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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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This originates from its sports exhaust system featuring electronically controlled, continuously adjustable flaps and hexagonal dual tailpipes arranged one above the other for the first time on a BMW M model. It is also the first BMW M model to feature Integral Active Steering, also part of standard specification.

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Photos and Specs for the Upcoming Kia EV5 GT Surfaced On a Chinese Government Website

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The specs back that up, as it sports two electric motors, with 215 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque up front and 98 horsepower and 125 pounds of torque in the back. Kia debuted the standard EV5 late last year during its first EV Day event in South Korea.

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2024 Hyundai Creta facelift gets 70 safety features, including 19 ADAS features

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 18 Jan 2024, 11:03 AM The 2024 Hyundai Creta facelift comes with 70 safety features including 36 as standard and 19 ADAS features. The 2024 Hyundai Creta facelift comes with 70 safety features including 36 as standard and 19 ADAS features. (HT It sports as many as 19 features.

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Gen 5 2019 Toyota RAV4 debuts at New York International Auto Show; 2.5L inline-4 and Toyota Hybrid System

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Over the last five years, RAV4 sales volume has doubled; RAV4 currently ranks as the number-one-selling vehicle in the Toyota lineup, as well as the best-selling non-pickup-truck in the country. Standard on all RAV4 Hybrid models, the Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) works in sync with the 2.5-liter RAV4 comes standard with TSS 2.0,

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2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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It can ford more than 33 inches of water, and it’s been tested on the same mountain trails at the Schöckl as the standard G-Class. The default of Auto dials in regen according to vehicle speed, cornering angle, and other factors, while a D+ allows for more sailing. It offers a breakover angle of 20.3 Riding on a 113.8-inch

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New powertrains for updated BMW X5 and BMW X6; PHEV and 48V MHEV

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BMW presented the extensively updated new editions of its Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC) for the luxury segment. As well as the Reversing Assist Camera and Reversing Assistant, the standard Parking Assistant now also comprises the drive-off monitoring and Trailer Assistant functions.

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

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However, automakers frequently run vehicles under development in places they never intend on selling them and employees sometimes leak information. They don’t draw quite so much unwanted attention from the authorities issuing speeding tickets and are typically more practical than something that wears its sporting intentions on its sleeve.

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