Gran Turismo gamers! Now greater than ever, expertise is creating in ways in which creates limitless prospects. This month’s GT updates features a glimpse of what the future would maintain by means of two automobiles, the coveted ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo and AFEELA Prototype 2024 .
Update 1.46* for Gran Turismo 7 will likely be out there as of Wednesday, April 24 at 11:00pm PST / April 25 at 7:00am BST / 3:00pm JST.
Three new automobiles added this month
ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo
A single-seater all-wheel drive EV from the distinguished Czech producer.
Drawing on the wealthy heritage of Škoda Motorsport, the Škoda Design Group has created a visionary examine of a single-seater, all-electric racing concept car: the ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo. Created exclusively for Gran Turismo, this concept represents Škoda’s first inclusion in the Gran Turismo collection. Impressed by the Škoda 1100 OHC Spyder racing car from 1957, a car initially developed for the prestigious 24-hour Le Mans race, the Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo is a contemporary tribute to this legendary racing car and guarantees an immersive and responsive driving expertise.
The ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo challenge started in 2019 when the design workforce revisited the iconic Škoda 1100 OHC. Initially, the workforce was debating whether or not to revive the authentic 1100 OHC or create a futuristic iteration for the digital age. After consulting with Chief Designer Oliver Stefani, the Škoda Design workforce opted for an revolutionary strategy, making a fusion of previous and future.
This racing concept pays homage to its legendary predecessor in addition to incorporating the defining features of Škoda’s Trendy Stable design language, as seen in its T-shaped headlights. What’s extra, the Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo showcases two distinct liveries: one reflecting the heritage of the well-known Škoda 130 RS racing car from 70́s, and the different impressed by the Imaginative and prescient 7S concept car, which embodies Škodás Trendy Stable Design philosophy.
The ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo boasts a glossy exterior with crisp, clear traces and pronounced edges, mirroring the aesthetics of present Method E racers. Its design is optimized for superior dealing with by means of energetic aerodynamics. Features like the aerodynamically sculpted physique, and the placing, adaptive two-piece rear wing, all work collectively to dynamically modify to driving situations and increase efficiency. The car incorporates impartial wishbone push-rod sort suspension system, mounted to a carbon monocoque like these present in Method E automobiles, enhancing high-speed stability, decreasing physique roll, and reducing the car’s heart of gravity.
Effectivity and glorious driving dynamics are at the coronary heart of the ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo design. It’s geared up with two 200 kW (268.2 BHP) electrical twin motors, one on every axle, delivering a mixed energy output of 800 kW (1,072 BHP). The inclusion of all-wheel drive with clever torque distribution throughout each axles ensures a balanced and responsive driving expertise. That is complemented by a clean, single-speed transmission, offering seamless acceleration.
The design of the ŠKODA Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo harmonizes the exterior and inside, giving the driver the feeling of merging with the car ‒ particularly as soon as they sit in the cockpit of the cutting-edge carbon monocoque chassis.
AFEELA Prototype 2024
A revolutionary ‘mobility gadget’ set to alter how we spend time shifting.
“Transfer folks, by means of the pursuit of innovation with numerous inspirations.” Embrace innovative expertise and create a brand new type of pleasure in motion to encourage others. That is the objective for which Sony Honda Mobility was based in 2022. This new firm, born from the collaboration between 2 very completely different corporations, unveiled their AFEELA Prototype 2024 BEV at the starting of CES® 2024.
On the exterior, the car makes use of an orthodox hatchback sedan form with a clean aerodynamic look. There are a number of sensing units throughout the car, together with the LiDAR unit at the entrance of the roof and different picture and radar sensors. The extremely correct information from these units are used to offer extra pure driving help.
The doorways open routinely as the consumer approaches so there isn’t any want for door handles. Trying in direction of the entrance grille, you will discover the customizable ‘Media Bar’, a digital show which permits for each self-expression and communication from exterior the car.
Nonetheless, the actual attraction of the AFEELA lies inside its cabin. The inside features an enormous array of features to make sure passengers are by no means bored.
The obvious characteristic as you board the car is the vast dashboard show spanning virtually the whole width of the car. This display gives not solely data from the car itself, however a number of leisure choices which can be proven on the seatback shows for the rear seats. In addition to music and films, passengers also can view a real-time 3D illustration of the car’s environment taken from the sensor arrays and permits them to take pleasure in the surroundings round them as if taking part in a game.
The attraction of the car isn’t solely visible both. The AFEELA additionally features a private agent characteristic which permits passengers to work together with the car by means of pure speech. Moreover, a mixture of Honda’s intensive expertise in mobility and Sony’s audio knowhow has resulted in an revolutionary noise cancelling system to scale back street noise. Remoted from the drone of the exterior world, the inside’s quite a few audio system present an unparalleled audio soundstage.
The AFEELA transforms the means of shifting round from merely ready, to having fun with the time spent in the car. This 2024 Prototype is vital milestone in the means of carry the AFEELA to market manufacturing.
Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe ’70
Common in drag racing; sporting unimaginable energy from a large engine.
Launched in the 1964 mannequin yr, the Chevelle was Chevrolet’s first intermediate mannequin. With an SS sports activities grade mannequin in the line-up and an possibility for a 327ci excessive output V8 engine, the Chevelle carried all the hallmarks of a muscle car.
In the following yr of 1965 nonetheless, the Chevelle SS was reworked right into a full-blown high-performance car, with a 396 ci, OHV V8. From then on the Chevelle SS was solely provided with this 396 ci unit, drawing a transparent line between it and the earlier SS.
In 1970, the Chevelle SS went on to be referred to as the strongest intermediate mannequin on the market. The engine line-up that was solely out there in 396 ci was upgraded, providing an enlarged 402 ci mannequin. As well as, a 454 ci, enlarged model of the 427 ci, was provided as properly.
The choice codes for the two varieties of 454 ci fashions provided, have been the LS5 and LS6. The previous produced 355 BHP with a compression of 10.25:1, and the compression of the latter was raised to 11.25:1, and mixed with excessive cams and excessive circulation headers, it produced roughly 449.7 BHP. This was the strongest catalogue mannequin engine in the historical past of American automobiles in its day.
The LS6-equipped Chevelle SS454 was instantly recognised as a really particular mannequin, with its wild energy output unlikely for a road-legal car. Outfitted with a straight exhaust and carburettor settings, it’s stated to have simply exceeded 493.1 BHP, and was the huge contender in inventory class drag racing.
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Café / Further Menus
The next Menu has been added:
- Further Menu No. 38: ‘Ferrari 12-Cylinder Engines’ (Collector Stage 38 and above)
World Circuits (Occasion)
The next new occasions have been added to ‘World Circuits’:
- Japanese Clubman Cup 550: Alsace – Village Reverse
- American FR Problem 550: Trial Mountain Circuit Reverse
- Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo Trophy: Grand Valley – Freeway 1
Scapes
‘San Diego’ has been added as a featured curation in Scapes
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