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Farnova Automotive Othello

If you think there is no faster production car than Rimac Nevera, think again. Chinese company Farnova Automotive has unveiled a prototype of its supercar, the Othello.

The company was founded two years ago and intends to produce a limited number of this electric hypercar. Othello was built on the platform of Qiantu Motors, which is the result of an agreement between the two companies. Although the same platform was used for the Qiantu K50, the cars are not the same in design and performance.

The Othello is made of lightweight materials, with sharp body lines. It is equipped with a gullwing door, and inside is a simple design with carbon fiber sports seats. The car weighs only 2976 lbs (1,350 kg).

The Othello is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 1,810 hp (1331 kW) and 8,851 lb-ft (12,000 Nm) of torque. It reaches 62 mph in just 1.8 seconds with a top speed of 261 mph (420 km / h). Although it has 100 hp less than the Nevera, it is 0.2 seconds faster. Rimac Nevera reaches 62 mph in 1.97 seconds with a top speed of 258 mph (413 km / h).

Farnova Automotive intends to produce only 200 units of this car at a price of $ 287,578. From next year, Othello will be produced in a newly built plant in Changde. The company said it wants to expand its production to electric crossovers, sedans, SUVs and buses.

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Mansory RS7

One of the most popular tuners in the world, Mansory, has unveiled its new work, the Mansory RS7. Some people think that their projects are “too much”, but there are also those that are really great. Such is the case with the Mansory RS7 which is based on the Audi RS7.

Mansory painted the RS7 in Nardo gray, and gave it a more aggressive look. It is equipped with many carbon components such as a massive front splitter and a prominent rear diffuser, as well as a small rear spoiler. Additional smaller air vents can be seen at the front of the wheel arches. More massive carbon sills also attract attention.

Inside, the seats are upholstered in a combination of black and blue leather with white accessories and seams. The steering wheel is upholstered in leather and decorated with carbon, and Mansory has replaced the Audi logo on the steering wheel with his own. Even the floors are made of leather.

Under the hood is a modified twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine with 780 hp (574 kW) and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque. Reaches 62 mph (100 km / h) in just 3 seconds. The base RS7 runs the same engine but with 591 hp (435 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. It rides on 22-inch forged rims type “Y.10” with Continental 305/25/22 tires.

The Mansory RS7 achieves such high performance thanks to a modified ECU unit, a high-performance exhaust system and a sport air filter.

Source: Mansory

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Formula 1 drivers try to repeat scenes from the movie “No Time to Die”

After its premiere, the new James Bond movie, called “No Time to Die,” could easily become the most watched movie this year. Just like in other sequels, the legendary Aston Martin DB5 was used in this one as well. Some extraordinary and exciting car scenes can be seen in the movie, which is why Formula 1 drivers tried to repeat them.

The DB5 became famous thanks to James Bond, and the greatest credit goes to Sean Connery and Goldfinger in which the DB5 plays a major role among cars. The car equipped with special accessories like machine guns and a number of other accessories is back, and now we have some more information about it.

Neil Layton, responsible for action vehicles, recently revealed that they used five cars during filming. All cars were replicas with a specially installed protective cage for stuntmen. Drivers were able to use a hydraulic handbrake to perform attractive maneuvers more easily.

One of the stuntmen, Mark Higgins, revealed to Sky Sports F1 that the chase, which lasted about five minutes, was filmed for a full seven weeks in Italy. The cars were also tested by pilots Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel, but they left the performance of acrobatics to experts. Of course, no one complained because filming was a real pleasure.

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