The last supercar released Lamborghini Aventador, with which the era of purely gasoline 12-cylinder models ended for the company. The car of the next generation, although it will retain the V12 engine, will also have a hybrid appendage. The final Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster in blue will go to a customer in Switzerland. Since 2011, 11,465 supercars of the Lamborghini Aventador family have been produced, including all varieties and special versions, with 85% of the cars being personalized as part of the Ad Personam proprietary program. The circulation of the Aventador turned out to be greater than that of all previous 12-cylinder Lamborghinis combined: for example, the Murcielago model found 4099 customers, and the Diablo 2884 customers.
At the factory Nissan in British Sunderland, the production of two hybrid crossovers began at the same time – this is Juke Hybrid and Qashqai e-Power. They have different electrical stuffing, but unified equipment is used for their production. For example, a single traction battery assembly line cost £10 million. A total of £500 million was spent on modernizing the plant to produce new generation Juke and Qashqai models. More recently, the total circulation of crossovers produced in Sunderland exceeded 5 million copies.
And Nissan is preparing a racing premiere: a sports car will be presented on September 28 Nissan Not with the GT4created on the basis of the new serial coupe. So far, only one teaser has been published, which shows a car with a developed aerodynamic body kit. Apparently, Nissan intends to compete with such fresh race cars as the BMW M4 GT4 and Lotus Emira GT4.
Published official photos of the updated crossover Audi e-tron, which is rumored to be called the Audi Q8 e-tron. Recently, this camouflaged prototype took part in the E-Cannonball event, which took place in the vicinity of Hamburg. Among the visible changes is perhaps another radiator grille with large cells. However, according to preliminary information, the e-tron will also gain a larger traction battery and more efficient electric motors.
Sales of sedans began in China Chery Arrizo 8. With a length of 4780 mm, this model is between the Corolla and Camry, although in the home market it is positioned as a business sedan. So far, only cars with the most powerful 1.6 turbo engine (197 hp) and a seven-speed “robot” with two wet clutches have gone on sale. But even such sedans have very attractive prices: from 15,200 to 18,600 dollars. Later, cars with a 1.5 turbo engine and a CVT will appear. And later Chery Arrizo 8 may enter the Russian market.
For hot hatch Ford Focus ST a new Track Pack is offered, which includes adjustable suspension with KW coil struts and new springs. The standard ground clearance has been reduced by 10 mm, but can be reduced by another 15 mm if necessary. Also installed are more powerful Brembo front brakes with discs with a diameter of 363 mm against the standard 330 mm, and additional aerodynamic elements appeared on the body. The 2.3 EcoBoost turbo (280 hp) remains standard, but the Track Pack can only be ordered for hatchbacks with a manual transmission.
Also today we talked about a sports car SC-01hybrid crossover Toyota Harrierupdated SUV DS 3 and brand output Skywell to the Russian market.