Evolute i-Joy 2023.

Evolute i-Joy 2023.

Evolute i-Joy 2023.

The Evolute i-Joy crossover comes to the Russian market.

Following the Evolute i-Pro sedan, the Lipetsk plant Motorinvest began assembling the Evolute i-Joy crossover, and these vehicles will go on sale at official dealers in seven Russian regions over the coming weekend.

The electric i-Joy is a variant of the 2019 Chinese Dongfeng Fengon E3 crossover, which is exported under the name Seres 3 (including to Europe).

In terms of dimensions, the Evolute i-Joy is close to the familiar Nissan Qashqai and Skoda Karoq models. Length — 4385 mm, width — 1850 mm, height — 1650 mm and wheelbase — 2655 mm.

The crossover has 18-inch alloy wheels, declared ground clearance — 180 mm, but the drive is only front, and the simple chassis — with McPherson struts in front and semi-dependent suspension in back.

The trunk volume is from 535 liters under the shelf to 1225 liters with the folded back sofa.

The front axle is equipped with synchronous electric motor with an output of 163 hp and 195 Nm, although previously higher figures were shown.

There are Eco, Normal and Sport driving modes. The crossover with curb weight of 1,765 kg can accelerate to «hundred» in 8.9 seconds, the maximum speed — 155 km/h.

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Buick Envista GS 2023.

Buick Envista GS 2023.

Buick Envista GS 2023.

The Buick Envista is the first coupe-shaped crossover of the American brand.

At the end of August, Buick Envista premiered at the Chengdu 2022 auto show in China.

First of all, the presented car is characterized by the presence of «shark nose».

Predatory «face» is formed by narrow LED-lights and wide grille, which is installed with a slight negative slope.

The new Buick Envista can also boast of being the first in the range to receive a new brand nameplate.

And also a «sports» version with prefix «GS» in the name is already prepared for it.

You can distinguish the latter from the basic version by a characteristic black decor, mesh grille and 18-inch wheels with red brake calipers. The interior of this Parkett has a dark finish.

The cabin of the Envista is characterized by two 10.25-inch displays, placed on a single panel without a visor.

Interestingly, the developers did not refuse to use analog buttons: the central console has the usual climate control unit.

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Genesis GV70 2023.

Genesis GV70 2023.

Genesis GV70 2023.

Genesis GV70 2023. The car is better than it may seem at first sight: six months on the GV70.

When you start to get into the details, the Genesis GV70 is much better than it seems at first glance.

It feels like Korean engineers and marketing specialists have studied forums of the owners of German competitors for months to get the best from them and eliminate «shoals».

In many respects they have succeeded. The Genesis is finished inside with dignity and good quality. Eco leather is much more pleasant tactile than, for example, in Mercedes.

The trunk is roomy — with the folded seats it is no problem to put a bicycle with 29 wheels.

Excellent visibility, well and convenient little things like a button to open the trunk on the rear window wiper (like on the Porsche Macan) also please. But not everything is perfect.

For example, there is no independent heater, as in Audi, it means that when you sit in the car with the engine switched off you cannot switch on the air conditioner. On the passenger seat there is no memory in adjustments.

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Subaru Impreza 2023.

Subaru Impreza 2023.

Subaru Impreza 2023.

The Japanese unveiled the new Subaru Impreza 6th generation in Los Angeles.

Premiere of the sixth generation Subaru Impreza took place at the auto show in Los Angeles 2022. Local public got acquainted with the model in the form of a five-door hatchback.

The car turned out to be much like the previously shown Subaru Crosstrek: it differs from it only by exterior cladding and suspension design.

The sixth Impreza has LED headlights already in base and its shape has become more aggressive with the change of generations.

The rear lights are new too — with a noticeable C-shaped design. The car also draws attention with a frameless grille and sculpted front bumper, in the side sections of which there are fog lamps.

Depending on the configuration, its round arches can be equipped with 16-18-inch rims.

The interior of the presented five-door in many respects repeats that of the models Levorg and WRX, but the virtual dashboard is not given to a novelty (even for extra charge).

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Alpha Montage 2023.

Alpha Montage 2023.

Alpha Montage 2023.

A very expensive toy: a retro Alpha Montage coupe without a motor for $499,000.

U.S. electric car startup Alpha Motor Corporation continues to shock the public with non-standard forms of business: the company, which has not yet released a single car, but has already announced more than ten novelties, this week offered everyone to apply for a very strange Montage coupe for crazy money and with an unclear purpose.

Alpha Motor Corporation, a startup headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, first went public in late 2020 with the announcement of the Ace compact electric coupe and a promising family of multi-car commercial vehicles.

Since then, the concept of the startup has changed, commercial vehicles are no longer in question, but the company has presented a virtual full model range and each model is designed in a retro style.

The founder of the startup is an Asian-American designer Edward Lee, who previously worked at Lexus and Audi — he is the author of the distinctive style of the future Alpha electric cars.

Sources of its funding Alpha Motor Corporation does not disclose, but last summer the company’s website has appeared a section for investors, which indirectly indicates that there are some problems with money.

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