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Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

EV Central

READ MORE: Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale and Spider PHEVs READ MORE: Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12 READ MORE: Australian order books open for $449,500 McLaren Artura plug-in hybrid 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar. “But Todd said the U9 also didn’t tally with BYD’s Australian “affordable luxury” strategy.

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Bentley CEO Jumps Ship for Aston Martin

The Truth About Cars

Former Ferrari executive Amedeo Felisa had been brought out of retirement to head the brand in 2020. I’d like to personally pay tribute to Amedeo, recognising not just what he has achieved at Aston Martin but throughout his long and distinguished career at the very top of the ultra-luxury automotive industry.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

I understand that someone who isn’t a car person – and I have no idea of what level of automotive knowledge Kois possesses – might make an unfortunate correlation between the number of gears in a transmission and the amount of power a car’s engine possesses. There’s a lot more that’s wrong with this piece, but let’s start there.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

To address this we are looking at ways to make personal transport as accessible and affordable as possible. Engine specialist Geo Technology is the brainchild of Osamu Goto, former Director of Honda F1, R&D Manager at Ferrari F1 and Member of the Board at a Sauber-owned company. City car Fuel Efficiency Personal Transit'

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82% of BEVs & PHEVs Available in the US in 2022 Have a Base MSRP of $40,000+

EV Adoption

Not all dealers add these markups, but many do and they can range from just a few hundred dollars up to $50,000 or more (which I personally saw on a Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV recently). When not including the two Ferraris, the mean MSRP of the PHEVs drops to $64,479, about $2,000 less than the mean BEV MSRP. 4 ($3,735).

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. Each of E.C.D.’s

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive review: Is the updated BYD Seal rival the best electric vehicle in Australia?

EV Central

READ MORE: Mystery solved: Exactly how much power your Tesla Model 3 and Model Y produces The Model 3 is Tesla’s most affordable car and also provides the foundations and underpinnings for the Tesla Model Y SUV. The Rear-Wheel Drive is the most affordable, priced at $61,900 plus on-road costs.

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