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### “Volga” Famous Soviet name [возродили](https://motor.ru/news/volga-reborn-21-05-2024.htm) for re-badged Chinese models. The brand’s range will include the D-class sedan C40, as well as the C- and D-class crossovers – K30 and K40.
Volga The basis for the new products, apparently, was Changan products – Raeton Plus, Oshan X5 Plus and Uni-Z. The gasoline engine produces 188 horsepower and 300 Nm.
Volga The cars have acquired a special radiator grille design with vertical slats and the GAZ logo in the center. The package includes “smart” driver assistants, the multimedia system is supplemented with Russian services.
Volga Assembly will begin this year at the Nizhny Novgorod plant of the GAZ Group, where Volkswagens were previously made. Full-cycle production will be launched next year.
Volga ### Ford Mondeo Sport Manufacturer [расширил](https://motor.ru/news/ford-evos-aka-mondeo-sport-13-06-2024.htm) range of models for China due to the hybrid cross-hatch: in fact, this is a renamed Evos.
Ford However, if initially it was supposed to have a 2.0-liter 238-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission, now this same engine is combined with an electric motor and an electromechanical variator.
Ford The maximum power of the unit is 309 horsepower, the total range is 915 kilometers according to the CLTC standard. On the outside, the new product differs from the Evos only in nameplates; the interior has not changed either.
Ford A bright yellow color from the Mustang Mach-E has appeared in the body color palette. The ground clearance is 168 millimeters, there is no all-wheel drive. Assembly will continue at the Changan-Ford joint venture.
Ford ### Jeep Wagoneer S In the Wagoneer range [появился](https://motor.ru/news/jeep-wagoneer-s-31-05-2024.htm) electric crossover: this is the first “battery” Jeep for the USA and the second model of the Stellantis alliance on the STLA Large platform.
Jeep The capacity of the traction battery is 100.5 kilowatt-hours, the range is 483 kilometers, and fast charging from 20 to 80 percent takes only 23 minutes.
Jeep The two motors produce a combined 608 horsepower and allow the car to accelerate to 60 miles (96.6 kilometers) per hour in 3.4 seconds.
Jeep The air resistance coefficient is 0.29: this is better than all other creations of the brand. The acceptance of applications has already begun, and the new product will reach dealers in the fall.
Jeep ### Jeep Wagoneer S Trailhawk In addition, the company [представила](https://motor.ru/news/jeep-wagoneer-s-trailhawk-31-05-2024.htm) conceptual off-road version with the traditional Trailhawk prefix. There is no word yet on the possibility of serial production.
Jeep The car has increased ground clearance, and also received a Rock mode, electronic locking on the rear axle and 31.5-inch tires. There are also other off-road attributes – for example, a non-glare sticker on the hood or reinforced towing eyes.
Jeep In addition, there is a two-segment panoramic roof with crossbars for placing a trunk, tent or box. Air intakes appeared on the sides of the front bumper.
Jeep The interior is finished in Mantis Green synthetics and natural stone, and there is also a handrail with mounts for various devices and accessories. Finally, there is a wireless charger and a modular cargo securing system. The powertrain is standard.
Jeep ### Alfa Romeo Junior The most compact crossover of the Italian company was originally [представили](https://motor.ru/news/alfamilano-11-04-2024.htm) under the name Milano: this name was used in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the American market for the Alfa Romeo 75. The electrified B-class SUV shares the STLA Small architecture with the Fiat 600 and Jeep Avenger, and is located below the Tonale in the brand’s range.
Alfa Romeo The new product will receive four modifications – two electric and two hybrid. To begin with, they will offer only a couple of them: this is the initial version of the Elettrica with a single electric motor and the single-drive petrol-electric Ibrida. In the first, the engine on the front axle produces 154 horsepower, and a battery with a capacity of 54 kilowatt-hours allows you to travel 410 kilometers without recharging according to the WLTP standard.
Alfa Romeo The power plant of the Ibrida version consists of a 1.2-liter PureTech petrol turbocharger and a 48-volt electric unit integrated into the “robot”. Later, the Ibrida Q4 all-wheel drive with an additional 28-horsepower electric motor on the rear axle and the top-end electric car Elettrica Veloce with a 280-horsepower unit will be released.
Alfa Romeo The production has been launched at the Stellantis alliance plant in Poland, and sales will begin in September. A few days after the premiere, the manufacturer [был вынужден](https://motor.ru/news/milano-16-04-2024.htm) rename the car to Junior. According to officials, the Polish-assembled model cannot be called Milano. The new name is also connected with the company’s history: in 1966, the inexpensive Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior, aimed at young people, debuted. It sold approximately 92 thousand units.
Alfa Romeo ### Opel Frontera German company [возродила](https://motor.ru/news/frontera-09-04-2024.htm) a familiar name for the new model: now this is not the name of a frame SUV, but an electrified crossover to replace the Crossland.
Stellantis It is built on the Smart Car architecture of the Stellantis alliance – a cheaper modification of the CMP, and the line of power plants includes a hybrid and a purely electric one. From the outside, the new product resembles Mokka on the CMP platform. The length is about 4.4 meters.
Stellantis The hybrid has acquired a 1.2-liter gasoline “turbo-three”, which is supplemented by a 48-volt “electric suspension”. The total power of the system, combined with a six-range preselective robotic gearbox, is 136 horsepower.
Stellantis The top “battery” version is equipped with a 156-horsepower engine and a traction battery with a capacity of 54 kilowatt-hours. The drive is exclusively front. In the brand’s range, the car will occupy a position between the Mokka and Grandland.
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The use of famous names for modern models has already become a general trend, and in Russia too: just remember “Moskvich”. Our selection contains the most recent examples. The hybrid cross-hatchback borrowed the name from a popular passenger car, which is now sold only in China, various crossovers (including hybrid and electric) are named after brutal SUVs and rare sports cars, and the legendary Soviet brand went to slightly modified “Chinese”.

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