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BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

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BMW took top honors at the latest International Engine of the Year Awards , with the 1.5-liter, liter, three-cylinder hybrid drive unit in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid being declared the overall winner—as well as picking up two class wins—edging out Ford’s 1.0L BMW also picked up a class win (2.5-liter liter to 1.8-liter

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Fiat 875cc TwinAir named International Engine of the Year 2011

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litres/100km (54 mpg US) in the Fiat 500. BMW 2-Liter Twin-Turbo Diesel. BMW 3-Liter DI Twin-Turbo. BMW 4-Liter V8. A counterrotating balancer shaft also guarantees that vibrational comfort is maintained in all operating conditions. TwinAir weighs 85kg; emits 95g/km of CO 2 and delivers fuel consumption of around 4.34

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Is the Ford Mustang Mach-E the Best Thing To Happen to the EV Industry?

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Aston Martin, Jeep, BMW and plenty of other brands have shown “cool” EVs. Now, if you want to drive around in a Mustang, you can do so without worrying about its terrible gas-guzzling, low-mpg engine. Take cool cars like a Ferrari F430 or Porsche 911 and reinvent them.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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Ferrari Power. The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo has a Ferrari-designed and built 3.8-liter The EPA estimates fuel economy to be 13 mpg city/20 highway/16 combined running on 91 octane. The base Ghibli engine is a Ferrari-based 3.0-liter Built on the cool factor. liter turbocharged V6 that gets 20 city/25 highway/18 combined.

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

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mpg, but in two 100-mile highway runs with the cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved 30.1 So while most owners will not be trying to eke-out every last mile from a drop of fuel, it is possible, when on a long road trip and with an easy right foot, to crack 30 mpg. News: BMW Adds iPeformance.

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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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BMW Twin Turbo V8, and is expected to deliver more power and comparable torque. It will also deliver the most fuel-efficient Corvette ever, exceeding an EPA-estimated 26 mpg US (9.0 R beat Ferrari, BMW and Porsche to sweep the drivers’, team, and manufacturer championships in production-based American Le Mans Series GT class.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Hyundai IONIQ, Kia Niro PHEV, Ferrari SF90 Stradale (which exceeds MRSP cap and would not qualify anyway). It is like incentivizing automakers to produce ICE vehicles with larger gas tanks instead of a higher MPG rating.