Car news today: The Honda Prelude will makes its return to Europe, BMW’s 1 Series priced for Australia, and more – 9 July 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Tuesday July 9th 2024. Significantly in car news as of late: Honda has announced this will create a production model of its Prelude sports actions coupe for the European market, and BMW Australia has confirmed pricing and specification for its fourth-skills 1 Sequence.

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• Honda to bring unique Prelude coupe to production
• BMW 1 Sequence pricing announced for Australia
• Toyota seemingly to introduce eight-flee automatic GR Corolla
• Alpina Australia confirms pricing and spec for native fluctuate
• Reviewed: 2024 Subaru BRZ tS

Honda Prelude confirmed to reach to Europe as sports actions coupe

• Honda has announced the return of the Prelude model with a unique thought that will be shown at this weekend’s upcoming Goodwood Competition of Speed.

• Situation to be offered around 2025 or 2026, the unique production Prelude will be a hybrid sports actions coupe and is seemingly to advise a actually equal 2.0-litre e:HEV contrivance as point out within the contemporary Civic hatch.

• Intel from a fresh Autocar myth states that the Prelude will advise largely the identical chassis as the Honda Civic, but with a wider rear track and a lightweight aluminium subframe.

• The Prelude hasn’t been sold globally as a result of the fifth skills, which was final produced in 2001.

• Announced for Europe and the United Kingdom, the Honda Prelude has no longer but been confirmed for Australia.

BMW Australia announces pricing for its unique ‘F70’ 1 Sequence

• BMW Australia has confirmed this will be launching its fourth-skills ‘F70’ 1 Sequence in Australia from the fourth quarter of this year, priced from $56,500 sooner than on-road prices.

• The entry trace accurate into a 1 Sequence has elevated by $7432. The 118i M Sport grade has elevated by $1700, whereas the discontinuance of the fluctuate M135i has been priced from $82,500 sooner than on-road prices, or $5900 extra than what it was sooner than.

• The 118 variant will be powered by a 115kW/230Nm turbocharged three-cylinder engine, whereas the flagship M135i will advise a 233kW/400Nm turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The M135i capabilities BMW’s xDrive all-wheel-drive contrivance.

• Commonplace instruments for the 118 M Sport contains 18-dawdle alloy wheels, up as much as now 10.25- and 10.7- screens, adaptive M suspension and adaptive LED headlights. The M135i provides bigger 19-dawdle alloy wheels, a Harman Kardon sound contrivance, M sport brakes, panoramic sunroof and an M rear spoiler.

Toyota GR Corolla place to create eight-flee automatic: myth

• Toyota is quite obvious so as to add the prolonged-awaited eight-flee automatic transmission to its GR Corolla sizzling hatch model, based fully mostly on a leaked document reported by Carscoops.

• The document unearths that, at the least in Canada, the addition of a unique eight-flee self-involving unit, alongside with a height torque expand from 370Nm to 400Nm.

• The GR Corolla is place to follow on from the automatically-connected GR Yaris, which was confirmed in January 2024 to receive an eight-flee automatic transmission.

• Its 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine outputs had been raised to 224kW/400Nm, so it’s anticipated to be the equal for the GR Corolla within the arriving months.

• Both the GR versions of the Corolla and Yaris for the time being advise a six-flee handbook transmission with gleaming rev-matching.

Alpina Australia announces 2024 prices for tweaked BMW models

• Alpina Australia has confirmed pricing and specs for its 2024 B3 and B4 models, that are surely available within the neighborhood.

• Pricing starts from $181,900 for the B3 GT sedan, $184,900 for the B3 GT Touring, and $189,900 for the B4 GT Gran Coupe, all of which had been priced sooner than on-road prices.

• All three models advise a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that produces 389kW/730Nm. Here’s 14kW/80Nm extra than the outputs of the present BMW M3 and M4 Opponents.

• Commonplace specification across the board contains Alpina 20-dawdle alloy wheels, Pirelli P Zero tyres, adaptive dampers, 16-speaker Harman Kardon sound contrivance and Vernasca leather Alpina sports actions front seats, amongst others.

• Individualised alternatives for merchants consist of Alpina blue or green paintwork, full Merino leather upholstery, leather dashboard, sunroof, adaptive LED headlights and wireless phone charging.

Subaru BRZ tS reviewed

• Chasing Cars digital production specialist Tom Jam’s Youtube video overview of the 2024 Subaru BRZ tS was published, including his thoughts and first impressions on the extra track-honed model of the Subaru sports actions car.
• Scramble capabilities to verbalize integrated handbook variants now gaining self sustaining emergency braking, solid Brembo brakes and track-honed suspension.
• Facets to beef up for the Subaru consist of loud road noise within the cabin, some ergonomic inner problems and the need for 98-octane premium fuel.
• Jam concluded the overview by recommending the BRZ tS grade to enthusiastic merchants, even with its $3500 trace hike.

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