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Alfa Romeo Announces Quadrifoglio Carbon Editions for 2024

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Though electric vehicles can be brutally quick and offer staggering performance, there’s nothing like the sound of a howling exhaust and a rowdy gas engine. Staggered 19-inch (Giulia) or 21-inch (Stelvio) wheels hide gold brake calipers, and the cars get an exposed carbon roof.& It remains a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter

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Lexus Brings Inspiration Series for ’24 LC 500

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liter V8 engine good for 471 horsepower. Acceleration to 60 mph from rest takes a reported 4.4 Lexus says the Inspiration Series sets itself apart with those front bumper canards and a carbon fiber fixed rear wing spoiler that’s exclusive to hardtop variants. As my father would say: “That’s a proper car.” And he’s right.

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VW brings Golf GTE Sport Concept plug-in hybrid to LA Auto Show

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Volkswagen of America, Inc. will show the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for the first time in North America at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. seconds, has a top speed of up to 280 km/h (174 mph), yet offers fuel consumption of just 2.0 All-electric range is up to 50 km (31 miles).

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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Bill Peffer, Maserati CEO of the Americas, recently told us: “We know we sell on the cool factor and emotion, and something other than efficiency. When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen.

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Nissan unveiling LEAF NISMO RC (Racing Competition) electric demonstrator

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Combining the talents of NISMO, Nissan’s world renowned motorsports group, and engineers behind some of the company’s Super GT and FIA GT1 race teams, the Nissan LEAF NISMO RC will serve as a rolling laboratory for the accelerated development of EV and aerodynamic systems, as well as a platform for the development of new green motorsports series.

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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV

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liter, supercharged and turbocharged gasoline four-cylinder engine producing 326 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque. This results in a 0-60 time of four seconds (it felt quicker) and a top speed of 155 mph, which we didn’t quite get to, lifting-off at 120 mph. Carbon Fiber Exterior. Carbon fiber curves.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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The 2022 Maserati Levante is offered in four models—GT, Modena, S and Trofeo—with either a V6 or V8 engine, all with all-wheel drive. Maserati says this engine has high-turbulence cylinder heads that sound awesome, but I needed some research to really gather-in their benefit. Leather and Carbon Fiber Interior.