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Tesla Model X Plaid is still dominating drag races nearly 2 years after launch

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Mercedes has long made the G-Class with its incredible Bi-Turbo V8, Dodge has been making its Durango SUV with supercharged V8s for years, and BMW has prided itself on the performance characteristics found in the X5M. The BMW X5M, while starting at $108,900, reaches $114,100 with the Competition spec. sec 0-60 mph launch, 9.7-sec

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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it burned gas and rubber. H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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