11 cars you need to know about from the 2021 Munich motor ...

11 cars you need to know about from the 2021 Munich motor show · Audi grandsphere · Cupra UrbanRebel · Porsche Mission R · E-Legend EL1 · Mercedes ... AdvertisementCloseadvertisementElectric11carsyouneedtoknowaboutfromthe2021MunichmotorshowCarsasweknowthemarechanging.Andchangingfast.Herearesomehighlightsastowhatthefutureholds…RowanHorncastlePublished:13Sep2021 commentsExternallinktoTopGearMagazineSubscription–5issuesfor£5LastweekMunichplayedhosttothefirstmajormotorshowsince...TheThing.Andhavingbeenthere,therealisationthatthere’sbeenabiggearchangeintheindustrywasincrediblyapparent. Togiveititsofficial‘IAAMobility’title,theshowwasarealblendoftech,carsandallthingsmobility,includingthreehallsof e-bikes,scooters,buses andautonomouspods. Withpublicperception,legislationandpoliticschangingtheroleandDNAofacar,therewereveryfewcarswithactualenginesthere.Andiftheywere,theywerelefttofeelembarrassedintheshadowsofamanufacturer'sstand. Carsasweknowthemarechanging.Andchangingfast.Soherearesomehighlightsastowhatthefutureholds…Advertisement-PagecontinuesbelowAudigrandsphereThefutureapparentlydoesn'thaveshiftbuttonsorcapslocks,asthis–theAudigrandsphere–doesn'tcareaboutpunydetailssuchasformatting. Liketheopen-topped,extending-wheelbase skysphere thatwesawbackinAugust(andthepresumablycity-sizedurbanspherethatissettobeunveilednextspring),Audi’slatestgrandsphereconceptdoesn’tmuchcareforcapitalletters. Unsurprisingly,this5.35melongatedwhopper(it'sevenlongerthanthestretchedversionofAudi’sA8)isfullyelectric.Andhasatech-ladeninteriorinspiredbyaprivatejet.Youcanreadmoreaboutithere.CupraUrbanRebelThisbabyracecarwithitscheesegraterwheelspates,bigwingandstrippedoutinteriorisaproperlyfunkylittlethingthough. Theconceptis4,080mmlong,1,795mmwideand1,444mmtall–aboutthesamesizeasaVolkswagenPolo–andhastheequivalentof429bhp.Cupraclaimsitcanacceleratefrom0to62mphin(anodoubttheoretical)3.2seconds.There’snowaytheproductioncarisgoingtobethatfast,sorry.Orhavethatrearwing.Clickhereformoredetails.Advertisement-PagecontinuesbelowPorscheMissionRWheredoesPorschegowithelectricityafterthesuccessoftheTaycan?Well,here.Andtheremaybemoregoingonherethanmeetstheeye.Andthere'salotgoingon:a1,073bhpracingconceptfornow,butPorschewill"findawaytorealiseacarsuchasthis". TheMissionRisCaymansized.Surelytherecouldbeaconnection.IsthisthenewCaymanindisguise?Readmoreaboutthefutureracerhere. E-LegendEL1Ifyou'retooyoungtohaveseenandheardthegoldenageofrallying–GroupB–andthemadcarsthatheadlinedit,don'tworry.AscarsliketheE-LegendEL1arebringingtherallytitansbackwithamodern,electrictwist. YoumayrecallfirstseeingpicturesoftheAudiSportQuattrothemedEL1backinJune,andyoucanreadthatstoryalongwithalltheimportantdetails here.Ifyoudid,you’reprobablystillhavingsweatydreamsaboutitbecausethisentirelynew,carbon-bodied,pure-EVretrotributeisathingofrarebeauty. Wecanconfirmthisbecausewe’venowhadthechancetowalkaroundanactualmodelinthreedimensionsatasmalloff-shooteventattheMunichmotorshow.Trustus,it’sgood.Clickheretoseeitinnonrenderedform.MercedesEQGTalkingoflegendsgettingelectrified,thisistheMercedesEQG.Abattery-poweredG-WagenthatprovesMercedesisreallyturningitswholetoyboxelectric.AndthisonewillbecentralLondon'shottestmust-haveaccessorywhenitmorphsoutofconceptform.  TheEQGwillkeeptheladder-framechassisandliverearaxleoftheregularG-Class.Soit'sabsolutelynotsomewimpishcrossoverandwillmaintainitsoff-roadchops.ButwouldyouhavethisoraG63?Ifyou'reunsure,hereareallthedetailstohelpyoumakeyourmindup. MercedesEQEThere'snoneedtoadjustyourmonitor.Asmuchasitmaylooklikeit,thisisnotanEQS.It'stheslightlysmallerEQEbutlooksprettymuchexactlythesame. Youknowthedrill.JustasthebiggerEQSisafish-slipperyluxo-saloonwithallthehigh-enddecadencesofanS-Class,sotheEQEisanelectriccarofroughlyE-ClasssizecompletewithaMASSIVEhyperscreeninside.Butdon'tyouthinkthereshouldbemoredifferentiationbetweenallthesemodels?Here'smorepicssoyoucanmakeyourmindup. Advertisement-PagecontinuesbelowIoniq5RobotaxiHyundaihasunveiledthebrilliantly-namedIoniq5ROBOTAXI–acommercialvehiclethat’llbeusedasafullydriverlessride-hailingtaxifrom2023.Notveryfarawaythat,isit? TheRobotaxiistheresultofapartnershipbetweenHyundaiandBoston-baseddriverlesstechcompanyMotional.It’snowaLevel4autonomousvehiclethankstotheadditionofmorethan30sensors–includingcameras,radarsandlidar. Wouldyouhailoneofthesedown? DaciaJoggerMeettheDaciaJogger.Sure,joggingmaynotbethemosthigh-octaneofhobbiestonameapracticallifestyle-ycarafter,butperhaps–formostofus–it’sanicelygrounded,realisticone.Itmatchesmostofouraspirations–andDacia’sgeneralno-nonsensevibe–quitenicely. Couldthisbethemostpracticalnichebusterever?Ahybrid-estate-SUV-people-carrier.Clickthesebluewordsforallthedetailsonthefour-wheeledjoggingbottoms.Advertisement-PagecontinuesbelowOraCatRaceCarConceptRemembertheawesomelynamedChinesecarcompanyGreatWall?Well,it'sgotanewbrand:Ora.It'sanall-electriccarbrandthatwillbecomingtotheUKnextyearwithitsfirstmodel,theCat.Andthey'vemadearacingcar.Justbecause.  