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London, Mainz, Milan and Paris, the four European cities where the Lamborghini Urus Performante has been presented to the customers during an exclusive evening party realised with the brand’s distinctive lifestyle DNA. During the night the guests could get in touch with Lamborghini representatives and product experts, who explained them the characteristics of the Super SUV just introduced on the market.Four cities, four dates, around selected 1500 guests to discover how the Urus Performante is raising the bar in every respect. The Super SUV increased power of 666 CV, it sets the best weight-to-power reference in its segment with a new lightweight, aerodynamic design, chassis set-up and sporty driving dynamics with semi – active suspension and specific drive mode calibration, including the new Rally mode dedicated to the performance version of the Urus. The Urus Performante delivers 850 Nm of torque at just 2,300 rpm, acceleration of 0-100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds, and a top speed of 306 km/h.For the customers’ premieres of the new Super SUV, Automobili Lamborghini has chosen spectacular and unexpected locations like Stamford Bridge - the stadium of the Chelsea football club, the historic site of the former Rhineland-Palatinate wagon factory Gebrüder Gastell[NG1] , the original Milanese court of the “pelota” game, and the Pavillon Vendôme – that was also the residence of the poet Baudelaire. The pass code for the event: “Raise the Bar”. At all four events, the guests could listen to, admire and touch the new car, as well as explore the wide range of personalization options offered by the Ad Personam programme. Dedicated paints have been introduced into the already existing colour palette of the Urus, new dedicated range of 22” and 23” wheels in three different styles and multiple finishes are available, a new semi-slick track-oriented Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tyres have been developed and new interior colour combinations created – all to offer to the customers around the globe the maximum expressive freedom while configuring their Urus Performante.
US President Joe Biden and allied leaders discussed stepping up coordination Thursday on securing reliable energy supplies for Europe as the continent faces possible shortfalls in the coming winter due to the Ukraine war. Leaders of the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan and other countries "discussed Russia's weaponization of energy and the need for further coordination to secure sustainable and affordable energy supplies for Europe," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says to reporters after the video conference. SOUNDBITE
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It was double congratulations for Kevin Benavides who was wished happy returns as he headed out from the San Juan de Marcona bivouac on his birthday this morning and again after an excellent stage performance by Argentinean rider when he arrived back. Monster Energy Honda Team’s Benavides had been in the running for the stage victory, but had to settle for third place on the day, 2’37 behind the stage winner. Benavides thus moves up the general rankings to find himself rubbing shoulders with rally’s top guns.The agenda of the day saw riders set out from the bivouac at San Juan de Marcona to start the first special of the day five kilometres later. The timed section concluded some 264 kilometres later followed by a short two-kilometre liaison section which brought the riders to a second 65-kilometre special. Before arriving back at the camp in Arequipa, it was back in the saddle for a 461-kilometre jaunt to take the mileage to a whopping 800 kilometres.It proved to be a tough physical test for Paulo Gonçalves who held a swift pace to place a fine sixth on the day. Brabec suffered the setback of being forced to open the track which led to a twelfth place finish. Meanwhile, ‘Nacho’ Cornejo was forced to repair a damaged chain on the Honda CRF450 Rally.
"Act now or Swim later", protesters hold a march for climate change in Katowice city centre on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference COP24. 1ST IMAGES
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