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Watch a Rivian R1T pull a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow [Video]

Baua Electric

That’s more than the Ford Bronco (13.1″), Jeep Wrangler (12.9″), and Land Rover Defender (11.5″). It’s also as fast as a sports car, with a 0 to 60 mph in as little as 3 seconds (although it did lose in a race to Tesla’s Cybertruck). The Rivian R1T can plow through 3+ feet of water and rock crawl a 100% grade with 14.9″

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

Instead, it’s aiming to build an authentic-truck brand among what we suspect are current buyers of Land Rovers, top-end GMCs and German luxury trucks. Rivian quotes acceleration from 0 to 60 mph at about 3 seconds, startling for a truck that weighs 7,000 pounds or more. But Rivian isn’t really targeting those trucks.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

That wild creature is now at your local Ford dealer where it will be taking on the Subaru Crosstrek , Mazda CX-30 and Jeep Compass and Renegade head-to-head. A 100-mile piece of those miles was an all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph and in Eco mode, returning 32.1 Road Test: 2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

Couple that with up to 550 horsepower and a 0-60 mph in under 3.6 The Jeep Recon 4×4, Land Rover Defender, Mercedes EQG, Ford Bronco Electric, and an Audi SUV off-roader are all expected to enter the market over the next five years, which means there will be plenty of options for adventure enthusiasts to choose from.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

With a fully charged battery, the XC60 Recharge can go 36 miles on pure electricity (speed-limited to about 80 mph) and has a 63 MPGe rating. Fast and composed In a few 0-60 mph runs, we consistently clocked around 4.6 In our week driving through Southern California, we averaged 32.8 Removing eyes from the road is never a good thing.

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ZF opens passenger car transmission plant in the US; emphasis on 9-speed automatics

Green Car Congress

We are very confident that in addition to our current customers, Land Rover and Chrysler, other automotive manufacturers will join in and benefit from the advantages of our 9-speed automatic transmission. mph), the 9HP reduced fuel consumption by 12% in a gasoline-powered SUV and by 16% in a diesel-powered SUV. Konstantin Sauer.