BYD's new Yangwang U9 Xtreme, a limited-edition track hypercar, debuted with a 2,220-kW four-motor system, a {{496.22 km/h}} top speed, and a new Nürburgring time of 6:59.157.
American V8s suffered the same fate. The 1979 Mustang’s V8 was 4.2 liters for 120 hp. The Corvette had a 5.7 for 195 or 225 hp, depending on compression ratio.
It was the smog era- without leaded fuel, fuel injection, catalytic converters, and fully computerized ignition timing, you were stuck with 8.0:1 compression and worst-case-scenario timing and fuel ratio tunings.
The mustang got a proper power plant in 1985 and heralded the end of the malaise era
American V8s suffered the same fate. The 1979 Mustang’s V8 was 4.2 liters for 120 hp. The Corvette had a 5.7 for 195 or 225 hp, depending on compression ratio.
It was the smog era- without leaded fuel, fuel injection, catalytic converters, and fully computerized ignition timing, you were stuck with 8.0:1 compression and worst-case-scenario timing and fuel ratio tunings.
The mustang got a proper power plant in 1985 and heralded the end of the malaise era
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