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This year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb will see its first all-electric pace car: The Acura ZDX Type S

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The Acura ZDX Type S will lead the annual 12.42-mile mile climb up Pikes Peak as the automaker continues its tradition in the pace position but with an all-electric spin this year. It has become a prominent race for automakers to showcase their best performance vehicles. mile climb.

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Rivian will race the new 1,025hp Ascend Quad Max R1T at Pike’s Peak this week

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This means that gas-powered race vehicles need to have incredibly oversized engines to do well. That difficulty does not apply to electric vehicles since EVs don’t need oxygen for combustion, so for years EVs have overperformed in the race. mile hillclimb is 7:57.148, set by the Volkswagen ID.R

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

Again, here are the rules: The vehicle has to be a car/truck/SUV/crossover at least one of us drove during the calendar year, even if only for a few minutes. So, in no particular order, here we go: Chris Tonn If my notes are correct, I’ve driven roughly 67 different vehicles this year as of this writing.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

The Truth About Cars

There are certain categories of discarded vehicles that I search for before all others during my junkyard travels. French cars and extreme-high-mile machinery are on my list, of course, plus Sawzall roadsters / pickups , art cars and oddball special editions. 2009 Suzuki Equator in Colorado wrecking yard.

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