Renault Koleos 2023.

Renault Koleos 2023.

Renault Koleos 2023.

Renault Koleos 2023 is a crossover in the top Premium Plus configuration.

Past models Koleos from French manufacturer Renault suffered a commercial failure, which the company did not deny.

However, the French did not take a cardinal decision and remove from production the failed brand.

Instead, the developers decided to perform a deep restyling procedure.

Appearance

Constructors together with the designers made the external appearance of the «new» car tightened, making it no less beautiful.

Previously, the company has already carried out a facial modernization, and therefore this is the second procedure.

The revealed flaws have been corrected. The body of «updated» Renault Koleos has increased in size, and if compare with its older brother, it became more massive.

Designers didn’t have to resort to drastic changes because the former stylistics didn’t cause any complaints. For this reason, the changes in appearance, if there are any, are insignificant.

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Ford Bronco Raptor Hennessey Performance.

Ford Bronco Raptor Hennessey Performance.

Ford Bronco Raptor Hennessey Performance.

The American tuning studio Hennessey Performance has finalized the most powerful version of the off-road Ford Bronco Raptor: the engine output is increased, the suspension is modified, and the design is slightly changed.

Hennessey VelociRaptor 500: a modified version of the «charged» Ford Bronco Raptor.

Hennessey Performance introduced a modified version of the VelociRaptor 500, based on the Ford Bronco Raptor.

It is more than 20% more powerful than the previously shown VelociRaptor 400.

Outside the new version attracts attention with the «Hennessey Heritage» livery and special decals.

The car is equipped with new bumpers and 18-inch ten-spoke wheels, which are «boots» in tires with an external diameter of 37″.

With regard to technology, the mentioned VelociRaptor 400 Bronco was built on the basis of an ordinary Ford Bronco, and put it 2.7-liter V6 with two turbos boosted to 417 hp.

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Alpine A110 R 2023.

Alpine A110 R 2023.

Alpine A110 R 2023.

The extreme Alpine A110 R: the fastest sports car of the French brand.

The Alpine A110 is already a very driving car in its own right, but the experts from the French brand have presented an even more extreme version of the model with the letter «R» in the name.

On the demonstration photos the car has a blue coloring of the body «Racing Mat Blue», familiar from the formula car Alpine F1.

It is equipped with a carbon fiber body kit, due to which the curb weight was kept within 1,082 kg (- 34).

The body kit includes a new hood with two air intakes (2.9 kg), as well as large side «skirts», and they have aerodynamic design here.

At the back there is an antifender, which at speed generates 29 kg of downforce.

One can also note the presence of a wider diffuser with pronounced «fins», which again contributes to increase downforce.

It is interesting that the two-door has no rear window as such — instead of it a carbon panel with several slots is installed, so the visibility to the back of the car is about zero.

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KIA Soul EV 2022.

KIA Soul EV 2022.

KIA Soul EV 2022.

KIA has announced prices for the updated 2022 KIA Soul EV for Europe.

After the update, the Korean electric parkette has received a slightly tweaked design and a new power plant.

British customers of the brand can place a pre-order now, but the first customers will receive the reserved cars only by the end of the year.

Market of the Korean car maker addressed only electric modification of the compact-cross KIA Soul.

Before the upgrade the Soul EV was sold in a single Maxx configuration. Now there is a base version Urban and the flagship Explore.

The market of the Korean car manufacturer addressed only electric modification of the KIA Soul compact-cross in Great Britain.

Before the upgrade, Soul EV was sold in a single Maxx configuration. Now there is a base version Urban and the flagship Explore.

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Chery Exeed Yaoguang 2023.

Chery Exeed Yaoguang 2023.

Chery Exeed Yaoguang 2023.

Exeed Yaoguang crossover: TXL successor in the brand’s new design style.

Chery introduced Exeed Yaoguang crossover, which is the successor of TXL model and is the first automobile of Chinese brand, made in the new design style.

However, the exterior of the serial all-terrain vehicle was not a surprise — it was previously shown on the Exeed AtlantiX concept.

The automobile has received vertical «fangs» headlights and frameless grille that consists of many miniature diamond-shaped elements.

On the side, the model draws attention by the presence of retractable door handles, narrow ventilation slots on the front fenders and pronounced sill line.

The stern has narrow headlights united by a luminous strip.

Plus, there are four exhaust pipes at once. Depending on the configuration, the car can be set on wheels with a diameter of 18 to 20″.

Interior of the model is also designed in the new style. Thus, the car has 12.3-inch displays of digital dashboard and multimedia system, located on a single panel without visor.

The developers simplified the central tunnel as much as possible, leaving on it only a platform for wireless charging gadgets and a large storage box for sundries.

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