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The most powerful Alpina in history. BMW Alpina B5 GT introduced
The German company Alpina, which produces tuned hand-built cars based on BMW, has introduced the BMW Alpina B5 GT model.
It will be released in a limited edition in both sedan and wagon. The BMW Alpina B5 GT is equipped with the most powerful Alpina engine to date.
The car has a 4.4-liter V8, which debuted in the B5 model released in 2020, but now the twin-turbo engine produces 625 hp. power.
Power has increased by 13 hp and torque has increased by as much as 50 Nm, to 850 Nm. This is the most powerful engine Alpina has ever installed in a car. It allows you to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.4 seconds on a sedan and 3.6 seconds on a station wagon.
The extra performance comes from a host of changes, including an optimized air intake, redesigned exhaust system parts, engine software changes, and revised turbo boost pressure.
The BMW Alpina B5 GT features signature 20-inch wheels in six colours, a nappa leather interior as standard, B5 GT lettering on the front headrests and matching emblems on the floor mats. The car is equipped with a heated steering wheel, a Harman Kardon stereo system and an anthracite ceiling.
The wheels are available in six paint colors: Arctic Race Blue, Petrol Mica, Verde British Racing, Chalk, Imola Red and Daytona Violet. The classic Alpina deco-set decals are available in three different shades.
In total, 250 cars will be produced at a price of 145,500 euros.
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334 hp, consumption of 4.95 liters per 100 km and body shape like the Audi A7. Changan UNI-V iDD economical liftback launched in China
Dealers in China have Changan UNI-V iDD liftbacks, prices have also been announced: from 22,000 to 27,400 dollars. Inexpensive, given that we are not talking about the usual gasoline version, but about an economical hybrid.
The UNI-V iDD is powered by a 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine with 167 hp. and an electric motor of exactly the same power – 167 hp. Only the torque of the internal combustion engine is 260 Nm, and that of the electric motor is 330 Nm. Up to 100 km / h, the car accelerates in 6.5 seconds, and the maximum speed is 220 km.
UNI-V iDD is not an ordinary hybrid, but a rechargeable one. The capacity of the traction battery is 18.4 kWh, the car can drive up to 100 km on pure electricity, and the range of a fully charged and fueled car is 1010 km (consumption – 4.95 liters per 100 km), and this seems to be true.
The UNI-V iDD is notable for its body shape similar to the Audi A7. This is a mid-size liftback: dimensions are 4695 x 1838 x 1435 mm with a wheelbase of 2750 mm.
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5-meter 500-horsepower all-wheel drive sedan with a power reserve of 666 km. In China, they are preparing to introduce the Feifan F7
In China, on February 5, the official premiere of the Feifan F7 electric sedan (the Feifan brand belongs to SAIC) will take place, but the main parameters are already known, and they look interesting.
For example, Feifan F7 will be available both with a conventional traction battery and with a removable one. Not all manufacturers of electric vehicles in China offer this.
The basic version of the sedan will be rear-wheel drive, with a 294 hp engine. and a power reserve of 600 km. The top version will receive a power plant with two motors with a total power of 498 hp. and a power reserve of 666 km.
Feifan F7 dimensions – 5000 x 1953 x 1494 mm, wheelbase length – 3000 mm. The peculiarity of the interior of the car is a “digital dressing table”: three screens on the front panel. It is reported that the car will receive a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 SoC and a proprietary RISING OS.
According to Electrek, citing data collected by Focus to Move, Tesla entered the top ten best-selling cars in the world with two models at once.
The Tesla Model Y came in fourth place with 759,000 cars, an 88% improvement on its last year result. Sales of the Tesla Model 3 grew by 4% year-on-year to 596,000 vehicles, placing it in seventh place.
Toyota remains the leader in global car deliveries, as we’ve already reported, with three models in the top five best-selling passenger cars in the world.
Top 7 best-selling cars in the world last year looks like this:
- Toyota Corolla: 1.12 million (down 2% from 2021)
- Toyota RAV4: 870,000 (down 14%)
- Ford F-Series: 787,000 (down 9%)
- Tesla Model Y: 759,000 (88% more)
- Toyota Camry: 675,000 (down 3%)
- Honda CR-V: 601,000 (down 18%)
- Tesla Model 3: 596,000 (up 4%)
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