In a flurry of press releases, BMW heralded the imminent arrival of yet more models. The 2nd generation 4 Series Gran Coupe follows cues from the 3 and 4 series M models. The X3 and X4 SUVs are getting updates including PHEV drivetrains, and exterior design changes.
Yes ladies and germs, Ford Maverick is a hybrid, in fact, the very 1st hybrid pick up truck. Americans eh! They call this truck a “compact truck,” as if any truck can be called compact. The 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder hybrid drivetrain does 40mpg and developes 191 horsepower and 55 lb.-ft. of torque. In what surely must be another first for pickup trucks, it has a CVT automatic power the front wheels.
Kia’s Daring New Look Sportage Revealed After teaser images, and a “brand relaunch,” Kia has finally given us a first look at the new Sportage small SUV. Kia keeps to a 6 year product cycle, with a mid-life refresh, or as they call it, “product Enhancement”.
Honda has its Civic Type R Limited Edition with a specially painted and stickered sceheme as a nod to Tony D’Alberto’s Type R TCR race car. It comes in ‘Racing Blue’ with D’Alberto’s #50 front and centre. The new TCR colours debuts at the Morgan Park Raceway in Queensland in August, for the fifth round of the TCR Australia Series.
In this case, the Jaguar I-PACE did the EVeresting challenge of 199.6km which included all the runs, plus 8 mile drive to the start line. The climb includes sweeping bends and hills of 20%. The Jaguar I-PACE was driven by cyclist, Elinor Barker MBE.
The Skyline has not been ruined by modders, but has had a Nismo 320kph speedo installed. It might well be hopeful but Skyline drivers will be smiling because they know the secret. It has been owned by a private collector since 2019 and is rated as Collector Grade. It has all the books, and has been given a thorough looking over at Shannons.
For doubters of EV sustainability, Nissan revealed that buyers of their EV cars are driving longer distances than either petrol or diesel drivers, so there!
Iron Lynx is a stylish race group in Italy. They’ve recruited an equally stylish 20-year-old to their ranks, in the form of Logan Sargeant. Logan will race in France this weekend at the Paul Ricard circuit’s Michelin Le Mans Cup.
BMW announced the the BMW M4 GT3 customer race car based built on the 2021 M4 Competition Coupe. The engine is a 3.0L straight-6 M TwinPower Turbo with 590 hp. Princing is $530,000 in the US (excl. shipping), with the Competition Package being an option at $55,000
BMW iX has 3 models: xDrive40, iX xDrive40 Sport and iX xDrive50 Sport, Power is 240kW in the iX xDrive40 and 385kW in the iX xDrive50. Battery range is 630 KM in the iX xDrive50 and up to 425 KM for the “entry level” model X xDrive40.
