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This restomod Range Rover costs 280,000 euros

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In 1970, Range Rover launched the first generation of its off-road vehicle, which would eventually become a legend and the pride of the British automotive industry. This model is the basis for the projects of the Italian company Vinile, which deals with the restoration and modification of these cars.

The company decided to deal only with the first generation of this British SUV, whose bodywork would undergo minimal visual changes, because the primary goal was the precise assembly and adjustment of the restored factory body panels. The car was premiered on April 11.

The car is equipped with LED headlights and new two-tone rims wrapped in wide A/T tires, while the aircraft-inspired interior has undergone major changes. Designers have placed the window switches on the roof, where one of the engine start switches is also located. A wristwatch is located below the 10.1-inch display of the multimedia system (Sony) with navigation and wireless connectivity with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto applications. The seats are upholstered in light brown Alcantara, which also covers the roof and several other elements. There is also a 10-speaker audio system from Focal, and three amplifiers from Rockford Fosgate.

When it comes to the powertrain, the company decided not to install a new engine but to restore the original V8 engine that develops around 200 horsepower.

Vinile will produce only 15 units of this car, and each will cost 280,000 euros.

Source: Vinile

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Ferrari is bringing back the manual gearbox

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According to Carsales, Ferrari may bring back the manual transmission after 12 years. The manual transmission will appear in exclusive limited edition models, and the last Ferrari to be equipped with a manual transmission was the Ferrari California.

In an interview with Carsales, Ferrari’s head of product development, Gianmaria Fulgenzi, hinted that Ferrari could make such a move due to strong customer interest. This will also mean the return of engines with less torque, and the first model that could be equipped with a manual gearbox will be a future model from the Icona series, which will join the current Monza SP1, Monza SP2 and Daytona SP3.

“We will soon reach the performance limit with our cars. In Formula 1, it takes 2.3 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h. With the SF90 XX, we are somewhere around 2.5 seconds or 2.4 seconds, and that’s with all-wheel drive. For an ordinary driver, such accelerations require that they are physically stronger, that is, that they have stronger neck muscles. Don’t think that all our customers want to train every morning just to be able to drive our cars,” said Fulgenzi.

Ferrari will not be the first to bring back or keep a manual transmission in its range. Porsche also recently announced that, if there is enough interest, it will offer a Carrera S with three pedals. It will be the third 911 to be offered in a combination of manual and automatic transmissions.

Source: Carsales

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Pac-Man arcade game available in VW cars

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Volkswagen has recently updated the software in all ID. cars, which now offers even more entertainment for passengers. They will now be able to enjoy playing one of the most famous maze video games in the world, Pac-Man.

Initially, Pac-Man will be available for all models that integrate the ID Software 4.0 operating system and all those that will be produced this year, which is approximately 300,000 Volkswagen cars in Europe. Passengers will be able to play the game via AirConsole and instead of Pac-Dots, Pac-Man will eat the Volkswagen logo and silhouettes of some VW cars. To complete the gaming experience, there is also the ID Light ambient lighting system that will react to what is happening in the game using a dynamic lighting system. It is important to note that the Pac-Man Championship Edition game will only be available when the car is parked and the engine is off.

The AirConsole app is available in the car’s online multimedia system store, for users who have subscribed to VW Connect Plus.

The Pac-Man game was created by Toru Iwatani at the end of 1980, and since then it has become one of the greatest video games of all time. Also, it is one of the highest-grossing and best-selling games (48 million copies), generating more than $14 billion in revenue.

Source: Volkswagen