Audi e-tron electric SUV appears in camouflage at Geneva show, on city roads

Camouflaged 2019 Audi e-tron electric SUV on stage at 2018 Geneva auto showThe Geneva auto show was expected to offer the first head-to-head comparison between the first two all-electric SUVs models from European luxury brands, both starting deliveries later this year. It didn't quite work out that way. The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace did indeed debut last Friday, before media days at the show, but the 2019 Audi e-tron didn't...

Mixed messages on future of diesel at Geneva auto show

Exhaust emissions from tailpipe [photo: Simone Ramella, 2005, used under Creative Commons 2.0]You can smell the diesel exhaust in any city in Europe, sometimes even before you hear the clatter from under the hood of every other passing vehicle. The Volkswagen diesel scandal that broke in September 2015 brought a laser focus to the software used in all diesel engines, and their inability to meet emission limits in real-world use. At the...

2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric crossover priced from $70,495 in U.S.

2019 Jaguar I-PaceThe 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, the brand's first-ever production electric car, made its debut last Thursday before the Geneva auto show. At that time, only U.K. pricing was given—but on Tuesday, Jaguar released the U.S. price for the electric crossover utility vehicle that goes on sale sometime this fall. The price will start at $70,495, including...

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV updates for Europe to debut in Geneva

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (European model), to debut at 2018 Geneva auto showThe Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a huge success in Europe, selling more than 100,000 copies there over several years. As the first and least expensive plug-in hybrid SUV, it received many incentives in different European countries and provided the first taste of plug-in electric driving for numerous families. Now, the plug-in hybrid...

Lexus UX smaller crossover teased before Geneva auto show

Teaser for 2019 Lexus UX debuting at 2018 Geneva auto showThe global new-vehicle market is moving toward crossover utility vehicles and SUVs, along with vehicles that look like them. Now the production version of another crossover, shown in concept form well over a year ago, has been confirmed to launch at the Geneva auto show with a teaser photo. The Lexus UX will be smaller than the current NX compact...

Volkswagen ID Vizzion large all-electric sedan teased before Geneva debut

Teaser for Volkswagen ID Vizzion concept debuting at 2018 Geneva auto showVolkswagen's first dedicated battery-electric vehicle will roll off the production lines in 21 months, but we won't see the compact hatchback ID model in North America. Instead, the first dedicated VW plug-in electric vehicle will be the production version of the ID Cross compact crossover that's appeared as a concept at several auto show. Next...

Hyundai Kona Electric crossover teased before Geneva auto show reveal

Teaser image for Hyundai Kona Electric to be introduced at 2018 Geneva auto showThe lack of plug-in electric crossover utility vehicles with all-wheel drive is a growing and obvious gap in the market. And where there's a gap, aggressive South Korean carmaker Hyundai may try to fill it. The company has now issued a teaser photo of the Hyundai Kona Electric small SUV it plans to unveil on February 27 before next month's Geneva...