Hyundai Palisade 2022.

Hyundai Palisade 2022.

Hyundai Palisade 2022.

Korean company Hyundai has had a lot of success in the North American market after their huge Palisade parkettes debuted there in 2018.

Made on the same base as the Kia Telluride, Hyundai’s product attracted attention and won over a large family audience with its unconventional designs, large 7-seat interior dimensions, and affordable price tag.

Forge the iron while the iron is hot, and the Palisade is popular, the Korean company considered the right decision, due to which they began work on upgrading the family crossover.

This is proved by the new spy photos, which came from South Korea at the disposal of one of the YouTube channels, dedicated to automobile news.

Pictures showed changes in the appearance of the future Palisade (photo motor1.com).

In the next year or two, designers have tried to visually depict the appearance of an updated crossover in their renders.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC 2022.

Mercedes-Benz GLC 2022.

Mercedes-Benz GLC 2022.

Mercedes-Benz GLC 2022. The designation GLC in the model lineup of Mercedes means a luxury compact crossover.

In 2015 it replaced the GLK, four years later it underwent a restyling, and by the 2022 model year it is preparing to appear in the appearance of a car of a completely new generation.

It is already undergoing road tests, and a completely different body shape can be seen through the dense body camouflage.

There is no doubt that it will be a completely new car not only in appearance, because the manufacturer has already announced the release of a more modern and efficient rechargeable version of the Mercedes GLC 2022 model year.

Review of the second generation

The upcoming GLC 2022 model year update is timely, as demand for these vehicles has shown a growing negative trend over 2019-2020.

And this despite the presence in the range of modifications quite successful 318-horsepower hybrid, which came to the hearts of Europeans.

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XPeng HT Aero 2024.

XPeng HT Aero 2024.

XPeng HT Aero 2024.

The Chinese car brand Xpeng has quickly burst onto the global automotive market.

The developer specializes in the production of highly dynamic electric cars.

However, the day before it became known that the «subsidiary» Xpeng plans to radically revise its approach to the production of modern models and expects to release its debut electric car, which will be equally successful to drive on roads and move through the air.

On the eve of the company HT Aero demonstrated the debut prototype of the future unique car.

XPeng HT Aero 2024.

It is expected that mass production of the novelty will be launched in 2024.

For sure it is difficult to talk about the appearance of the Chinese unique car so far, as on the way to the start of mass production the car can change quite seriously.

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Toyota MR2 2024.

Toyota MR2 2024.

Toyota MR2 2024.

Toyota has decided to revive the MR2 sports car, the last copy of which rolled off the assembly line back in 2007.

The new version of the Japanese model should appear in three years. According to preliminary information, it will have a hybrid unit, based on V6 engine.

We should remind that two years ago the first rumors about returning of the cult Toyota MR2 have appeared.

And initially it was supposed that Japanese company will cooperate with Porsche, which will help to revive the sports car.

But now this information is not confirmed yet. Toyota company as a whole is not ready to tell about its new project.

As noted by the Japanese media, citing sources close to the manufacturer, the future sports car will retain the medium-engine layout.

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Opel Astra Country Tourer 2023.

Opel Astra Country Tourer 2023.

Opel Astra Country Tourer 2023.

Opel Astra Country Tourer 2023. The new Opel Astra Sports Tourer.

The next-generation hatchback was unveiled last week, and the production version of the station wagon is expected to debut in about six months.

A few years ago, the former PSA group bought the Opel brand and its British counterpart Vauxhall from the U.S. concern GM.

Now they belong to recently formed automobile giant Stellantis (it is the result of Peugeot Citroen and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merger).

The Astra is still one of the most popular models of the brand, its production was established back in 1991, and the car of the fifth generation (with the index K) is presented in Europe since 2015.

Since the release of the «fifth» Astra sales in the European market has gradually fallen: so, in 2016, 250,410 cars were sold, and in the «dokovid» 2019 figure dropped to only 136,638 units.

In the last crisis year, customers bought 70,550 units (-48.4%), and now the negative dynamics persists: in the first five months of 2021 in the Old World were sold 25,753 Astra (-4.8%).

It is possible that the decline can be explained by the fact that the fans of the Astra are simply waiting for the new generation of the model to appear on the market.

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