Euro Car News

[iRage]

Do we have a thread for Euro car news ?

Spy shots of a mysterious Volvo

These spy shot were taken a few days ago in Sweden. The thing is an exact look a like of the P1800. No one seems to know for certain what it is as Volvo had not officially announced anything of the sort (even if they did why the heck would it be a replica of the P1800 ?).

Assumption is that it is a special one-off model Volvo will be releasing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the P1800. As you can see the front-end is slightly different and it has a wider stance. Apparently the car is owned by Cyan Racing (tuner shop for Volvo/Geely)....so hmm...

https://www.motor1.com/news/435966/volvo-p1800-prototype-spied/

 

[Kavvz]

4 hours ago, iRage said:

Do we have a thread for Euro car news ?

Spy shots of a mysterious Volvo

These spy shot were taken a few days ago in Sweden. The thing is an exact look a like of the P1800. No one seems to know for certain what it is as Volvo had not officially announced anything of the sort (even if they did why the heck would it be a replica of the P1800 ?).

Assumption is that it is a special one-off model Volvo will be releasing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the P1800. As you can see the front-end is slightly different and it has a wider stance. Apparently the car is owned by Cyan Racing (tuner shop for Volvo/Geely)....so hmm...

https://www.motor1.com/news/435966/volvo-p1800-prototype-spied/

 

1. Wow. Pretty cool news. The P1800 was an icon so it makes sense celebrate it with a "retro" throwback, especially after Geely's take over. 

2. Why is that cladding so ineffective? It's almost as if they wanted to create a buzz by having people recognize the car's shape? 

Edited July 29, 2020 by Kavvz

[iRage]

3 hours ago, Kavvz said:

2. Why is that cladding so ineffective? It's almost as if they wanted to create a buzz by having people recognize the car's shape? 

No idea....some manufacturers do put padding on the curves to hide the shapes. In the case of the GR Yaris; Toyota stuck an old Vitz/Yaris body on. I suppose it works for the average joe but not the car enthusiasts...so in a way...it doesn't give out much to the general public but gives enough for the enthusiasts to create a bit of a buzz.

[speed8]

Well that's something unexpected. And Cyan Racing's behind it... hmmm

[vag2]

Looks like Defender competitor won a legal battle 

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/jaguar-land-rover-loses-court-battle-over-defender-trademark

[Kavvz]

11 minutes ago, vag2 said:

Looks like Defender competitor won a legal battle 

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/jaguar-land-rover-loses-court-battle-over-defender-trademark

I really like what the Ineos Grenadier is shaping up to be....Excited to see where this ends up!

[iRage]

6 hours ago, Kavvz said:

I really like what the Ineos Grenadier is shaping up to be....Excited to see where this ends up!

I wonder if it will be any safer than the old Defender...I also wonder if our guys will bring this down and start fixing Defender front ends to it

Edited August 5, 2020 by iRage

[Kavvz]

2 minutes ago, iRage said:

I wonder if it will any safer than the old Defender...

Has to be I think?  I believe that was one of the reasons Tata / LR decided to discontinue the Defender as it wouldn't pass safety in some countries (The States primarily I believe? Not sure..)

Edited August 5, 2020 by Kavvz

[iRage]

3 minutes ago, Kavvz said:

Has to be I think?  I believe that was one of the reasons Tata / LR decided to discontinue the Defender as it wouldn't pass safety in some countries (The States primarily I believe? Not sure..)

Yes....but half the reason was that the design was not safe for pedestrians safety standards as well. By the shape of the car it is obvious that has not changed....Also...I believe there are loop holes that small scale producers (like kit car shops) can get through to circumvent some of these regulations.

[Kavvz]

1 hour ago, iRage said:

Yes....but half the reason was that the design was not safe for pedestrians safety standards as well. By the shape of the car it is obvious that has not changed....Also...I believe there are loop holes that small scale producers (like kit car shops) can get through to circumvent some of these regulations.

Ah! I see! Cool. Well I'm glad that they can make it work...And Ineos seems dead set on designing the Grenadier to be much better than the Defender its replacing.

@Devinda_Z Your thoughts? 

[iRage]

On 7/29/2020 at 11:31 AM, iRage said:

 

According to updates from the photographer who took the pics of the strange prototype...it actually is a gasoline car (despite the magazines claiming it to be EV). Apparently there was an exhaust pipe in the center which just is not clearly visible in the pictures.

 

[iRage]

There is also news that Volkswagen has submitted applications to trademark a whole host of their classic names with the "e" prefix (i.e. eBeetle, eGolf, etc...). It is believed that Volkswagen themselves might not build the electric versions of their old classics but commission eClassics to retro-restore them on a per-order basis. Again..this is just speculation based on the fact that eClassic already does an eBeetle which has been backed by VW themselves.

