Kia Stinger liftback production will be discontinued in April 2023, the second generation is not expected, so the company has prepared a farewell release Kia Stinger Tribute Edition, which will be issued in a circulation of 1000 copies. Features include new body colors (green and dull gray), 19-inch black wheels, extended black decor, and two-tone (brown and black) interior trim. All cars will have the more powerful 3.3 twin-turbo V6 engine (373 HP). Partially replacing the Stinger should be the Kia EV6 GT electric car.
The last, tenth copy of the hypercar was assembled and delivered to the customer Bugatti Centodieci. Premiere of this model took place in 2019 and was dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Bugatti brand, and the car itself was created on the basis of the Bugatti Chiron serial coupe, but stylized as the Bugatti EB110 supercar of the nineties. The first commercial copy left the factory in June of this year. The coupe has a quad turbo W16 engine with a capacity of 1600 hp, the price is 8 million euros.
A special special version of the current open model is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the factory Mini convertible. Like Mini Cooper St Convertible Sea Editing Offered with white and blue body colors. In the first case, the special version differs from ordinary production cars only in nameplates and door sills, and there is an inconspicuous inscription on the front panel: “30 years of Cabriolet”. Blue convertibles also have body stickers and two-tone wheels. In England, this Anniversary Mini costs from £34,500.
The two millionth sedan rolled off the assembly line BMW 7 Series. The electric BMW i7 xDrive60 in black with cognac artificial leather upholstery became the hero of the day. It is important that two million copies are not the total circulation of the “seven”, but the number of cars produced at the main plant in Dingolfing, where the seventh series sedans have been produced since 1977, when the first generation debuted. At the same time, at different times, the “seven” were also assembled in South Africa, Egypt, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia, although the car kits still came from Germany.
And mass production of state-of-the-art electric vehicles has begun in China HiFi Z. The five-meter sedan is equipped with two electric motors with a total output of 672 hp. and a traction battery with a capacity of 120 kWh. Cars are about to start arriving in dealerships, sales are scheduled to start in January. Prices: from 610 to 630 thousand yuan, or 87-90 thousand dollars.
The interior of the crossover has been declassified Aehra SUV, first shown in November. It is claimed that the interior can accommodate four very tall motorcyclists and turn into a cinema: a large display, which is recessed into the bowels of the front panel in transport mode, can be pulled up and turned into a huge TV. The side and interior mirrors are replaced by screens, and another display is installed instead of the center console. Production of such electric crossovers is expected to start in 2025.
President AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov said that the production of cars under the Lada brand will be organized at the former Nissan plant in St. Petersburg. We are talking about licensed models of foreign (most likely Chinese) companies, negotiations with which are at the final stage. It is especially emphasized that the new St. Petersburg Lada “will not compete with the products currently produced at the Volga Automobile Plant.” Phase-by-phase production of various C- and D-segment models, including crossovers and sedans, is planned. Production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2023.
A merchant in possession Camper next year it plans to restart car production at the former Mercedes-Benz plant in the Moscow region. This venture was launched in 2019, but last fall Mercedes announced its withdrawal from Russia and Avtodom bought all its assets. The resumption of production of Mercedes is out of the question, so the new owners of the plant are negotiating with other partners. It is important that the production is immediately organized in CKD mode, i.e. with welding and painting of the bodywork.
Even today we talked about hypercars Aerodynamic Bugatti Chiron and Bertone GB110sedans Wallis 719 and the starting price of the crossover Moskvich 3.
