Hongqi S9 & egrave; the first Plug-in hybrid hypercar resulting from the joint venture between FAW and Silk EV that will be born; in the Italian Motor Valley. This is the first of a series of new models that will be signed by Walter de Silva . As already we know, the joint venture has decided to invest over a billion euros to produce premium hybrid plug-in and electric supercars in Italy.
To underline the close link with Italy, the decision to show live the final version of this supercar at the Milan Design Week to be held; from 5 to 10 September 2021. As told by Automotive News Europe, the Hongqi S9 will be; unveiled already Saturday 4th September. The supercar, you remember, was previewed during the last Shanghai Motor Show.
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The Italian appointment could be the occasion to know something more about the features of this model. The details communicated so far, in fact, are not very many. The powertrain should feature a 4-liter turbo V8 combined with two electric motors. Overall power should be around 1,400 hp (1,027 kW) . The performance, of course, will be remarkable. We speak of a speed; maximum of over 400 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/in 1.9 seconds.
The price should be around 1.5 million euros . The car is expected to go into production between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 when the new plant in the Italian Motor Valley will be set up. completed. A site that will be able to count on an area of 320,000 square meters which will include & agrave; even a small test track. The S9 will be the only Plug-in Hybrid in the range. All other models will be fully electric.
The cars will be designed in the pole that will be; built in Italy where the joint venture will have; its head office, while the production will divide & agrave; between Italy and China. In fact, the S7 series cars will also be produced in the Italian Motor Valley. The S5 and S3 series models will be produced in China even if they will be sold globally.
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