5, Ford will officially start raising prices on three Mexico-built models as a result of the Trump administration’s tariffs.The raised prices will hit the Bronco Sport, Maverick (pictured above), and Mustang Mach-E, all three of which Ford builds in Mexico.A Ford spokesperson confirmed the news to Car and Driver but also said that the automaker isn’t passing the full cost of the tariffs on to customers. Ford will raise prices on three Mexico-made cars as a result of the Trump administration’s tariff on vehicles built outside the United States, according to a report from Reuters. A spokesperson from Ford confirmed the news to Car and Driver and said that the increases will affect vehicles built after May 2 but won’t go into effect until after July 4. Following the holiday, Ford is planning to sunset its current “From America, For America” employee pricing program, which opens employee pricing to everyone. Ford2025 Ford Bronco Sport.Prices on the Bronco Sport, Maverick, and Mustang Mach-E, all three of which Ford builds in Mexico, will see increases. The Ford spokesperson said the price hikes are part of the brand’s “usual” mid-year pricing changes, “combined with some tariffs we are facing. We have not passed on the full cost of tariffs to our customers.” As the price changes don’t affect vehicles built before May 2, they shouldn’t have an impact on the price of cars already on dealer lots. Ford2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E.The extent of the price increases isn’t totally clear yet. According to the Reuters report, an internal dealer memo reflects price increases as much as $2000, though the report doesn’t make it clear which model will see that change. The Ford representative who spoke with Car and Driver referenced smaller changes and pointed to a $600 price hike for the Bronco Sport Heritage as well as a $700 price hike for the Maverick XLT AWD. More on FordJack Fitzgerald’s love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. More

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The 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback and Mirage G4 sedan both see their prices increase by $300 over 2020 models; they now start at $15,290 and $16,290, respectively.
The Mirage received a facelift for 2021 and got several interior updates, and Mitsubishi also dropped the GT trim, the highest trim level.
The 2021 Mirage and Mirage G4 are already on dealer lots.
Mitsubishi’s entry-level subcompacts, the Mirage hatchback and Mirage G4 sedan, received facelifts for the 2021 model year along with some updates on the interior, and the starting price for both have received a price bump of $300. The Mirage will start at $15,290 and the Mirage G4 will start at $16,290. That lowest price for the Mirage is for the base ES with a five-speed manual transmission. The same model with a continuously variable automatic transmission is priced $1300 higher, the same price difference as last year.

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The highest trim on the 2020 Mirage, the GT, is discontinued for 2021, leaving three trim levels: ES, LE, and SE. The top-trim SE received a price hike of $700 and now starts at $18,445. The Mirage G4, which didn’t offer a GT model last year, sees the SE trim increase by the same amount, to $19,190. On both the Mirage and the Mirage G4, the middle-level LE trim sees only a $25 price increase over 2020.
The 2021 Mirage is still powered by a 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine that puts out 78 horsepower and 74 lb-ft of torque. A Carbonite Edition gets a different grille along with carbon pattern surfaces elsewhere on the exterior. Both the Mirage and Mirage G4 are on dealer lots now.

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Former Porsche race car engineer who worked more recently with the Apple self-driving group, is heading up the VW Group’s Project Artemis.
Alexander Hitzinger and Project Artemis are tasked with taking on Tesla.
The group will reportedly build an electric SUV from the ground up that is set to be produced in 2024.
Alexander Hitzinger helped develop the hybrid Porsche 919 race car that dominated Le Mans in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and then headed to Apple to help it work on its self-driving-car ambitions. Back with the VW Group, he and the Project Artemis team are going to build a new electric vehicle, and Reuters reports that the team’s goal is to take on Tesla.

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The premium vehicle Hitzinger and the team are working on is set to go into production in 2024 and will take the form of Audi, Bentley, and Porsche EVs based on the group’s PPE (Premium Platform Electric) underpinnings.
Audi, which is tasked with leading research and development, including the PPE EV platform and autonomous-driving technology, will also take the lead in this effort. Those are areas where Tesla leads because of its practice of working in-house. Tesla has a history of developing and fine-tuning its own components from the software that runs the vehicles to the motors and battery pack. This control has allowed it to continue to push its range beyond EV offerings from traditional automakers. It seems that Hitzinger wants to do the same thing at Volkswagen. “At Porsche, I always thought of a vehicle as a comprehensive system. This is a very important point. It is what Tesla does well,” Hitzinger told Reuters.
The Project Artemis name came up in an earlier report by German publication Handelsblatt, which said the high-end electric vehicle Audi and the VW Group is working on is code-named Landjet. It’s unknown if this truly is the internal name of the upcoming vehicle. Besides, it’s very unlikely that the automaker would comment on the report at this early stage.
Of course, it’s not just electrification that sets Tesla apart. Its Autopilot system is an integral part of the vehicles—not to mention a source of additional income, with Tesla owners paying upward of $10,000 for the yet-to-be-released Full Self-Driving feature that CEO Elon Musk says will bring actual autonomous driving to Tesla’s vehicles. That system would also power a fleet of robo taxis that Tesla is expected to put on the roads once it perfects the autonomous-driving setup.
Back in January, Hitzinger announced that VW Autonomy would show off autonomous buses at the World Cup in 2022 as part of a pilot program. It is also aiming for 2025 to have a Level 4 autonomous system (a vehicle with controls for drivers, but able to drive itself in most situations without the need for a human to pay attention or take over). This would be used first for robotaxis and cargo delivery, then likely in the I.D. Buzz Microbus due to its size.
Volkswagen may be investing heavily in electrification with its MEB and PPE platforms, but an EV that also drives itself and is highly efficient thanks to Hitzinger’s experience would help VW take on Tesla not just in this one vehicle but in technology generally.

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