Not all petrolheads are open to going electric. Some prefer to take baby steps and if you are one of them, the BMW XM is worthy of your consideration. It is an M car and a hybrid, with performance to boot making it a good start. But if you are down for a more extravagant …
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In defense, the sky has interceptors and so does the sea but what about the land? The land has none… that’s until now. Folks, meet the Cockerill i-X, the first-ever ground interceptor. This ground defense high-speed interceptor armored vehicle by Belgium-based mechanical engineering group John Cockerill uses an enhanced rally car chassis and touts a …
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This is BMW XM, the first standalone M model since the M1 from the 1970s and it may not go down well with purists because it is also the first-ever M model with an electrified powertrain. That’s right. The XM is a hybrid. The new 2023 BMW XM is powered by a 4.4L V8 twin-turbo …
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We did not cover the Ford Fiesta-based mini SUV Ford Puma ST. The ST-badged Ford Puma is a hot mini SUV producing a respectable 197 horses (200 PS) from its 1.5L three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. The Ford Puma ST Powershift is a tamer version of that, making a less powerful 170 PS (168 bhp) and 183 …
Electrification has not caught on with Mercedes-Maybach like the main Mercedes-Benz marque. But that changes recently with the Mercedes-Maybach S 580 e Plug-in Hybrid. OK. It is not a fully electric vehicle but the Mercedes-Maybach S 580 e, according to Daniel Lescow, Head of Mercedes-Maybach at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, is a pivotal step towards an …
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This is the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. Before you go ga-ga over it – whether in anger for turning the dear old Stingray into an electric ride or elated because the icon has taken the electric route – no, IT IS NOT an electric Corvette. Technically, it is a hybrid but yet it is not …
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The Nürburgring-Nordschleife is the place to prove how fast a car can go and the latest to set a record – the #1 on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife – is Mercedes-AMG ONE with racing driver and AMG brand ambassador Maro Engel behind the wheel.
In a time like this, it makes sense to go electric as your daily driver but if you aren’t ready to go all-out electric, then perhaps you can take baby steps by going hybrid. If so, Honda has just the cool hybrid for you. Well, that’s if you live in Europe or in South East …
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This is the new 2023 BMW 7 Series and it is a special series because, both its six and eight-cylinder engines now feature 48V mild-hybrid technology, and for the first time, it includes an all-electric i7 xDrive60. That’s right plug-in hybrid AND a fully electric model in the lineup.
Following its electric land speed record contender, the WMC250EV, which has a gaping hole through it, UK-based White Motorcycle Concepts is pitching a more practical for real-world use vehicle – that also has a hole through the vehicle.
