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Acura committed to Electrification: New Vision Concept Revealed

 Back to back EV's revealed from Acura at Monterey Car Week During Monterey Car Week, automotive enthusiasts and wealthy bidders got a chance to view some amazing historic racing legends as well as future concepts. Acura unveiled their new all-electric SUV, called the 2024 Acura ZDX. As Acura partners up with GM's Ultium platform, the ZDX is basically a identical twin of the Cadillac Lyriq.  With a standard dual electric motor set up, producing 500 horsepower, and a electric range of 120 km of a full charge. The ZDX competes in the North American market, hopeful to bash heads with top competitors like Tesla and Lexus. But this isn't the only thing Acura showcased during their stay at Monterey.  Acura teased an all-electric vision concept which flaunted a future signature silhouette of the brand's design language. Promising the market with an upcoming line of performance and spirited vehicles.  Acura creative director, Dave Marek, said the design team has been "drea...

Red Bull's Response to F1 Production Cars: The 2026 Red Bull RB17

 Red Bull will be launching their own production hypercar that will cost over $6.2 million  With its current success of F1 the past couple of seasons and close rival to the well-establish Mercedes-Benz brand, it makes sense for the Energy drink company to create a something that will resonate within the automotive community. Let alone, make a further competitive impression on their rivals in Formula 1: McLaren, Aston Martin, and notably Ferrari.  This will be the first ever production vehicle from Red Bull Technologies division, who are responsible for the engineering behind the entire Red Bull Racing Group. The name of the hypercar is uncertain but is rumoured to be called the RB17, closely following the naming characteristics of its F1 car. The horsepower is unknown as of now, but enthusiasts can expect it will rival the power derived from Aston Martin's Valkyrie which boosts a 1,139 horsepower.  The body style may also be resembling of the Valkyrie too. With uniqu...

New 2023 Subaru WRX Rally Car Unveiled: Ready for the American Rally Association

The new 2023 WRX will be built for competition by Vermont SportsCar  Subaru is always going to be a household name pertaining to rally racing and anything else that includes dirt, snow, and mud. Subaru has announced their 2023 WRX production car will be competing in the American Rally Association (ARA) alongside technical partner Vermont SportsCar. The rally car will be featuring a functional body kit and aerodynamical spoiler.  Due to some limitations poised by the ARA, the WRX will be boosting around 320-horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque. That sort of power is enough for a car to zip through tough terrain while racing against the clock. In addition, all that power will be coming out of a Subaru 2.0 four-cylinder motor. Paired with the engine, it's unavoidable to not include a sequential transmission in which Subaru has done with this car. The car will have six speed derived from the folks from SADEV transmissions and motorsport technology. Allowing the driver to make q...