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Kia and Hyundai records sales growth in Europe

The end of the year is approaching, and some car manufacturers are announcing their business results for the past month, such as Hyundai and KIA, which recorded an increase in sales of their vehicles compared to last year. As part of the Hyundai Motor Group, both companies achieved sales of 986,860 vehicles in Europe, which is 4.6% more than in the same month last year.

Although delivery problems and a shortage of semiconductors, caused by the war in Ukraine, affected many manufacturers, KIA still managed to deliver 509,193 vehicles in 11 months of this year. Hyundai was slightly less successful with 477,667 vehicles delivered. That was enough for third place in terms of sales success in Europe, while Volkswagen with 2.52 million vehicles sold and Stellantis with 1.89 million vehicles were the most successful.

When it comes to the market share, both companies hold a solid 9.7 percent, and given the achieved result, it can be expected to soon exceed 10 percent. The best-selling KIA Sportage model, as well as the Ceed models (+ Ceed SW, ProCeed, XCeed), which are produced in a factory in Slovakia, contributed the most to this success.

At the end of 2006, Kia opened a factory in Slovakia (Žilina) with a capacity of 330,000 vehicles per year, while Hyundai Motor has been producing its vehicles in the Czech Republic (Nošovice) since 2008.

Source: KIA

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Maserati MC20 with 720 HP

At the beginning of the year, Maserati revealed the new generation of the MC20 model. It is a powerful super sports car that attracts attention at first glance. However, there are many who strive to make it more powerful and better, like tuner Mansory.

Mansory has prepared many new carbon components for the exterior of the MC20 model, such as a front mask with larger openings, a hood with ventilated parts, fenders, a larger spoiler, a massive diffuser, a 4-pipe exhaust system with a powerful sound, and wheel arches made of pure carbon.

Inside, the interior is offered in three color tones: yellow, white and black. The seats are covered in leather with the national colors of Italy on the central part of the seats and the headliner. Leather also covers the door panels, dashboard, and steering wheel.

Under the hood is a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 with 720 hp (530 kW) and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque. That’s a significant increase in power compared to the standard model, which has 621 hp (457 kW) and 538 lb-ft (729 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.7 seconds with a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph). It is mounted on 21 and 22 inch “FV 5” rims wrapped in 255/30 R21 (front) and 335/25 R22 (rear) tires.

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Maserati MC20 with 720 HP

Source: Mansory

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X5 M Typhoon S based on the BMW X5 M

Since its premiere, the BMW X5 M has been considered the first SUV with the dynamics of a standard car, a combination of practicality and performance. It is a powerful car that has always attracted attention, especially from tuners who think they can make it better. One of them is G-Power which revealed its latest work based on this model, the X5 M Typhoon S.

The X5 M Typhoon S is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 engine with 800 hp (588 kW). That’s significantly more power than the standard X5 M model, which has 617 hp (454 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. The equipment package includes a new stainless steel exhaust system, G-Power downpipe and carbon-coated tailpipes, and the car also received larger turbochargers.

In addition to more power, G-Power also equipped the car with a special body kit consisting of nine carbon aerodynamic parts that includes a new spoiler, wheel arch extensions, side skirts, rear diffuser and rear spoiler. There is also a height-adjustable suspension to lower the car by 40 mm at the front and 45 mm at the rear. There’s also a set of 23-inch Hurricane wheels wrapped in 315/25 R23 tires.

Inside, G-Power hasn’t changed anything. The dark interior has been retained, adorned with comfortable black seats, which will provide driving pleasure even on long distances.

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X5 M Typhoon S based on the BMW X5 M

Source: G-Power

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