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Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

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Prices for classic electric Range Rovers by Lunaz start at £245,000 (US$329,000) excluding local taxes. This provides extraordinary scope for personalization. It starts with an exhaustive inspection. The first production tranche is currently being allocated with first customer deliveries anticipated for the summer of 2021.

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Ford Rolls Out Off-Road Packages at SEMA

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liter engine and high-clearance Borla cat-back exhaust. Ford customers love to personalize the performance and appearance of their vehicles," said Mark Wilson, Ford North America Vehicle Personalization manager. Pricing for each package will be available nearer each package’s on-sale date early in 2024. Sign here, please.

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QOTD: How Charged Up Are You?

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Personally, I am not bothered by the idea of an EV muscle car, though it is a bit sad to say goodbye to natural V8 sounds -- I am not sure fake exhaust sounds will be a proper replacement. I am simply curious how the all-EV version of the new Charger will do.

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Audi’s mighty diesel: SQ8 TDI SUV coupé; 48V MHEV

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TDI that draws its power from 3,956 cm 3 of displacement, the intake side is on the outside and the hot exhaust side with the two turbochargers is in the inner “V”. To do this, the Audi valvelift system (AVS) opens the second exhaust valve in each of the combustion chambers, which was closed previously. liters (30.2

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Economists propose use of dynamic road fees for traffic control

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Fees that respond to traffic volumes in real time and with site precision, taking into account factors such as vehicle type and exhaust emissions, can significantly improve traffic flow and contribute to reducing air pollution, they suggest. This makes it feasible to measure and price road use in real time according to demand.

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2024 Hyundai Elantra N Review – Tightening Up

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Give me internal-combustion and real exhaust noise and a trunk – hatchbacks have too much utility for me! My biggest beef was noise – while loud exhaust noise is baked in (and reduces a bit when the car isn’t in a performance drive mode) – the sounds coming out of the rear intrude on conversation. Too tall, too expensive, too electric.

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Opinion: Cars and Toxic Substances

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Humans have been using cars for such a long time that we can’t even think about a life without cars–even with gas price s. Well, gas price is not the car’s mistake anyway. Well, other than the gas price, there are some downsides to the car that everyone should know about. Do Cars Have Downsides? Cars emit CO into the air.

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