CARS OF THE WORLD

Vanwall Vandervell S 2023.

Posted by admin on 17 января, 2023

Vanwall Vandervell S 2023.

The Vanwall Vandervell S is announced in Germany.

The Vanwall brand is now remembered only by Formula 1 enthusiasts.

It was the name of the British racing team, which in the fifties, founded by Tony Vandervell, and the leading engineer was Colin Chapman (although he by then already had his own company Lotus).

But that stable stopped existing in 1961. But in her honor was named a modern German company Vanwall Racing.

It was founded back in 2000, and for a long time was called ByKolles Racing (in honor of the founder and owner Romulus Kolles), but last year it registered all the rights to the historic name and rebranded.

The company’s main focus is endurance racing (including the 24 Hours of Le Mans).

Last year was announced a new Vanwall Vandervell 680 car of its own design (before the team used ENSO prototypes), as well as its road version Vanwall Vandervell 1000 with a 1000 hp V8 engine.

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Jeep Avenger 2024.

Posted by admin on 16 января, 2023

Jeep Avenger 2024.

The mysterious all-wheel-drive Jeep Avenger will not appear until 2024.

The smallest crossover Jeep designed specifically for Europe debuted last fall only in front-wheel drive versions (gasoline and electric), and now some details about the upcoming all-wheel drive modification have become known.

Since its debut last October at the Paris Auto Show Jeep Avenger managed to win the European competition «Car of the Year» (Car of the Year 2023) and collect more than 7,000 pre-orders in Europe.

Now the Avenger is available in all European countries with an electric propulsion system (the only electric motor on the front axle makes 156 hp), and gasoline modification with turbocharged 1.2 PureTech (100 hp) is offered only in selected countries — for example, in Italy and Spain.

The Jeep Avenger is produced at the Fiat plant in Tychy, Poland, and the gasoline version is not available in Poland.

The most attractive prices are in Spain: here the base petrol Avenger with CCP (there is no automatic version) on 16-inch stamped wheels costs from 21,800 euros, electric version is much more expensive — from 35,100 euros.

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Chery Exeed LX 400T 2023.

Posted by admin on 16 января, 2023

Chery Exeed LX 400T 2023.

Chery Exeed LX 400T 2023. The new Exeed LX 400T 2023 has not reached Russia yet: the new cross-country Exeed LX 400T has entered the market at a price of 1.4 million rubles. Features announced.

The previously available limited edition crossover Exeed LX 400T 2023 has gone on sale.

Chinese company Chery has launched a new version of the Exeed LX 400T crossover on the home market.

Prices for the car in the home market range from 139,000 to 149,000 yuan (1.4 — 1.5 million rubles).

By the way, this car was previously released in an edition of only 100 models, but its popularity prompted Exeed that it should become more mass-produced.

Under the hood of the Exeed 400T is a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with 261 hp and 400 N*m of torque.

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Dongfeng DF6 2023.

Posted by admin on 15 января, 2023

Dongfeng DF6 2023.

The newest Dongfeng DF6 2023 has already arrived. He received not only new characteristics.

More recently, Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng has started selling its DF6 all-terrain pickup truck.

However, this model cannot be called an absolute novelty. Dong Feng DF6 2023 was previously known to customers as Rich 6 and has been in production since 2017.

Today, the car is available in three versions, estimated at 2.89-3.19 million rubles.

At the moment, a variability of power characteristics is offered for a pickup truck — it is equipped with a 2.3 or 2.5 liter diesel unit, as well as a manual transmission or automatic transmission.

The car is delivered to our country directly from the territory of China, and its main rival is the Nissan Navara, on the basis of which it is built.

Options and prices

Despite the fact that Dong Feng DF6 2023 is not a fundamentally new model and has been known in the home market for more than five years, it does not imply excessive diversity in technical specifications.

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Mercedes C55 AMG 2023.

Posted by admin on 15 января, 2023

Mercedes C55 AMG 2023.

In this video, the Mercedes C55 AMG station wagon accelerates to 410 km/h.

A video has appeared on a foreign YouTube channel, which shows a rather fast ride performed by an old Mercedes C55 AMG station wagon.

The car was able to accelerate to a speed of 410 km / h.

For the Mercedes-Benz C-Class of the W203 generation, a more powerful version from the AMG sports division was introduced in 2005.

This was an opportunity for Merc to use the new 5.4-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine, an evolution of the eight-cylinder powerplant used in the old E-Class.

In the C55 AMG, the V8 engine developed 362 horsepower and 510 Nm of torque, which was respectable at the time and in its class.

That power was sent to the wheels via an AMG Speedshift five-speed automatic transmission.

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