All of Germany’s big gun brands - and a few more besides - have huge presentations next week.

THINKING motor shows are becoming a little passe?

Perhaps IAA Mobility, aka the Munich motor show, will change your mind.

Opening on September 9, this biennial event in Germany’s beer capital sets out to showcase sustainable and innovative mobility trends.

The 2025 edition will also have some serious metal from all of Germany’s big car brands.

Audi is tipped to tease a battery-powered revival of the TT, a model that played a defining role in shaping Audi’s image for decades.

The concept that is expected to preview Audi design chief Massimo Frascella’s new direction will share technology with the upcoming Porsche Cayman EV might just have been leaked today.

That’s what many are saying about the cryptic image (above), posted to Audi’s Canadian social media channels.

It reveals the outline of a sleek two-seat sports car that appears to mark a bold shift in Audi’s design philosophy.

While the silhouette nods to the TT, it’s far from a simple revival. Clean, minimalist lines dominate the profile, complemented by ultra-thin LED light signatures. Hints of the second-generation R8 can also be seen in the contours of the roofline and the sculpted rear section.

The short wheelbase all but confirms a compact two-seat layout.

The show is also important to BMW; Munich is its home base after all.

It will fully reveal the next-generation iX3, which adopts an 800-volt system enabling ultra-fast charging and much greater range than the outgoing car’s 460km.

The design will be close to the bold Vision Neue Klasse X concept (above, top) and will introduce BMW’s radical Panoramic iDrive cabin.

Mercedes Benz is showcasing three headline models.

The AMG GT Track Sport promises a stripped-back, V8-powered machine designed purely for lap times, an indirect nod to the old Black Series.

The AMG GT XX (above) meanwhile, looks ahead with a quad-motor electric drivetrain developed with British engineering firm Yasa.

Completing the trio is the all-electric GLC EV, which replaces the EQC. It will share its name with Mercedes’ top-selling SUV but be built on a dedicated EV platform, previewed by a striking illuminated grille.

VW will pull the covers off multiple new vehicles. The long-awaited ID.2 – a Polo-sized EV – is expected to debut alongside its SUV sibling, the ID.2 X.

VW-owned Cupra has a production-ready Raval city EV, riding on VW’s MEB Entry platform with front-wheel drive, plus a sporty VZ variant expected later. It also has a concept.

Porsche is set to fly reveal the first fully electric Cayenne (above top), based on the PPE platform of the Macan Electric. Expect a 100 kWh battery, dual-motor setup and active suspension inherited from the Panamera.

Polestar will also takes the cam off the Polestar 5 (above), a sleek four-door GT that first appeared as the Precept concept and set to it represent as a flagship performance model.

Skoda has the present the Vision O concept, a preview to the all-electric Octavia replacement due in 2027 on the VW Group’s upcoming SSP platform.

Hyundai will show off will debut the Ioniq 2, a compact SUV designed to sit beneath the Ioniq 5 and related to Kia’s impending EV2.