Fast Lane: 1000 Miglia in June 2025, Xpeng’s new showroom, sneak peek at Mercedes CLA
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Road rally: The 1000 Miglia 2025 flags off on June 17.
PHOTO: 1000 MIGLIA
Drive across Italy in 2025
The next 1000 Miglia will take place on June 17, 2025. The five-day event starts from the Viale Venezia platform in Brescia, and crosses the whole of Italy from east to west before arriving back at Brescia on June 21.
The race – covering 1,600km (or 1,000 miles; “miglia” means miles in Italian) – is inspired by a road race that ran from 1927 to 1957. The modern iteration is a regularity race for historic cars, passing unique landscapes in Italy.
In the 1927 race, the first car to cross the line was an O.M. 665 Superba. It completed the course in 21 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds, with an average speed of 77.2kmh.
Reflecting the history of the original event, only models of the cars or the actual cars that have taken part in at least one of the editions held between 1927 and 1957 can participate. They also have to be on the Registro 1000 Miglia, which is a project to catalogue, classify and certify the main cars of the event.
Xpeng showroom opens
Launch party: The Xpeng X9 electric MPV is now available for preview at the brand's new showroom at 281 Alexandra Road.
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The Xpeng showroom opened at 281 Alexandra Road on Nov 2. This is Xpeng’s first permanent set-up in Singapore after the Chinese electric vehicle brand launched its G6 sport utility vehicle at UOB Plaza 2 in Raffles Place in July.
On display at the showroom – which occupies two floors of the building – is the X9, which has yet to be launched officially. This is a large seven-seat multi-purpose vehicle, which will be offered in Singapore in the coming months in two variants – a 480km Standard and a 575km Long-Range.
The showroom is open from Mondays to Saturdays from 9am to 7pm, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 6pm.
Lamborghini support for men’s health
Like to move it: Lamborghini kicked off its Movember activities with a parade in Florida on Nov 2.
PHOTO: LAMBORGHINI
Lamborghini is supporting Movember, an initiative to raise awareness of health issues relating to men in the month of November. The Italian exotic car brand’s effort for 2024 kicked off on Nov 2, with more than 150 Lamborghinis from seven Florida dealerships parading the city’s streets.
Other activities for Movember include an interactive installation at the Lamborghini Museum in Modena, Italy.
EuroSports Auto, the local Lamborghini dealer, will host an artwork exhibition and auction from Nov 15 to Dec 1 at its showroom at 24 Leng Kee Road. Lamborghini Singapore is also raising funds for Movember on this page.
Mercedes-Benz teases electric CLA
Drip feed: Mercedes is starting to tease details of the new CLA, which is based on the Concept.
PHOTO: MERCEDES-BENZ
The next Mercedes-Benz CLA will be available as both a petrol hybrid and a full electric model. Previewed earlier as the Concept CLA Class, the 2025 CLA features the latest generation of the brand’s operating system, which is said to include an AI-powered MBUX virtual assistant.
While the design of the production car is still under wraps, the company’s chief executive, Mr Ola Kallenius, gave a glimpse of the operating system and the headlight design in a YouTube video on Nov 6.
