Subaru's new XV looks very similar to its predecessor, yet it's undergone more than a mere facelift. The crossover SUV is one of the first models based on the Subaru Global Platform, which will underpin the next generation of the automaker's vehicles.

DW tests Audi’s new high-performance RS4 Avant. The model is now in its fourth generation. The second and third generations moved up to 8-cylinder engines. For the fourth generation, downsizing is the word, so it's back to a V6.

This week's show starts with one of Audi’s latest high-speed vehicles, then switches down a few gears to analyse an electric car and drives assist systems designed to make driving even safer. To end the show: a great classic car.

The GTE badge shows that this Passat has an electric motor as well as an internal combustion engine. Its 1.4L gasoline engine produces 156 hp, while the electric motor generates 115. DW tests the station wagon version of this plug-in hybrid.

It's been two decades since Volvo introduced its V70 Cross Country, creating the compact crossover class. Now Volvo is setting new standards, with the V90 Cross Country. It has a more robust look and six cm more ground clearance than the standard V90.

Whether internal combustion engines or electric motors, stations wagons or SUVs, economical or sporty, modern cars or legends from the 1950s -- DW eyes all classes and epochs.

Most carmakers have electric and hybrid cars in their line-ups, though often they don’t sell many. But hybrids account for a high proportion of Lexus' sales. One is the Lexus NX300h, a compact crossover which recently underwent a facelift.

When Porsche adds 'GTS' to its 718 Cayman, it can only mean higher performance, a better suspension and more driving pleasure. And what better place to test that out than on a race track? See what the GTS can do at Andalusia’s Ascari Race Resort.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit, or NAIAS for short, is the year's first big motor show. It presents the innovations and trends awaiting us in 2018. Along with the big US brands, foreign manufacturers are also on hand.

Cupra stands for 'Cup Racing'. Now SEAT's bringing the racetrack to the street with a speedier Leon: the Cupra R. Just 799 will be built. They'll feature a newly developed suspension and an aerodynamic package with lots of carbon fiber components.