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Under the skin: How Maserati's new V6 is more potent

Maserati’s new twin-turbo 3.0-litre Nettuno V6 employs Formula 1 technology and is designed and built in-house

Under the skin: How Maserati's new V6 is more potent
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Under the skin: How Porsche is 3D-printing pistons

The use of 3D-printing allows Porsche to squeeze even more performance from the 911 GT2 RS

Under the skin: How Porsche is 3D-printing pistons
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Under the skin: Understanding the bizarre workings of rotary engines

Rotary engines are smooth because they have no reciprocating parts to spoil the balance

Under the skin: Understanding the bizarre workings of rotary engines
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Under the skin: How Kia is keeping the manual gearbox alive

Kia’s fuel-saving clutch-by-wire system, claimed to be a world first, is made possible by 48V mild-hybrid tech

Under the skin: How Kia is keeping the manual gearbox alive
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Under the skin: Why BISG is the heart of mild hybrids

It won’t be long before every new car other than a full hybrid, plug-in hybrid or EV will be equipped with a belt-integrated starter-generator (BISG)

Under the skin: Why BISG is the heart of mild hybrids
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Under the skin: EVs are already helping to charge our grid

Large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging could reduce the need for additional power stations

Under the skin: EVs are already helping to charge our grid
Power to weight
As a way of judging performance, the power-to-weight ratio might not be the best option
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Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance

Weight to power tells you more than power to weight

Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance
Audi
Keeping a battery the right temperature improves performance
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Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars

200-year-old heat pump technology is boosting the efficiency of the latest EVs

Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars
EV battery pack
Ensuring EV battery packs can keep their cool is done in a number of different ways
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Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times

Electric car battery packs heat up when charging, so innovative cooling systems are vital to improving usability

Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times
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Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet

800V EV charging is set to close the convenience gap with conventional cars

Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet
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Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel

Koenigsegg's freevalve engine promises performance and economy, but how does it actually work?

Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel

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