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Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with new natural-fiber composite body kit

Green Car Congress

The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR will tackle this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race featuring a complete body kit made of natural-fiber composite materials for the first time. Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with new natural-fiber composite body kit: Racing cars with body parts made of renewable raw materials.

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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

Green Car Congress

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China.

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Ashwoods Launches Hybrid Drive Retrofit Kit for Light Vans and Stop-Start Retrofit Kit

Green Car Congress

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. The company has also developed a retrofit stop/start engine system, which can further reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 5-10%. Stop/start.

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2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback to debut at New York show; 40 mpg highway

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liter inline four-cylinder engine that delivers 106 horsepower. 1) and direct fuel injection give the engine ultra-quick responsiveness that’s matched to the standard 6-speed automatic transmission. A rigid steering mount provides a direct yet light feel, and the brakes are tuned to yield a progressive feel when cornering.

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Ford Everest Tremor launched in Australia with more off-road prowess

Baua Electric

The new Everest Tremor gets a Bilstein Dampers and lift kit that’s position-sensitive. Despite the lift kit, the towing capacity is the same at 3.5 Furthermore, the Ford Everest Tremor gets a new Rock Crawl drive mode apart from the standard off-road modes available on the SUV. The Tremor badging extends to the front doors.

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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. But please, MG, I beg you – install an engine start button in the cabin.

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US Army, Lockheed Martin complete 2nd autonomous convoy demo; more vehicles, higher speeds

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The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit. It uses Global Positioning System (GPS), Light Detecting Radar (LIDAR) systems, Automotive Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) and commercially available automotive sensors in order to make the system affordable. Click to enlarge.