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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen. Maserati says the top speed is a stunning 203 mph, which we believe, but did not attempt, making it the fastest vehicle in its class.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

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It was a challenge to not tromp on the accelerator, because this is a Maserati, of course, but in our 327 miles driving through Southern California we had a 100-mile all-freeway run at 65 mph deliver 30.6 With 0-60 mph in 5.3 Modena is also the name of a trim of many Maserati models, celebrating the hometown of the brand.

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Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

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The racer can reach a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph); two lithium polymer batteries with a combined capacity of 8 kWh support a range of 22 km (13.7 EVE’s compact design is built on a tubular steel space frame housed within a carbon fiber body. Seuffer GmbH & Co.KG Peter Spies, group manager at Fraunhofer IIS in Nuremberg.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. second launch from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph), and 0 to 200 km/h in 6.7 second pace.

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China R&D company introduces micro-turbine range extender technology at Geneva

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seconds, 350 km/h (217 mph) restricted top speed). A first supercar development prototype based on the AT96 aviation turbine configuration has been produced by Techrules’ specialist vehicle engineering partners in Italy and the UK. The body structure is also lightweight carbon fiber, including the dihedral doors.

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 100 kilometers (7.1 kWh per 62 miles).

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