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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

The world’s leading EV maker, BYD , is taking aim at exotic car manufacturers like Ferrari and Lamborghini with the new Yangwang U9. BYD claims the new EV is “The most powerful supercar in the pure electric era, surpassing the power performance of the V12 engine. seconds and a $233,400 (1,680,000 yuan) price tag.

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Viritech partners with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar

Green Car Congress

Viritech, an engineering company developing hydrogen powertrain solutions, is partnering with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar. As the tanks have to withstand extremely high pressure (up to 700 bar or 700 times atmospheric pressure), they are very heavy, even when constructed with carbon fiber.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

Ferrari Power. The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo has a Ferrari-designed and built 3.8-liter 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. The base Ghibli engine is a Ferrari-based 3.0-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

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. Clean Fleet Report drove the Levante Trofeo with the Ferrari-built twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter Leather and Carbon Fiber Interior. Observations: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Something strange is happening in the Ferrari SF90. Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

Clean Fleet Report

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. But the base engine turning 0-60 runs in a quick 2.9 Let the sunshine in.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

First introduced in 2002, versions of this suspension system are found on Camaro, Corvette, Cadillac, Acura, Audi, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models. V8 engine, which has 100 more horsepower. MagneRide responds to road conditions 1,000 times per second for each damper or shock absorber. to go to a car show.

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