kobayashiGT Internal Moderator July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 Lynk & Co. 03 Sedan. - 4 cyl @ 528bhp! The 528-hp Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 20,143 seconds, averaging 170,4 km/h, with Thed Björk, the 2017 World Champion of touring car racing, behind the wheel, becoming the fastest ever road legal four-door and front wheel-driven car in the world. Lynk Co 03 Cyan Concept Cyan Racing, formerly named Polestar, has completed a comprehensive development programme of the 528-hp Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept on the roads of Spain, escaping the long winter of Sweden. "This car is a development platform for future production performance road cars based on Lynk & Co technology," said Henrik Fries, Head of Automotive R&D at Cyan Racing. "We have done this journey before with the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar in combination with our previous motorsport programme with Volvo Cars and Polestar. To build a road car based on the Lynk & Co 03 World Touring Car Cup race car is an exciting and important step forward for our future programmes." The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept is Cyan Racing's interpretation of a race car for the road, utilising the same technology as the Lynk & Co 03 TCR race cars that Cyan Racing will compete with in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup. "While this concept might be a bit extreme, we have learned that in order to explore the true characteristics of a car you need to push it to its maximum and that is just what we are doing right now with this car," said Thed Björk, racing and development driver for Cyan Racing. "We strive to find the optimal balance between responsiveness and performance in combination with predictable, balanced and safe behaviour. This is the same base philosophy as when we develop race cars. I love driving this car as much as my race car." The concept road car is equipped with a 528-hp two-litre turbo charged Lynk & Co engine, the same base engine as used in the Lynk & Co 03 production road car. The engine development of Cyan Racing is headed by the same team that have produced engines like the 2017 World Championship-winning 1.6 litre Volvo engine and the award-winning V8 Volvo engine for the Australian V8 Supercars programme of Cyan Racing. "What you aim for when developing a race engine does not differ much from when developing an engine for a performance road car. You do not only want the engine to deliver a lot of power, but also combining the power with a high level of drivability," said Mattias Evensson, head of engine development at Cyan Racing. "Although the Lynk & Co engine in the concept car is relatively small in relation to the power output, its design allows us to achieve both plenty of power and low-rev responsiveness." Next up in the development process of the Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept road car is to join the race team in pre-season testing at the most legendary circuit in the world. The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept Engine 4-cylinder 1969cc Turbo charged Power 528hp at 7800 rpm 504Nm at 4500-7000 rpm Max 8000 rpm Transmission Front-wheel drive 6-speed sequential gearbox Steering wheel paddle shifts 60 ms shift time Multi-plate limited slip differential Performance 0-100 km/h in 4.4 sec 0-200 km/h in 10 sec 100-0 km/h in 30 meters Top speed of 310 km/h Max sideway g-force of 1.5G Wheels 20" bespoke Cyan wheels 285/30R20 front and rear Suspension Öhlins adjustable dampers Brakes Dual circuit hydraulic system 6-piston calipers with 378 mm ventilated discs front 2-piston calipers with 290 mm ventilated discs rear Weight 1287 kg Quote Woah. 2L @ 528 horses. If this is on sales, I am sure it will be sold like hot cakes. Even thou it is China brand, but there is some Swedish blood lah. haha. ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 This car is from china? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon82 Moderator July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, Hamburger said: This car is from china? Yes, under Geely (same as Volvo, Proton, Lotus). Lynk & Co is a Chinese-Swedish automobile brand owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Founded in 2016, its cars will be positioned between those of the Geely brand and Swedish brand Volvo, which was purchased by Geely in 2010. They have 5 models in their lineup so far, all related to Volvo XC40 (using the same CMA platform and 1.5L 3 cylinder Drive E engine) and XC60 (same 2.0L Drive E T4 engine) Lynk & Co 01 Lynk & Co 02 Lynk & Co 03 Lynk & Co 05 Lynk & Co 06 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator July 4, 2020 Author Share July 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Carbon82 said: Yes, under Geely (same as Volvo, Proton, Lotus). Lynk & Co is a Chinese-Swedish automobile brand owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Founded in 2016, its cars will be positioned between those of the Geely brand and Swedish brand Volvo, which was purchased by Geely in 2010. I Initially tot Lynk & co is only an electric car company. Woah. I am wrong. They have some racing blood inside them! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 tiongkok bo beh chow 👏👏👏 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 Why so many Japanese photos here? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jamesc said: Why so many Japanese photos here? jav mosaic 😍😍😍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator July 4, 2020 Author Share July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Jamesc said: Why so many Japanese photos here? China qualty mah. you know i know lah. hahahha. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Heartbreakid 6th Gear July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 China cars have really improved alot and at an amazingly fast pace. Reliability is the only thing that needs time to be proven for their build. As much as I were impressed by Korean rides this era, I am ever more impressed by the Chinese ride. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon82 Moderator July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Jamesc said: The 2 model are related, distance cousin I would say. 3 hours ago, Jamesc said: Why so many Japanese photos here? That website always have issues with hotlink. These are from another web page. