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Luggage compartment: Lockablefolding floor gives up to 1,336 litres

Digital Driver Display: 312.4-mm touchscreen gives access to streaming servicesand sat-nav maps

City Safety: Designedto help driver avoidlow speed collisionswhen driving in slow-moving,stop-and-go traffic

Transmission: Eight-speedautomatic with paddle shifters

Wheelbase: 2,702mm

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Porsche will thunder into the 2018 Geneva Motor Show with an updated 911 GT3 RS, injecting extra power,

a revised chassis and tweaked aerodynamics into its most track focused 911 offering. The exterior styling hasn’t changed much, with the same minor tweaks to the front and rear light designs as on the latest 911s. A redesigned front bumper made from lightweight polyurethane features, too, though minor changes to the car’s look have been informed by aerodynamic optimisation and additional performance, rather than style. (autoexpress)

German high-end sports car maker Porsche said it would double investments in electrifying its entire range by

2022. The Stuttgart-based firm said it would spend more than six billion euros ($7.5 billion) in developing hybrid and

battery-powered cars over the coming five years. Of the additional 3bn euros being put on the table, some

500m euros will go towards developing Porsche’s flagship all-electric vehicle

known as the Mission E, slated for release in

2019. (AFP)

Porsche to double investment in e- cars New 911 GT3 RS arrives with 513bhp

Corbellati Missile teased ahead of

Geneva world debut

The 2018 Geneva Motor Show is just around

the corner, and that means startup companies just can’t wait to show the world their “revolutionary” products. Corbellati is one of them, and its product is the Missile hypercar packing 1,800 horsepower and 500 km/h (311 mph) ambitions.

It would be easy to dismiss this effort as vaporware, given that not even the Bugatti Chiron (which has the might and expertise of the Volkswagen Group behind it) can’t hit such a ridiculous top speed. As a reminder, the world’s fastest car right now (in theory, not yet in practice) is the Hennessey Venom F5, with a claimed top speed of 301 mph (484 km/h).

So why would the Corbellati Missile, created by a family of jewellers and artists, be able to achieve that? Very little is known about this company, which claims that behind the 500 km/h target stand “months of calculations on the aerodynamics to get very little drag force and the necessary downforce to reach and exceed 500 km/h.”

The heart of the Missile is a 9.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine (with a light alloy block, four valves per cylinder, and four overhead camshafts) that’s said to deliver 1,800 hp and 2,350 Nm (1,733 lb-ft) of torque. The engine is linked to a six-speed transaxle transmission that sends power to the rear wheels, with a very necessary

limited slip differential also fitted.

Nothing looks revolutionary about the shape of the carbon-fiber bodywork. Quite the contrary, the Missile resembles a poor copy of the gorgeous Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, not a hypercar able to hit 500 km/h.

Technologically, the Missile features a “self-leveling double quadrilateral air suspension” with double wishbone front/rear setups and inboard triple adjustable dampers, carbon-ceramic brake discs (394mm x 36mm all-around) with monoblock six-piston calipers, and (overly shiny) 20-inch rims shod with 265/35 tires at the front and 345/30 at the rear. By the way, has Corbellati

found a supplier that offers tires able to withstand 300+ mph speeds?

We may or may not get an answer to that question next week when the Missile debuts at the Geneva Motor Show. (drivemag)

Stated target:

becoming the world’s

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Renault’s ‘urban mobility’ conceptSet to debut at the Geneva

Motor Show next month, Renault’s shared mobility concept is a futuristic transport pod that features floating LED headlights and a digital display where the grille would normally be located

The concept also has a large greenhouse and flying buttresses which run from the roof to the fenders.

Moving further down the sides, we can see glass doors and flush-mounted wheels. The latter items should help to improve the concept’s aerodynamics.

Renault hasn’t said much about the concept but

recently confirmed the model “embodies its vision for shared urban mobility.” The automaker also stated they are “passionate about making life easier for customers” and the concept will embrace this same philosophy.

While little is known about the model, it will likely have an autonomous driving system. A handful of companies are planning to offer autonomous ride-hailing services and Waymo recently became the first business in the United States to be granted permission to launch a commercial ride-hailing service without a human driver. (carscoops)