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ZF 8-Speed Automatic Transmission Offers Modular Design Adapted for Different Drive Configurations, Including Hybrids

Green Car Congress

Due to a flexible modular design, the 8HP supports various drive configurations, all hybrid functionalities, a stop/start function, and different all-wheel drive designs. The transmission kit covers a broad torque range from 300 to 1,000 N·m (221 to 738 lb-ft) and can be adapted to fit hybrid or all-wheel drive applications.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

Luxury Exterior Design. The clean GV80 Prestige cabin design has a rotary dial gear selector for the shift-by-wire transmission, top stitching on the soft and hard touch surfaces, brushed aluminum, wood grain, and piano black gloss trim. Heck, I had people comment they thought I was driving a Bentley. Technology Lives Here.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Automotive Design (formerly East Coast Defenders), in Kissimmee, Fla.—highlights Automotive Design. and its power-train designer and supplier, Electric Classic Cars, in Newton, Wales, will replace a car’s petroleum-clogged heart and give it a new, electric lease on life. Automotive Design. Automotive Design.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

It certainly looks the goods – you’d easily mistake it for a Bentley – and it’s got power to burn, but will it be impressive enough to snatch buyers away from the other players in this niche, but growing, segment? The big Genesis grille gives the GV70 Electrified some styling similarities to a Bentley.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alpha Wolf – cool compact American ute looks to the rough stuff with retro-infused design. Bentley EV onslaught – British luxury brand promises only electric cars by 2030; the first Bentley EV appears in 2025 and there will be at least one per year afterwards. Expect to see it Down Under in 2023.