Hyundai restomods a Pony and Grandeur with electric powertrains, wild LED lighting

Hyundai restomods a Pony and Grandeur with electric powertrains, wild LED lighting

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[ad_1] Hyundai recently revealed two restomods of important models from its past with electric powertrains. Over the weekend, the automaker unveiled an EV concept based on the first-generation Grandeur. Launched in 1986, the Grandeur was Hyundai's first attempt at a flagship luxury sedan, setting the stage for today's Genesis luxury brand. The Grandeur EV restomod retains most of the original car's boxy styling, but with subtle tweaks to the grille, side moldings, exterior mirrors, and wheels. It also has the pixelated headlights and taillights that are a feature of Hyundai's new Ioniq EV sub-brand. Hyundai Pony Heritage Series concept The interior gets a wide display screen that serves as both an instrument cluster and infotainment screen, plus a smaller vertical screen that seems to take the place of most analog…
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2022 GMC Sierra 1500, 2022 Audi A3 and S3, 2022 Ford Bronco Everglades: The Week In Reverse

2022 GMC Sierra 1500, 2022 Audi A3 and S3, 2022 Ford Bronco Everglades: The Week In Reverse

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[ad_1] We drove the 2022 Audi A3 and S3; Ford revealed a new Bronco Everglades is coming; and GMC introduced the 2022 Sierra 1500. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We drove the 2022 Audi A3 and S3 on Colorado mountain roads, which was the ideal setting for these smart, small sport sedans. Both cars feel tied down to the road, and while the S3 gets more power and better brakes, it's still more of a canyon carver than a track machine. GMC unveiled the 2022 Sierra 1500 with new high-end ATX4 and Denali Ultimate trims. The $80,000 Denali Ultimate comes loaded with all the equipment and features a luxurious interior with Mount Denali topographical maps etched into the dash and seats. The ATX4 improves upon…
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Rivian IPO edges closer with new SEC filing

Rivian IPO edges closer with new SEC filing

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[ad_1] Rivian's first product, the 2022 R1T full-size pickup, is now in production and initial impressions, including from us, are positive. That should bode well for the company's efforts to raise additional funds by launching an initial public offering, a filing for which was made with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week. The filing discloses key financial data for investors, as well as opportunities and risks. It reveals that the company has been burning through serious cash as it ramped up for September's start of production of the R1T, with losses for the first half of 2021 coming in at $994 million, which was almost the total amount the company lost in 2020 and about double what it lost in 2019. Rivian builds first customer example of R1T -…
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How can I consume halloumi?

How can I consume halloumi?

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How can I consume halloumi? Almost no household in Cyprus lacks halloumi from the refrigerator of its house! It can be consumed in many forms and various preparations throughout the day! From breakfast to dinner. All the dairy machinery used in the halloumi production stage are of the latest technology. So let's see how it can be consumed: Halloumi can be heated in the toaster, in the pan, and even consumed cold as a toast. It is usually accompanied by other cold cuts and vegetables. The traditional halloumi in the pie. Halloumi is also grilled and from a traditional Cypriot tavern you never miss the delicacies! Accompanied by Cypriot pie. As a savory pie or cake made known as halloumoti (type of casserole-cheese pie). Watermelon with halloumi. With the beginning…
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The Bugatti Bolide’s air scoop was designed like a golf ball

The Bugatti Bolide’s air scoop was designed like a golf ball

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[ad_1] The Bugatti Bolide track car has some radical design features, including a massive roof-mounted air scoop with an unusual design inspiration. It turns out the engineers borrowed an aerodynamic trick from the humble golf ball. Golf balls are remarkably aerodynamic. Their dimpled surface allows them to travel about twice as far as a smooth ball, according to Bugatti. That's because the dimples create turbulence on the surface of the ball, allowing air to adhere better and as a result reduce drag. One of Bugatti's engineers decided to apply the same principle to a car. Bugatti Bolide dimpled roof scoop This engineer began experimenting with dimpled surfaces as part of a master's thesis, adding dimples to the cooling channels of a 3D-printed titanium brake caliper Bugatti developed. For the Bolide,…
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Peugeot reveals hybrid powertrain for Le Mans Hypercar class race car

