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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

EV Central

Now safely, and very suddenly, ensconced within the sales top 10, it has sent its MG 4 XPower hot hatch off to undergo some localisation treatment, scoring new wheels and springs, a new body kit and spoilers, and a generally tougher, more menacing look. READ MORE: First look! And it could be the beginning of a broader tuning program.

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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

EV Central

Hopefully they’ll squeeze it in for less to properly challenge the Chinese cheapies, who this year have been busy price war squabbling. Outside are giant circular LED daytime running lights and Hyundai’s signature pixels for indicators and rear lights. Buyers are benefiting as drive-away dollars plunge.

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

Cars That Think

China has taken another step toward semiconductor independence with Alibaba announcing the design of a 5-nanometer technology server chip that is based on Arm Ltd. 's This means other companies can use it in their own processor designs—and escape architecture license fees. s latest instruction set architecture. parts or technology.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

EV Central

This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. 2024 Tank 700 Hi4-T : What we think Our Chinese hosts weren’t keen on us testing the 700 Hi4-T in any kind of meaningful way.

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2024 GWM Haval H6 GT Ultra Review

Baua Electric

Competition may come from two other Chinese brands in the MG HS 2.0 It is a striking car with strong road presence heightened on the test model with light grey duco, black alloys and fluoro green brake callipers. Both GT variants are well equipped across safety, tech and luxury kit including Comfort-Tek eco-leather seats, 10.25-inch

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2024 GWM Haval H6 GT Ultra Review

Baua Electric

Competition may come from two other Chinese brands in the MG HS 2.0 It is a striking car with strong road presence heightened on the test model with light grey duco, black alloys and fluoro green brake callipers. Both GT variants are well equipped across safety, tech and luxury kit including Comfort-Tek eco-leather seats, 10.25-inch

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand.

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