[iRage]

New Range Rover mules out and about seem to be coming more frequent now (including more side by side comparisons with the competition...this time a MB-Maybach GLS). It would be interesting to see if they are able to stick to the 2021 release date after indicating that they have been having a 47% (and ever increasing) sales slump over the last few months thanks to COVID. I am sure that is having some serious financial strain on the company.

[fiat fan]

2 hours ago, iRage said:

New Range Rover mules out and about seem to be coming more frequent now (including more side by side comparisons with the competition...this time a MB-Maybach GLS). It would be interesting to see if they are able to stick to the 2021 release date after indicating that they have been having a 47% (and ever increasing) sales slump over the last few months thanks to COVID. I am sure that is having some serious financial strain on the company.

Is it just a facelift? The current model was on sale since 2013 right?

SL seems to have picked up the RR fever big time. Not too many years ago we only had a handful.

[iRage]

Just now, fiat fan said:

Is it just a facelift? The current model was on sale since 2013 right?

SL seems to have picked up the RR fever big time. Not too many years ago we only had a handful.

Supposed to be a new model. Yes..the new one has been around since 2012/2013...when they call it a new model it very well could be an update to the existing platform rather than being a complete redesign.

Yes..we do have gotten on to the RR craze...most of it thanks to the tax paying public I would say

[vag2]

Good news for Volvo fans who like the comfy big cars from late 90s

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/volvo-electrifies-its-full-product-portfolio

[Kavvz]

On 8/5/2020 at 2:27 AM, iRage said:

There is also news that Volkswagen has submitted applications to trademark a whole host of their classic names with the "e" prefix (i.e. eBeetle, eGolf, etc...). It is believed that Volkswagen themselves might not build the electric versions of their old classics but commission eClassics to retro-restore them on a per-order basis. Again..this is just speculation based on the fact that eClassic already does an eBeetle which has been backed by VW themselves.

What?! Dead cool! What's that bottle on the side for: Coolant / cooling system for the battery? 

[iRage]

I must admit....I find something rather pervasively attractive about the Q3 sportsback...

[iRage]

VW ID.4 : Volswagen's first EV crossover. It looks cute...supposed to have a 77kWh battery with a 200hp rear mount motor. Cruising range on a standard charge is supposed to be about 520km and about 300 something on a quick charge. 0-100 in 8.5sec

[iRage]

The new Ghost does look nicer in an undescribebably way that the previous model...apparently the only thing that was carried over from the previous model is the Spirit of Ecstacy and the Umbrella . Everything else has been reengineered/redesigned. Interesting how they have kept the interior modern yet look old fashioned without making it look gaudy (sorry..but I just hate the MB dashboards now...they look somewhat gaudy in quite a few models with blingy silver bezels that look plasticy and stuff). The new one is supposed to be a lot quieter than the previous model. In fact, th Japanese article talks about the designers actually making it so quiet that it was strange that they reduced the sound proofing to give the cabin a bit more noise (read in some magazine that if the body does not get certain stimulation of he senses when doing certain things it gets rather confussed..like food and smell when eating and movement apparently requires a sense of sound and light....thus if cars and planes were completely quiet our bodies will get confused.)

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by iRage

[iRage]

On the topic of finding things common...any guesses as to what the ONLY thing the Bentley Mulliner Bacalar and the Continental GT has ?

[Kavvz]

When someone says their sports car does 0-60 in 4s sec I think: Shit that's fast. And when a carmaker says their 3-row full size SUV does 0-60 in 4s I say: Wow! This is truly a great time be alive! 

2021 BMW Alpina XB7

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Kavvz

[Kavvz]

On 10/5/2020 at 10:04 PM, iRage said:

On the topic of finding things common...any guesses as to what the ONLY thing the Bentley Mulliner Bacalar and the Continental GT has ?

 

I guessed the ' Bentley badges' but when I googled: It was- Only the door handles! So even the badges are different? lol. 

[iRage]

4 hours ago, Kavvz said:

I guessed the ' Bentley badges' but when I googled: It was- Only the door handles! So even the badges are different? lol. 

Yupp...only the door handles...the badges I believe are slightly different in size

[Gummybr]

Not much related to Euro news, but check this out.

 

https://www.carscoops.com/2020/11/the-hongqi-h9s-grille-dwarfs-the-bmw-7-series-kidneys/

 

Well if you actually look at the car it has a bit of everything from BMW, Mercedes to Rolls Royce and Maybach.