Car news today: new Triton reviewed, Maserati GranCabrio unveiled, and an electric Audi TT replacement – 1 March 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Friday March 1st 2024. Notably in car recordsdata on the present time: we’ve lawful published our first evaluation of the all-original Mitsubishi Triton pickup, and we’re following reviews out of Europe about an electric Audi TT replacement – however don’t call it a TT!

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• Electrical Audi TT successor looms however don’t call it a TT!
• Maserati unveils all-original GranCabrio: no more V8, EV looms!
• BYD in talks to originate factory in Mexico, however received’t promote automobiles in ‘sophisticated’ US market
• Mitsubishi Triton 2024:  in-depth evaluation

Electrical Audi TT successor on the playing cards – however don’t call it a TT!

• German automaker Audi is reportedly experimenting with designs in an “intense concept segment” for an all-electric replacement for its Audi TT, per reviews out of Europe.

• Daniel Schuster, Audi spokesperson for technical construction, told Autocar that the original mannequin will likely be introduced “inner five or 10 years” however received’t be called the TT nor would it no longer be an instantaneous replacement, even supposing this would possibly effectively be positioned equally to its petrol predecessor.

• “It’s no longer lawful about attempting at what we’ve now and announcing ‘it’d be frigid to create it electric’. It’s in actuality about what would be a just correct-attempting addition to the vary”, mentioned Schuster.

• Whereas the successor will likely be replacement, the emblem is gentle aiming to maximise its “emotional” enchantment albeit in a replacement flavour, ruling out any replication of the TT’s iconic five-cylinder soundtrack in electric affect.

• Before the complete thing launched in 1998 and at show hide in its third generation, Audi is retiring the iconic nameplate with a restricted speed ‘Final Edition’ mannequin.

Maserati unveils all-original GranCabrio: no more V8, EV looms!

• Maserati has pulled the covers off its original GranCabrio, the convertible version of its coupe GranTurismo twin. Relish that car, the original refined-top will switch from V8 to V6 energy, with an electric variant on the formulation.

• The GranCabrio – that can originate in Australia in quarter four of this year, following the original GranTurismo in quarter three – will likely be available in a single Trofeo neat-stage at originate which parts a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 Nettuno engine handing over 404kW and 650Nm, sending energy to all-wheels by the spend of an eight-drag computerized transmission.

• This compares to the old-generation GranCabrio’s 4.7-litre V8 engine which delivered 338kW and 520Nm. That generation finished manufacturing in 2019, unreplaced except now.

• Uniquely for the convertible version, Maserati says the four-seater’s roof will also be set away in 14 seconds even when full of life at speeds as much as 50km/h.

• Australian specification and pricing has no longer but been published for the auto, and whereas Maserati hasn’t published an electric variant, an EV version of the GranCabrio called the Folgore will in the end create its formulation downunder too.

BYD in talks to originate factory in Mexico, however received’t promote automobiles in ‘sophisticated’ US market

• BYD is in negotiations to originate a factory in Mexico, however it surprisingly received’t be entering the big US-market subsequent door.

• Carscoops reviews that despite the prospects of a Mexico plant, the emblem isn’t drawn to the “very sophisticated” market that is the US.

• This recordsdata comes because the US Authorities has raised some concerns over Chinese electric automobiles.

• This day, American president Joe Biden has mentioned that China would possibly be “posing risks to our national security” by “flooding our market with its vehicles”.

• In Mexico, BYD at show hide sells the Dolphin hatch and Seal sedan fashions, lawful delight in the Australian market, and need to gentle likely expand its mannequin vary within the next One year.

Mitsubishi Triton 2024 reviewed

• Chasing Autos manufacturing specialist Tom Spot’s written and video evaluation of the all original sixth-generation 2024 Mitsubishi Triton used to be published.

• Spot praised the tender twin-turbo engine, generous typical security, gasoline effectivity and mettlesome payload.

• On the other cease of the spectrum, he current aspects how the worth lengthen over the frail mannequin, low-drag stir quality, and poorly tuned driver monitoring scheme hinder what is within the wreck an even bigger ute in its original generation – however no longer pretty most sensible doubtless.

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The subsequent yell of Automobile Recordsdata This day will likely be published on Monday 4th March at 4.30pm Sydney time.