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Tag: Powertrain
GKN creates revolutionary new plug-in hybrid powertrain for SUVs
GKN The engineering company GKN might not be instantly recognizable, but it has been a leader in the world of four- and all-wheel drive for decades. In recent years, it has been working as much with electric motors as mechanical systems, and it has just revealed its latest work, which it calls All Twinster. It’s […]
2019 Mercedes-Benz G-class Dissected: Design, Interior, Powertrain, and More! – Feature
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2019 Mercedes-Benz G-class Dissected: Design, Interior, Powertrain, and More!
– Automotive designers will tell you there’s nothing harder than redesigning an icon. Which is why Mercedes left the Geländewagen largely untouched for almost 40 years. The outgoing G wasn’t an icon because it was smartly packaged or drove well, though. Its on-road dynamics were decidedly Bronze Age. And while it may have been just […]
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gets Powertrain Tweaks, Updated Styling
– We waited years for Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander to reach U.S. shores, but we might not have to wait very long for the gasoline-electric SUV to receive some updates. Mitsubishi is releasing a 2019 Outlander PHEV for Europe with some significant tweaks to the powertrain, and we presume these changes will make […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV gets major powertrain updates, Geneva reveal
Mitsubishi will put seven of its wares on display during press days at the Geneva Motor Show, the headliner being an updated 2019 Outlander PHEV. Engineers have upgraded the entire hybrid powertrain, starting with the switch from a 2.0-liter Otto cycle gas engine to a 2.4-liter Atkinson cycle gas engine. Mitsubishi hasn’t revealed output numbers, […]
BMW Concept Z4 Dissected: Styling, Powertrain, Interior, and More! – Feature
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BMW Concept Z4 Dissected: Styling, Powertrain, Interior, and More!
– The third iteration of BMW’s Z4 roadster is just around the corner, and it represents a new approach to the way Werke does business. This roadster has been co-developed with Toyota, which will market its version of the car as the reborn Supra. The Concept Z4 also indicates a stylistic departure from every past […]
2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Dissected: Interior, Design, Powertrain, and More! – Feature
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2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Dissected: Interior, Design, Powertrain, and More!
– Rolls-Royce’s Phantom enjoys the longest-lived model name on the market today, but new versions of the spectral range topper don’t come along very often. The first arrived in 1925, and, with fairly substantial furloughs between some generations, this new version is only the eighth to bear the name. Its design sticks close to the […]
