As engineered products, Moto Guzzis are handcuffed to the brand's distinctive and distinctly questionable transverse 90-degree V-twin engine, a configuration that reaches back to the 1960s.

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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 GM engine has electronic fuel injection that automatically adjusts to any acceptable fuel configuration.

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