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Alfa Romeo Teases Vintage Steering Wheel For New Supercar

A final thoroughbred supercar will be delivered, according to Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato, before the renowned Italian carmaker switches to an all-electric production line. The forthcoming Alfa Romeo supercar said to be called “33” or “6C,” will make its world premiere on August 30. But for now we can only imagine what the interior might look like, given the teased steering wheel.

The company released a photo of the steering wheel on its instagram account. And as is customary with these teaser pictures, not much is shown, and what is shown is intentionally difficult to make out.

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Mitsubishi Reveals Exterior Design For An All-New Compact SUV

Mitsubishi Motors will introduce a brand-new compact SUV at the 30th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show. But the Japanese car maker has already unveiled the external styling of the SUV ahead of its international debut.

The top portion of the new SUV has a floating roof and a sleek looking surface that extends from the front three-diamond symbol down the side and to the back.

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No Road Works On Voting Day To Avoid Congestions

In conjunction with the State Election (PRN) in six states this coming August 12, the Ministry of Public Works (KKR) will make sure that there is no disruption to traffic flow on the highway due to road maintenance and construction projects, including the Lebuh Raya Lingkaran Tengah Utama (LTU) project.

According to Bernama, the deputy minister of public works, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the construction work would end early since his department anticipates migrant cars to begin entering the district on August 11.

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Mazda Revives The Rotary Engine After 11 Years

In 1967, Mazda became the first carmaker to mass-produce rotary engines. These lightweight yet powerful engines aided the firm, which was producing 300,000 automobiles per year at the time, in gaining admirers all over the world.

The Mazda RX-8 was the last model that featured a 13B rotary engine, and manufacturing ended in 2012. However, for the first time in 11 years, the legendary rotary engine has found fresh life as a generator for a new plug-in hybrid car.

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Panasonic And Subaru Set To Reveal EV Battery Strategy

Japan’s Panasonic Holdings and Subaru are set to unveil plans for an electric vehicle battery alliance soon, just days before both companies report first-quarter profits.

Panasonic, which provides some of Tesla’s EV batteries, is looking to expand its worldwide market share as Chinese and South Korean competitors expand their presence. Panasonic made a similar agreement with Mazda Motor in June, with sales set to begin in the second part of the decade.

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EV Owners File Lawsuit Against Hyundai For Charging Defect

According to reports coming out of the United States, a recently filed nationwide class-action lawsuit centres on how quickly Hyundai Group electric vehicles can truly charge when plugged in at home and a tendency to overheat. Plaintiffs contend that a flaw in the plug port causes it to overheat when the car is charging at level 2, significantly delaying the rate at which energy is recovered.

Owner complaints, recordings illustrating the alleged flaw, and the Hyundai Group’s own efforts to fix the issue are all included in the lawsuit as supporting evidence of a problem for which owners are entitled to be compensated in the Central District of California United States District Court.

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