Series Electric Cars BMW iX3, i4 and iNext will have wheels of a special design that will help to reduce the drag coefficient Cx by 5%. Company tests showed that with new wheels the power reserve on one battery charge at the BMW iX3 crossover was able to increase by 10 km in the WLTP cycle. On production vehicles, the new wheels will be available in various colors, and the iX3 will be the first to try them, sales of which will begin this year.
AvtoVAZ shared statistics on Lada car sales in January. Buyers found 21,790 cars – 1.2% more than in January 2019. Grant remained the most popular model with a score of 8470 cars (an increase of 11%). Next is Vesta – 7506 copies sold, which is 6% more compared to the same period last year.
Company Geely invests 370 million yuan ($ 53 million) in enhancing the “biological safety” of its vehicles. It is about the development of new environmentally sustainable materials with antibacterial and antiviral properties used in air conditioning systems and on surfaces that the driver and passenger often touch (steering wheel, buttons, touch screen, gear lever). The company will also exchange best practices with professional medical and research institutes.
Auto Expo 2020 in New Delhi unveils concept crossover Maruti Suzuki Futuro-e. He portends the new corporate style of the Indian brand, the elements of which will soon appear on production models of the brand. The manufacturer does not disclose details about the technical stuffing of the unusual crossover, saying only that Futuro-e is adapted for both hybrid and fully electric power plants. The production version is expected in about a year.
Just a couple of days ago, GM announced the start of mass production of mid-engined coupes Chevrolet Corvette C8, and now it became known that the car drove the circle of the legendary Nurburgring track in 7 minutes and 29.9 seconds. A supercar with the optional Z51 Performance track package participated in the race, but failed to become the fastest in the history of the model: the record so far belongs to the sixth-generation Corvette ZR1 coupe, which in the distant 2011 crossed the Northern Loop in just 7 minutes 19.63 seconds. However, more powerful modifications of the new supercar are coming, so that soon they will show even more impressive results.
Liftback and station wagon sketches published Skoda Octavia RS fourth generation. Sketches are designed to foster interest in the “hot” line of Octavia, although the exterior of the station wagon was revealed two weeks ago, when branded images appeared on the Web. The new Octavia RS for the first time in the history of the model will acquire a modification with a rechargeable hybrid powerplant. The official premiere of the “charged” (in every sense) Octavia will be held in a month at the Geneva Motor Show.
Also today we talked about the new Cadillac Escalade SUV, Kia Sonet SUV, Volkswagen Polo liftback for Russia, the Audi Q5 diesel crossover, the future Hyundai i20 hatchback and the Haval Concept H hybrid, but photos of the restyled Hyundai Solaris sedan, alas, had to be deleted at the request of the copyright holder .
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