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2017 Range Rover picks up suite of ADAS and semi-autonomous driving technologies

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Using the vehicle’s existing Surround Camera System, this technology enables drivers to guide a trailer into position with minimal effort. Low Traction Launch is a manually selectable driving mode designed to assist drivers when pulling away from a standstill on slippery surfaces such as wet grass, snow or ice.

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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This offers three driving modes—“Comfort”, “Normal” and “Sport”—which can now also be selected and displayed on the center console touchscreen via the “Driving profile selector”. Driving profile selector. A driving profile selector is now available for the first time in the Golf GTD. Driver Alert system.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

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A video guide perfect for soon to be Peugeot e-Expert Van drivers. Let’s take it for a spin, to start the vehicle you just release the switch here which is in replacement of a handbrake and then you come here to the gear selector pull down to drive and off we go. Hello, i’m Ella Power from DriveElectric. First drive.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its first plug-in hybrid SUV: the GLE550 e

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A selector switch on the center console and the instrument cluster offer the driver a choice between four specific operating modes: Hybrid : the system controls automatically select the most sensible operating mode with combustion engine and/or electric motor for optimizing the overall energy balance. BlueDIRECT V6 and V8 gasoline engines.

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Audi launches next-gen A4 with new Millerized TFSI engine; g-tron model w/ Audi e-gas

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The driver can select between modes D, S and E and can manually shift gears at any time with the selector lever or with the standard shift paddles on the steering wheel. All the driver’s inputs are transmitted to the transmission electrically (“by wire”), a quick tap on the selector lever triggers the shift command.

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Ford using EcoLon nylon resin from recycled carpet for cylinder head covers

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control selector; Housing-trans. Control selector; Carbon canisters; and Carbon canister brackets. During 2010, the use of EcoLon saved more than 4.1 million pounds of carpet from landfills.

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Mercedes-Benz powering ahead with €3B strategic engine initiative; increasing electrification, 48V; diesel and gasoline; cylinder deactivation

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The switchover to four-cylinder operation is accomplished by eight actuators that act on the axially movable cam parts of the intake and exhaust camshafts via a selector. The cylinders are turned on and off by the interplay between engine control and actuators on the cylinder head.

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