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Toyota Tundra Capstone 2022.

Toyota Tundra Capstone 2022.

Toyota Tundra Capstone 2022.

Toyota Tundra Capstone luxury pickup: lots of chrome, natural walnut, and hybrid traction.

The new, third generation of the full-size Toyota Tundra pickup has been updated with a top-of-the-line Capstone version with improved trim and a non-alternative hybrid powertrain based on a V6 gasoline bi-turbo engine.

Sales in the U.S. will start this spring.

At the end of 2021, Toyota became the most successful car brand in the U.S. and sold 2,027,786 vehicles, 10.3% more than in 2020 (here and below the manufacturers’ data).

Ford was second (1,804,824 cars sold, -6.5%), and Chevrolet was third (1,422,031 cars sold, -18%).

But in the segment of full-size pickups, Toyota is still far behind the leaders: last year its Tundra pickup was sold in 81,959 units (-24.9%, while the number of pickup trucks sold in the US market is slightly below the USA average. (-24,9%), and Ford F-Series sold 726,004 pcs. (-7.8%), Ram Pickup — 569,388 pcs. (+1%), Chevrolet Silverado — 529,765 pcs. (-10,8%).

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Chrysler Electric 300 2025.

Chrysler Electric 300 2025.

Chrysler Electric 300 2025.

Chrysler is preparing to expand its lineup: the big sedan 300 may have a successor.

According to CEO Christine Fayell, the brand will have more than three models in 2028.

The Chrysler brand currently belongs to auto giant Stellantis: it was formed early last year through a merger of French group PSA and Italian-American concern FCA (the former names do not apply anymore).

Over the past few years, Chrysler’s sales figures on the home market continued to decline until recently.

Thus, at the end of the coronavirus-stricken year of 2020, Americans bought 110,464 cars: this result was 13% less than the previous year.

However, last year the sales figure in the States increased unexpectedly: in 2021 customers bought 115,004 units, which is 4.1% more than the year before.

Despite the growth in results recorded in the last quarter of last year, Chrysler still has a serious problem, it lies in the fact that the brand’s lineup at the moment is just a couple of «aging» cars: the big 300 sedan and Pacifica minivan.

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Hyundai i20 N WRC 2022.

Hyundai i20 N WRC 2022.

Hyundai i20 N WRC 2022.

Hyundai has unveiled the i20 N WRC 2022 hybrid rally car.

South Korean brand has introduced Hyundai i20 N WRC hybrid rally car.

The novelty of 2022 model year will take part in the World Rally Championship.

The WRC is entering the era of electrification, and Hyundai Motorsport is keen to introduce its 2022 contender before the season begins later this month.

The new car is called the i20 N Rally1 2022 edition and has been designed from the ground up with a hybrid powertrain in mind.

The new 100 kW electric motor will work with the 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, which is the only part carried over from the 2021 edition car.

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Renault Austral 2022.

Renault Austral 2022.

Renault Austral 2022.

Renault Austral crossover, which will replace the Kadjar.

A relative of the latter Nissan Qashqai, the parkcar will only be available as a «soft» and a full hybrid — at least in Europe.

This crossover Renault has already repeatedly caught spies — it was thought that the company is testing the Kadjar of the next generation.

But a month ago, the SUV was officially announced and it turned out that the model was named Austral.

The name is not tied to Australia: it derives from Latin «australis», that is «southern», and by idea of marketers, should cause in imagination «emotions and heat of southern hemisphere».

It will replace Kadjar that failed to become successful unlike its brother — the previous Nissan Qashqai.

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Toyota Camry Wagon 2022.

Toyota Camry Wagon 2022.

Toyota Camry Wagon 2022.

Toyota may start production of Camry as a station wagon.

When it comes to the Toyota Camry, almost all car enthusiasts unmistakably imagine the well-known business sedan.

It has been produced for many years and is rightly considered a flagship in its segment.

At the same time, many auto experts suggest that this model could be very successful if the manufacturer decided to produce it in the wagon body as well.

Renders, which shows the Toyota Camry Wagon 2022, and were shown the day before in the network.

According to experts, the appearance on the market Camry station wagon version, would create serious competition to such models as Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Passat, also offered on the market in a similar body.

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