As A Rally Legend, The Suzuki Jimny Looks Even Better
December 28, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
These Two Crossovers Carry On The Spirit Of The Lancia Delta Integrale And Renault 5
The legendary off-roader and cult favorite Suzuki Jimny is about to get a makeover just in time for the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon, all thanks to the creative efforts of Japanese tuning company DAMD.
Known for producing unique body packages for little Japanese automobiles, the business will present two striking designs that honor classic European models: the Renault 5 and the esteemed Lancia Delta Integrale.
Suzuki Jimny for 2024 Tokyo Auto Saloon
First off, the Jimny, as interpreted by DAMD, is a tiny crossover with headlights that are similar to those of the Renault 5 and a radiator grille that matches the small hatchback.
The Jimny’s white OZ wheels give it a rally-ready appearance, and the little spoiler at the back is a nod to the 5’s soft wing. Interestingly, unlike the original Renault 5 Turbo, a sticker on the side indicates that this vehicle is non-turbo.
DAMD also offers a Jimny that is modeled after the Lancia Delta Integrale if you like a more aggressive appearance. The company’s redesign, with its four circular headlights and yellow fog lamps built into the bumper, perfectly embodies the spirit of the Italian rally hatch. A bigger spoiler is located at the back.
Suzuki Jimny For The 2024 Tokyo Auto Saloon
Regretfully, the two crossovers’ rally-inspired styling isn’t complemented by any mechanical changes. The little off-road vehicle in Japan is equipped with a tiny 658-cc three-cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 63 horsepower and 71 pound-feet of torque.
A 1.5-liter naturally aspirated mill with 101 horsepower and 102 lb-ft of torque is available in foreign markets. However, those figures don’t alter.
GPX Reveals Exclusive GTM250R Café Racer For Japan Only
December 28, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
Retro-style motorcycles will never go out of style. Even companies with few past accomplishments are producing retro-inspired motorcycles that are more about appearance than tradition. Consider the manufacturer GPX, which is situated in Thailand and was established in 2007. The company offers a large range of retro-styled devices that are marketed in several Asian regions under various labels. It introduced the GTM250R, a new model, in Japan.
Only 150 Examples Of This Compact Retro-Inspired Machine Will Be Produced
GTM250R Cafe Racer
When it comes to technology, the GTM250R at least has some significantGPX’s effort to create a limited-edition vehicle only available in Japan is the GTM250R. It is a replacement for the GPX Gentleman Racer 200, a reasonably priced yet elegant device that gained popularity due to its neo-retro cafe-racer characteristics.
Regarding the new GTM250R, it has a headlamp cowl with a throwback feel, just like its predecessor. The bike seems streamlined because the fuel tank, seat, and tail section all have straight lines that are parallel to the ground. Strangely, behind the saddle, there’s a fake crankcase that’s actually a component of the bike’s bodywork.
GPX Unveils Limited Japan-Only GTM250R Cafe Racer
enhancements over the basic version. The 250cc fuel-injected single-cylinder engine of the GTM250R replaces the 197cc carbureted single found in the Gentleman Racer 200.
It produces 20.4 horsepower, which isn’t exactly an exhilarating ride but is plenty for a quick commute around town. The GPX weighs 148 kg, but with a full tank of petrol, we could expect it to be closer to 160 kg (353 pounds).
The bike’s foundation is essentially the same as that of the previous model. The 17-inch wire-spoke wheels of the GTM250R are covered in road-focused rubber, and the suspension system consists of a rear monoshock with preload adjustment and an inverted front fork.
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It’s interesting that the bike has two radially mounted front disc brakes. This is a little excessive for a little bike, so it’s clear that the looks were the main consideration.
Regarding cost and accessibility, the GPX GTM250R will only be available in Japan and will have a 150-unit production run. There are three colors available:
Red
Black
Yellow
The price of this limited edition retro-inspired gadget is 566,500 yen, or around $4,007 USD, for those who wish to obtain one.
Every Supercar Enthusiast Will Get Furious With Liberty Walk’s Lamborghini Countach
December 27, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
At the Tokyo Auto Salon this year, the Japanese tuner intends to unveil a widebody modification for the Lamborghini Countach.
A heavily customized widebody Ferrari F40 constructed by Japanese tuner Liberty Walk last year sparked debate on the internet over whether it was OK to disassemble such a prized piece of equipment. Presently, the business is repurposing the iconic Lamborghini Countach from the ’80s for the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon.
As of right moment, the widebody Countach’s exterior is only partially revealed in a teaser film. Liberty Walk offers the vehicle a striking white exterior, similar to the F40 from the previous year, emphasizing how the new components drastically change the Lamborghini’s look.
