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2020 Ford Mustang Hybrid confirmed 2020 Ford Mustang Hybrid confirmed Ford CEO Mark Fields made the announcement in a Tuesday press conference at the automaker's Flat Rock, Mich. assembly plant, where the Mustang is currently built. Fields also announced a hybrid F-150 and a 300-mile all-electric SUV will debut alongside the hybrid Mustang in 2020. In addition, Business Insider's recently crowned 2016 Car of the Year is Acura's new NSX hybrid supercar. One of the attributes that impressed us the most was the NSX's hybrid drive system, which enables the car to launch off the line swiftly and consistently. Aside from fuel economy, hybrid systems do have at least one performance advantage. An electric motor and battery pack combine to provide instant off-the-line torque. That torque fill could allow Ford to use larger turbos that take longer to spool up. The result would be more power.
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Land Rover Range Rover Velar The Range Rover Velar has been listed on Land Rover India’s website, hinting at a launch in the near future. It will either make its way into the country by the end of this year or can make its debut at the 2018 Auto Expo with prices ranging between Rs 75 lakh and Rs 1 crore. Four variants of the Velar - Velar, Velar S, Velar SE and Velar HSE have been listed on the website. The crossover draws its name from the original Range Rover prototypes and slots in between the Evoque and the Sport in the British brand's portfolio. Notable features include LED headlamps and taillamps, a 12.3-inch virtual instrument cluster, two 10-inch screens on the centre console and a 23-speaker Meridian sound system. The Velar has two diesel engine options, D180 and D300, and one petrol engine option, P250, on offer. While the D180 is a 2.0-litre diesel engine which produces 180PS and 430 Nm,
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Mercedes-Benz Electric Car "Concept EQ" At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new product brand for electric mobility: EQ. The name EQ stands for “Electric Intelligence” and is derived from the Mercedes-Benz brand values of “Emotion and Intelligence”. The new brand encompasses all key aspects for customer-focused electric mobility and extends beyond the vehicle itself. EQ offers a comprehensive electric mobility ecosystem of products, services, technologies and innovations. The spectrum ranges from electric vehicles to wallboxes and charging services to home energy storage units. Design with new electro-look. “Concept EQ is hot and cool,” says Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG. “Its fascination lies in a reinterpretation of our design philosophy of sensual purity, the aim being to create an avant-garde, contemporary and distinctive electro-look. At the same time, the design of
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2018 BMW 8-series coupe The luxurious new two-plus-two coupe is planned to return to the BMW line-up in 2018 after an almost two decade hiatus as part of what company bosses describe as the biggest model offensive in the company’s history. The Concept 8 Series is being displayed this weekend at the Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, and is the first in a series of ultra-premium cars from BMW. Design with new BMW 8-series coupe Speaking at the Concept 8 Series unveiling, BMW board member Ian Robertson said: "We want to bring more cars into the upper luxury segment. We have already announced we are in the development phase of the X7. We are working on other products as we feel there is a lot of opportunity there. The new 8 series is part of this. In the next couple of years we will see the most comprehensive change in the history of BMW." Set to challenge the like