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2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

Baua Electric

It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With a quad-motor setup, each generating a maximum of 108 kw, the G 580 EQ nets out at 579 hp and 859 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes promises a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 It offers a breakover angle of 20.3

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Rumor: Rivian Readying Wheelie-Popping Performance Variant

The Truth About Cars

That’s how we get pickup trucks that can run to 60 mph in under three seconds and family SUVs with similar specs. The forum user waffled on the powertrain configuration for the new model, but the automaker has long talked about a quad-motor performance model.

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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

Baua Electric

It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With a quad-motor setup, each generating a maximum of 108 kw, the G 580 EQ nets out at 579 hp and 859 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes promises a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 feet to make a U-turn.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

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This temporary blast of electrons pushes the 2+ ton mass 0-60 mph in about 4.5 As with all General Motors vehicles, the Silverado EV will be equipped with OnStar. The first of several Silverado EVs General Motors is on a roll, announcing several battery electric vehicles being built on the all-new, dedicated Ultium EV Platform.

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Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition

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It includes larger electric motors–one on each axle–with 480 horsepower and 600 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) Ford claims a 0-60 mph time in the 3.5-second Essentially, it’s interstate flatland roads for half the trip, then up and over one of the highest mountain road passes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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