The Ferrari Special Projects division has prepared another special-order car. Roadster Ferrari SP-8 built on the basis of the F8 Spider supercar for an unnamed Taiwanese client. The car has original body panels and is completely devoid of a roof, but technically it is the same as the donor: a V8 3.9 biturbo engine with a power of 720 hp. works with a seven-speed “robot”. Prior to delivery to the customer, the car will be on public display at the Mugello race track, and then will move to the Ferrari brand museum until March 2024. One can only guess about the price of such an individual order.
A hybrid crossover is preparing to enter the Russian market Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Plug–in Hybrid. The “Seven” with an electric booster is made according to the same recipe as the older model Tiggo 8: a 1.5 petrol turbo engine with a power of 147 hp. works together with two electric motors (one of them is mainly used as a generator). Total output is 235 hp, front-wheel drive only. The Russian presentation of the model is expected in November.
Mercedes–Benz opened in Europe accepting orders for the electric crossovers EQA and EQB updated at the end of last summer. Let us remind you that both models have undergone minor changes in appearance, software and set of options. Contrary to expectations, starting prices have not changed: EQA in Germany costs from 50,777 euros, and EQB – 53,714 euros.
The company MB Rus (former representative office of Mercedes-Benz Rus) and GC Avtodom will become official importers of pickup trucks Fi take Tunland G7. The appearance of this model, known in China under the name Tunland F9, was announced in Russia at the end of spring, but sales never began. The pickup is equipped with a two-liter turbodiesel (163 hp, 390 Nm) and an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. Sales should begin in December, prices will be announced later.
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi will become a co-investor in the Ampere project, which the Renault Group established to develop and produce electric vehicles. Nissan had already joined this project earlier. At the beginning of 2023, Mitsubishi management adopted a program to develop its electric vehicle range, which is now far behind its competitors. The maximum investment in Ampere is 200 million euros.
The public transport operator of the Moscow region Mostransavto (a structure of the regional Ministry of Transport) has begun testing the bus LiAZ-5292 LNG – a gas modification of the standard model 5292, which can be seen in many Russian cities. The YaMZ engine runs on liquefied methane, the reserve of which should be enough for 300 km in the city. In test mode, the bus will carry passengers along route No. 11 in Kolomna, the length of the route is about 9 km one way. Tests will last until early 2024.
Also today we talked about new models Dongfeng for Russia and hybrid crossover Mercedes-AMG GLE 53.
2023-10-24 19:42:54
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