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Rolls-Royce Down

The work of the famous Japanese architect Kengo Kuma was the inspiration for the design of the special Rolls-Royce Down model. Down was made for the owner of the Westbank company and was inspired by The Kita building in Tokyo designed by Kengo Kuma.

The intention of the designers was to connect the architecture and the world of luxury cars. That’s why Down is painted in Silver Haze, modeled on the materials used in the construction of the building, which reveal a bronze hue in daylight.

The interior of the Down used natural materials such as Selby gray leather with Arctic white and black details.

The owner wanted his unique car to be paired with a multi-level penthouse located at the top of The Kit building.

Source: Rolls-Royce

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Huawei in the automotive industry

After Apple announced its entry into the world of the automotive industry, Huawei did the same with its first car, the ARCFOX Alpha. The presentation took place this year at Auto Shanghai.

It is an electric car that Huawei has developed with the BAIC group. There will be two models on offer, Alpha S and Alpha S HI.

The ARCFOX Alpha S is equipped with Huawei’s Kirin 990A processor, thanks to which the car will have 5G support, and will also use the HarmonyOS operating system. Also, the car has 13 ultrasonic radars, 6-millimeter wave radar, 12 cameras, which enables safer autonomous driving.

Inside the Huawei ARCFOX Alpha S, there is a large screen that allows passengers better control of infotainment and even autonomous driving.

The ARCFOX Alpha S will have a 93.5 kWh battery that provides a range of 435 miles (700 kilometers). So far, autonomous mode can be used in several major Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, thanks to Huawei maps.

“Anything that Tesla can do, we can do,” said Xu Zhijun, a rotating chairman of Huawei.

The price of the ARCFOX Alpha S model ranges from $ 38,700 (basic version) to $ 66,000.

Source: Huawei

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Audi A6 E-Tron

Following the development of electric vehicles of other car companies, Audi is increasingly turning to the electrification of its own cars. This time Audi has unveiled its new Sportback with two electric motors, the Audi A6 E-Tron.

The A6 e-tron is based on the PPE platform developed by Audi in collaboration with Porsche. Some of the novelties are the absence of mirrors, replaced by cameras, and the lack of door handles. Also, the A6 E-Tron has LED headlights and a wide line with digital OLED elements.

Speaking of powertrain, the A6 E-Tron is powered by two electric motors that produce 470 HP (350 kW) and 590 lb-ft of torque (800 Nm). It takes less than 4 seconds to reach 62 mph. The car has an air suspension and for better weight distribution, batteries (100 kWh) are placed between the axles.

Thanks to the fast charging system, up to 80 percent of the battery can be charged in just 25 minutes and a 10-minute charge gives a range of 186 miles (300 km). With a full battery, the range of the A6 E-Tron is 435 miles (700 km).

Audi has not revealed what the interior of this model will look like.

Source: Audi

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