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Fresh tech details of the he all-new 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E hyper-hatch that will go on sale in Australia in 2027 confirm it as an unlikely all-electric Lamborghini or Ferrari rival. On-track, drivers should have full-power for at least two laps thats about how long most track day fans spend driving their petrol-powered supercar for.
Never before did a hydrogen-electric race car beat other cars in an official competition—let alone the kind of petrol-powered race cars we were racing against today. Peak power is 320 kW, while the maximum torque the motors can deliver is 780 N·m. We’re incredibly proud of what we have accomplished today.
Shift aside Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche because McLaren has stepped up the supercar game with the W1. Yep, the sleek carbon-fibre two-seater utilises an electric motor teamed with petrol propulsion to create the radical McLaren W1 that has more power than an F1 car. litre twin turbo V8. The McLaren W1 is claimed to take 2.7
The heavily revised 2024 Porsche Taycan now makes up to 700kW of power, thrashing any V8, V10 or V12 from Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren – and comfortably outpunching the most powerful petrol-powered models from Porsche. The all-wheel-drive Taycan Turbo S with its 700kW dual-motor setup is claimed to top 100km/h in just 2.4
litre four-cylinder boxer engine with a sizeable 88kW electric motor and a 1.1kWh battery pack. The combined outputs are still top secret, sadly, although Subaru suggested the motor will be making considerably more torque than before, but we can tell you that the drivetrain is sourced from some very, very popular Toyota hybrid products.
Electrification has arrived in the world of supercars, where the world’s most mad-hatter manufacturers are now using electric motors not just to aid efficiency, but to ratchet up the excitement levels, too. Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? You bloody bet they can. That means a sprint to 100km/h in 3.0
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Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. The company, which already uses a hybrid system in its Formula One race cars, has, according to reports, applied for a patent on a new petrol-electric drive system for its road cars. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.
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” Bentley joins other luxury brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini who have outlined plans for electrification within the luxury sector. Ferrari is interested in electrification, but also has interests in other e-fuels , like hydrogen. Lamborghini, however, announced its massive $1.8
Shell will design the motor oil that complements and enhances the overall efficiency of the vehicle. Why a petrol car? Engine specialist Geo Technology is the brainchild of Osamu Goto, former Director of Honda F1, R&D Manager at Ferrari F1 and Member of the Board at a Sauber-owned company. Project M concept drawing.
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Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. They see a potential sideline in electric versions of the “ crate motors ” that they’ve sold for decades to hobbyists, hot-rodders, restorers, and racing teams.
architecture, advanced new e-motors and state-of-the-art battery tech when it arrives in 2026. Created to rival the latest Lotus Eletre, the petrol-electric BMW XM and the next-generation Porsche Cayenne EV, the headline news is the AMG super-SUV has been developed from the ground up by AMG and is not spun-off any production Mercedes-Benz.
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litre four-cylinder boxer engine with a sizeable 88kW electric motor and a 1.1kWh battery pack. The combined outputs are still top secret, sadly, although Subaru suggested the motor will be making considerably more torque than before, but we can tell you that the drivetrain is sourced from some very, very popular Toyota hybrid products.
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