The SUV features a front-mounted diesel engine paired with an electric motor in a traditional hybrid configuration, plus a second, more powerful electric motor in the rear to drive those wheels in the back.

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The Veloster is seriously snouty, a consequence of it being a front-drive car with a transverse-mounted engine (the Veloster is very much a mechanical clone of the new Elantra, complete with torsion-beam rear suspension).

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With similar styling to the previous Viper, albeit with an all-new carbon-fiber and aluminum skin, the new Viper comes blazingly powered by an all-aluminum, mid-front-mounted 8.4-liter V10 engine that puts a rocket-like 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque to the pavement.

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The car uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine.

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Flywheel technology uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the engine (in this case, a 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine).

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