This has got to be the ultimate rear body kit that comes with the car!...
Image Unavailable, Please Login Putin gifted Kim Jong Un a new limo. Aurus Senat: Russia’s Rolls-Royce that Putin gifted to Kim Jong Un As these things go, it's not bad. Run by Russia’s Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute, abbreviated to NAMI, Aurus was created following Putin’s instruction to make its own presidential vehicles. Putin has been using an Aurus Senat since 2018 as his personal presidential vehicle, with the car being available to the public since 2021. What exactly is the Aurus Senat? The Senat is a large saloon that comes in three forms – the standard Senat, the Senat Long and the Senat Limousine – the latter being more like a Mercedes-Maybach Pullman with its elongated bodywork. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Aesthetically, it looks ok... but ethically, Rolls-Royce has reason to complain. All the best, Andrew.
And the Peterbuilt people for the grill! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Pininfarina at the Geneva Auto Show GENEVA Pininfarina Enigma GT debuts at Geneva Motor Show with hydrogen-powered V6 The Italian design house pens a grand touring car of the future Image Unavailable, Please Login ZAC PALMER Feb 26th 2024 at 10:59AM Image Unavailable, Please Login Pininfarina Enigma GT View 30 Photos The Pininfarina Enigma GT just landed at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show, and Enigma is a pretty good name for this funky grand tourer. As you can tell from the photos, the Enigma GT is very much a concept car. It’s here as a preview for more to come by Pininfarina in 2025 where the company intends to celebrate its 95th anniversary. This 2+2 Pininfarina gets its motivation via a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, which isn’t unheard of, but still not the typical for hydrogen-powered cars these days. Pininfarina says it’s a mid-rear engine layout, which puts the 2.5-liter turbocharged V6 behind the rear passengers for an optimal weight balance. The engine drives the rear wheels, while an electric motor drives the front for all-wheel drive. Acceleration from 0-62 mph is claimed to be under 4.0 seconds – power numbers are good, as Pininfarina says the engine produces 436 horsepower and the electric motor produces 268 ponies on its own. We don’t know what sort of test cycle it might pertain to, but Pininfarina says mixed-use driving will return approximately 342 miles of range, and refueling the hydrogen tank is claimed to take 5-6 minutes. Pininfarina put together a design that is both exotic and efficient with a drag coefficient of just 0.24. It achieves this through active grille shutters, active front wheel deflectors, an auto-adjusting rear wing and a very small frontal area – thank the mid-rear engine layout for that last one. Weight is kept down despite the complexity of the powertrain through the use of a carbon fiber monocoque – Pininfarina says the concept weighs 3,725 pounds. Image Unavailable, Please Login The interior’s canopy opening solution is said to be inspired by other famous Pininfarina designs like the Ferrari 512 S Modulo, Abarth 2000 Coupeand more. It’s a sporty interior with sharply sculpted seats, flashy colors and a race car-like steering wheel. Of course, it’s also dominated by screens. Pininfarina says the main screen that stretches from side to side is an OLED panel. There’s a separate screen at hands-reach for vital car control functions, and the steering wheel is full of touch-control buttons, too. The screen overload doesn’t stop there, though, as the entire windshield is an AR landscape. As you can see in the photos, Pininfarina will overlay a boatload of information onto the windshield in an effort to better inform the driver and help them on their journey. There’s even an autonomous driving mode meant for long-distance travel. Pininfarina tell us that it’s still holding details and design ideas back on this car that will be fully realized come a new interpretation in 2025, so stay tuned to see what this Enigma has to offer next. Featured Gallery Pininfarina Enigma GT Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login View 30 Photos
“Some models are magic. There is no need to talk about it for weeks, everyone agrees on what needs to be done. And you do what needs to be done. When teams revive a car that has left such good memories, they put a lot of love into it. It is a good sign for the future, because the customer sees and recognises all this love in the car. With these words, Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group introduces the Renault R5, reborn electric and almost identical to the concept car of the same name presented in 2021. When it was born in 1972, the Renault 5 marked an era with its modern, non-conformist design: plastic bumpers, six bright colours and headlights that gave it a jaunty, almost human air." Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The Renault Scénic is the 2024 the Car of The Year. The French compact car came first with 329 points, ahead of the BMW 5 Series (308 points) and the Peugeot 3008 (197 points). 27 years after its debut, the Renault Scenic gets a radical makeover, transforming itself from an MPV to an electric crossover. “The design of the Scénic E-Tech Electric is at the service of efficiency, accessibility and sustainable integration into the environment. Designed to allow families to move freely, safely and more responsibly, it is an expression of our new design language. Its generous curves evoke vitality and humanity, while its clean, precise lines, combined with the many high-tech details, project this car into a modern, connected world,’ explains Gilles Vidal, head of design at Renault. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Let’s get into the groove for The ICE with the Autobianchi A112 Giovani by Jan Baedeker You might argue that the most iconic sportscars of the 20th century were designed for the racetrack – but the coolest automobiles were certainly born on the beach. Image Unavailable, Please Login At the Geneva Motor Show in 1973, Pininfarina unveiled the Autobianchi A112 Giovani, a lightweight, multi-purpose concept car designed to surf the dune buggy trend and test the waters for a new Fiat model range. Image Unavailable, Please Login While the chassis was borrowed from Fiat’s cheap and best-selling Autobianchi A112 from the late 1960s, the concept’s design language created by Pininfarina’s Diego Ottina was very much en vogue with the latest, edgy and geometric styling trends of the 1970s. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Was it too soon for it's time? I'm sure this would have attracted a market in the sunshine state.. Image Unavailable, Please Login Action shot! Image Unavailable, Please Login
A nice design copy of the one-off Ferrari P80/C... although I think it costs $490,000. The populous need something this for all the cheap mid engine Porsche donors out there for an affordable kit. youtube.com/watch?v=TjrEwh6Sp1I Image Unavailable, Please Login
I would expect more from Lucid than that, but I guess the lack of sales of the unique Air is forcing them to dumb down design. This approach may bite them when the Jeep Wagoneer S hits the market @ 30% less and given Lucid's history, possibly a year earlier in real numbers... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yeah, it's waaay too big for my taste but I think the design is fabulous in both concept & execution, which is why I expected more from their SUV.
Buick unveils Wildcat EV-inspired design language Although Buick has yet to launch its first EV in the US, the automaker is prepping for its next era. The revamp started with an updated tri-shield in June 2022, unveiling the stunning Wildcat EV concept. Buick’s new design, introduced Tuesday, is inspired by the Wildcat EV. The company said its unique “Exceptional by design” language will eventually flow through the entire brand. Image Unavailable, Please Login
This rear reflection reminds me so much of that "pointy thing" on the rear of a Lexus LFA, except inverted. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That front 'fairing' reminds me of this strange Rolls-Royce creation... Image Unavailable, Please Login
