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Crucial Volvo EX60 to be launched in 2026 on bold new platform

Autocar

The SPA3 platform is a heavy development of the SPA2 platform that was first used by the EX90. Volvo R&D boss Anders Bell said that it was “a big step from a mechanical perspective, but from a software electronics perspective, it's a straight evolution”. Because it’s all one technology stack, there's no repeat of work,” he said.

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Crucial new Volvo EX60 to launch in 2026 on bold new platform

Autocar

The SPA3 platform is a heavy development of the SPA2 platform that was first used by the EX90. Volvo R&D boss Anders Bell said that it was “a big step from a mechanical perspective, but from a software electronics perspective, it's a straight evolution.” Because it’s all one technology stack, there's no repeat of work,” said Bell.

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Tech giants could displace automakers

Canadian Auto Dealer

According to IDTechEx, the shift that the industry is experiencing and the trends that are underway (electrification, self-driving, software-defined vehicles) could see technology and consumer electronic companies take on a much bigger role in the automotive industry. And Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has already unveiled an EV.

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This hydrogen-powered off-roader shows one way to keep V8s alive

CarExpert

CES (Consumer Electronics Show), an event put together by the Consumer Technology Association, is a massive new tech expo featuring everything ‘cutting edge’ within the fields of electronics and software. Could this be the common sense alternative to EVs many of us ‘die-hards’ have been waiting for?

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Mercedes-AMG GT plug-in hybrid to bring 804bhp and 1047lb ft

Autocar

2024 Mercedes-AMG GT: Every fact and figure The new GT has been comprehensively re-engineered in a programme that has twinned its development with that of the latest SL, alongside which it is produced at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Bremen, Germany. Also included is an electronically controlled rear-locking differential.

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Why the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is more than just a fast EV

Drive.com

A peek behind the curtain of Hyundai’s N division, and an interview with a key member in the development of the watershed electric performance car The subject of suspension design, tuning and performance is always an interesting one for car enthusiasts. And to a layman like me, it feels like a dark art of intrigue, expertise and feel.

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How the AU Falcon very nearly became a global luxury car | Drive Flashback

Drive.com

It’s been going on in the consumer electronics and whitegoods markets for years. In the middle of the 1990s, an inner circle of bean counters at Ford’s world headquarters thought an upcoming new “small” Lincoln and mid-sized Jaguar could share development costs and parts with a similar sized, volume-selling car.

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