ItlookslikeabreedingexperimentbetweenaPorsche911andMinibutitkindofworks.ThestandardcarwillrivalthingsliketheVWID3andisexpectedtohavearangeofaround250milesfroma63kWhbattery,witha169bhpelectricmotorpoweringthefrontwheelstogetthecarfrom0-62mphin8.5seconds.WouldyouhaveoneoveranID3orelectricMini? BMWiVisionCircularconceptWanttoknowwhatBMWsmaylooklikein2040?Well,soakitup,peeps.AndyouthoughtthenewBMWM3hadoverlylargekidneygrilles.CheckoutthefaceoftheBMWiVisionCircularconcept.Somemoustachethat. TheiVisionCirculariswhatBMWpredictsacompact,all-electricluxurycarcouldlooklikeintheyear2040.Apparently,theaimistouse100percentrecycledmaterialsinitsconstruction,with100percentoftheresultingcarabletoberecycledattheendofitslife.Circular,getit?Moreinfohere.Mercedes-AMGOneHere'ssomethingforpeoplewholikeengines.Goodengines.FormulaOneengines.It'stheAMGOne.Butthosegood,FormulaOneenginesarecomplicatedandthisprojectisstillsufferingdelays.We'vebeentoldwewon'thavelongtowaituntilweseeitdriveninanger.Andboythatnewkidontheblock,GeorgeWilliams.Nowthat'sworththewait.ViewcommentsMorefromTopGearElectricNewsLoadingSeemoreonElectricPromotedContentSubscribetotheTopGearNewsletterThankyouforsubscribingtoournewsletter.Lookoutforyourregularround-upofnews,reviewsandoffersinyourinbox.Getallthelatestnews,reviewsandexclusives,directtoyourinbox.SuccessYourEmail*Country*PleaseselectyourcountryUnitedKingdomAfghanistanAlandIslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmericanSamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntiguaandBarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosniaandHerzegovinaBotswanaBouvetIslandBrazilBritishIndianOceanTerritoryBritishVirginIslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkinaFasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCapeVerdeCaribbeanNetherlandsCaymanIslandsCentralAfricanRepublicChadChileChinaChristmasIslandCocos(Keeling)IslandsColombiaComorosCongo(Brazzaville)Congo(Kinshasa)CookIslandsCostaRicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechRepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominicanRepublicEcuadorEgyptElSalvadorEquatorialGuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalklandIslandsFaroeIslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrenchGuianaFrenchPolynesiaFrenchSouthernTerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeardIslandandMcDonaldIslandsHondurasHongKongS.A.R.,ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsleofManIsraelItalyIvoryCoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoS.A.R.,ChinaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshallIslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlandsAntillesNewCaledoniaNewZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolkIslandNorthernMarianaIslandsNorthKoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinianTerritoryPanamaPapuaNewGuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuertoRicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaintBarthélemySaintHelenaSaintKittsandNevisSaintLuciaSaintMartin(Frenchpart)SaintPierreandMiquelonSaintVincentandtheGrenadinesSamoaSanMarinoSaoTomeandPrincipeSaudiArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierraLeoneSingaporeSintMaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomonIslandsSomaliaSouthAfricaSouthGeorgiaandtheSouthSandwichIslandsSouthKoreaSouthSudanSpainSriLankaSudanSurinameSvalbardandJanMayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidadandTobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurksandCaicosIslandsTuvaluU.S.VirginIslandsUgandaUkraineUnitedArabEmiratesUnitedStatesUnitedStatesMinorOutlyingIslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallisandFutunaWesternSaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweByclickingsubscribe,youagreetoreceivenews,promotionsandoffersbyemailfromTopGearandBBCStudios.Yourinformationwillbeusedinaccordancewithourprivacypolicy.Sorry,somethingwentwrongPleasetryagainSubscribe