Alfa Romeo and its Stellantis Heritage division have prepared a series of three special editions of the Alfa Romeo 4C sports car. It was created with the participation of racing driver Nicola Larini, who became the DTM champion in 1993. The three cars differ in body and wheel color (gold, red and green), but all have white bumpers. This paint scheme is inspired by the liveries of Alfa Romeo racing cars from the seventies. Interestingly, all special editions are based on used cars, because production of the 4C model ceased in 2020. In fact, we have before us the fruits of factory restoration of cars.
Hypercar Pagani Huayra Codalungais a rare bird in itself, because it was built in five copies. Recently, one of them was spotted on the streets of Paris, and it turned out to be the only Huayra Codalunga Hermes hypercar on the planet. As the name suggests, the unique car was created together with the fashion house Hermes. It has white accents on the body, wheels, brakes and exhaust pipes. The black and white interior is trimmed with genuine Hermes leather. This Codalunga has already become the second copy of the Huayra model, created in collaboration with the French fashion house.
Company Scout, which showed promising models for the American market last week, shared the first results of receiving orders. It turned out that 80% of the orders were for hybrid modifications! Such cars will have a gasoline internal combustion engine for recharging the traction battery, but not directly connected to the wheels. The Scout Traveler SUV turned out to be more popular than the Scout Terra truck: the number of orders was distributed in a 60/40 ratio. However, the total number of orders left has not yet been disclosed.
In Porscheconfirmed that the upgraded top model Porsche 911 Turbo will become a hybrid. Its debut is scheduled for 2025. But the already updated Porsche 911 GT3 (pictured) may soon disappear from the range. It's all about strict environmental European standards, which put an end to the high-speed naturally aspirated engine. Earlier, Porsche complained that the hybrid system is not suitable for the GT3 version. Accordingly, the extreme modification will either die out or switch to turbocharging, which will kill a fair share of its charm.
Company Mitsubishiannounced two new crossovers for the European market at once. The premiere is promised for 2025, one SUV will be electric, and the second one will have a petrol and hybrid version. However, it has already been announced that both models will be produced in Europe at Renault factories. That is, the new Mitsubishi will be re-badged models of the French brand. The most likely candidates for reincarnation are the Renault Symbioz and the electric Renault Scenic E-Tech.
Published First images of the Cadillac Lyriq driver's crossoverV. It will be the first electric car of the brand, which got the signature V prefix. The photos show that the crossover is supposed to have a characteristic body kit and decor, but the technical parameters are still kept secret. The regular Lyriq in the dual-engine all-wheel drive version has 507 hp, therefore, the V-modification should be even more powerful. Cadillac Lyriq V will enter the market early next year.
The Belarusian plant BelGee announced the production of 50 thousand cars under its own brand. The production of the Belgee X50 SUV (pre-restyling Geely Coolray) began in July 2023, now there are two models in the range (a larger Belgee X70 crossover appeared in the spring), and a third one is on the way (the Belgee S50 sedan). The 50,000th anniversary car was a black Belgee X50 in the Prestige trim level, which will be sent for sale to Russia.
Today we also talked about the Jeep Meridian crossover, the Kia Tasman pickup, the Porsche 911 Carrera T and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra sports cars.