Volvo could yet be open to producing models smaller than its 40-series, the company鈥檚 boss has revealed. The Swedish brand has been focusing on filling its line-up across the 40, 60 and 90 ranges of models. The XC40 SUV is currently its smallest car, although a sister hatchback and saloon are likely to join it on Volvo鈥檚 most compact platform, the Compact Modular Architecture. Volvo sources have consistently denied that the firm would even consider producing a smaller model than the XC40, to rival the likes of the Audi A1 and Q2 or even the MINI. However, speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car Summit, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson admitted that changing customer views on the price of smaller items could yet make such a move feasible. 鈥淚鈥檝e said that we鈥檒l fill our portfolio and right now we鈥檙e doing that,鈥?Samuelsson said. 鈥淲e took one step down with XC40 which is our smallest SUV. We have a very strong line-up of SUVs. So never say never. There is a trend now that premiumness is more and more decoupled from size. Small cars can also be premium. Just because you have a small suit, it doesn鈥檛 have to be polyester. Samuelsson also admitted, meanwhile, that Volvo may consider offering a charging infrastructure or an allowance of electricity as part of its Care by Volvo subscription model, once its pure-electric vehicles arrive on the scheme. 鈥淭hat could very well happen,鈥?he said. If Volvo were to launch a sub-40-series car then it's more than likely that the model will have an all-electric powertrain. Would you like to see a smaller Volvo car?
Like the Fiesta ST, the Puma ST should send its drive to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. A raft of chassis upgrades should also help the Puma feel almost as sharp in the bends as its Fiesta stablemate. The car in these spy images runs at a fairly low ride height by SUV standards, though the set-up is likely to be a litltle more forgiving than the Fiesta ST鈥檚. The Puma ST will occupy what is currently a fairly unique place in the market. The likes of the Volkswagen T-Roc R and Audi SQ2 are larger, more powerful and offer four wheel drive, while Nissan鈥檚 Nismo Juke RS is long out of production. The regular Puma is due to be released in 2020, so if Ford goes ahead with an ST badged variant, we can expect it to follow later next year. Are you excited by a potential Ford Puma ST arrival?
There is a newest report that Honda can publish the new model for American market. TLX model that's referred to as Spirior. For its history, the automobile are going to be conferred as 2017 Honda Accord Spirior that's additionally obtainable for Chinese market. 2014 Beijing car Show in April. Based on the model that has been conferred in China, it comes with terribly enticing style. 2017 Honda Accord additionally includes a new and showy style that's featured by the extended body lines. As a result, it's terribly dynamic performance after you drive this automobile. With the various name, there'll be no major changes to supply particularly for the bodywork. Well, we must always admit that maybe it's early to seek out out the solution for the price tag. American Motor Show within the next year. For the discharge date, it depends on the arrange of the corporate and also the potential consumers. This 2017 Honda Accord has some robust rivals like Audi A4, Jetta, Passat, Avensis, Camry, Mazda6, Ford Mondeo.
This week, Lexus boss Yoshihiro Sawa told Auto Express that the future of his brand鈥檚 smallest car is in doubt. The popularity of crossovers and SUVs means sales of the CT 200h have suffered - despite its fuel-sipping petrol-electric powertrain. In order to maintain momentum before the hybrid hatch is replaced (or axed), Lexus has carried out some tweaks. Chief among these is a new trim structure, alongside revised bumpers, fresh lights and a different grille. Higher-spec SE trim replaces entry-level S cars, while Luxury, F Sport and Premier models complete the range. All come with alloy wheels and a seven-inch display, and our expensive top-spec model adds a Mark Levinson stereo and sat-nav. Based on the previous-generation Toyota Prius, the CT is available with just one engine and box combination. It鈥檚 a shame Lexus hasn鈥檛 seen fit to move the hatch on to the latest Prius architecture, as the newer set-up improves exponentially on its predecessor.
The 200h feels lazy under hard acceleration, and the CVT box sends revs skyward if you floor the throttle. The steering is lifeless, too, and putting the car in Sport does little to improve response. Yet that鈥檚 not what the Lexus CT 200h is about. Take things easy and it shows its strengths as an executive hatch. In town you can run around for a mile or so in EV mode, and the engine is virtually inaudible on the motorway. That might be due to our car鈥檚 large wheels and pronounced tyre noise, however. The cabin design is a bit of a letdown, retaining the original confusing dashboard and mouse-like infotainment controller, mismatched materials and grainy graphics. There鈥檚 no avoiding the fact that modern rivals - many of which can be charged from a mains socket - offer a more complete package. The Volkswagen Golf GTE, for example, is immeasurably better to drive and will do a claimed 31 miles on electric power. Higher CO2 emissions make the Lexus a more costly company car, while the VW鈥檚 well built interior is more user friendly as well.
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