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Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica with new equipment kit

In April 2022, Lamborghini unveiled its new car that has found its place between the Evo and STO models, the Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica. It didn’t take long for one of the tuners to raise the performance of this car to a higher level. The first of them was Novitec.

Novitec has prepared an equipment package that includes new carbon components that make the Huracán more stable at high speeds, such as a trunk lid with air-ducts, side panels, and mirror covers. There are also new sport spring sets, KW aluminum height-adjustable coilover suspension thanks to which the car is closer to the ground by an additional 35 millimeters, and a new exhaust system with or without flap regulation (available with 999 fine gold plating). Now, the sports car looks even more spectacular and delivers even more driving fun.

The tuner did not touch the engine, so the Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica is still powered by an atmospheric 5.2-liter V10 engine with 640 hp (470 kW) and 416 lb-ft (565 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It reaches 62 mph in 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph (325 km / h).

The standard 20- and 21-inch rims have been replaced by a center-mounted option from Vossen, which Novitec offers in 72 colors.

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Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica with new equipment kit

Source: Novitec

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New Hyundai i10, i20 and i30 coming soon

Officially, Hyundai is not giving up on small cars. This was confirmed by the President/CEO at Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH, Michael Cole, saying that the South Korean car company continues to produce the next generation i10, i20 and i30 models. The reason for such a decision is that there are still many buyers who do not like the crossover/SUV concept at all.

“The popular models i10, i20 and i30 remain in the offer. We will also produce them in the next editions, because we do not want to lose our customers who do not want lifted cars”, said Cole and added that the mentioned models powered by (turbo) gasoline engines will soon be and electrified, which will ensure that they meet the announced even stricter standards on exhaust gas emissions.

This puts Hyundai in a small group of car companies that, in addition to SUVs, also offer standard car models from more compact categories, which from the point of view of many potential customers seems to be the right decision.

Last year, Hyundai achieved sales growth with the delivery of approximately 500,000 vehicles. Also, the company announced the development of a small electric car for the European market that will cost around 20,000 euros, but also 11 electric models by the end of the decade.

Also, the South Korean automaker is among several companies that believe hydrogen still has a future. However, without major investments in infrastructure, fuel cell cars like the N Vision 74 Concept remain just a dream.

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New Hyundai i10, i20 and i30 coming soon

Source: Hyundai

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Six cars gone in 45 seconds

After four Hellcats were stolen last September, the Don Franklin Somerset Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership was robbed again. Last week, from the same salon located in Somerset, Kentucky, robbers stole six cars worth $ 600,000 in a short time. Everything happened very quickly, in just 45 seconds.

First they activated the alarm, which takes one minute to activate. However, everything happened so quickly that the alarm did not even sound, and the police arrived at the scene three minutes later.

The police report states that seven people entered the salon through a window, after which they found the keys, took the cars and left in different directions.

During the night, the police managed to find five cars, one of which was destroyed during the police chase, and the driver was arrested. Four cars were found at various locations in Tennessee and Alabama, and one of them had run out of gas. The sixth car has not yet been found, but is believed to be in Alabama.

Source: WHAS11 via YouTube