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2022 Land Rover Defender Rally Special

After introducing a limited edition Defender V8 Bond Edition last year, inspired by the model from the movie “No Time to Die”, Land Rover has now paid tribute to the film about the famous British secret agent 007. It is the Defender Rally Special which celebrates 60 years since the first James Bond film, “Dr. No.”

The car is inspired by the Defender 90 model that British rally driver Mark Higgins will drive in this year’s rally-raid championship. Defender Rally Special is painted black with the number “60” on the door and roof. Adapted for rally-raid championship, the car is equipped with improved suspension, improved engine and transmission cooling, a new exhaust system, a safety cage, and is mounted on reinforced 18-inch wheels wrapped in 255 / 70VR18 tires.

The Defender Rally Special is powered by a 2.0-liter Inline-4 turbo gasoline engine with 300 hp (221 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to all wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission.

Source: Land Rover

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The first Tesla production plant in Europe

Yesterday, Elon Musk showed a $ 5 billion investment. It is the first Tesla plant on the old continent (Europe), with which Tesla wants to reduce the pressure on plants in Asia and the United States.

“This is a big day for the factory and it is another step towards a sustainable future,” Musk said.

This event was supposed to happen eight months ago, but the opening was delayed due to problems with the issuance of licenses by local authorities. This is an important investment in the German automotive industry, the largest in recent history, but also a good indicator of a bright future.

At full capacity, the factory should produce 500,000 cars a year, significantly more than Volkswagen, which sold 450,000 electric vehicles worldwide last year.

However, the world media mostly write about what the founder of Tesla did at the opening. Musk was seen dancing as he announced the delivery of Tesla’s first German-made cars.

This event did not pass without protest either. Near the factory, environmental organizations have expressed a number of concerns from the amount of water used in production to the number of trees cut down to build it.

Source: Reuters

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Audi RS6 + Limited Edition

Germany motor racing and auto tuning company ABT Sportsline has introduced the Audi RS6 + Limited Edition. This is another upgraded Audi model that will be made in only 25 copies.

The car got a special body kit in a combination of plastic and carbon fiber. The sporty front lip spoiler, small fenders, carbon side mirror housings, sill extensions and rear spoiler are just some of the parts that adorn the look of this sports caravan. A new exhaust system with four 102 mm matt black stainless steel exhaust pipes has been installed.

Inside, a lot of carbon was used, which can be seen on the gear lever and dashboard, while on the sills there are plates with the inscription “1 of 25”.

Under the hood is an upgraded 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that now delivers 690 hp (507 kW) and 648 lb-ft (878 Nm) of torque. This is a significant increase in power as the standard model has 591 hp (435 kW) and 589 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. The base model reaches 62 mph in 3.5 seconds with a top speed of 190 mph (305 km / h), while the performance of the RS6 + Limited Edition is unknown. It is mounted on 22-inch ABT High Performance HR rims.

Source: ABT Sportsline

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