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BMW Lightly Updated the 4 Series for 2025

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BMW’s sedan catalog is surprisingly expansive, though there’s quite a bit of overlap between model lines. The 4 Series cars build on the slightly smaller 3 Series with sleeker styling and other touches, and the range got a mild update for 2025 that brings better tech and slight cosmetic upgrades. BMW employs its new iDrive 8.5,

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BMW M5 Touring Becomes America's First M-Wagon

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But, after much speculation , BMW has seen fit to ship the M5 Touring our way for the 2025 model year. But you won’t see BMW using either term in its marketing material. liter V8 features twin turbochargers and uses the M Hybrid drive system, meaning it’s mated to an ell-electric motor. Images: BMW Group]

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Report: Toyota Pushing the GRMN Century SUV to Production

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liter V6 with plug-in hybrid tech making 406 horsepower. GRMN upgrades could put the SUV in the league of high-performance models from luxury automakers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. The production version may offer improved performance over the standard model, more aggressive suspension, larger brakes, and unique styling.

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Report: Alfa Romeo Working On Electric SUV for American Market

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We’re not a gray BMW. The new ‘ute will be offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and the automaker aims to shift to all-electric sales by 2027.& Details like interior size, features packaging, cupholder size, tech, etc. “We think of ourselves as different from the others. We just don’t want to blend in.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism. When applied externally, Electronic Sound Synthesis, provides engine sound for hybrid or electric vehicles.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Prius hybrid. in late 2010. launched late last year had some kinks.

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