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The Lamborghini Huracán is officially sold out. The Italian supercar maker now has enough orders to fill the rest of Huracán production until its replacement, coming at the end of 2024, arrives. Production is expected to end with the off-road-focused Sterrato, though we wouldn’t put it past Lamborghini to release one or two special-edition models to commemorate the end of the Huracán’s life cycle, as it did with the Aventador.The news came as part of Lamborghini’s first-quarter financial report, which shows the brand’s best ever quarterly revenue and profitability numbers. Lamborghini delivered 2623 cars in the first three months of 2023, 1599 of which were Urus SUVs. The other cars were Huracán and Aventador models (while Aventador production ended in 2022, presumably some cars had yet to be delivered before year-end). Expect Lamborghini to keep thriving. Its first production hybrid, the V-12–powered Revuelto, is already sold out for two years following a March debut. In addition to the Huracán’s hybrid successor, the company plans to hybridize the Urus in 2024, with the goal of a fully hybrid lineup by the end of next year. Its first electric car, a 2+2 grand tourer, will debut in 2028, followed by a fully electric Urus replacement in 2029.Into the FutureRoad & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing. More

Mini showed a series of design features for the upcoming Cooper and Countryman lineups.The highlighted elements include a new steering wheel, snazzy wheels, and some swanky seats. For some odd reason, Mini felt the need to highlight a new circular OLED screen but not release photos of it. Mini is undergoing a transitional phase, with multiple models about to be refreshed or enter a whole new generation—or, in the case of the Clubman, disappear altogether. As the new era dawns, the automaker has revealed a few upcoming design highlights set to debut on its new models, including fresh wheel designs.Snazzy RimsMini CooperMini teased us with two new sets of wheels, including a modern-looking six-spoke design with flat silver blades over the spokes. A somewhat busy set of multispoke wheels (shown above) were also displayed, with silver metal accents covering a gloss black finish.Cool Seat StylingMINIMini also showed off some seriously swanky new seats with a colorful cloth pattern on the bolstering. The leather inserts are perforated in a pattern somewhat reminiscent of a diamond-stitch on higher-end cars.Sweet Steering WheelMINIAmong the sneak peeks is a new steering wheel design. An un-pictured standard option comes with two spokes, while the optional wheel (shown above) features a third spoke made of cloth. While it obviously won’t affect actually steering the car, it does look pretty neat. M.I.A. OLED Another new detail coming to Mini models is a modern interpretation of the brand’s iconic circular center display. Previously, we’ve seen blurry spy photos of a new round infotainment screen, and now Mini has revealed it to be an 11.0-inch OLED touchscreen. This was confirmed along with the other details, all of which included a photo. Annoyingly, the company felt compelled to mention it in the press release but decided against showing a single photo of it. Why, Mini? Why?Other New Mini StoriesThis content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Associate News EditorJack 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

The 2024 Lexus GX was teased today, providing our first glimpse at the next generation of the brand’s off-road specialist. The images show a brutalist design with lots of sharp creases and hard angles and appear to follow a similar formula to the new-for-2023 Toyota Sequoia.The GX is expected to share its platform with the Sequoia and Tundra pickup truck and use the same hybrid V-6 powertrain.At long last, an all-new Lexus GX is on the way. The Japanese luxury brand teased the 2024 GX for the first time today, and the redesign will mark the first major update for the full-size SUV since the current generation debuted for the 2010 model year. Despite a couple of facelifts over the past decade, the GX has grown stale, and the teaser images hint that the 2024 Lexus GX will sport a sharp new design that will bring the SUV into the 2020s. The two teaser photos show off the GX’s lighting, with the headlights taking on a pointy, angular look. They sit beneath a brawny, sculpted hood that is complemented by a muscular-looking wheel arch. Around back we see the GX will wear a trendy full-width taillight with integrated “Lexus” badging. The traditional Lexus spindle grille shape looks like it remains, and the whole design ethos is reminiscent of the latest Toyota Sequoia. LexusLexus provided zero information alongside the images, simply stating the new SUV is “coming soon.” The GX is expected to use the same TNGA-F platform that underpins the Tundra and Sequoia as well as the Lexus LX and not-for-the-U.S. Toyota Land Cruiser. Like the Tundra and Sequoia, the GX will likely ditch the V-8 engine in favor of a twin-turbo V-6, which may be the hybridized i-Force Max setup found in both of its platform-mates. Even if the 2024 GX downsizes on the engine front, it should retain its body-on-frame construction and serious off-road chops. More Lexus NewsThis content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Associate News EditorCaleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan. More

Maserati confirmed it will end production of the V-8 for all models by the end of 2023. The Trofeo versions of the Levante, Ghibli, and Quattroporte are the only cars in Maserati’s current lineup with a V-8 option.The Trofeo-based Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima will be Maserati’s final V-8 models and will be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. While we were still celebrating McLaren’s recently renewed vows to the hybridized V-8, Maserati informed us it will be removing the V-8 option from its vehicles. Production of the company’s V-8 will officially cease in late 2023 as the manufacturer shifts its focus to the Nettuno V-6 engines. The unfortunate shift is part of Maserati’s “Dare Forward 2030” electrification plan wherein every model will have an internal-combustion and hybrid variant by 2025, and the lineup will be fully electrified by 2030. MaseratiAs things stand now, the Trofeo versions of the Levante, Ghibli, and Quattroporte are the only cars in Maserati’s lineup to come equipped with the V-8. It looks like the V-8 Quattroporte will die out with the model’s current generation, but the Levante and Ghibli will both earn another run of V-8–equipped models. Details are scant, but we know the Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima are Maserati’s swan song for the eight-cylinder mill. Both cars are planned to be revealed in full at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. It seems unlikely that Maserati will tinker with the engine itself for those versions, with the manufacturer more likely to give it a special livery and bodywork. In its current form, the twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 produces 580 horsepower and is capable of charging the Levante SUV to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. The twin-turbo V-6 Nettuno engine in the MC20 may be down two cylinders, but it’s incredibly power dense and cranks out over 620 horsepower. Proselytizers of the V-8 religion won’t find solace, but anyone who can find joy in a bit of induction noise and wastegate flutter should be content.This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Associate News EditorJack 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