CARS OF THE WORLD

BYD FangChengBao Leopard 2024.

Posted by admin on 17 августа, 2023

BYD FangChengBao Leopard 2024.

Frame hybrid FangChengBao Leopard 5 from BYD.
The first model of BYD’s new FangChengBao brand, the Leopard 5 mid-size frame hybrid SUV, premiered in China this year.

Following FangChengBao is going to bring to market a larger SUV Leopard 8 and a more compact Leopard 3.

We already covered the FangChengBao brand this week when the Leopard 5’s appearance was revealed.

Let us briefly recall that FangChengBao (方程豹) in Chinese means «leopard formula» or «leopard equation».

In the hierarchy of BYD, the new brand will be placed between the luxury brand Yangwang and the premium brand Denza, FangChengBao will produce brutal pickup trucks and SUVs with plug-in hybrid and all-electric power plants.

The Leopard 5 debuted as a hybrid, based on the DMO (stands for Dual Mode Off-Road) frame platform.

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BAIC X55 2023.

Posted by admin on 16 августа, 2023

BAIC X55 2023.

Mass production of the BAIC X55 crossover has started at Avtotor.

On August 23, the assembly of the Chinese crossover 2023 BAIC X55 began at Avtotor Kaliningrad.

At the moment, the first batch of cars has left the assembly line of the enterprise.

The press service of the plant reported that preparations for mass production of the model began in June.

Since then, the plant has made special equipment and installed additional equipment for setting up on-board electronics, plus staff training has been carried out.

As for the BAIK X55 car itself, it is a classmate of the Toyota RAV4 model.

The SUV has a modern exterior design with a wide frameless radiator grille and two-story head optics.

By car, blackened rear pillars, due to which the effect of a “floating” roof is achieved.

He also put «recessed» door handles, which automatically extend when the owner approaches with a key.

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KIA EV5 2024.

Posted by admin on 15 августа, 2023

KIA EV5 2024.

The 2024 KIA EV5 electric compact crossover is in production form.

The electric Kia EV5 received a conceptual appearance, one electric motor and a battery from BYD.

The production-ready design and specifications of the new Kia EV5 electric crossover have been declassified earlier than expected, thanks to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The compact model, which will officially debut in the coming weeks, will be built in China with plans to export to global markets.

The appearance of the novelty is almost indistinguishable from the concept, with the exception of minor changes. Wheels come in two sizes: 18 and 19 inches in diameter.

They share the same design as the 21-inch wheels featured in the concept.

Changes include traditional side mirrors, wraparound door handles, a larger charging port, and slightly redesigned LED headlights.

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Nissan Paladin 2024.

Posted by admin on 14 августа, 2023

Nissan Paladin 2024.

Nissan presented a frame SUV at a price of 2.3 million rubles: the characteristics and equipment of the new Paladin are known.
In China, a new frame SUV Nissan Paladin is presented.

The new Nissan Paladin 2024 is presented for the Chinese market. The premiere of the frame SUV took place in Zhengzhou.

The date of the start of sales has not yet been disclosed, but the prices are already known.

So, for the basic version of the model they will ask from 2.307 million rubles, while the top one will cost at least 2.946 million rubles.

In terms of characteristics and equipment, the car is a direct competitor to the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.

As mentioned above, the novelty is built on a frame chassis, having an all-wheel drive system in its arsenal.

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Fiat Strada 2024.

Posted by admin on 13 августа, 2023

Fiat Strada 2024.

The bestseller Fiat Strada received a turbo engine and a special design for the top versions.

The range of the compact pickup truck was replenished with a liter turbo three, in addition, cars with a new engine now have a different “face”. The interior was also slightly refreshed, in addition, a limited special version appeared.

Produced in Brazil, the small truck Fiat Strada has always been in high demand among local buyers.

Well, after the model moved to the second generation in 2020, having received a full-fledged two-row cab (but left the two-door version), it completely topped the list of the country’s best-selling cars: in 2022, almost 112,500 pickups were sold on the Brazilian market , Strada’s result for seven months of this year is 60,912 copies.

Nevertheless, Fiat decided to refresh its bestseller, and the brand was not limited to decor.

So, the atmospheric four Fire 1.4 (maximum 88 hp) was finally retired: in the 2024 model year, the basic version of the Endurance (only this version was equipped with the 1.4 engine) switched to the four-cylinder aspirated Firefly 1.3, which traditionally for Brazil “feeds » both gasoline (101 hp) and ethanol (109 hp).

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