Autocar August 21, 2019

THE FIAT CHRYSLER Automobiles group has enjoyed huge success in recent years, with buoyant sales and major growth. But that success has been driven by Jeep and Alfa Romeo (and, in North America, Ram). By contrast, Fiat and Chrysler – the two brands in the group’s name – have withered away. The future for Fiat has long seemed uncertain – until this year’s Geneva motor show when the firm wheeled out the Centoventi electric concept, which combined delightfully retro styling with a clever, thoroughly future-focused, modular concept. As Richard Bremner found out when he took an up-close look at it (p56), the Centoventi taps into Fiat’s proud heritage of bold, innovative design – the sort that led to the original 500 and the Panda. If the eventual production version can maintain…

THE FIAT CHRYSLER Automobiles group has enjoyed huge success in recent years, with buoyant sales and major growth. But that success has been driven by Jeep and Alfa Romeo (and, in North America, Ram). By contrast, Fiat and Chrysler – the two brands in the group’s name – have withered away. The future for Fiat has long seemed uncertain – until this year’s Geneva motor show when the firm wheeled out the Centoventi electric concept, which combined delightfully retro styling with a clever, thoroughly future-focused, modular concept. As Richard Bremner found out when he took an up-close look at it (p56), the Centoventi taps into Fiat’s proud heritage of bold, innovative design – the sort that led to the original 500 and the Panda. If the eventual production version can…

“The new Mercedes-AMG GT is scheduled to reach UK showrooms in early 2022” Mercedes-AMG is well into the development of a second-generation GT, which is due on sale in 2021 with a hybrid powertrain that will offer increased power and torque. The next iteration of AMG’s supercar will adopt a revised twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine with new mild-hybrid assistance, as well as a transaxle re-engineered to accommodate a fully variable four-wheel-drive system in selected models. That move is set to endow it with significantly greater performance potential than its predecessor. Insiders at Mercedes-AMG’s headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, suggest a series of driveline innovations will push the power output of future upper-end GT models beyond 650bhp. The innovations will include an electric boosting capability as part of a range of new mild-hybrid EQ…

Mercedes-AMG will crown its current GT range with a long-rumoured Black Series model in the second half of 2020. Spied in prototype form sporting large bonnet vents and a fixed rear wing, the run-out Black Series will feature the current twin-turbo-charged 4.0-litre V8 taken to its limit, with an output of 680bhp mooted by insiders. That should bring the 0-62mph time below 3.5sec and push the top speed beyond 200mph. Expect the price for the Black Series to move towards – and maybe even beyond – the £200,000 mark. SPY SHOT MERC-AMG GT BLACK SERIES…

“The new Mercedes-AMG GT is scheduled to reach UK showrooms in early 2022” Mercedes-AMG is well into the development of a second-generation GT, which is due on sale in 2021 with a hybrid powertrain that will offer increased power and torque. The next iteration of AMG’s supercar will adopt a revised twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine with new mild-hybrid assistance, as well as a transaxle re-engineered to accommodate a fully variable four-wheel-drive system in selected models. That move is set to endow it with significantly greater performance potential than its predecessor. Insiders at Mercedes-AMG’s headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, suggest a series of driveline innovations will push the power output of future upper-end GT models beyond 650bhp. The innovations will include an electric boosting capability as part of a range of…

Mercedes-AMG will crown its current GT range with a long-rumoured Black Series model in the second half of 2020. Spied in prototype form sporting large bonnet vents and a fixed rear wing, the run-out Black Series will feature the current twin-turbo-charged 4.0-litre V8 taken to its limit, with an output of 680bhp mooted by insiders. That should bring the 0-62mph time below 3.5sec and push the top speed beyond 200mph. Expect the price for the Black Series to move towards – and maybe even beyond – the £200,000 mark. SPY SHOT MERC-AMG GT BLACK SERIES…