Norwegian division of the company Volkswagen introduced a new model – a motorized office chair. It has five wheels, of which the two largest (four inches in diameter) are powered by a traction motor. The chair can accelerate up to 20 km / h, one full battery charge is enough for 12 km. Of the equipment: a three-point seat belt, headlights and taillights, a stereo system, parking sensors and even a rear view camera – the display is installed in the left armrest. Of course, this is just a joke, for some reason prepared long before April 1, although the Norwegians still built a working copy of such a chair.
Savage Rivale from the Netherlands has introduced an electric car Runner. This beach car without doors, has a simple awning and ground clearance of 215 mm, and a four-seater sedan is finished with moisture-resistant materials. An electric motor with a return of 68 hp and 200 Nm is installed on the rear axle, under the seats there are traction battery blocks with a total capacity of 20 kWh. With a full charge, a car weighing 800 kg can travel 200 km. In addition to the 250-litre rear luggage compartment, there is a 60-litre refrigerated front compartment for drinks. Small-scale production of the Coastrunner model should start in 2023, the estimated price is 35 thousand euros.
Published the official teaser of the minivan Nissan Serena new generation, although patent images appeared last week. The company promises that it will be a completely new model, announced the e-Power hybrid propulsion system and the improved ProPiolt 2.0 autopilot. The debut of the new Serena should take place in the near future. The current minivan produced in Japan since 2016 and became Nissan’s first self-driving model.
Toyota confirms the new hybrid will be unveiled at the LA Auto Show on Nov. 16 Toyota Prius for the fifth generation. A new teaser has been released, which better shows some features of the future car. The Prius will keep the liftback form factor and have a Toyota EV-inspired design, but there’s no other word yet. current Prius it appeared in 2015, so now it’s time for the release of a new model.
To the sedan Cadillac CT4 there was a new basic version with the smaller engine. Production of cars with a 204 HP 1.5 Ecotec turbo four has started in China and will appear on the local market at the end of November. Until now, Cadillac CT4 sedans have been equipped with engines of at least two liters, and that unit will remain the basis in America. However, the company’s smallest model is still the Cadillac ELR hybrid, which had a 1.4-liter engine.
Agency Yan Feng, a major Chinese supplier of automotive interior components, has unveiled the XiM23 concept, the main feature of which is, of course, the interior. It has four individual seats with a wide range of adjustments, adaptive lighting and a transformable front panel. It has a single curved screen across the entire width of the cabin, while in Calm mode it is only raised by 50mm, in Rich mode its height reaches 100mm, and when the autopilot is on, it rises to the maximum height of 200 mm. Another “tablet” can be installed as a center console, mounted on the front panel or completely removed.
At the Lipetsk plant Motorinvest since the start of production September 28th and as of early November, 380 Evolute electric vehicles have been assembled. So far, the company produces only one model – a sedan. Evolved i-Prowhich is already on sale. By the end of the year, Motorinvest plans to assemble 2,000 of these electric vehicles, but the Evolute i-Joy crossover should also be on the conveyor belt.
Even today we talked about parallel imports. Volkswagen group cars in Russia and new crossovers Subaru Rex And Livan RL9.
