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The reveal of the tweaked XC60 T8 comes shortly after Polestar announced that it will no longer just make hot versions of Volvo's road cars, but it will diversify into making its own hybrid and electric sports cars too.
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To compare the best hybrid and electric cars, best hybrid SUVs, best hybrid and electric sports cars and best electric - only cars, take a look at our round - ups.
We think the Infiniti Emerg - E looks great — although it's officially only a concept, we can't wait until more automotive manufacturers start moving towards plug - in hybrid and all electric sports cars.
Many of the hybrid and electric sports cars displayed at Geneva share similar operating principles but differ wildly in execution.
You only have to look at the Tesla Roadster and upcoming hybrid and electric sports cars from Audi, Mercedes - Benz and BMW to see that... read more August 19, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 0
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Expect to see powerful sports cars, more S.U.V.s, a growing number of hybrids and all - electrics and a lot of beautiful sheet metal.
On the small cap side, Sympowerco's subsidiaries, HOSS Motor Sports and Highline Hydrogen Hybrids Systems, should offer operating holding corps for joint ventures and development of electric motor car solutions.»
The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.
It's no sports car — or a Toyota Prius, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.
Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.
Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.
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The days of truly lightweight, minimalist, only - has - what - it - barely - needs sports cars came and went in the age of touchscreen multimedia systems, airbags for your kneecaps and hybrid - electric drivetrains.
Fitted with a 4 - litre V8 engine mated to an electric motor and battery pack, the hybrid sports car offers up in excess of 800bhp and Mercedes says it will sprint from 0 - 62mph in less than three seconds.
Our drive in the plug - in hybrid confirmed that two - electric motors and a four - cylinder petrol engine was more than a match for most large capacity sports cars.
In the wake of President - elect Trump's November victory, Ford Motor Company has canceled plans for a new Mexican assembly plant and will instead invest $ 700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300 - plus mile small electric sport / utility by 2020, a hybrid - powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.
But the boxer configuration isn't the most emission friendly, and with Subaru already confirming an electric car for 2021 and its next Forester SUV expected to be offered with a hybrid powertrain, the Japanese firm may be forced to turn to hybrid technology if it's to continue to offer the outright performance expected of its sports saloon.
All models offer five driving modes that include hybrid drive with comfort, sport, or eco pro, and all - electric driving in comfort or eco pro mode.
Whether in pure electric mode, normal hybrid mode, or sport mode, any movement of the throttle delivers a precise and predictable modulation of power.
As the crucial halo car for Honda's premium brand, the mid-engine Acura NSX will combine the magic of the original, aluminum - bodied NSX sports car with the technology of a hybrid whose electric motors power the front wheels and provide for torque vectoring, as well.
Japanese manufacturers don't seem to be afraid of applying sporting paraphernalia to their electric and hybrid models either after Toyota's widespread roll out of its Gazoo Racing performance sub-brand.
The Z5 will share its platform with the upcoming Toyota sports car (possibly dubbed Supra), although the two will not share any sheetmetal and the Japanese version may offer an all - wheel - drive hybrid platform using its electric motor technologies alongside BMW combustion engines.
Volvo will resuscitate its twelve - year - old, seven - passenger XC90 sport / utility flagship with a range of engines with no more than four cylinders and a plug - in hybrid version with 25 miles of electric - only range available in the all - new 2016 model.
It's no sports car — or a, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.
Both models offer five driving modes that include hybrid drive with comfort, sport, or eco pro, and all - electric driving in comfort or eco pro mode.
[31][32] The concept vehicle named after Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who invented the battery (and the namesake of the volt unit of measurement), was officially unveiled at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show as a study of a hybrid electric sports car.
It also builds on the existing V6 - hybrid Panamera model, with four driving modes (electric, hybrid, sport plus and boost) to drive electric anti-roll bars, optional four - wheel steering, and launch control, among other features.
In this case, «hybrid» and «sport» do go hand in hand, thanks to a sophisticated system that pairs a V6 with three electric motors and an impressive all - wheel - drive system.
Critical Knowledge: Completely redesigned for 2011New 8 - speed automatic transmissionSupercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 engineLonger wheelbase increases interior roomNew all - wheel - drive systemNew electric power steeringGreen Facts: Lighter and more fuel efficientGasoline - electric hybrid powerplantAuxiliary 47 - horsepower electric motorAll - electric speeds up to 40 mphUnique hybrid «sailing» technologyIntroduction Originally launched in 2003, the Cayenne sport utility vehicle was a marked departure from the generations of Porsche sports cars that preceded it.
