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McLaren continues the teasing game with the upcoming 650S successor, a car that will reportedly go by the 720S nameplate, showing us its trick and foldable digital gauge cluster. It turns out that the previous reports on the matter were true, with the upcoming McLaren to feature a high-tech configurable digital gauge cluster that folds down to reveal a second, much smaller display which shows just the absolute necessary info to the driver. McLaren’s all-new driver interface provides a wealthy range of information when in ‘Full Display’ mode, with the format changing according to the selected driving mode, between Comfort, Sport and Track. The ‘Slim Display’ mode can be chosen either manually at the touch of a button or automatically deployed when linked to the active dynamics mode, portraying only the essential information in a strip and helping the driver to better focus on his driving. There is also going to be a new, 8-inch central infotainment screen mounted vertically f...

Mercedes-Benz is making sure we all know that the all-new 2018 E-Class Convertible is getting a soft top with a GIF displaying the folding roof mechanism in action. According to the Germans, it will take less than 20 seconds for the fabric top to disappear behind the two rear seats tucked under a retractable cover. Bigger and more spacious than the car it replaces, the cabriolet is based on the existing E-Class Coupe with which it shares all of its hardware and powertrains. In America, Mercedes will probably launch the convertible initially in E400 guise powered by a 329hp 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 paired to a 9-speed automatic, and later on, an E50 AMG variant with well over 400 horses from a 3.0L V6 turbo. Europe will get a much richer selection of engines from the get go, including 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline and diesel fours for the 241hp E300 and 191hp E220d entry level models respectively, along with the above-mentioned E400 and E50 AMG. The strictly four-seater 20...