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Kia introduces new mild hybrid powertrain, 7-speed DCT

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Kia’s 48V mild hybrid system uses a lead-carbon battery. Kia revealed a new mild hybrid powertrain as well as its new 7-speed DCT at the Geneva Motor Show. The mild hybrid powertrain will be available on new diesel and gasoline production cars from Kia in the near future. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

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Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. So what does Kia do? The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. The twin, chrome exhaust tips balance out the rear design. Dressed to go.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

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All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. This coupe was Kia’s first entry into the five-passenger, four-door sportback GT world–and they got it right. Designed in Kia’s Frankfurt, Germany, design studio and built in Sohari, Korea, the Stinger is truly a world car. Powertrain.

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Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

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mph] and potentially to provide torque assist at other road speeds including during engine-off coasting. It is how we manage to deliver peak recuperation in excess of 12 kW and peak torque assist in excess of 8 kW for extended durations of typically 20 seconds or more. —Paul Bloore. 48V Hybrids Standards'

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

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A 100-mile piece of those miles was an all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph and in Eco mode, returning 32.1 The rear has bold Bronco lettering, dual exhaust and LED tail and license plate lights. Road Test: 2021 Kia Seltos. Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage. EPA fuel economy numbers for the 1.5L

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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mpg, but did a bit better on a 207-mile freeway run with the smart cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 25.1 The rear features twin chrome-tipped exhaust ports in the outer lower fascia and the letters P-A-L-I-S-A-D-E spread out between the vertical rectangular LED tail lights. Road Test: 2021 Kia Telluride.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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If you want extra oomph select the Sport mode where we were able to get 0-60 mph times of 8.3 The bumper, with a flat top and a skid-resistance surface, incorporates dual exhaust tips. The full EVs as just starting to arrive (like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 ). Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage. Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-5.

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