Jaguar announced that the brand returns to the global motorsport scene. In autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the FIA Formula E Championship with its own team. As you might know, Formula E is world’s first international single-seat vehicle championship for electric powered vehicles.
In fact, this is one of the best opportunities for Jaguar Land Rover in terms of further research and development of electric motors and battery technologies. As you might know, Jaguar Land Rover uses the combine force of over 8,000 engineers and is also the largest investor in research and development across the business sector. Furthermore, Jaguar’s Formula E team will benefit from industry leading resource and technologies, while the brand itself will work closely with race operations team.
And indeed the engineers will be the only that are able to apply and deliver knowledge within the race team in order to improve the high chances of the whole campaign and they also will be the people that will push the boundaries of the electric technologies and performance achievements.
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And as we talk about engineers, we should also mention that Williams Advanced Engineering will be the technical partner to Jaguar Formula E team and will provide comprehensive and extensive knowledge, combined with tons of EV systems experience. And this is indeed the team that created the Jaguar C-X75 plug-in hybrid concept sport car.
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The all-new Ginetta G57 will make its public debut at Europe’s premier pre-season motorsport show, indeed the 2016 Autosport International Show. The prototype race vehicle will be exposed at Ginetta’s stand between 14-17 January. Furthermore, there will be full and comprehensive press conference on Thursday, 14 January at 10:30am on Ginetta’s stand. There will be photo opportunities and special presentation made personally by Ginetta Chairman, Lawrence Tomlinson.
Mercedes-AMG S 65 Cabriolet comes with style, passion an aggression. The sexy cabrio offers stunning amount of power and enhanced performance capabilities, along with beautiful exterior design with elegant, yet aggressive lines. The massive and powerful stance is further boosted, thanks to the unique blend of Mercedes-Benz and AMG union. So, let’s see what this beauty has to offer.
Renault Clio RS 220 Trophy proved itself to be the fastest B-segment car with a new record at the well-known Nurburgring.
VW comes with exclusive version for its hot cabrio model. Along with the minor exterior changes, there are also some sweet additions made in the cabin. First of all, the vehicle demonstrates red brake calipers, restyled bumpers and slightly modified side extensions. Definitely not some dramatic changes which makes us question whether this “facelift” was indeed necessary.
Nissan launches special Spotify playlist exclusive for all LEAF fans out there in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the world’s first all-electric Nissan LEAF. All Spotify users now can search for the “100% Nissan LEAF 5th Birthday” playlist and enjoy the special 10 fan-suggested songs that can be streamed on all Nissan vehicles.
Ford decided to invest additional $4.5 billion in electric vehicles and the big plan is by 2020 there should be plenty of electric cars and numerous “green” changes that will make people’s lives better and cleaner.
The first 2016 Ford F-150 that can run on clean-burning compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line. This makes Ford the only vehicle manufacturer that offers CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. Definitely America’s truck leader know how it’s done.
RAV4 arrives in UK with full force. The vehicle will be available with diesel and petrol-powered engines and brand’s lovers will also have the chance to try out the first hybrid RAV4 from mid-January next year.
The 1.75-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine and the total power output of 237hp (174kW) and with its lightweight components, Alfa Romeo 4C is one of the most appealing and most interesting sports vehicles on the market today. And this, of course, hasn’t stopped numerous aftermarket tuners to add even more exclusivity to the sweetie. One such brand is Pogea Racing.
Design grade for refreshed Yaris? Yep, this looks like a promising start for the 2016 season for Toyota. The refreshment pack includes numerous changes and upgrades for adding value, style and performance upgrades for the newest Yaris family member.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. announced that after a 10-day long auction of the first Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition 0001, won the auction with a bid of $46, 200. The event concluded live at the 29th annual MS Dinner in San Diego on November 21 where Mitsubishi Motors was the main sponsor.
