The Volvo XC40 Recharge is barely out of the gate and the Swedish automaker is already unveiling its next electric vehicle. The C40 Recharge is only Volvo’s second pure battery-electric car. A slightly shorter and more streamlined version of the XC40 Recharge, the C40 Recharge will be built on the same modular platform as the automaker’s first EV and will go into production at Volvo’s Ghent, Belgium, factory in fall 2021. Volvo says that the C40 Recharge “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design.” The roof line is lower and the rear portion tapers off more gradually than the XC40 Recharge. The most significant difference is the height, with the C40 Recharge measuring a full three inches shorter than its predecessor. Volvo won’t go so far as to call it a hatchback or wagon, but it does appear to share some characteristics with Volvo’s discontinued V40 . The release of the C40 Recharge gets Volvo one step closer to its goal of electrifying half of its … [Read more...] about Volvo’s second electric vehicle will be the slimmed down C40 Recharge
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Duterte Sends Demolishing Message to Car Smugglers (VIDEO, PHOTO)
Duterte led the destruction of some 29 seized luxury vehicles worth about $1.2 million, including high-end models such as the Lexus ES300, BMW Alpina, BMW Z4 and Audi A6 Quattro. The cars were bulldozed at three of the country’s ports: in Manila, Davao and Cebu. READ MORE: Duterte Mocks Daesh Martyrs: ‘I’d Rather Have Virgins Here, Not in Heaven’ The Philippine president witnessed the majority of vehicles being smashed at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Manila as part of the ceremonial condemnation. Last week, Duterte announced a new policy on smuggled luxury vehicles while delivering a speech before indigenous people in Davao City. LOOK: Smuggled luxury cars worth P61 million destroyed at the Port of Manila @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/xYLSvMfXdb — Dharel Placido (@dgplacido) 6 февраля 2018 г. “The President has already decided to send a message to smugglers that their happy days are over, we will bulldoze those cars,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque … [Read more...] about Duterte Sends Demolishing Message to Car Smugglers (VIDEO, PHOTO)
Sutton wins Bathurst eSport Cup thriller
Sutton spent the first half of the 30-minute race patiently parked behind pole-sitter O'Keeffe, as the pair swiftly gapped the remainder of the field. Right on the half-way mark the Brit made his move, sliding up the inside of O'Keeffe at Griffins Bend. Sutton couldn't shake the TCR Australia race winner, though, the pair running-nose-to-tail until the final corner. But despite the pressure O'Keeffe couldn't find a way back through, Sutton holding on to take the first-ever eSport Cup feature race win by just 0.3s. The battle for third was equally close, Nathan Herne holding off Harley Haber for the final spot on the virtual podium. Nic Carroll had been in the mix for third early in the race, but had to settle for fifth after an off at Murray's Corner 10 minutes in. In the 15-minute reverse grid race it was comfortable win for Rowan Shepherd, who came home 2s clear of Brett Holdsworth – brother of Supercars star Lee – and TCR race winner Aaron Cameron. … [Read more...] about Sutton wins Bathurst eSport Cup thriller
BMW X6 Rendering Is Hardly A Surprise
Bigger and lighter new X6 is expected to debut sometime next year. Officially Revealed: ⠀ 2020 BMW X6 Videos Put Spotlight On M50i And Its Illuminated Grille 2020 BMW X6 Debuts With 523-HP Twin-Turbo V8, Light-Up Grille With the new, fourth-generation BMW X5 already out and about , it’s only natural that it will eventually be followed by its coupe-SUV counterpart, the X6 . This niche premium segment is getting more crowded than ever with the launch of the new Audi Q8 and the expected coupe version of the Porsche Cayenne , so we assume the Bavarian automaker is already working on its answer. These renderings by independent designer Aksyonov Nikita could easily pass off as official images from BMW. Honestly, there’s not much that can be done wrong with the X6 – just take the X5, give it a sloped roofline and a more stylish hatch, and you’ve got the next generation of what is one of the most polarizing vehicles on the market today. But don’t … [Read more...] about BMW X6 Rendering Is Hardly A Surprise