Following tests on a 400-kilowatt model motor, a four-megawatt (MW) generator operating at 3, 600 rpm was subjected to a program of long-term tests.
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Until this point, Cross' production was widely considered to be his greatest talent, given the extent to which he's inspired by his role model and fellow Motor City native, the late James Yancey (J Dilla).
The electric drive produces 95 hp, more than double the power of the previous model's electric motor (47 hp).
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Long gone are the days when a manufacturer was able to create a real stir by unveiling an all-new model at a specific motor show.
The third model coming is General Motor's Chevrolet Volt, to be introduced at the end of next year, and maybe 10, 000 or so built in 2011.
Tesla's Model S was named Motor Trend's Car of the Year, and after receiving the award Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that an electric pickup truck might be in the company's future.
An Indian car may soon earn a parking place in history alongside Ford's Model T, Volkswagen's Beetle and the British Motor Corp.
The Signature Performance model is powered by a 416-horsepower AC synchronous electric motor producing 443 pound-feet of torque between zero and 5, 100 rpm, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration of 4.4 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.6 seconds.
When Ford Motor redesigned its popular Escape utility vehicle for the 2013 model year, fans of the boxy predecessor lamented its curvy new shape.
As for the W8 motor, we like the 1.8-liter model offered to Passat customers at the low end of the line, but some buyers might prefer a more relaxed driving style.
The traditional model for a captive finance company is a wholly owned subsidiary like Ford Motor Credit Co. or Toyota Financial Services.
The model is made of polyurethane resin board which is normally used for creating models for the motor and aviation industries.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011 Winterkorn was caught on video poring over a new Hyundai model, griping to one of his engineers that the Koreans managed to cheaply design a steering column adjuster that made little noise, yet VW could not.
One model is emerging in the U.S. this August from San Francisco-based Ultra Motor.
Model S has received many awards and accolades during its first year on the market, including Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year.
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The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 by Henry Ford, who transformed personal transportation with his Model T, an automobile that was reliable, efficient and reasonably priced.
For example, using data on searches for trucks and SUVs to predict the monthly sales of motor vehicles reduces the average error by up to 18% compared with the predictions from a model that did not incorporate the search data.
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After months of struggling with recalls related to sudden acceleration in some 8 million vehicles worldwide, Toyota Motor ( TM) was confronted today with another separate safety risk this time on a Lexus SUV model.
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