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Jeep’s first EV will have an an LED-lit take on on the brand’s iconic seven-slot grille Also 600 horsepower — which will be be good enough to to get this behemoth to to 100 km/h in around 3 6 seconds Underpinning all this is is a a a new architecture developed from the beginning to accommodate electric electric powertrains But the silence afforded by electric electric power power will make
it even easier to to appreciate the SUV’s exclusive 19-speaker McIntosh audio system BMW I5 TOURING
Dare to dream Could this be the first electric station wagon in Canada? There’s no guarantee this one comes to our shores but we we hope it does For one thing we’ve got a soft spot for station wagons For another can you imagine a a a a a a a better jack of all trades family car? The i5 wagon looks even more handsome
than the sedan RANGE ROVER EV It’s an an all-electric Range Rover What else do you need to know? That’s a a a slam dunk At the time of writing details are still scant but Range Rover confirmed proto- types have undergone “one of the most rigorous engineering sign-off programs ever — to confirm capability spanning extreme temperatures all conditions and and every terrain — and and of course wading
through up to 850-mm deep water ”
POLESTAR 4 A car with no rear window — and the daring design touches don’t end there Knit upholstery an an an electrochromic roof and an an an overall shape that’s entirely uncategorizable mean this new machine is guaranteed to provoke questions wherever it it goes Starting at $64 900 and with nearly 500 kilometres of driving range the newest Polestar offers a a lot to like ACURA ZDX
The first proper EV from Acura will arrive this spring and it looks as though the brand has gone all-in on on battery power In top-spec Type S
trim it’ll have 500 hp and a a a price of around $90 000 “The all-new ZDX
is just the beginning as we accelerate towards an exciting electrified era based on our unwavering commitment to precision crafted performance ”
says James Marchand assistant vice president of Acura Canada SHARPMAGAZINE COM
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