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Porsche Now Has A Configurator For Its Chronographs

Porsche Design has just released two configuration tools that allow you to customize and order your dream timepiece from the famed German brand.

The first of the configurators allows you to create a custom-built chronograph that is priced from $5,150 while the second configurator is specifically for the 911 GT3 Chronograph.

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When customizing the standard chronograph, you can choose to have the case and clasp finished in natural titanium or, for an extra $300, black titanium. Natural titanium and black titanium are also available for the bezel. There are also over two dozen different Porsche colors available for the colored ring on the dial with each priced at $250.

A plethora of different colors are also available for the leather strap, including Graphite Blue, Bordeaux Red, Truffle Brown, Agave Green, Mojava Beige, Speed Blue, Guards Red, and Mamba Green. We selected Bordeaux Red.

When using the configurator, you may notice that it can be quite slow to respond to changes but if you have some patience, you can design a very striking timepiece. For an extra $150, you can also adjust the color of the decorative stitching. However, the coolest area of the watch that can be customized is the winding motor with nine different wheel designs available from various 911 models.

The Porsche 911 GT3 Chronograph configurator offers many of the same options as the standard chronograph, although the only available winding motor takes inspiration from the wheels of the 2021 911 GT3. Prices for this watch start from $8,100.

Fully-Spec 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Is One Seriously Expensive Plug-in Hybrid SUV

Jeep has launched the online configurator for the 2021 Wrangler 4xe, which lets users build their ideal model.

The first step is to select the exterior color of the vehicle, although if you want anything other than white, you will have to pay a $245 premium. Then you will have to decide if Mopar’s grille and the integrated off-road camera are something that you really need, as the first one costs $325, while the second one is a $595 option.

The body-colored fender flares are another $695, while the Sky One-Touch Power-Top will set you back $4,095. The 17-inch wheels shod in the chunky off-road tires from BFGoodrich are standard though.

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The leather-trimmed seats, all-weather floor mats, Mopar’s grab handle kit and others are also options, so you may want to pay attention to how many boxes you check, because the Wrangler 4xe specified by us has a net price of $67,630. That’s a $15,935 premium over the MSRP of the Wrangler Rubicon 4xe, and it makes the SUV just $1,780 cheaper than a base Grand Cherokee SRT and $2,465 cheaper than a Ram 1500 TRX.

Built at Jeep’s Ohio facility, which is where the rest of the Wrangler lineup also comes to life, the plug-in hybrid variant of the SUV has a 17 kWh lithium-ion battery that gives it a maximum electric range of 25 miles (40 km). Power is supplied by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine and two electric motors, for a total of 375 HP (380 PS / 280 kW) and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm) of torque.

You can access the online configurator here.

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Rivian Launches R1S And R1T Configurators

Right on cue, Rivian has launched the configurators for the highly anticipated R1S and R1T.

While it’s not configurable, the R1T Launch Edition will be the first model out of the gate as it will arrive in June of 2021. A similar R1S Launch Edition will arrive a few months later in August.

Moving onto configurable vehicles, the entry-level R1T Explore starts at $67,500. The truck comes standard with 21-inch wheels, but customers can also opt for 20- and 22-inchers with a variety of different tires. There are also two standard paint choices as well as seven optional colors which retail for $1,500 or $2,500.

Speaking of the exterior, customers can order an Off-Road Upgrade package which costs $2,000 and adds skid plates, front tow hooks and an air compressor.  There’s also a $5,000 camp kitchen with a sink, stove and water tank.

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Moving into the cabin, there’s heated vegan leather seats with performance stitching. Buyers will also find matte black accents and recycled textile floor mats.

The R1T Adventure is more luxurious and it begins at $75,000. The truck builds on the Explore version by adding a power tonneau cover and making the Off-Road Upgrade package standard.

Bigger changes occur in the interior as drivers will find perforated vegan leather seats with heating and ventilation. Other special touches include natural-grained ash wood trim, compass yellow accents, a microfiber headliner and Chilewich floor mats.

Deliveries are slated to begin in January of 2022 and both versions will have a “large” battery pack that promises to deliver more than 300 miles (483 km) of range. If that’s not enough, customers can opt for a so-called Max battery which costs $10,000 and increases the range to more than 400 miles (644 km).

The R1S is largely identical, but it eschews the Max battery pack and offers seating for up to seven people. The SUV also costs slightly more as the Explore variant retails for $70,000 while the Adventure goes for $77,500.

You can check out the configurator for the R1T here and RS1 here.

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This Is Our Perfect Maserati MC20, Painted Blu Infinito

If you’re in the market for an exciting mid-engined supercar, the new Maserati MC20 might just be the car from you and with the launch of the online configurator, you can now create your dream Italian ride.

Maserati unveiled the eye-catching MC20 earlier in the week and it could prove to be the perfect vehicle to get people interested in the brand again. The configurator reveals it will be available with a host of options when sales begin.

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We started out by selecting our favorite of the available colors, Blu Infinito. Our MC20 is then rocking the available 20-inch Corsa Design forged wheels and has a set of red brake calipers. As for the cabin, Maserati offers eight different configurations and ours has the Cuoio seats and door panels.

Two of the key options here are both exterior and interior carbon fiber packages that include a carbon fiber front splitter, rear diffuser, hood, and fender sills. In the cabin, the package includes a carbon fiber instrument cluster surround, carbon paddle shifters and carbon door sills. We have also opted for the Sonus Faber premium audio system with 12-speakers, Maserati Trident stitched on the headrest, heated front seats, carbon fiber seat back, Blind Sport Alert with Rear Cross Path Detection, Security Alarm System, an electronic limited-slip differential, sports suspension, carbon ceramic brakes, and a carbon fiber roof.

While the configurator doesn’t reveal how much the individual options and/or packages cost, we do know that prices for the MC20 will start at approximately $210,000 in the United States.

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