Remove Carbon Fiber Remove Engine Remove Italy Remove Standards
article thumbnail

Che Figata! Alfa Romeo Shows 2024 Lineup

The Truth About Cars

The brand from Italy rolls into the next model year with a trio of models under its finely crafted leather belt, starting with the new Tonale and followed by the Giulia sedan plus Stelvio crossover. Look for touches like unique wheels, carbon fiber mirror caps, and a dark grille. Let’s start with the Stelvio.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen. The base Ghibli engine is a Ferrari-based 3.0-liter Carbon Fiber, Wood and Leather. Pretty and powerful.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required. Modena is also the name of a trim of many Maserati models, celebrating the hometown of the brand.

Hybrid 59
article thumbnail

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. km circuit.

Plug-in 96
article thumbnail

Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS are using an electric race car designed by electrical engineering students from the e-racing team at the Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences ( E.Stall ) as a platform to showcase novel solutions for electronic sensor and battery management systems.

Battery 271
article thumbnail

China R&D company introduces micro-turbine range extender technology at Geneva

Green Car Congress

But, with electric vehicles, an electric motor is used to drive the wheels, which effectively frees the combustion engine to exclusively convert chemical energy into mechanical energy and finally into electric energy. At the heart of the concept is a carbon-fiber monocoque to provide exceptional torsional rigidity and passenger safety.

Range 150