Peugeot reveals hybrid powertrain for Le Mans Hypercar class race car

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[ad_1] Peugeot on Monday revealed the first details of the hybrid powertrain for its FIA World Endurance Championship Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) class race car. LMH is the new top-level class for the WEC, which includes the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. LMH cars will race alongside the current LMP1 cars, with balance of performance rules to create parity and competitiveness. The distinguishing feature of LMH cars is that they will spawn road cars; manufacturers will have to build 25 cars using the same powertrain by the second year of competition. In a press release, Peugeot confirmed the Hybrid4 500KW name for its powertrain, and some basic specifications. The powertrain consists of a mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged 2.6-liter V-6 gasoline engine and 7-speed sequential gearbox driving the rear wheels, and a…
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Next Ram 1500 Built To Serve trucks take a maritime land force-inspired tack

Next Ram 1500 Built To Serve trucks take a maritime land force-inspired tack

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[ad_1] Ram is launching another round of its Built To Service Edition military-inspired pickup trucks. Arriving at dealerships in the first quarter of 2021, the fourth batch of these limited-edition Ram 1500 pickups adds two new colors—Tank and Flame Red. Built To Serve Editions are meant to represent the five United States armed forces. In a press release, Ram said the new exterior colors have a "maritime land force" theme, but didn't elaborate beyond that. Production of the latest Built To Serve Edition trucks is limited to 2,000 units—evenly split between the Tank and Flame Red exterior colors. The trucks also get black interiors with Medium Graystone accent stitching, as well as 20-inch aluminum wheels, body-color fender flares, U.S. flag badges, and a "Built To Serve" decal on each of…
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The Ford Mustang almost got a V-10 based on a truck engine

The Ford Mustang almost got a V-10 based on a truck engine

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[ad_1] The Ford Mustang has never had an engine with more than eight cylinders, but in the early 2000s, Ford considered upping the cylinder count. Engineers briefly worked on an aluminum V-10 for the Mustang, according to a recent DrivingLine report. The Mustang V-10 would have been based on the 6.8-liter Triton V-10, used in the F-Series Super Duty pickup truck and Excursion SUV at the time, as well as E-Series vans and buses. The Triton engine was an outgrowth of Ford's modular line of V-8 engines; it was effectively a 5.4-liter V-8 with two cylinders added on. To create the Mustang V-10, engineers at Ford's Powertrain Research and Advanced Engine Development group took the same approach, but with the smaller 4.6-liter V-8. This resulted in a 5.8-liter V-10 that…
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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge, company’s first EV, costs $53,990

2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge, company’s first EV, costs $53,990

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[ad_1] Volvo revealed its first fully electric vehicle, the 2021 XC40 Recharge, in October 2019 and on Wednesday we learned the price. Part of the company's larger effort to reduce carbon emissions, the EV crossover SUV will start at $53,990 before the available $7,500 federal tax credit. The XC40 Recharge rides on the same Compact Modular Architecture platform as the gas-powered XC40. It places a 78-kwh battery pack under the front seats, and Volvo says the layout not only doesn't affect interior space, but the vehicle also adds cargo space thanks to a new front trunk. A pair of 150-kw motors, one on each axle create, create a 402 horsepower and 448 pound-feet of torque to push the XC40 Recharge to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds. Volvo quotes a 248-mile…
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Electric Ford F-150 might be available with bed-mounted gas range extender

Electric Ford F-150 might be available with bed-mounted gas range extender

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[ad_1] Ford has filed a patent application for what appears to be a bed-mounted gasoline range extender for electric pickup trucks. While an electric Ford F-150 is scheduled to go on sale in mid-2022, it's unclear if it will get this feature. First spotted by The Drive, the application is for "electrified vehicles with removable and interchangeable range-extending generators." It was submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in April 2018, and published on September 15. Drawings accompanying the patent applications show a box-shaped generator unit—containing a small engine, fuel tank, control electronics and exhaust system—that would go in the bed of a pickup truck. The generator would plug into the truck using connectors similar to those used for charging stations. Automakers often file patent applications to protect…
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