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New Volkswagen Tiguan with PHEV option

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Volkswagen has premiered the new Tiguan, now available with a plug-in hybrid drive option for select markets (not including the US), the Tiguan eHybrid. The Volkswagen Tiguan is Europe’s most successful Sports Utility Vehicle and one of the top-selling SUVs in the world. Earlier post.). Tiguan eHybrid.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQC electric crossover SUV; series production in 2019

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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the first member of its EQ electric vehicle line-up: the new Mercedes-Benz EQC crossover SUV. seconds, and the top speed is 180 km/h (112 mph). The EQC is classed as a crossover SUV. Series production of the EQC will start in 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.

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Toyota Gen5 RAV4 increases performance, decreases fuel consumption; hybrid models to come in March 2019

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Toyota has introduced the fifth-generation 2019 Toyota RAV4. Gasoline models arrive next month, and RAV4 Hybrid models follow in late March 2019. 2019 RAV4 Hybrid. Much has changed in the 22 years since the US market introduction of the first RAV4 compact crossover SUV. The 2019 RAV4 105.9-inch inches (181.5

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NTSB calls for alcohol detection systems in all new vehicles

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The SUV had traveled less than 3,000 feet on SR-33, during which it accelerated to a speed between 88 and 98 mph, when it ran off the shoulder to the right. The driver overcorrected to the left and the SUV crossed the centerline into the other lane, directly in front of the oncoming pickup truck.

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Audi’s mighty diesel: SQ8 TDI SUV coupé; 48V MHEV

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Audi’s sporty top model of the Q family, the SQ8 TDI SUV coupé, features a biturbo V8 TDI diesel that delivers 435 metric hp, 900 NN·mm (663.8 The biturbo V8 in the Audi SQ8 TDI is the most powerful passenger car diesel engine on the European market. In the WLTP cycle, the large SUV coupe consumes an average of 7.8

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Hyundai showcases RM20e racing midship electric sports car, Prophecy concept EV at Auto China

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Hyundai wants to take electrification leadership in China, the world’s biggest EV market, and to work to enhance the brand’s image by offering strategic models that can provide game-changing smart technologies and transformative experiences for EV customers. of torque to variable road surfaces.

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IIHS: few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian AEB systems

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Four of the first 23 midsize cars, midsize SUVs and small pickups tested earn the highest rating of superior, but more than half earn a basic score or no credit. IIHS introduced the daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluation in 2019 and made an advanced or superior rating a requirement for a TOP SAFETY PICK or TOP SAFETY PICK+ award in 2020.

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