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Lancia Ypsilon 2024.

Lancia Ypsilon 2024.

Lancia Ypsilon 2024.

The management of the new automobile giant Stellantis (which includes Groupe PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) promised that it would give all of its brands a chance to survive, including the outright outsiders, i.e. Lancia.

The only surviving model of the once legendary brand — subcompact hatchback Ypsilon — has been updated once again, which means its career path in the native Italy will continue, despite its advanced age.

The current third generation Ypsilon has been produced since 2011 in the Polish city of Tychy along with the gasoline-powered Fiat 500 (not to be confused with the all-new electric Fiat 500e).

The press-service of the brand considers the present Ypsilon as the fourth generation, fairly pointing out that it is the ideological successor of Lancia Y10 — a hatchback, which in the mid-80s was the first in the world to introduce premium standards of comfort in an urban small car.

Modern Ypsilon is also positioned as a premium model, but the prices are quite democratic — from 9,500 euros with taking into account subsidies from the Italian government.

In contrast to the Fiat 500 to buy Lancia Ypsilon outside of Italy today is almost impossible, and for a mono-market model, its commercial success is quite decent: in Covid 2020, according to the resource CarSalesBase, sold 43,076 units, 26.8% less than in 2019.

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Peugeot e-208 2023.

Peugeot e-208 2023.

Peugeot e-208 2023.

The updated Peugeot 208 2023 is shown for the first time on photorenders.

Renders created by Jean François Hubert specifically for CarScoops have hit the web and are not affiliated with or approved by Peugeot.

The Peugeot 208 mid-lifecycle update is expected in the summer of 2023, bringing a series of visual, technical and mechanical updates.

The automaker itself is in no hurry to share details, but that hasn’t stopped an independent designer from presenting the first renders of the novelty.

The car gets a new Peugeot emblem in the form of a shield. It will be located on the updated grille, as in the larger and later models 308 and 408.

Peugeot recently announced that the upcoming Inception concept will showcase its improved design language. Among them is a light signature, as seen in the rendering.

The rest of the body is likely to remain largely unchanged, except for a slightly redesigned stern.

The interior of the 2023 Peugeot 208 will get a new 308-inspired multimedia and an improved virtual dashboard, as well as new trim schemes.

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GT Opus 1 2024.

GT Opus 1 2024.

GT Opus 1 2024.

The new brand of a former top Volkswagen executive revealed his first luxury electric car.

A former top Volkswagen executive introduced his own car brand on the Chinese market.

A new luxury brand called BeyonCa, created by former Volkswagen China executive Su Weimin, has appeared on the Chinese market.

BeyonCa positions GT Opus 1 as a competitor to Porsche Taycan. Chinese auto giant Dongfeng will produce it under contract.

The car will have a body length of 5.2 meters and a wheelbase of 3 meters.

In addition to the exterior, BeyonCa partially declassified the interior of the GT Opus 1.

GT Opus 1 will be built on an 800-volt electric platform and will get a state-of-the-art battery with a capacity of up to 130 kWh.

The Chinese brand did not reveal power and dynamic characteristics of its first car. The only thing that is known is that a «charged» model called GT Opus 1 R will appear on the market along with the standard model.

The GT Opus 1 will be officially unveiled in 2024, but the exact premiere date is still unknown.

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Buick Century 2023.

Buick Century 2023.

Buick Century 2023.

The new Buick Century is introduced: now it is a minivan.

The reborn Buick Century is a large and luxurious minivan that has become the flagship of the company’s Chinese lineup.

Five months ago, this car was announced under the dual name Buick GL8 Century, and the production car ended up being distanced from the GL8 minivans of previous generations, which recently underwent a restyling and remained in the lineup for a few more years.

Compared to the third-generation GL8 model, the wheelbase is increased from 3088 mm to 3130 mm, length from 5188 mm to 5230 mm, and the biggest increase is in width: from 1878 mm to 1980 mm.

The height of the minivan is 1867 mm. Openings of sliding rear doors are increased. But the platform with rear independent suspension and springs in the circle remained the same and undergone only necessary modifications.

Panels with two screens appeared in GL8 model of the third generation, but the Century evolution of interior is continued.

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Chevrolet Onix 2023.

Chevrolet Onix 2023.

Chevrolet Onix 2023.

The demand for the new four-door is high among Uzbek customers, although the prices are exclusive of VAT. The model is available to order with a choice of two engines.

On November 1, UzAuto Motors Company began taking orders for its Chevrolet Onix compact sedan, which is built on the same GEM platform as the current generation Chevrolet Tracker crossover.

As with the Parkett, local production of the four-door will be available to buyers, but mass production of the Onix won’t begin until early next year in the neighboring country (the Tracker has been produced there since the summer).

Nevertheless, the wait is not scary for Uzbek customers: UzAuto Motors said that the sedan collected more than 13,500 orders in just half a day.

However, the company immediately clarified that «despite the large number of signed contracts, practice shows that up to 60% of contracts are cancelled due to lack of payment.»

In other words, there may be fewer actual orders, but the delivery time will be shorter.

In terms of dimensions, the Chevrolet Onix is comparable to our pre-styled Lada Vesta. The length of the Chevy sedan is 4474 mm, width — 1730 mm, height — 1471 mm, wheelbase — 2600 mm. The volume of the trunk is 469 liters.

In Uzbekistan, the Onix is offered with a three-cylinder gasoline engine «atmospheric» 1.2 and its turbo version with the power of 90 and 132 hp respectively.

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