Category: Automotive

Honda Nsx Tribute by Italdesign: a tribute to italian style

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Honda Nsx

A tribute to Honda, to one of its most iconic cars, the Nohda Nsx, but also to Italian creativity, represented in this case by Italdesign. To celebrate three landmark events in Honda’s history — the company’s first Formula 1 victory in 1965, the launch of the “NSX” in 1990 with which Honda challenged the European supercars, and the 1995 Le Mans victory achieved precisely with an “NSX” — the Japanese manufacturer decided to create a highly limited series of vehicles inspired by its most iconic model, entrusting both design and…

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Byd Atto 3 Evo: technical maturity

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byd evo atto 3

With the Byd Atto 3 Evo, Byd introduces a dedicated full electric platform operating at 800 volts, capable of delivering 449 horsepower and built on specifically developed technical solutions. This technological consolidation brings features typically found in higher segments into the C-class SUV category This generational leap is not limited to increased range and power but involves the entire vehicle architecture. The compact SUV “Atto 3 Evo” from the Chinese manufacturer Byd is based on the proprietary “e-Platform 3.0”, an architecture designed specifically for native electric vehicles rather than adapted…

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Suzuki Across m.y.2026: plug-in with a sporty soul

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suzuki across

Suzuki Across has a plug-in hybrid suv developed on the basis of a high-performance electric all-wheel-drive powertrain. Comfortable both on the road and off-road, the vehicle can run in full electric mode in urban use The Suzuki “Across,” in its latest evolution, represents one of the most technically ambitious models in the Japanese manufacturer’s lineup, positioning itself in the mid-size SUV segment powered by high-performance plug-in hybrid powertrains. In this specific case, the solution is based on a technical architecture that combines an internal combustion engine with two electric motors,…

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Mercedes Benz S-Class: technology towards the future

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Mercedes Benz Classe S

Mercedes celebrates its 140th anniversary and the invention of the modern automobile with the presentation of its new flagship Mercedes Benz S-Class. Yet it is not simply a car. It is a technological synthesis of the very best the industry currently offers, combined with solutions that look decisively toward the future Gabriele Dell’Orto It was 1886 when Karl Benz filed the patent for the “Patent-Motorwagen”, the first automobile in history equipped with an internal combustion engine, leather seats and rubber tires. A few years later the German engineer Gottlieb Daimler…

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Toyota twin-turbo V8 biturbo 4.0 and “Gr Gt”: ready to race

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Toyota V8 biturbo

A new twin-turbo V8 developed by the racing division of the Toyota Motor Corporation represents the propulsion heart of two new company prototypes, “GT” and “GT3.” This compact unit, featuring dry-sump lubrication and a “hot-V” architecture, has been designed to achieve maximum power density, maintain the lowest possible center of gravity, and integrate seamlessly with high-performance hybrid systems The racing division Toyota Gazoo Racing unveiled these two prototypes in recent months. Both are intended for the motorsport-oriented high-performance road car segment. One targets customer racing, while the other meets the…

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ChangAn’s Deepal-branded full-electric car: a new Asian competitor in the Eu

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Auto ChangAn

A new Asian competitor is entering the European automotive market. It is the Chinese group ChangAn, which between this year and 2026 intends to progressively establish a presence in all the major countries of the Old Continent through a commercial expansion plan focused on its Deepal-branded full electric vehicles The Chinese group ChangAn officially announced its entry into the European automotive market last March. Founded in 1984 in Chongqing, China, the Group is currently one of the country’s top four automotive manufacturers, a position achieved also thanks to strategic joint…

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Hyundai Rn22e: real rolling lab

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Hyundai Rn22e

The prototype Rn22e developed by the Hyundai Group on the basis of the “E-Gpm” platform is mobile lab set up to field-test the design solutions developed within its R&D centers and to minimize the time normally required to move from a project to a production series At the beginning of the current decade, the Hyundai Group unveiled the “E-GMP” platform, presenting it as the structural solution that would underpin its full-electric vehicles. Now used in production on Hyundai and Kia-branded BEVs, the platform is also supporting the studies the Group…

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The story of the Renault 5 Turbo, a rally car created by a franco-italian collaboration

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Renault 5 Turbo

The “Turbo” version of the Renault 5 was first presented in Paris in 1978 following a collaboration between the French manufacturer and the Italian design house Bertone, and it entered production at the Heuliez coachworks in 1980 The “Turbo” version of the Renault 5 was first presented in Paris in 1978 following a collaboration between the French manufacturer and the Italian design house Bertone, and it entered production at the Heuliez coachworks in 1980. The car was created with the goal of positioning the brand among the leading contenders in…

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Open-source platform: the future is in software

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Piattaforma open source

The three major German automotive groups — BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen — together with eight other industrial players in the mobility sector, including Bosch, ZF, and Continental, have formed an alliance to develop an open-source software platform for the vehicles of the future The word software combines the ideas of product and softness — a curious pairing, considering how vital and tangible its impact has become. The first term, product, is fitting if we recall that seven of the ten richest people in the world work or began their careers…

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Automotive Hyundai, hydrogen on a dual path

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Despite the challenges linked to integrating hydrogen into automotive propulsion systems, Hyundai continues to refine both its fuel cell systems and hydrogen internal combustion engines. These two parallel lines of development combine technological innovation with real-world industrial applications Over recent years, hydrogen has taken on an increasingly central role as an alternative energy carrier, emerging as one of the most promising solutions for reducing emissions in the automotive sector and giving rise to two distinct yet complementary technological directions: on one hand, fuel cell propulsion, and on the other, the…

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