If you want to experience the performance and luxury of a BMW, but in an eco-friendly package, then you'll be very impressed with the BMW i models, which includes the all - electric BMW i3 subcompact and the plug - in hybrid BMW i8 sports car.
BMW will show a concept for a plug - in electric diesel hybrid sports car alongside its 5 - series Gran Turismo and X1 crossovers.
You could have added a few inches of rear legroom and a dollop of cubic inches of cargo space and had a sultry, practical hybrid sports tourer to challenge the Tesla Model S. Or you could have jettisoned the rear seats altogether, ladled in the lithium and had some seriously useful electric range.
[3] The CR - Z combines a hybrid gasoline - electric powertrain with traditional sports car [4] elements, most notably having a 2 +2 [5](excluding North American models where the backseat is removed)[6] seating arrangement and a standard 6 - speed manual transmission.
The Infiniti M is a four door, five passenger full size luxury sport sedan that is offered in both six and eight cylinder variants, as well as a green gas / electric hybrid...
Kia will exhibit its electric vehicles, plug - in hybrids, and a range of other cars — including the new Stinger GT sports sedan which we have already driven.
Acura combines hybrid electric drive with torque vectoring and takes them to new heights in the 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport hybrid electric drive with torque vectoring and takes them to new heights in the 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport sedan.
Cars like the X3, MINI Cooper Countryman, 6 Series GT Diesel, and the sports M5 have already been introduced, while in the months to come, the company will revamp the entire range of MINI Cooper, launch the electric hybrid i8 Roadster and two new sports cars that include the M2 and the M2 Competition, which is a race - track version, both of which have never been sold in India, and an assortment of motorcycles that include the 750GS and the 310GS, BMW executives say.
The 2014 Infiniti Q50 is a replacement for the Infiniti G37, a 5 - passenger luxury sport sedan offered with rear - or all - wheel drive and a choice between a 3.7 - liter V - 6 engine and a gas - electric hybrid powertrain.
In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, specifically premium car customers in their late 20s, likely with a single child and a high level of environmental awareness, the Infiniti sports car will likely be a range - extended or plug - in hybrid electric vehicle.
This sport hybrid connects an electric motor to Honda's 1.5 L i - VTEC engine and offers the only 6 - speed manual transmission in the industry (on a hybrid), though there's only seating for two.
Critical knowledge: Next - generation lightweight sports carGas - electric hybrid powertrainShares design cues with Civic coupe as well as the past CRX sports carLightweight construction and high - torque powertrainProduction vehicle based on the CR - Z concept on sale August of 2010IntroductionHonda's CRX sports car, a 2 - seat version of the Civic that was produced from 1984 to 1991, is the stuff of legends.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie (also called through its code - names as AM - RB 001 and Nebula) is an upcoming production hybrid electric sports car collaboratively built by Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing and several other manufacturers.
But it is a relatively roomy, five - passenger sport utility that, thanks to a comparatively basic gasoline - electric hybrid powertrain, gets decent fuel mileage and is entirely happy on regular gas.
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Economy cars, electric cars, hybrid cars, sports cars, family cars, luxury cars, diesel cars, station wagons, and convertibles — they will all be on display.
At the moment, BMW only has two cars using the i nomenclature, which are the fully electric i3 and the plug - in hybrid i8 sports car.
In addition, BMW will feature the BMW Concept X5 eDrive, the plug - in hybrid high - performance BMW i8, all - electric BMW i3, BMW X4 Sports Activity Coupe, BMW M4 Coupe, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, and other BMW vehicles at the BMW booth.
The BMW sub-brand will bring the first pure - bred electric car — the BMW i3 — onto the market in 2013, and this will be followed a year later by the introduction of the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid sports car.
Bi-turbo TDI and electric power brings sensational performance and economy to stunning new interpretation of e-tron concept Audi e-tron Spyder sports car study makes its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show (October 2 to 17, 2010) Plug - in hybrid combines new 300PS, bi-turbo version of latest 3.0 - litre TDI engine with two electric motors developing -LSB-...]
The first concept version of this forward thinking hybrid sports car should make its Auto Show debut sometime in 2010; with this model Tata aims to compete directly with other electric roadsters builders like Tesla and Fisker.