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Range Rover Sport SV is the Most Powerful Rangey Ever Built

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The new Range Rover Sport SV takes the concept and cranks its wick to 626 horsepower, meaning this Rangey is capable of hitting 60 mph from rest in just 3.6 Under the& hood & bonnet is a 4.4L twin-turbo V8 engine belting out those 626 ponies plus 553 lb.-ft V8 installed in rigs like the last-gen Range Rover Sport SVR.

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Alfa Romeo Announces Quadrifoglio Carbon Editions for 2024

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Though electric vehicles can be brutally quick and offer staggering performance, there’s nothing like the sound of a howling exhaust and a rowdy gas engine. The 2023 Quadrifoglio Carbon Edition models get carbon exterior accents, including the grille and mirror caps. It remains a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. Power is transferred to the front wheels via the standard seven-speed S tronic. The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5 TFSI engine produces 96 kW (131 PS) and generates 200 N·m (147.5

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Ramming Speed: Meet the 2025 Ram RHO

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Enter the 2025 Ram RHO We knew this both because it's not very Ram-like to not offer something with plenty of power, and because Ram folks hinted at it during the Ram press launch. The fun cut offs at the claimed top speed of 118 mph. An eight-speed automatic transmission gets power to the wheels. Now we know the details.

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Road Test: 2023 McLaren GT

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The mid-engine design has outstanding steering, generous sight lines, confident racing-type braking and the type of power a car aficionado expects from McLaren. The strong, linear acceleration, with super-fast and smooth shifts, allows you to hang on tight as the GT’s rise in speed is unassuming in its power and finesse.

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CNG Hot Rod Debuts at AFV 2010

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Based on engine power and gear ratios, the estimated acceleration from 0-60 mph is 2.5 seconds, with 0-100 mph in less than 5 seconds. Electronic cylinder valves by OMB, powered by the E-38 fuel pump circuit. Carbon Fiber HRE racing wheels. 2010 GM e-38 engine processor, calibrations via Fern at AFVTech.

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2022 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Review – Still Got It

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Heck, this sound has already been fading, thanks to the increased use of smaller, more fuel-efficient engines that can match V8s in terms of power output. Doing so will take about 15 seconds and can be done at speeds up to 31 mph. That’s a neat rolling party trick. The windows move in concert with the top.

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