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass 6th Gear July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 6 hours ago, kobayashiGT said: Lynk & Co. 03 Sedan. - 4 cyl @ 528bhp! The 528-hp Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 20,143 seconds, averaging 170,4 km/h, with Thed Björk, the 2017 World Champion of touring car racing, behind the wheel, becoming the fastest ever road legal four-door and front wheel-driven car in the world. Lynk Co 03 Cyan Concept Cyan Racing, formerly named Polestar, has completed a comprehensive development programme of the 528-hp Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept on the roads of Spain, escaping the long winter of Sweden. "This car is a development platform for future production performance road cars based on Lynk & Co technology," said Henrik Fries, Head of Automotive R&D at Cyan Racing. "We have done this journey before with the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar in combination with our previous motorsport programme with Volvo Cars and Polestar. To build a road car based on the Lynk & Co 03 World Touring Car Cup race car is an exciting and important step forward for our future programmes." The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept is Cyan Racing's interpretation of a race car for the road, utilising the same technology as the Lynk & Co 03 TCR race cars that Cyan Racing will compete with in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup. "While this concept might be a bit extreme, we have learned that in order to explore the true characteristics of a car you need to push it to its maximum and that is just what we are doing right now with this car," said Thed Björk, racing and development driver for Cyan Racing. "We strive to find the optimal balance between responsiveness and performance in combination with predictable, balanced and safe behaviour. This is the same base philosophy as when we develop race cars. I love driving this car as much as my race car." The concept road car is equipped with a 528-hp two-litre turbo charged Lynk & Co engine, the same base engine as used in the Lynk & Co 03 production road car. The engine development of Cyan Racing is headed by the same team that have produced engines like the 2017 World Championship-winning 1.6 litre Volvo engine and the award-winning V8 Volvo engine for the Australian V8 Supercars programme of Cyan Racing. "What you aim for when developing a race engine does not differ much from when developing an engine for a performance road car. You do not only want the engine to deliver a lot of power, but also combining the power with a high level of drivability," said Mattias Evensson, head of engine development at Cyan Racing. "Although the Lynk & Co engine in the concept car is relatively small in relation to the power output, its design allows us to achieve both plenty of power and low-rev responsiveness." Next up in the development process of the Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept road car is to join the race team in pre-season testing at the most legendary circuit in the world. The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept Engine 4-cylinder 1969cc Turbo charged Power 528hp at 7800 rpm 504Nm at 4500-7000 rpm Max 8000 rpm Transmission Front-wheel drive 6-speed sequential gearbox Steering wheel paddle shifts 60 ms shift time Multi-plate limited slip differential Performance 0-100 km/h in 4.4 sec 0-200 km/h in 10 sec 100-0 km/h in 30 meters Top speed of 310 km/h Max sideway g-force of 1.5G Wheels 20" bespoke Cyan wheels 285/30R20 front and rear Suspension Öhlins adjustable dampers Brakes Dual circuit hydraulic system 6-piston calipers with 378 mm ventilated discs front 2-piston calipers with 290 mm ventilated discs rear Weight 1287 kg To buy this car, I have 2 concerns. Firstly, is it extremely cheap in relative to its competition? (Face factor) To me, the front looks like a dump. Secondly, will it spoil or overheat once we drive it out of the dealership? Sorry, I have no faith in Chinese sport cars, considering that the engine in this model seemed highly stressed with that kind of crazy output, and not in the market for one unless its 180k and below. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kobayashiGT Internal Moderator July 4, 2020 Author Share July 4, 2020 31 minutes ago, Jamesc said: You like that compare really got a bit of resembalance lah. hahahahha 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic July 4, 2020 Share July 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: You like that compare really got a bit of resembalance lah. hahahahha That's because I am a freelance designer mah. Part time freelance lingerie designer. Some of my handy work. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged August 3, 2020 Share August 3, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 6:51 PM, Brass said: To buy this car, I have 2 concerns. Firstly, is it extremely cheap in relative to its competition? (Face factor) To me, the front looks like a dump. Secondly, will it spoil or overheat once we drive it out of the dealership? Sorry, I have no faith in Chinese sport cars, considering that the engine in this model seemed highly stressed with that kind of crazy output, and not in the market for one unless its 180k and below. The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept is by a team of race development team who does TCR cars for volvo. So the parts should last a bit. To be fair, the 03 is different from 03plus which is nearer to what Cyan develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass 6th Gear August 4, 2020 Share August 4, 2020 On 8/3/2020 at 11:58 AM, Sdf4786k said: The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept is by a team of race development team who does TCR cars for volvo. So the parts should last a bit. To be fair, the 03 is different from 03plus which is nearer to what Cyan develop. Oh yes, I have neglected that aspect. Let me rephrase: I dislike the design and am sceptical of long term reliability of such a highly stressed engine. But Volvo being Volvo, I dont think that it can be too far out, hopefully. Hopefully I can get my hands on one, while buying it in the long run is another set of issues that I must seriously think. Can probably consider when my car is due in 2027. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ake109 6th Gear March 9, 2022 Share March 9, 2022 I love the looks. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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