2025 BMW M4 CS, HSV Maloo R8 LSA: This Week’s Top Photos

BMW was spotted testing a prototype this week for what’s likely to be a new M4 CS. The car will fill the gap between the M4 Competition and M4 CSL, and is due on the market next year alongside an update to the complete 4-Series range.

Audi was out testing an electric midsize sport sedan, a vehicle that’s thought to be the S version of the upcoming A6 E-Tron. Prototypes were spotted at the Nürburgring and reveal some of the performance modifications we can expect.

Ferrari was also out testing prototypes, this time for a hypercar that’s thought to be the successor to the LaFerrari. One of the prototypes was caught on video while lapping Ferrari’s Fiorano test track.

This week we learned that an HSV Maloo, an Aussie-built sport truck powered by a supercharged V-8, is coming up for sale in the U.S. It packs 625 hp and will go under the hammer at an auction in Chattanooga in mid-October.

Subaru launched a hotter version of its WRX, but it isn’t the WRX STI. Instead it’s a new grade called the WRX TR, and its modifications are focused on improving the handling of the compact sport sedan.

Toyota launched the second of four planned body styles for its latest-generation Crown. The latest is the Crown Sport, a crossover body style that for now has only been announced for Japan.

Volvo next year will start deliveries of an electric subcompact crossover. It goes by the name EX30, and this week we learned pricing information for the U.S.

And finally, Kahn Design’s Flying Huntsman coachbuilding business previewed a convertible conversion for the Land Rover Defender. The conversion, which will be ready for delivery next year, features a design typical of open-top supercars.