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MINI cars
MINI cars began with the tiny British Mini of 1959, and today the brand belongs to BMW, which relaunched it in 2001.
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Nissan Motor Company
Nissan Motor Company is the Japanese car maker behind the Datsun name, the GT-R and the Leaf, one of the first mass-market electric cars.
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Ram Trucks
Ram Trucks is the pickup and van brand that split off from Dodge in 2010, and today it sells the Ram 1500, the Cummins-powered heavy-duty trucks and the ProMaster van.
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BYD Auto
BYD Auto is the Chinese car maker that grew out of a battery company, and it is now the world's biggest seller of electric and plug-in hybrid cars.
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Honda Motor Company
Honda Motor Company is the Japanese maker that started with motorbikes, and it is best known for the Civic, the Accord and the CR-V.
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Cadillac Cars
Cadillac Cars have been the luxury models of General Motors since 1909, and the brand is best known for the Escalade, the tailfins of the 1950s and early firsts such as the electric self-starter.
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Formula 1 in Austin, Montreal, Mexico City, Miami and Las Vegas, the Indianapolis 500, NASCAR superspeedways, IMSA endurance classics and historic road courses.
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Europe
13 countries from the UK to Portugal
The birthplace of Grand Prix racing: Silverstone, Spa, Monza, Monaco, the Nürburgring and Le Mans, plus most of the MotoGP and WorldSBK calendars.
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Suzuka, Fuji and Motegi, Shanghai and the Macau street circuit, Southeast Asia's MotoGP venues, Singapore's night race and the Formula 1 circuits of the Gulf, Baku and Türkiye.
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South America
Six countries, circuits and rallies
Interlagos and the São Paulo Grand Prix, MotoGP at Goiânia, Argentina's autódromos and Turismo Carretera, plus WRC rallies in Paraguay and Chile and Brazil's Rally dos Sertões.
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Africa
Circuits, rallies and rally raids
Kyalami and South Africa's Grand Prix circuits, Kenya's Safari Rally, the desert rally raids of Morocco and the Roof of Africa hard enduro in Lesotho.
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Australia and New Zealand
Albert Park, Mount Panorama at Bathurst, Phillip Island and the Supercars street circuits, the Grand Prix tracks of New Zealand and the Finke Desert Race.
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How an Electric Car Works: Motors, Batteries, Charging and What Needs Servicing
What actually happens when you press the pedal in an EV: the battery, inverter, motor and one-speed gearbox, how charging and regenerative braking work, the plugs used around the world, and a maintenance chart by kilometre. Part 3 of our Engines Explained series.
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How It Works
How a Diesel Engine Works: No Spark Plugs, DEF and Everything in Between
Why diesels need no spark plugs, how glow plugs and common-rail injection work, what DEF (AdBlue) does, how diesel differs around the world, and a maintenance chart by kilometre. Part 2 of our Engines Explained series.
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How a Gasoline Engine Works: Every Part, Explained
What starts a gas engine, how fuel injectors and spark plugs work, what keeps it cool, and a maintenance chart showing which parts need service and when. Part 1 of our Engines Explained series.
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- Current-generation MINI Cooper 3-door (F66) in Stuttgart, Germany: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.
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- White BYD Sealion 7 electric SUV at the…: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.
- Sixth-generation Honda CR-V hybrid photographed in Stuttgart, Germany: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.
- Red Cadillac Lyriq Sport electric SUV parked in…: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.
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