2023-06-23 17:02:02
Company Infiniti introduced an updated logo. Contrary to the trend, it has become three-dimensional: the effect of the road receding into the distance is enhanced by the deepened top of the central “cone”, and the illumination of the inner contour has also been added. But this logo will only be directly on the cars, and a two-dimensional version has been prepared for the design of car dealerships, booklets and online pages. This is the third logo update since the introduction of the Infiniti brand in 1989. The corporate style of the brand, the visual and sound range of have also been revised. All this almost coincided with the appointment of a new head of Infiniti: from July 1, this position will be taken by Ecuadorian Jose Roman, who has been working at Nissan since 2012.
Two off-road pickup versions prepared for Australia Mazda BT-50. Both are developed with the participation of the tuning firm Old Man Emu (OME). The BT-50 SP Pro version (pictured in white) has upgraded suspension with Nitrocharger dampers, 50mm more ride height, 18-inch wheels, black decor and an optional LED spotlight. Modification BT-50 Thunder Pro (red pickup truck) is charged more seriously: it has shock absorbers with remote reservoirs, additional protection from below, a snorkel and spotlights that hit 1.1 km. Surcharge relative to the original versions of SP and Thunder – 5100 and 6100 dollars, respectively.
At the presentation of Toyota Alphard / Vellfire minivans in Japan, a teaser of the future luxury crossover was briefly shown Toyota Century. For 56 years now, this has been the name of the executive sedan, and there is no talk of stopping its production yet, and the crossover made in the same style will become an extension of the range. According to preliminary information, the Century crossover will be three times more expensive than the Land Cruiser 300. The premiere should take place in a few months.
Two news were published by the Moscow Automobile Plant at once Moskvich. Firstly, Moskvich 3 petrol crossovers with a CVT appeared in Yandex.Drive carsharing: by the end of July, 200 such cars will arrive in the operator’s fleets in Moscow and St. Petersburg. And secondly, the plant began the second stage of accepting applications for obtaining the status of an official dealer. Car dealerships from 34 cities of Russia can take part in the selection, by the end of the year Moskvich plans to open dealerships in 31 cities.
Kama company has filed patent documents for the serial version of the electric car Atom. The application was submitted in July last year. The hatchback depicted in the patent differs markedly from the recently shown concept car: it has a different shape of wheel arch extensions, a different window sill line, modified exterior mirror mounts, larger door handles and a number of other features. At the same time, the Torino Design studio is not mentioned among the authors of the design in the document: only the head of Kama, Igor Povarazdnyuk, and KAMAZ workers Nikita Goryachev and Irek Gumerov are indicated.
GAZ started shipments to car dealers Sable NN and Gazelle NN with a new G31C turbodiesel of its own production (localized Chinese Foton). The 2.5 liter engine produces 150 hp. and 420 Nm, it will replace the previous purchased Cummins ISF 2.8 diesel engine in the range and is aggregated with a six-speed manual gearbox. It is stated that with the new diesel engine acceleration dynamics improved by 15%. Prices for Gazelle and Sable with G31C engine will be announced later.
Today entered into force on the eleventh package of sanctions EU versus Russia. One of its points concerns the automotive market: deliveries from the European Union to the Russian Federation of new and used cars with engines with a displacement of more than 1900 cubic centimeters, as well as cars with electric and hybrid power plants, are prohibited. Until now, European sanctions have only banned deliveries of cars worth more than 50,000 euros.
Also today we talked about the liftback JAC A5 Plus and crossover Ateca Cupra.
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