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One-Off Ford Probe I Ghia Concept Destroyed In A Fire After Pebble Beach Display

Carscoops

Quick thinking by the driver prevented the fire from spreading to nearby vegetation. Ford’s concept wasn’t just ahead of its time in terms of design, but the cabin was also very advanced, featuring touch-sensitive switches, a keycard ignition system, and an electronic entertainment system.

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

Autocar

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”. Yes, it's scalable in size, price and capabilities, but it's not spreading our products in different ecosystems. It's basically the same software stack.

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

Autocar

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.” Yes, it's scalable in size, price and capabilities, but it's not spreading our products in different ecosystems. It's basically the same software stack.

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

Autocar

It replaces the rear-wheel drive arrangement used previously, providing the new coupé with what Schiebe describes as “a much broader spread of driving characteristics, together with greater traction and added security in all weather conditions”. Also included is an electronically controlled rear-locking differential.

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Lamborghini Urus hybrid revealed as UK's most powerful ICE SUV

Autocar

He cites the removal of the mechanical rear differential in favour of a new electronically controlled limited-slip differential (e-LSD) as one example, claiming a weight saving of around 20kg. "It The weight increase is "not avoidable", said Lamborghini CTO Rouven Mohr, "but we worked a lot on compensation".

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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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Working Together: How Auto Industry Players Are Fighting Back Against Digital Fraud

Dealer World

The story spreading through dealership break rooms across the country is becoming all too familiar. But this time, industry veterans are taking a different approach to fighting back. "The customer seemed legitimate, the electronic payment cleared initially, and everything appeared to be by the book." But then things went sideways.