McLaren is readying an all-wheel drive hybrid supercar to take on the Ferrari SF90, according to new reports from the USA.
Speaking with Car and Driver, McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt confirmed the brand's next-generation platform will support plug-in hybrid power with electric all-wheel drive.
The report says the next-generation platform will debut in the second quarter of 2020, before going on sale early in 2021.
In a move that doesn’t bode well for the future of the Fiat 124 Spider, the Mazda MX-5-based drop-top has been dropped from Fiat’s European range.
That includes its sportier Abarth 124 Spider counterpart, the only 124 variant offered here.
What distinguished the car the most from its Mazda MX-5 twin – the 1.4-litre MultiAir turbocharged four-cylinder engine – is what appears to have done the 124 in.
More powerful base engine coming for Genesis G70 - report
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If you want to go up against established rivals, you have to offer more. Genesis understands that, its G70 outgunning similarly-priced Germans.
Sometime in the next couple of years, it’s planning to introduce a new entry-level engine that will further surpass those rivals’ base engines.
Car & Driver reports the G70 range will open with the same turbocharged 2.5-litre four-cylinder which will power the upcoming 2020 Hyundai Sonata N-Line.
Peugeot was last seen racing at Le Mans in 2011 but now they’re roaring back onto the track.
The French automaker is partnering with Rebellion Racing to produce a new hypercar for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the new Le Mans Hypercar category in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The program will kick off in 2022. Per WEC requirements, the racecar will be a hybrid but Peugeot and Rebellion Racing have yet to reveal any details of their car’s powertrain.
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