Category: Sports Sedan

First drive: BMW’s 3-Series prototype is a meaningful effort

Posted on 09/12/2026 by in TopGear

That wrap is making my eyes hurt. PHOTO BY TopGear.com Despite all the effort it has been throwing into its electric cars, BMW isn’t ignoring the ones with engines. So, as sure as the sun rises in the morning, it’s time for a new BMW 3-Series. We’ve driven a prototype. Undisguised photos will follow at the…

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Volvo wants you to know that its ‘40’ crossover models have just been updated

Posted on 09/11/2026 by in TopGear

Volvo has updated its 40 series cars via the traditional method of updatification: new lights, bigger screens, more technology. Welcome to the new Volvo XC40, EX40, and EC40. Those latter ‘E’ badged cars are the electric ones, don’t forget, offering up to 575km on a single charge, while the XC40 is the 2.0-liter gasoline hybrid. PHOTO BY Volvo…

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Review: 2027 Toyota Urban Cruiser GLX BEV 2WD

Posted on 09/11/2026 by in TopGear

Okay, okay, I can tell what you’re all thinking: Who the heck wants to spend P2.15 million on an electric Toyota Yaris Cross? Or at least, that’s what I was thinking until I saw this thing in the metal. Because it is not, in fact, an electric Yaris Cross. Instead, this is a Maruti Suzuki…

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Gallery: Weird, wild, and downright wacky features in Chinese cars, part 1

Posted on 09/11/2026 by in TopGear

1) Yangwang U9: DiSus-X suspension PHOTO BY TopGear.com In 2,978hp Xtreme form, the electric Yangwang U9 supercar has been making headlines for going incredibly fast in a straight line (496kph) and also around the Nürburgring (6min 59sec), but that’s far from its only party trick. The U9 has parent company BYD’s DiSus-X suspension, an active hydraulic…

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Porsche has fully cashed out its stake in Bugatti for €1-B

Posted on 09/11/2026 by in TopGear

Well, that’s official, then: the Rimac Group and a consortium of money have completed their takeover of Bugatti after Porsche agreed to sell off its stake in the speedy French carmaker earlier this year. It now means the Volkswagen Group—of which Porsche is a part—no longer has any stake in the manufacturer it brought back…

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