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2022 Honda Civic e: HEV for the European market

The Japanese car manufacturer has presented a new generation of Honda Civic e: HEV, which is coming to showrooms in the fall. With this, Honda has completed its range of electric vehicles for the European market.

Compared to its predecessors, the Civic first lost the diesel engine, and now in the 11th generation it is losing the classic petrol engine when it comes to Europe. The future rival of the Corolla, but also of European hopes such as the VW Golf and Peugeot 308, is offered exclusively in a hybrid edition.

The new Honda Civic e: HEV is powered by a 2.0-liter gasoline engine combined with two electric motors, which delivers a total of 184 hp (135 kW) and 232 lb-ft (315 Nm) of torque. Honda wants CO2 emissions reduced to less than 110 g / km.

The exterior of the car is similar to the American edition as the interior, while the wheelbase is 35 mm longer than the previous generation Civic. Inside, a 9-inch infotainment screen and 10.2-inch instrument panel, come with the best-equipped models.

For next year, Honda is planning two new SUV models, all-electric and hybrid. Honda says the all-electric model, as a blend of dynamics, technology and design, will be “a great option for families looking for their first electric car.”

Source: Honda

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2022 Hyundai i20 N WRC with 500 hp

In this season’s World Rally Championship, Hyundai will compete with a hybrid i20 N WRC model that, in combination with an electric motor, will deliver 500 hp.

The car will be powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbo gasoline engine with 366 hp (269 kW) combined with an electric motor with 134 hp (98 kW), so drivers will have 500 hp (368 kW) available for a limited time. The car is equipped with a 3.9 kWh battery. Power will be transmitted to all wheels via a five-speed transmission.

The hybrid i20 N WRC weighs 1,260 kg, which is 70 kilograms more than the model used by Hyundai last season. In this way, Hyundai has offered an answer to the electrification of the WRC car that was announced last year, and will be applied from this year’s World Rally Championship, which starts on January 20 in Monte Carlo.

Source: Hyundai

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2022 Range Rover finally unveiled

As we wrote earlier, the new Range Rover was unveiled on October 26th. After a long time, one of the most famous luxury SUV models came to its fifth edition.

The new Range Rover is based on the Land Rover MLA platform and will be offered with two wheelbases along which the luxuriously equipped cabin can be configured with four, five or seven seats. Among the details that emphasize the Land Rover tradition are without a doubt the characteristic horizontally divisible fifth doors.

The body of the new Range Rover, without unnecessary details, is adorned with extremely clean lines. This ultimately helped to achieve an impressively low coefficient of air resistance for this type of car. It is equipped with an air adaptive suspension with electronically controlled stabilizers, cameras and a navigation system, through which the car can more easily overcome unevenness on the road.

When it comes to propulsion, customers will have a wide choice. There are primarily turbo diesel and petrol engines as well as two pulgin hybrid versions. One of them is BMW’s 4.4-liter turbocharged V8 engine with 523 hp (385 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. The same engine is used by the BMW X5 and X7 models. It reaches 60 mph in less than 4 seconds. The engine is paired with an 8-speed shiftable automatic transmission that transmits power to all wheels.

The 2022 Range Rover will enter the battle for buyers looking for their luxury SUVs among models such as the BMW X7, Mercedes / Maybach GLS, Bentley Bentayga, Lexus LX, etc. The first units should appear in showrooms early next year.

Source: Land Rover