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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

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It also has a working relationship with Volkswagen Group ever since subsidiary Porsche Engineering Group GmbH acquired a 10-percent stake in the Croatian company. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Three other brands, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz, finished midpack. Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others. Porsche bucks the trend in this group, rising two places to number 11.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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It makes sense from an engineering perspective. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next. Sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons yielded the highest overall reliability scores.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. Engineers thought it might be a good idea to add all-wheel drive to the MN12, at a time when the only companies doing so for passenger cars were bit players Subaru and Audi. We’ll talk about facts, figures, and engines next time.

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Prototype test drive: Lucid Gravity might defy segments

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Is that a minivan? One of my engineer chaperones asked me to close the door and let him reset the car. Lucid Gravity prototype The suspension tune and powertrain’s output was controlled via a computer hooked directly into the car’s systems via an ethernet cable from the rear seat by an engineer. Is that a wagon? Is that an SUV?

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