The Aston Martin AMR23 is born in the best way possible. The team, which when Alonso signed was only ahead of Williams in the Constructors’ World Championship, has achieved a podium in Bahrain thanks to Fernando just eight months after being almost in the red lantern of the classification. Everything, with a base car. With a car that, as both Fernando Alonso and Mike Krack have said over and over again these days, is just the beginning. AND, to be just the beginningthe truth is that it has More than in love with the Asturian pilot. To one who has gone from seeing the podiums more than complicated and practically impossible the victories to recognize that, after a drawer in the first test, there are another 22 to keep dreaming. The car works, and he made it clear both by his spokes as...
When you thought that Lancia was sentenced to death, the creation of the Stellantis Group at the beginning of 2021 and the decision of its leadership to give all its brands time to develop a strategic plan, allowed the hundred-year-old Italian firm to close 2022, its year one, with a good feeling in the mouth. Let’s say that Lancia is still a brand of a model and a country. And it is that for a long time only the Ypsilon It remains in the brand’s catalog and is only marketed in Italy. But boy, how profitable is it still. The Ypsilon already has 4 generations behind it, 35 years of production, and more than 3 million units have been sold. And today it has just closed the year as the leader of the B segment in Italy, with more than 41 thousand ...
Enlarge christian garcia March 03, 2023 0 The Saudi oil company signs a letter of intent with the two automobile groups to eventually become a minority shareholder in the new PWT powertrain business, dedicated to the development of thermal and hybrid engines. Saudi Aramco has managed to position itself as one of the most valuable companies in the world, along with Apple and Microsoft, and the truth is that the investments it is carrying out augur an even more promising future for this company. oil multinational that went public just two years ago and a little. In fact, he did it by registering a historical record with a rise of 10%, the maximum allowed. It will sound familiar to many because of the very strong presence that it is having in Formula 1 lately (it is the main sponsor of both t...
max verstappen he took the first grand prix of the street season. At no time did he jeopardize his victory. Sergio Perez with the other Red Bull he was second, but could not get close to the Dutch driver during any part of the test. Red Bull scares. No one seems to be able to cough them up. Aston Martin with Fernando Alonso it was the second fastest car in Bahrain, but the distance is considerable. At least in this race. And this is where the famous curse of recent years in Formula 1 comes in. In the last six years, no winner of the first race has ended up becoming world champion. Last year charles leclercin 2021 lewis hamilton with Mercedes, in 2020 and 2019 Valtteri Bottasand in 2018 and 2017 Sebastian Vettel with his Ferrari. All of them were runners-up. A curse that could break an insa...
Suzuki feted its faithful in Australia with the Heritage Edition of the Jimny. Only 300 units will be manufactured of this variant which, as its main feature, brings back some accessories and graphics that remind us of the older Samurai. Among the novelties of this version, we find: Five-speed manual transmission only Red retro mud flaps Choice of four colors: white, green, gray and black Retro design graphics in orange and red colors, plus a “Heritage” logo that even features a rhino. The wheels are made of white steel and the optional grill with the word “Suzuki” would have also suited the model. The Heritage model is based on the jimny more equipped, therefore am...
Enlarge christian garcia March 03, 2023 0 The European Commission proposes that 17-year-olds can get behind the wheel of a car or truck after passing the necessary exams and as long as they are accompanied. Will it be accepted? It is nothing new; The fact of wanting to advance the age to start driving at 17 or even at 16 has already been discussed in Europe on other occasions. Some countries such as France or Germany, in fact, allow it… and, although it is true that they are two of the European countries that register the most road deaths annually, this is generally due more to the area and the population that they have than as regards this news. The fact is that now the one who proposes it is the European Commission, so could come to fruition. How to recover points from the driving ...
The ‘Alonsomania’ is triggered. He podium for Fernando Alonso in Bahrain, their overtaking and the level of the aston martin At this beginning of the season, they have once again put Formula 1 on everyone’s lips and what is to come, attending to the words of the asturian and from the owner of the team, It makes many think with more victories than the two-time champion. With victory 33. because the soufflé It’s already difficult for it to come down. The AMR23 is a great Formula 1 car, and she has a crush on a pilot who has always stood out for being more than demanding in each team he has set foot on. His radios in the Bahrain race, his overtaking of Russell, Hamilton and Sainz, Verstappen’s words and what the rest of the teams see in this Aston Martin they hav...
Hyundai prepares to announce the facelift of current generation Elantramodel that is also known as Avante and as i30 Sedan in other markets. The main changes, as always, point to the front, which in this case has a sportier image. This includes a narrower parametrically designed grille and new, longer headlamps. By cutting the grill, the defense allows for the incorporation of larger and more marked air inlets but whose design tries to align with the upper section. At the back, the bumper was redesigned, which includes an aerodynamic diffuser and some aluminum-colored accents. The rest is preserved as we know it, from the silhouette, the Z-shaped door cutouts and the LED skulls that run the width of the trunk. Indoors,...
3 photos Enlarge CDA March 6, 2023 0 Toyota is developing a new strategy for the electric car and Lexus will be the spearhead of it. The arrival of the new head of the Toyota Group will mean important changes in the manufacturer’s strategy and, above all, in its luxury brand, Lexus, with a greater focus on electric cars. Just a few weeks ago, the arrival of Koji Satō as president and CEO of the automobile group replacing Akio Toyoda, who had been in office for 14 years. The change will be effective from April 1, but Sato is already working on the future of Toyota and Lexus. New generation of electric Lexus from 2026 Sato has already revealed that the automaker is going to create exclusive new electric vehicles for Toyota and Lexus, its luxury division. Precisely, this brand will be t...
Formula 1 Mercedes assumes its disaster: “We were wrong… in everything”
In this 2023, McLaren turns 60. To celebrate them, it has just unveiled the new collection carried out together with Lego, the renowned brand of toy blocks. These are two models that join the Lego Speed Champions series, with two of the most iconic supercars from the Woking firm: the McLaren F1 LM and the McLaren Solus GT. Both creations pay homage to McLaren’s technical innovation and design language, and include authentic details of the cars, including the Papaya Orange color of the F1 LM, the center position of the driver’s seat and the cooling ducts. The McLaren F1 LM was a street car made to pay homage to the F1 GTR, winner of the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. Only six units were built, of which five were sold, while another remains at the...
The problem seems to be that create an exception for synthetic fuels it would take time and many technical justifications. It would not arrive in time for the European Parliament elections and that could be a problem. There is also talk of the possibility that this type of fuel, despite being cleaner than the current ones, they would not reach the level of electric. There was already a recent study that said that throughout the entire production cycle they would continue to emit more CO2 and particles, not to mention its high cost currently. In any case, we will have to wait to see if the European Commission reaches an agreement with Germany in this section.