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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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This is complemented by a reversal of the intake and exhaust valve positions, as compared to the previous engine design. Also, the spark plug angle and depth have been revised to protrude farther into the chamber, placing the electrode closer to the center of the combustion to support optimal combustion. New, cam-driven fuel pump.

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This Bugatti Tourbillon paint option costs more than a Ferrari, and that’s just the beginning

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To put that in perspective, that’s higher than the starting price of a Ferrari 296 GTB, which begins at about $347,000. Perhaps the most dramatic upgrade available is the Equipe Pur Sang package, an $240,000 option that adds aerodynamic improvements and includes an unusual eight-pipe exhaust system.

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2024 McLaren Artura Spider review: Electrification adds excitement in this Ferrari-baiting plug-in powerhouse

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It’s faster, louder and safer, plus there’s better suspension, better braking and a louder exhaust. Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? Bargains are a relative thing, though, and given the Spider’s closest competitor is the $700,000 Ferrari 296 GTS, the Artura might just qualify.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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About the size of a large cooking pot, the novel, hyper-efficient engine could replace current engine/generator technologies for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Other car manufacturers including Opel, Mercedes, Peugeot and Ferrari used the Comprex. Tags: ARPA-E Concept Engines Engines Hybrids Plug-ins.

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DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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As one example, GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were recently awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Intake, exhaust and fuel injection.

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To the gates of Valhalla! Aston Marton joins the plug-in hybrid hypercar club with astonishing mid-engine beast – it will even travel 14km on electricity alone!

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The hybrid hypercar battle has heated up even more with confirmation of the outrageous performance capability of the first plug-in Aston Martin. The new Ferrari F80 has nine electric motors and its not even an EV! Details included forward-hinged dihedral doors, an F1-style roof snorkel and top-exit exhausts.

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2024 Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV review: the green way to enjoy a $1million screaming Italian V12?

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Could it be that plug-in hybrid tech works better in a $1 million supercar than any SUV, sedan or wagon costing one-tenth as much? 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV A Ferrari beater? As with Ferrari’s flagship, SF90 Stradale of 2020, PHEV-tech adds a lot to the ability of Lamborghini’s top model.

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