The production of Kia Stinger liftbacks will be discontinued in April 2023, the second generation is not planned, so the company has prepared a farewell version Kia Stinger Tribute Edition, which will be issued in a circulation of 1000 copies. Features include new body colors (green and matte gray), black 19-inch wheels, extended black decor and two-tone interior trim (brown and black). All cars will have the most powerful V6 3.3 biturbo 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 handed over to the customer Bugatti Centodieci. Premiere of this model took place back in 2019 and was dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Bugatti brand, and the car itself was created on the basis of the serial Bugatti Chiron coupe, but stylized as the Bugatti EB110 supercar of the nineties. The first commercial copy left the factory in June this year. The coupe has a W16 quad turbo 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. Such Mini Cooper S Convertible Seaside Editing offered with white and blue body colors. In the first case, the special version differs from ordinary serial cars only in nameplates and door sills, and an inconspicuous inscription is made on the front panel: “30 years of Convertible”. 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-colored artificial leather upholstery became the hero of the day. It is important that two million copies is not the total circulation of “sevens”, but the number of cars produced at the main plant in Dingolfing, where seventh series sedans have been made since 1977, when the first generation debuted. At the same time, at different times, the “sevens” were also assembled in South Africa, Egypt, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia, although the car kits still came from Germany.
And in China began mass production of avant-garde electric vehicles HiPhi Z. The five-meter sedan is equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 672 hp. and a traction battery with a capacity of 120 kWh. Cars are about to begin to arrive at dealers, the start of sales is scheduled for January. Prices – from 610 to 630 thousand yuan, that is, 87-90 thousand dollars.
The interior of the crossover has been declassified Aehra SUV, which was first shown in November. It is stated that the interior can accommodate four very tall riders and turn into a cinema: a wide display, which in transport mode is recessed into the bowels of the front panel, can be pulled up and transformed into a huge TV. Side and interior mirrors are replaced by screens, and another display is installed instead of the center console. The production of such electric crossovers should begin 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 companies (most likely Chinese), negotiations with which are at the final stage. It is especially emphasized that the new St. Petersburg Lada “will not compete with the products that are currently produced at the Volga Automobile Plant.” It is planned to stage-by-stage production of various models of C and D segments, including crossovers and sedans. The start of production is scheduled for the second half of 2023.
A dealer holding Motorhome next year plans to restart the production of cars at the former Mercedes-Benz plant in the Moscow region. This enterprise 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 will immediately be organized in the CKD mode, that is, with welding and body painting.
Also today we talked about hypercars Bugatti Chiron Streamlined and Bertone GB110sedans Wallys 719 and the starting price of the crossover Moskvich 3.