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Beyond super: The Bugatti Tourbillon has 1,800hp, costs more than $5 million and is sold out. $5.4 million Bugatti hypercar on tour All 250 units of the Bugatti Tourbillon have already been spoken for, so your best chance to catch a glimpse of the supercar is at Wearnes Automotive, where the car is making its South-east Asian debut.
The Bugatti representative for South-east Asia has been hosting guests from the region to see the car in person. If the Tourbillon – which costs €3.8 million (S$5.
38 million) before customisation and taxes – were to be registered in Singapore, it will cost around $28 million after taxes and the requisite certificate of entitlement. This is, however, a moot point as the car is available only in left-hand-drive form and so cannot be used here. Production is slated to start only in 2026.
Unlike the Chiron and Veyron before, the Tourbillon’s V16-cylinder engine is not turbocharged. It is, however, electrified, with the 8.3-litre engine’s performance augmented by three 250kW electric motors, making a combined output of 1,800hp.
The car completes the 0-100kmh sprint in two seconds and has a top speed of 445kmh. After Singapore, the car will be transported to China in December. Zeekr opens showroom Now open: The showroom at 9 Leng Kee Road is Zeekr’s 500th showroom in the world.
PHOTO: PREMIUM AUTOMOBILES Leng Kee Road, also known as Singapore’s motor belt, is now home to the 500th Zeekr showroom in the world. The two-storey showroom for the electric vehicle brand was officially opened on Nov 28. As part of the launch, Premium Automobiles BEV, Zeekr’s distributor, is holding an open house from Nov 30 to Dec 1, offering festive food as well as hosting tours of the showroom.
This is on top of offering test drives for the two Zeekr models – the X sport utility vehicle and the 009 multi-purpose vehicle, which was officially launched in November. Design competition winner visits Hyundai design HQ Student Ngo Quynh Phuong (second from right) got to meet the Hyundai Global Design team after winning the inaugural design competition organised by Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre Singapore HMGICS with Lasalle College of the Arts. PHOTO: HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP INNOVATION CENTRE SINGAPORE Design student Ngo Quynh Phuong, 17, has won the inaugural Ioniq 6 design competition organised by Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre Singapore and Lasalle College of the Arts.
Ms Ngo, a Year 1 student at Lasalle’s Diploma in Design for Communication and Experience programme, was sent on a four-day trip to Seoul, South Korea, to visit the Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang. She was one of five finalists who received mentorship from Singapore urban artist and illustrator Toby Tan (@tobyato). The challenge was to create a final decal artwork for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric vehicle, which is assembled in Singapore.
The finalists also had to create social media content to showcase their design concepts. Maserati commits to Formula E until 2030 Fast commitment: Maserati confirmed its participation in the Formula E championship for the next six seasons. PHOTO: MASERATI Maserati will continue to compete in Formula E for four more years, until the 16th season of the electric car racing series from 2029 to 2030.
The Italian brand first entered the electric racing series in 2023 with the Tipo Folgore. The third-generation Formula E car will be upgraded in the coming 2024/25 season – which flags off in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Dec 7 – and will have an output of up to 350kW. This will be the first time that Formula E cars are four-wheel drive.
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