This week's gossip from the automotive industry has news of possible versions VRS Skoda, Porsche's future in Formula 1, the new Peugeot 3008 models and Ferrari's technological advancements.
Denies the Skoda Fabia VRS a makeover
Skoda MIGHT not do a VRS version of the latest Fabia, Because The numbers "do not really add up", According to company CEO Bernhard Maier.
However, he said he could see a working VRS Superb, Because its higher price point would allow the firm to engineer something "really special". A Kodiaq VRS is unlikely, but there will probably be a Sportline version.
Read more: Skoda named most reliable car brand in 2016, Skoda electric SUV under development
Porsche's Formula 1 future
Porsche continues to see more merit in the World Endurance Championship racing than Formula 1, According to chief executive Oliver Blume, Because It offers a better opportunity to road-relevant research hybrid technology.
"In terms of the plug-in hybrid we use at Le Mans, that experience is being carried over to our road models," he said. "It's important in terms of long tests of hybrid technology."
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Peugeot plots a VW Tiguan rival
Peugeot could make a seven-seat version of its new SUV, the 3008, to rival the Volkswagen Tiguan.
"Everything is possible," Peugeot product director Laurent Blanchet said. "We are thinking about the future and we see what our competitors do and, of course, Volkswagen is one of our competitors play."
Read more: 2017 3008 reborn as SUV, Peugeot 308 GTi long-term test review
Ferrari LaFerrari's tech advancements
The amount of electronic vehicle control systems in Ferrari models Increased from four to 22 between 1994 and 2015, peaking with the HY-KERS system on the manufacturer's LaFerrari hypercar.
A team of around 10 engineers works on tuning Reviews These systems, the which have included the E-diff, F1-DCT gearbox and the manettino switch, for its road cars.
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