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This is Volkswagen’s first all-electric car
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This is Volkswagen’s first all-electric car

For Volkswagen, its all-new ID.3 electric car is in some ways its most important model yet. The company considers the car so crucial in the next phase of its history that the ID.3's name itself carries the clue. The "3" in ID.3 refers to the third "m...
What is ‘launch control’ on a high-performance car?
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What is ‘launch control’ on a high-performance car?

When a high-performance car needs to launch itself off the line, the driver sometimes has to use something called 'launch control'. If it sounds like something out of an Apollo moon mission, that's because it's the same - in theory. Launch control wo...
Updated Porsche Macan Turbo packs bigger punch with smaller engine
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Updated Porsche Macan Turbo packs bigger punch with smaller engine

The new Porsche Macan Turbo gets a whole raft of new tweaks and features to distinguish itself as the king of Porsche's baby SUV lineup. It gets more power, better stoppers and a revised front and rear design. What's new on the Porsche Macan Turbo ...
Nissan sharpens the GT-R with new turbos, faster gearshifts
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Nissan sharpens the GT-R with new turbos, faster gearshifts

The Nissan GT-R really doesn't need much more fine-tuning, but Nissan has decided to sharpen its track weapon anyway. For the 2020 model year, the flagship Nissan gets some enhancements to optimise performance, improve handling and also crank up the R35...