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2025 Porsche Taycan

After long testing and covering more than 3.5 million kilometers, the new Porsche Taycan will soon arrive on the market. Although it is a new generation, Porsche says that it can also be seen as a new model.

The car passed different types of tests from the big minus and the ice of the north to the scorching deserts. The best engineers of the company worked on the project, pushing the test specimens to the limits of endurance, so Porsche left nothing to chance. The same engineers were in charge of the electrically powered Rolls-Royce Specter, which covered over 2 million kilometers during testing under similar conditions.

“The intensity and comprehensiveness of the relentless testing that the test prototypes of the redesigned Taycan had to go through was no different from the work we do when developing a next-generation model, and the result will be a Taycan that is improved in every segment,” said Kevin Giek, Vice President Model Line. Taycan.

In addition to the Taycan, on January 25, Porsche will present the fully electric Macan, which will be powered by two electric motors with a total power of more than 603 hp (450 kW) and 737 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque. It will be equipped with a 100 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and will have AWD. Thanks to the fast charger, the battery will be charged to 80 percent in just 22 minutes. When it comes to power distribution, it is known that 48 percent of the power will go to the front and 52 percent to the rear axle. Porsche will also offer a less powerful version with a single electric motor located in the rear and will have RWD.

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2025 Tesla Redwood

After the delivery of Tesla’s Cybertruck began at the end of 2023, the company announced that it will soon launch a new compact electric crossover, the Tesla Redwood.

This information coincides with comments from Tesla boss Elon Musk last year, who said at a shareholder meeting that the company was working on two new electric models. He also said that these models will be far ahead of the competition, as well as what the automotive industry is offering at this time.

It is estimated that Tesla will produce 10,000 cars a week, and requests to suppliers related to the new model were sent last year. When it comes to production, the first examples of the Tesla Redwood should leave the production lines in mid-2025. By then we should have more information on this car.

The current Cybertruck will be offered in three powertrain versions. The most powerful is the Cyberbeast, which will be powered by three electric motors with a total power of 845 hp (630 kW) and 10,296 lb-ft (13,960 Nm) of torque. It will reach 60 mph in 2.6 seconds with a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph).

The entry-level version will be powered by a single engine and will have rear-wheel drive. It will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 9.6 seconds, and will have a range of 402 kilometers. This model will hit the market in 2025 and will cost $60,990.

The third version will have all-wheel drive, 600 hp (447 kW) and 13,667 lb-ft (10,080 Nm) of torque. It will reach 60 mph (100 km/h) in 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 180 km/h (112 mph). The Cybertruck can tow 11,000 lbs (just under five tons) and have a payload capacity of about 1,134 kg of cargo, and will have a range of 340 miles (547 kilometers).

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1980 BMW M1 sold for $552,000

In 1978, BMW presented its first mid-engined sports car to be mass-produced. It was produced until 1981, and only 453 cars left the production lines. One of them, a 1980 BMW M1 sold for $552,000.

The BMW M1 is powered by a 3.5-liter M88 inline-six with 273 hp (204 kW) and 243 lb-ft (330 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a ZF five-speed manual gearbox and a limited-slip differential. It is mounted on white 16″ Campagnolo wheels wrapped in 205/55 and 225/50 Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tires.

The car is finished in white with painted BMW Motorsport tri-color stripes, and is in good condition. It is equipped with an M1 Procar-style front air dam, pop-up headlights, dual locking fuel caps, rear window louvers, dual BMW roundels on the trailing edge of the vented buttress-style sail panels, hand-painted signature “Design W. Maurer” below the right taillight, and servo-assisted ventilated discs at all four corners.

Inside, adjustable seats are trimmed in blue leather with a color-coordinated dashboard, center console, door panels, and carpets. In front of the driver are a blue leather-wrapped steering wheel and an eight-digit odometer showing 20,235 kilometers (~13k miles). Additional equipment includes electric windows and air conditioning, and in 2017, a Becker Europa cassette player and door speakers were installed by Burlingame Motors, while the center console and door panels were recovered by Acker Leather Works.

The car has a clean Carfax report that shows no accidents or other damage. It comes with tools, a first-aid kit, a reproduction owner’s manual, literature, service records, and a clean Montana title.

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1980 BMW M1 sold for $552,000