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Ford EcoSport

The 2020 EcoSport is a fun, capable and connected subcompact SUV. Whether you’re heading up into the hills or running around town, EcoSport instills confidence through changing weather and road conditions.

EcoSport offers a choice of stylish seating to help you happily host friends. Select from cloth available ActiveX, or available leather trim in shades of Stone or Ebony Black. There is nothing like sunshine and fresh air to lift your spirits.

EcoSport lets you set the mood with available ambient lighting in shades of blue, green, purple and more. You can also pair your compatible phone with available SYNC® 3 voice-activated technology, and play your favorite music by artist, song title or playlist. To help encourage smart driving habits, MyKey® technology lets you program ignition keys with reminders to travel at appropriate speeds, keep the audio volume low and much more. It’s designed to help new or inexperienced drivers stay focused and comfortably in control.

An interior cargo area cover offers privacy, while the available Cargo Management System lets you adjust the rear shelf height to 2 different levels. Plus, the Cargo Management Package features a cargo net and a cargo organizer to help you stow small items quickly and easily. You’ll also enjoy the flexibility of 60/40 flip-up and split-fold-flat rear seats. The stylish way the door handle of the rear swing gate is designed into the passenger-side taillamp.

If you want the versatility of an SUV combined with the nimble handling of a subcompact, EcoSport is your ride. S models get you going with an award-winning 1.0L EcoBoost. Or you can step up to the available 2.0L Ti-VCT engine paired with available Intelligent 4WD.

The award-winning 1.0L EcoBoost engine offers an impressive combination of driveability and fuel efficiency. It’s paired with front-wheel drive and a 6-speed SelectShift® automatic transmission that allows you to shift gears when you’d like a more engaging drive.

The 2.0L engine combines direct injection with twinindependent variable camshaft timing to help put more horsepower at your disposal. It’s paired with the 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission, plus Intelligent 4WD for an optimal blend of handling and traction.

You’ll enjoy the way EcoSport handles, thanks in part to its electric power-assisted steering, which helps correct for road irregularities and smooth out minor vibrations. To help reduce air resistance and increase fuel efficiency, the vehicle can adjust its active grille shutters. Plus, there’s Auto Start-Stop Technology to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions during stop-and-go city driving. The system shuts off the engine when you come to a complete stop. And restarts it when you release the brake pedal.

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Porsche 718 Spyder

Since the early 1960s, Porsche continued to expand the successful concept of the legendary 550 Spyder and its successor models. The design language of the 718 RS 60 Spyder was influenced by its function. And exactly this design language can be seen now in the new 718 Spyder.

Its clearly defined shape with the typical Porsche sweep tells the headwind what it has to do: create optimum tyre contact pressure. The highly distinctive front spoiler lip with an additional spoiler in front of the wheel arches reduces the aerodynamic lift on the front axle. The central air intake in the front apron also optimises the aerodynamics and channels the air stream up through the air outlet in front of the front lid.

Even the underside of the front spoiler lip has been aerodynamically optimised. Air curtains in the front apron minimise the air turbulence created on the wheels and therefore minimise drag by releasing the inflowing air precisely in front of the wheels from the wheel arches.

The large air intakes with air intake grilles ensure a high cooling capacity. Thanks to the new honeycomb structure of the grilles, these are even more aerodynamically efficient than in previous models.The typical 718 lines on the doors direct air to the side air intakes. These supply the midmounted engine with fresh air, ensuring that it is efficiently ventilated – if it gets hot.

The design is additionally rounded off by the 20-inch alloys set deeply in the wheel housing that give the performance of the new 718 Spyder a greater contact area with the road, thanks to the sports tyres.

The rear end of the new 718 shows how perfect irrationality can be. The distinctive rear spoiler between the tinted taillights emphasises the performance-oriented design. At speeds in excess of 120km/h it automatically extends – and reduces lift for more driving stability. The dynamic slope of the rear end is made up of the diffuser and the new, concise sports exhaust system. Its two black sports tailpipes are separated further and create the unfiltered sound that, every now and then, silences reason.

The Sports seats Plus with raised side bolster offer secure hold, even during dynamic cornering manoeuvres. A small exception to the prevailing purism: the headrests are embroidered with the ‘Spyder’ logo. The seat centres in Alcantara® evoke motorsport emotions every time you take your seat. Alcantara® is also used on the door pulls, armrests, steering wheel and gear lever. It offers optimal grip and enhances the sporty appeal of the 718 Spyder. The puristic door pull loops also enhance the impression. The predominant colour: black. The only exceptions: the needles on the round instruments are white. The decorative trims on the dashboard and centre console have a paint finish in the exterior colour.

The 718 Spyder has a six-cylinder 4.0-liter engine with 420 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. Accelerates from 0-60 in 4.4 seconds with a top speed of 187 mph.

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Lotus SUV

The Chinese company Geely wants Lotus to be the leading brand of luxury cars, and an electric SUV currently codenamed Lambda should help. This SUV will appear in 2022 and will have a fully electric drivetrain instead of the hybrid one mentioned earlier. Production will take place in China where there is still a high demand for premium electric vehicles.

The project was started by former Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales, and the SUV was first talked about in 2016. At the time, high-performance hybrid drive, such as that used by Geely’s Polestar and Volvo brands, was being considered.

However, the electric car market was much less mature at the time than it is today, especially in China where more than 1.2 million electric cars were sold last year. Also, incentives encourage people to buy electric cars, so Geely’s move is understandable and for Lotus SUVs, instead of a hybrid, they choose a fully electric drive.

The goal is to triple sales in the next few years, from 1,500 to 5,000 cars a year. The first big step in sales growth is the new Esprit. A new hybrid sports car with a V6 engine coming in next year.

Due to the fact that the Lotus base in Hethel, Norfolk, is being renovated, the SUV could be produced there because the annual production capacity is 10,000 cars, but the base will still be reserved for the sports car.

Geely will produce the SUV at a recently built plant in Wuhan, China, which cost a billion pounds. This plant can produce 150,000 cars a year. Most of this will be Geely’s products for the domestic market. Also, part of the factory will produce a Lotus SUV. Experts from Hethel are in charge of the development of the chassis and drive, with the experience gained during the development of the Evia electric hypercar.

The base model will develop 600 hp thanks to two electric motors. The most powerful version will deliver 750 hp. That should be enough to make the Lotus SUV a competitor to the Model X. And other future high-performance electric SUVs as well. The range should be about 580 km.