It is hailed as BMW’s most dynamic six-cylinder plug-in hybrid model. BMW has pulled the wraps off the plug-in hybrid model it touts as being the sportiest in its entire six-cylinder PHEV lineup: the 545e xDrive sedan, based on the recently refreshed 5 Series. It is the fifth 5 Series PHEV, after the 530e, 530e xDrive and the Touring (wagon) […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Drivers could risk penalties if they miss “traffic signs” or “traffic lights” if they do not give the road their full attention, according to experts at Admiral. The warning comes after new analysis from the new group […]
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But hold your horses: automotive applications will only happen by 2026. Not long ago, Toyota said it would have presented EVs powered by solid-state batteries at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. That was enough to make people realize that what seemed like a distant future is finally around the corner. But when will we have solid-state batteries (SSB)? According to […]
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It’s a three-year research project called OCTOPUS and the e-axle electric powertrains that will result could be an EV breakthrough. Bentley won’t launch its first fully-electric vehicle until 2026, but until then it plans to develop its own unique EV powertrain solution. It will be the result of a three-year research project that is funded by the U.K.’s Office for […]
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Mika Salo believes Kimi Raikkonen will walk away from the struggling Alfa Romeo team at the end of the season. After leaving Ferrari at the end of the 2018 season Raikkonen signed for Alfa Romeo, the team where he started his Formula 1 career when they were known as Sauber. The Finn said that Formula 1 was […]
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Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called on the Scuderia to support Sebastian Vettel in their final season together. Vettel’s last campaign in Ferrari red has been a miserable one so far having amassed just 10 points from the first five races of the revised 2020 schedule. At the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, the disconnect between driver and team […]
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According to a media report, Volvo has reduced the price of the XC40 by Rs. 3 lakh. The SUV now costs Rs. 36.90 lakh (ex-showroom). Volvo is also offering free accessories worth Rs. 1 lakh. The Volvo XC40 is available in a single T4 R-Design trim. It is powered by a 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine that produces 187 BHP […]
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For its 2021 redesign of the Chevrolet Tahoe, the GM brand was on an expedition — to improve its full-size SUV to properly compete with the Ford Expedition, its Motor City nemesis. And to hear Cars.com reviewer Aaron Bragman tell it in this week’s most popular news article, Chevy can loosen its bow tie and declare its Ford-fighting mission accomplished: […]
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Leading MotoGP riders have reacted to the “super difficult” Algarve circuit in Portugal coming onto the 2020 calendar as the season finale. Last week, Motorsport.com revealed that the Algarve circuit at Portimao was set to join the 2020 calendar as the 14th and final round, with Dorna confirming this on Monday. Frequently used for the World Superbike Championship, this year […]
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Racing Point’s Lance Stroll said there would be “no hard feelings” if his father and team owner Lawrence Stroll ever sacked him. Lawrence Stroll got his son Lance his first seat in Formula 1 back in 2017 at Williams where he was team-mate to Felipe Massa in his first season. He remained there until the end of 2018, at which […]
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