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Full-size Porsche 934 sculpture sold for £201,000

Between 1976 and 1977, Porsche produced a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules, the Porsche 934. Only 31 units rolled off the production line and a full-size sculpture of the car recently sold for over £200,000.

The sculpture, designed by Benedict Radcliffe, is made from 32mm mild steel tube and is fitted with a set of period-correct centre-lock BBS split-rim wheels fitted with Avon tyres to fully evoke the original car.

This fantastic collectible automotive artwork was unveiled at the 2022 Milan Design Week and then sent on a world tour, and has now been sold to an unknown collector in China for £201,000. The price is extremely high considering that a new Porsche 911 could be bought for the same amount.

Source: Collecting Cars

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Full-size Porsche 934 sculpture sold for £201,000
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Hyundai has big plans for 2025

South Korean automaker Hyundai has big plans for this year. According to the statement of the Chief Financial Officer of Hyundai Europe Haesung Park, the company intends to double the sales of electric cars in Europe in 2025.

“We will do everything we can to meet the emissions targets,” he said. “To do this, we want to double the sales of electric cars this year,” Park added.

Starting this year, the European Union intends to tighten CO2 regulations, which many manufacturers oppose because non-compliance with these measures can mean large fines that can go up to a billion euros or more. This will force them to increase sales of electric vehicles to avoid potential penalties, which will be very difficult due to cheap Chinese cars.

In 2024, Hyundai sold 68,279 EVs in Europe, which is 15% less than the year before. The best-selling models were the Hyundai Kona (36,526 units), Ioniq 5 (22,830 units) and Ioniq 6 (8,731 units).

Source: Automotive News Europe

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Mitsubishi will launch an electric SUV in 2026

Mitsubishi plans to electrify half of its fleet by 2030 and become a fully electric brand by 2035. The first step towards this is announced for 2026, when an electric SUV should hit the market. This is the manufacturer’s second EV after the i-MiEV.

By 2028, the Japanese manufacturer plans to launch nine EVs, including two on Renault/Nissan platforms, a two-row SUV, as well as a mid-size pickup that will be developed in cooperation with Nissan and will be produced in Mexico.

Although the company is still hiding a lot, some information says that it could be similar to an electric crossover that will succeed the Nissan Leaf. Nissan’s electric crossover will debut by the end of 2025, when production will also start.

What we know for now is that the new SUV will be built on the AmpR Medium platform. The same platform is used by the Nissan Ariya, Renault Megane E-Tech and Renault Scenic E-Tech.

More information coming soon.

Source: Mitsubishi

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