The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Benz has everything riding on the new MBUX system being a winner and wants it to dazzle people so they don't question some of its more insidious aspects or why it the company keeps downsizing engines. We’ll gain a better understanding of the interface when CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) kicks off in Las Vegas next month.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We could go and redo the Hemi, but we realized we needed to downsize the engine and bring up the power." & Stellantis is downsizing powertrains and has confirmed that the 3.0-liter "We could fix some of those things with [mild and plug-in hybrids]. The Hemi doesn't have all the attributes we needed. liter Hemi V-8.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 4, 2023

While the performance unit downsized its powertrains in a bid to be more emissions compliant, fans pointed out that AMG had long been synonymous with under-stressed and over-engineered V8s making enough power to burn through a set of tires in a single outing.

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Mercedes Engine Hybrid BMW 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs Fastlane Blog ) 7/26/06 But Micky Bly, engineering director of GMs hybrid programs, says the lithium-ion batteries required by the plug-ins drive up costs, making them difficult to market. ( Red Herring ).

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