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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

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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

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1994 Porsche 911 Turbo for sale

In 1990, Porsche unveiled a turbocharged version of the 964, the Porsche 911 Turbo. Until 1993, it was offered with a 3.3L engine, and after that with a 3.6L engine. Between 1993 and 1994, approximately 1,500 examples of this model were produced, and one of them, the 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo, is for sale.

Porsche 911 Turbo is powered by a turbocharged 3.6-liter M64/50 flat-six engine with 355 hp (265 kW) and 384 lb-ft (520 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Type G50/52 five-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential. It is mounted on multi-piece 18″ Speedline wheels wrapped in 225/40 front and 255/35 rear Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires.

This car is finished in Midnight Blue Metallic (L39C), has been well maintained and is in good condition. It is equipped with headlight washers, fog lights, a power sunroof, a rear window wiper, dual exhaust outlets, and European-spec side marker lamps, improved brakes, larger calipers and cross-drilled rotors at each corner, and height-adjustable Bilstein B6 dampers. with H&R springs.

Inside, the power-adjustable seats are upholstered in Marina Blue (VF) leather that also covers the door panels, dashboard along with a color-coordinated carpets. There is also a leather and wood-trimmed steering wheel and a six-digit odometer showing 143,843 kilometers (~89k miles). Additional equipment includes dark root wood dash trim, air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, and a Blaupunkt stereo.

The car has a clean Carfax report that shows no accidents or other damage. It comes with a tool kit, partial service records, import documents, and a clean Montana title.

The auction ends March 9 and the current highest bid is $212,000 USD.

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1994 Porsche 911 Turbo for sale

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