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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV

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It came on with a bang, winning many Car of the Year awards, recognized for its design, performance and ride comfort. The neutral weight balance (48-percent front/52-percent rear) came with a sport-tuned suspension, consisting of double-wishbones up front and a multilink rear with a composite leaf spring design. Carbon Fiber Exterior.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. Navistar, Inc.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Direct Petroleum Displacement by Liquid Alternative Fuels in Vehicle Applications. The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

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Chevrolet made the radical decision to have the 2021 Corvette, or C8 as aficionados call it, become a mid-engine sports car, abandoning the front engine design that began when the first Corvette rolled off the line in Flint, Michigan, on June 30, 1953. Design Details: Exterior. Designed to slip through the air.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

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Expressively Designed Premium Sedan. Genesis says the 2022 G70 sport sedan is “designed to perform, tailored to be driven, engineered to care.” We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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Bold Design. CarbonPro designates the box is made of weight-reducing carbon fiber where the standard steel inner panels and floor are replaced with a lightweight, purpose-designed carbon fiber composite that offers best-in-class dent, scratch and corrosion resistance. Clean Fleet Report.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

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Appealing Exterior Design. Attractive design details. The two-line horizontal LED head and daytime running lights wrap onto the fenders, sit above functioning corner vents, which along with the narrow black grille in the lower fascia, continue the cross-hatch design of the upper grille. Interior Wonder. How does it compare?

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