The revised front end gives the nose a boxier appearance by adding a large front splitter and a lower fascia with rectangular mesh covering three apertures. The wider fender flare is integrated with the canards on each corner. As a result, there is a continuous line from the nose to the wheel well, giving this portion a curved appearance.
The sides have wider lower sills that are positioned in between the wider fenders. Additionally, Liberty Walk creates a gap in front of the back wheels.
This model appears to be a modified 25th Anniversary Countach based on the body-color vertical strakes in the vents on the top part of the tail. The vintage supercar is equipped with Toyo tires and dark-hued, deep-dish Rohana Forged wheels with Y-shaped spokes.
The factory wing of the Countach was too small for Liberty Walk. It has been replaced by an even bigger device that connects under the back bumper, according to the tuner.
Moreover, the taillights are flush-mounted, as opposed to the production version’s inset bulbs. Underneath the quad exhaust, a sizable diffuser enhances the motorsport-inspired design.
Readers of Motor1 were already divided last year on Liberty Walk’s F40. We anticipate the company’s take on the Countach to be as divisive based only on this teaser trailer.
December 26, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
The new design idea, which was influenced by the move from a front to a mid-engine configuration, was well received by everybody when Chevrolet unveiled the C8 Corvette in 2019.
One of these individuals was probably Audi designer Jason Battersby, who chose to redesign the ‘Vette using a style influenced by the C2 and C3 versions. The long hood features the C2 and C3 design motifs, a hint that is reminiscent of the iconic muscle car period and vehicles like the Ford Mustang and Plymouth Superbird. The hood has a more aerodynamic appearance thanks to chrome outlets that are reminiscent of the second-generation Chevrolet Corvette.
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The sleek and sophisticated appearance seems to be a hallmark of Battersby, who was involved in the Audi Grandsphere concept’s design.
While the “very simple” five-spoke wheel design complements the redesigned Vette’s modest character lines on the side profile, the nameplate’s iconic muscular and athletic design elements are still there. The Vette was first released in 1953.
The rear end features a four-piece taillight arrangement with a clean finish, evoking the Ferrari Roma. With a contemporary twist, the C2’s split-window rear is also included.
Audi Designs The Perfect Chevrolet
A noticeable diffuser with two exhaust points below suggests the automobile was originally intended to have an internal combustion engine.
As a last touch, Battersby gave the Corvette emblem a makeover that was uniquely his. “I chose a matte/glossy approach for the images and streamlined the design instead of going with the traditional beveled edges with color inlay. Simple, sleek black logo that continues the Corvette flag tradition—no chrome, no hassle.”
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Is Battersby the right person to manage the design team for General Motors’ next C9 Corvette, which is anticipated to launch in 2028?
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Three Wildcards From Yamaha MotoGP Are Planned For 2024
December 26, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
The forthcoming season will be critical to Yamaha’s MotoGP advancement. They are in the tier with additional rewards for cycling development under the new concessions system, including six wildcards.
Massimo Meregalli, the team’s managing director, that they currently only want to use half of those that are accessible, saying, “At the moment, we plan to use three.
They are helpful because, as was the case in Motegi, they will allow [Cal] Crutchlow to carry out additional projects. We can split responsibilities, something we were unable to accomplish this year.
Wildcards are mostly employed on important circuits for bike development or during the manufactures’ home races, as is frequently the case with Ducati at the Italian GP.
Their main purpose is to allow test riders to test in a racing setting. In addition to being a restricted chance, a wildcard has additional costs, thus these advantages must be handled carefully and intelligently. We were unable to accomplish this year.
Toyota Crown Sport Is Available With 302 Horsepower Plug-In Hybrid Power
December 22, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
The forthcoming Crown Signia SUV and the Crown elevated sedan are the only two of the four Crown models available in the US. In Japan, there’s also this smaller crossover called Crown Sport and a conventional saloon without the lift package. In the Land of the Rising Sun, the latter is now receiving a powerful powerplant and a charging port.
It Can Travel 56 Miles On A Single Tank Of Petrol
2024 Toyota Crown Sport PHEV (JDM) back
With this red-hot paint, the JDM-spec Crown Sport, which is smaller than the Crown Signia, resembles Japan’s version of the Ferrari Purosangue.
Despite the unfortunate lack of a V12 engine, it is nonetheless rather powerful. At least by Toyota standards, that is. It has an electric motor and a 2.5-liter gasoline engine that together provide 302 horsepower that is distributed to all four wheels.
Toyota upgraded the front brakes of the PHEV model, adding 20-inch discs with six-piston calipers that are painted in red at both axles, to increase stopping power.
2024 Toyota Crown Sport PHEV (JDM) Seats
Although we honestly can’t image many drivers utilizing paddle shifters on a plug-in hybrid SUV, it did go to the bother of installing them. More reinforcements to the floor tunnel give this new flavor’s body more stiffness than the non-plug-in hybrid Crown Sport.
