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Ferrari Reveals The SF90 XX Stradale And SF90 XX Spider

Based on the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, the new special limited series SF90 XX Stradale was unveiled alongside its SF90 XX Spider counterpart.

Over the decades, Ferrari has developed the XX Programme to offer a select group of expert client drivers extreme cars that are not homologated for the road, but that can be driven at the very limit on the track. So with experience from this, Ferrari decided to create a road-legal car.

The Design

The SF90 XX Stradale is the most extreme variant of the SF90 Stradale; its design standards are thus those of a track car, calibrated to assure road useability. However, the SF90 XX Stradale is more than just a special edition: it is the first XX model to leave the factory, bringing the track technology, aerodynamic efficiency, and power to the road.

Two nostrils on the hood act as an exhaust for air moving through the front radiators. While cooler air is channelled around the cockpit to the massive side apertures that serve to cool the V-8, hot air from these ducts is sent upward and over the roof of the car.

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Vincent Tan’s Luxury Car Dealer Group Named Best Rolls-Royce Showroom In The World

For the second time in five years, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, part of Vincent Tan’s H.R. Owen Group, has been voted Rolls-Royce Global Dealer of the Year.

H.R. Owen, which is owned by the Berjaya Group, is Britain’s leading luxury motor dealer group, representing some of the world’s most sought-after premium car brands – Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, BAC, Rimac, Czinger, Hennessey and Radford.

The London dealership also made history by becoming the first to win three accolades in a single year, taking Regional Sales Dealer of the Year and Regional Whispers Dealer of the Year. The annual awards, announced in a series of in-person and virtual events, recognise the achievements of the global network of Rolls-Royce showrooms in providing great service and experiences to their customers.

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Penang Has Launched Its Own Satellite

Penang now has its own satellite feed orbiting in space, capable of providing quicker internet connectivity to the island’s broadband networks. This is also said to bridge the digital access gap between rural and urban localities.

The countdown to the historic satellite launch was televised live from the launch site in Russia to Dewan Persidangan at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

A capable team of designers, ICT professionals, academicians, and space engineering students will host the PG-1 earth station at USM.

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Porsche Unveils The 911 Carrera GTS Le Mans

In celebration of the 100th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche France unveiled a unique edition of the current 911. The model borrows aesthetic cues from Le Mans and is based on the 911 Carrera GTS.

The vintage 356 SL, which won a class at Le Mans in 1951, and the exotic 911 GT1, which won the race overall with two French drivers at the wheel in 1998, both inspired the design of the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Le Mans Centenaire Edition.

Grant Larsson, the Director of Special Projects in the Porsche Style division and the person responsible for the original Boxster designed the special edition. 25 unique components were produced as a result of the project, which began in 2020.

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Independent Studies Find Subaru BRZ And Toyota GR86 To Have Major Oil-Pressure Issues

Toyota warranty issues have revealed at least two engine failures in the GR86 sports car, which is related to the Subaru BRZ and is powered by the Subaru FA24D four-cylinder engine. Owners have reported potential problems with the car’s lubricating system, and at least one has opted to investigate more.

Brian Armstrong, the owner of a 2022 Subaru BRZ, claims to know three different people who have blown their cars’ FA24 engines on track, which prompted him to conduct this testing.

Armstrong fitted up two oil pressure sensors with data-logging capability to his and another’s vehicle in separate positions on the engine to try to pinpoint a potential problem. This data can be overlaid with engine RPM and other information when connected to the vehicle’s CAN bus.

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Volvo EVs To Have Access To Tesla Superchargers

Volvo Cars announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Tesla to allow its electric vehicles (EVs) access to the EV manufacturer’s Supercharger network in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

With this agreement, Volvo becomes the first European automaker to use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), joining a growing list of EV manufacturers and charging equipment suppliers that have already adopted the technology.

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