Like C-MAX Hybrid, C-MAX Energi has projected total system horsepower of 188 that stems from the combination of a gasoline engine and a battery-driven electric motor.

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"Vesta is so rich in features that it will keep the science team busy for years, " said mission scientist Holger Sierks at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.

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The carmaker said the B-Max would eventually run its AppLink system, which will add control of smartphone apps to voice-operated commands.

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