In recent years, more and more countries and regions have successively announced the "ultimatum" to ban the sale of fuel vehicles. The Netherlands, Norway, Paris, France, the United Kingdom, India and other countries have introduced specific ban schedules. In China, Hainan Province, which has issued the "Clean Energy Vehicle Development Plan", is the first region on the mainland to explicitly propose a "ban on combustion", stipulating that the sale of fuel vehicles will be completely banned in the province from 2030.
In addition, the world's major major automobile companies have also announced the countdown to the suspension of fuel vehicles, and it is expected that by 2030, the market share of electrified vehicles will surpass that of fuel vehicles.
However, the wave of electrification in the automotive industry is much more turbulent than we thought. With the intensification of automobile electrification, many classic fuel vehicles have also withdrawn from the historical stage, such as the legendary models introduced below, which are about to become fuel masterpieces.
BMW M760Li
Recently, the BMW Group officially announced that it will officially discontinue the V12 engine this year, and the last 12 BMW M760 Li limited edition customized models equipped with the engine will be launched in the US market in June this year, after which we will no longer see bmw new cars equipped with V12 engines, but instead a hybrid system with comparable power and more environmental protection.
It is understood that the limited edition of the customized model will be based on the BMW M760 Li xDrive model, and a large number of customized elements will be added. For example, a unique 20-inch double-spoke light alloy wheel will be used with silver gray or dark black paint. And on each threshold and engine is inlaid a metal plaque with the inscription "Final V12". In addition, there will be a logo with the "1 OF 12" logo in the center console position of the car, representing one of the last 12 limited edition models.
Its 6.6T V12 twin-turbo engine is naturally the biggest highlight of this car, with a maximum power of 601 horsepower and a zero hundred acceleration time of only 3.6s, which can be described as a dominant party in the era of fuel vehicles.
Previously, BMW also launched the M760 Li xDrive V12 sports/luxury suit model in China, priced at 2.428 million yuan, the adjustment is relatively weak, but it can also reach 3.8 seconds to break the hundred. However, with the tightening of emission regulations, this model has also had to be discontinued in China.
Porsche's new Macan family
On January 9 this year, the new Macan family was officially launched, including the Macan, Macan S and Macan GTS, all of which have been further optimized and upgraded in terms of exterior interior design, practical configuration and power performance.
However, it is worth mentioning that there is news that the next generation of Macan will be "electrocuted" and will be built based on an 800-volt PPE platform, which is expected to come out this year. This means that the new Macan listed this time may become the best song of the fuel version of Macan.
In the upgrade of this new model, the power is also a major highlight. Among them, the new Macan basic version is equipped with the latest fourth-generation EA888 2.0T engine, which is further upgraded in performance to achieve 6.2s to break the hundred; the new Macan S and the new Macan GTS are equipped with 2.9T V6 engines. Among them, the maximum power of the new Macan S is 280kW, the peak torque is 520N·m, and the maximum power of the new Macan GTS is 324kW, the peak torque is 550Nm, and it takes only 4.3s to break the hundred, and the speed can reach 272km/h.
As Porsche's second SUV, it has a more sporty body posture than the Cayenne, and its more affordable price has made it the first Porsche for many people, and China is Porsche's largest market.
Shinichi Honda Type R
In Dongfeng Honda's latest model planning for 2022, the new Civic Type-R has appeared in it for a long time, according to Dongfeng Honda's official statement, the new Civic TYPE R will enter the country in the form of CKD in 2022, that is, parts imported into the country for domestic assembly. At present, some dealers have begun to accept deposits for the new Civic TYPE R. This can be said to make a lot of domestic Honda fans boil up, after all, this is the faith totem of Honda fans and even JDM fans.
At the recently opened 2022 Tokyo Modification Show, the new Honda Civic TYPE R prototype was officially unveiled. Although covered with heavy camouflage, the wide rear wing and the mid-three exhaust are enough to reveal a strong sporty atmosphere.
The new generation of Civic TYPE R will continue to be equipped with a 2.0T pure fuel engine, and the power parameters are expected to be upgraded compared with the current model, and the maximum power is expected to be higher than the current model's 306 horsepower.
Honda officials have said that the TYPE R may be transformed into a pure electric model in 2040, and this generation of models will most likely be the last generation of pure fuel TYPE R models.
Lotus Emira
Lotus's new sports car, the Emiira, was developed by AMG in collaboration with Lotus, and this is the last Lotus pure fuel sports car, which will transform into a pure electric vehicle brand in the future. As a sports car manufacturer that was once on par with Ferrari, Lotus has also attracted more and more attention from Chinese consumers since it was acquired by Geely.
The Emira is currently the largest model in the Lotus petrol sports car, and its 2575mm wheelbase is also worthy of its flagship positioning. Even if it is a pure fuel sports car, The Emira is still full of modern elements in the design, especially the double large screen design in the car, which subverts people's impression of pure fuel sports cars.
In terms of power, emira offers a choice of two engines, the 2.0-liter turbocharged in-line four-cylinder and the 3.5L V6. In terms of performance handling, the new car uses a new lightweight bonded aluminum chassis, with two suspension settings available in Tour and Sport, and it is clear that handling is still Lotus's most important project.
As the last carnival of Lotus sports cars, Emira can be said to have poured all the heritage and painstaking efforts of Lotus in the era of fuel vehicles, which is also the reason why more and more fans are falling for it.
The gradual withdrawal of traditional large-displacement high-performance fuel vehicles from the historical stage has become an irreversible global trend, which has also made many fuel vehicle enthusiasts fall into worry. However, as a generation at the center of the era of change, we should also be thankful to be able to witness the change of an era, with the advent of the era of electrification, what kind of new form of classic models in the era of fuel vehicles will continue to write legends is quite worth our expectations.