As expected from a plug-in hybrid, this one has excellent efficiency. A 56-mile (90-kilometer) pure electric range is provided by a lithium-ion battery that is housed beneath the floor in the middle of the car. To fully charge the battery to 80% capacity, it takes 38 minutes.
2024 Toyota Crown Sport PHEV (JDM) Interior
When the 14.5-gallon (55-liter) gasoline tank is taken into account, the car can go more than 746 miles (1,200 kilometers).
It has bigger tires on massive black 21-inch wheels and an adjustable suspension with redesigned shock absorbers. Even Toyota describes the Crown Sport PHEV as providing a “planted ride.”
Support for bidirectional charging is a useful feature, since the 1,500W (AC 100V) external power supply function might be useful in an emergency. Additionally, it can power a range of gadgets that an outdoor enthusiast would want in the backcountry.
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About 300 Crown Sport PHEVs are anticipated to be sold each month by Toyota, at a price of 7,650,000 yen (about $52,900).
December 21, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
Enfield’s design team set to work using a variety of cultures and dystopian pop culture as inspiration. Royal Enfield formally unveiled the production Shotgun 650 to the public on December 12, 2023. Here are all the features of the bike that will be sold at Royal Enfield dealers worldwide in 2024, following closely behind the limited edition Motoverse bike.
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The Shotgun 650 differs from the Super Meteor 650 in more ways than one, even though it has the same frame and is powered by the same proven 650cc parallel twin engine that was originally seen on the Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650. It’s all in the details with this bike.
A 648cc liquid-cooled parallel twin engine, rated at 46.3 horsepower at 7,250 rpm and 52.3 newton-meters, or 38.5 pound-feet, of torque at 5,650 rpm, powers the new Royal Enfield Shotgun 650. It has a six-speed gearbox attached to it. If you are acquainted with prior 650 Twin-powered Enfields, then this should all sound familiar.
Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 – Design Sketches
This is where certain adjustments are made. Compared to the Super Meteor 650, the Shotgun 650 features a very modest decrease in curb weight, a shorter wheelbase, and more ground clearance.
We’ll compare the measurements side by side so you can begin to mentally picture the differences. As you will soon see, putting any of these objects side by side doesn’t make them the same.
Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
Wheelbase
1,465mm (about 57.6 inches)
1,500mm (about 59 inches)
Ground clearance
140mm (about 5.5 inches)
135mm (about 5.3 inches)
Length
2,220mm (about 87.4 inches)
2,260mm (about 88.98 inches)
Width
820mm (about 32.2 inches)
890mm (about 35 inches)
Height
1,105mm (about 43.5 inches)
1,155mm (about 45.5 inches)
Seat height
795mm (about 31.2 inches)
740mm (about 29.1 inches)
Rake and trail
25.3 degrees and 101.4mm (about 4.09 inches)
27.6 degrees and 119.38mm (about 4.7 inches)
Fuel capacity
13.8 liters (about 3.6 gallons)
15.7 liters (about 4.15 gallons)
Curb weight
240 kilograms (about 529 pounds)
241 kilograms (about 531.3 pounds)
The designers and engineers at Royal Enfield collaborated to rethink how to give the Shotgun a unique identity. There’s no denying that adjusting the suspension properties may affect the riding quality of a bike.
Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 – Studio – Sheet Metal Gray – Right Side
In contrast to the Super Meteor 650, which has 19-inch front and 16-inch rear wheels, the Shotgun 650 has 18-inch front wheels and a 17-inch rear. Up front, the Shotgun 650 likewise receives a pair of 43mm Showa Big Piston Forks that are inverted; however, these forks are 33mm shorter than those on the Super Meteor. Compared to the Super Meteor, the SG650’s rear dual shocks are 20 mm longer.
The brakes remain identical. One two-piston ByBre floating brake caliper and a 320mm disc in front, and one two-piston ByBre floating caliper and a 300mm disc in back are featured on the Shotgun 650. Both ABS and factory-installed braided stainless steel brake lines are standard.
Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 – Studio – Plasma Blue – Overhead View (1)
A series of circular gauges are used up front on the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650, while a bigger digi-analog gauge displays information such as gear position indication and speed. The Royal Enfield Tripper Navigation pod, the smaller one on the right, is capable of connecting via Bluetooth to your smartphone to show navigation if you so like. Additionally, there is a USB connector for charging your phone.
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The Shotgun 650’s global pricing has not yet been disclosed by Royal Enfield. It will be offered in four hues in 2024: Sheet Metal Gray, Green Drill, Plasma Blue, and Stencil White.
Regarding availability, it is anticipated to start appearing in marketplaces all over the world in 2024. We’ll be sure to let you know as we learn more precise details.
How does one feel about the Shotgun 650? Would you be willing to give one a try? Tell us in the comments below, and soon RideApart will have a comprehensive First Ride review.
