Engineering
2027 Lexus NX: three hybrid parts become one e-Axle
One e-Axle instead of three parts, silicon-carbide chips in the inverter, and no gas-only NX for 2027.
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How the hardware works: engines, motors, batteries and the parts that put power on the road, minus the brochure voice.
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Under the skin: BRZ ZC15 stays simple on purpose
Same 228-hp 2.4-liter boxer, rear-wheel drive, manual only. The anniversary money went into a flexible V-bar, gold Brembos and bronze wheels, not horsepower.
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Under the skin: what Subaru bolted onto the WRX GD25
Same 271-hp turbo boxer as every WRX. The money went into springs, dampers, a strut bar, uprated Brembos, Potenza S007 tires and a rally car’s wing.
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The 2027 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk is a hybrid that wades through two feet of water
A 2.92 low range, a locking rear axle, 24 inches of water fording and an estimated 31 mpg combined. From $44,625 delivered.
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The BMW M2 gets all-wheel drive, and it still wants to be rear-wheel drive
Rear-drive until the rear tires give up, 473 hp, 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and a 2WD mode for the purists. From $73,600.
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The Nissan Rogue Hybrid’s engine never drives the wheels, and that is the whole idea
A turbo three-cylinder that only makes electricity, two motors that do the driving and no gearbox. Nissan targets 38 mpg combined, from $35,490.
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The electric BMW 3 Series costs $4,400 less than the M350, and the inline-six has notes
The first electric 3 Series costs less than the gas M350, and BMW estimates up to 468 miles of range. The inline-six would like a word.
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