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Kawasaki’s First Hydrogen Engine Motorcycle Prototype
December 15, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
It’s true that Kawasaki has been showcasing its advancements in producing alternatively-powered cars at a record rate in recent months.
The HySE-X1, a brand-new four-wheeled hydrogen-powered experimental vehicle that will compete in the Mission 1000 competition in the 2024 Dakar Rally, was first shown back in October 2023. HySE, the collaborative hydrogen engine development organization that was previously founded by Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, Toyota, and Yamaha, unveiled this car as its debut project.
Clearly, Team HySE Has Been Quite Busy
Kawasaki Hydrogen Motorcycle 3
The start of the 2024 Dakar Rally is not too far off, since it is already mid-December 2023. Although we’re eager to follow the HySE-X1’s progress, our curiosity would naturally grow if it were, for example, a motorbike powered by a hydrogen engine.
Fortunately, Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a huge corporation operating in several different industries. Those segments all presently strive toward group carbon neutrality objectives, but they do it in various ways, so every now and then they have group meetings where they report on how each segment is doing.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries held its Group Vision 2030 Progress Report Meeting on December 12, 2023. It also kindly uploaded the complete event on its YouTube account, however it’s entirely in Japanese, which shouldn’t come as a surprise.
The agenda included updates from senior managing executive officers of Aerospace Systems Company, Energy Solutions and Marine Engineering Company, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, president and CEO of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited, and Hiroshi Ito, president and CEO of Kawasaki Motors Company Limited.
Kawasaki Hydrogen Motorcycle
Of course, the one that piques our curiosity the most is the update from Hiroshi Ito, president and CEO of Kawasaki Motor Co. He provided updates throughout his section on the recent launches of the battery-electric Ninja e-1 and Z e-1 motorcycles as well as the recently announced Ninja 7 HEV and Z 7 HEV.
It was just a matter of time until a motorbike powered by a hydrogen engine made its appearance, given four of the five businesses engaged in HySE are the major four motorcycle makers in Japan. We saw it for the first time during this Kawasaki presentation on December 12, 2023.
President Ito claims that the Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX serves as its basis. The prototype design stays true to several tones of soothing blue instead of the regular hues used by Team Green. In addition, such may be seen on the HySE-X1 car that will compete in Dakar 2024 and in the HySE logo.
There was a dearth of specifics or hard data provided. Sadly, not even a brief starter footage is included in the film, despite the fact that a test rider demonstrates both the Ninja 7 Hybrid’s walk function and the first-ever public display of the hybrid engine motorcycle prototype.
President Ito continued by stating that this prototype will shortly undergo testing, which is probably why a startup attempt was not made while the cameras were filming.
Do you find HySE’s study on a possible motorbike with a hydrogen engine intriguing? If there was infrastructure in place to ensure that you could always get fuel when you needed it, would you be willing to ride one?
December 15, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
It won’t be long until the new Factory series of KTM motocross bikes make their appearance.
The first round of the AMA Supercross championship won’t happen until January 6, but before then, we may watch the wealthiest and sportiest KTM motocross production—the SX-F Factory—in action.
There will be an abundance of details, in true Factory fashion, which add to the series’ allure and desirability.
KTM Cross 2024 – New SX-F Factory Edition
The most significant innovations are found elsewhere in the frame, such as the new engine mounts, which are lighter and more flexible and provide a better ride and handling during use, and the new rear monoshock, which is now stiffer and lighter. Other unique features, such as the orange-painted frame and the anodized steering guards, are unmistakably Factory models.
The new Offroad Connectivity Unit is standard on the 450 and 250 Factory models, and there are additional features like an Akrapovič exhaust, a new filter box cover, a 4-bolt Factory engine guard reinforced with carbon fiber, and a gorgeous billet Hinson clutch cover.
KTM Cross 2024
All in all, winter enthusiasts will have a lot to look forward to this year.
Although there will be no shortage of Power Parts for the ordinary version of the next KTM SX, the Factory variants continue to be the most eye-catching and desirable of the KTM lineup.
December 14, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
Toyota Debuted The New Prius vehicle In Korea.
With a Latin name, this innovative hybrid has sold over 5.9 million units globally since 1997 and was a major contributor to the rise in popularity of hybrids prior to the introduction of completely electric vehicles. The first comprehensive redesign of the Prius in eight years has resulted in the conventional and plug-in variants.
The plug-in variant obtains 19.4 km/liter, while the normal version’s combined fuel economy is 20.9 km/liter. After a single charge, the plug-in can go up to 64 kilometers on electricity alone.
Because of its lower chassis, which lowers the center of gravity, it offers better driving performance. Its appearance is sleeker than that of the previous model as well.In January, the new Prius went on sale in Japan, where it was just crowned the finest car of the year.
