An impressively low drag factor of just 0.29 may help here. You get the slick Scando design, of course, which helps belie the car's considerable size: 4.9 meters long, 2.1 meters wide-yet it still somehow manages to look sporty. You can place orders for the Polestar 3 now, but production won't start till summer 2023. Polestar 3 Photograph: Stefan Isaksson/Polestar For music lovers, a “5D multimedia system” called Xopera is available with 28 speakers and an output of 2,250 watts. If true, this would make the G9 the world’s fastest-charging electric SUV. Charging rates of up to 480 kW are supported, meaning that as much as 124 miles can be added in just five minutes, with a 10 to 80 percent charge possible in 15 minutes. The cars come equipped with lidar for driver assistance and street-level wayfinding. All boast 543 bhp and 717 Nm of torque, a claimed zero-to-62 time of 3.9 seconds, and 403 miles of range. All-wheel-drive versions are in the selection too: 650E Performance, 650X Performance, and the 650X Launch Edition. The RWD Long Range model, though, increases the G9’s range to a respectable supposed 436 miles. RWD Standard Range models offer 308 bhp and 430 Nm of torque delivering zero-to-62 mph times of 6.4 seconds. The G9, however, will be the brand's flagship, and as such will sport all the tech the company can throw at it. The new model comes after the P5 and P7 saloons and the smaller G3i SUV. Only a few months ago did Chinese brand Xpeng reveal its G9 “smart SUV,” the fourth car in the emerging brand’s lineup. ![]() This means the Aceman will likely have a sub-300-mile range, but we're hoping for more. It will run on the same platform as that of the coming “classic” three-door Mini, set to hit roads next year, also with a complete design refresh. The Aceman will sit between the brand's Cooper and Countryman models, even though at just over 13 feet long and just under 6.5 feet wide, it is practically the same size as the current Countryman. Whatever model follows will take a few leaves out of this new book of design,” Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group's design director, told us at the launch. “This concept is previewing everything that will come after it. This may well happen, too, as Mini says this concept is “80 percent true" to the final production design. (We'll have to wait for 2024 to try the car out, sadly.) Why the Aceman makes this list for a design reveal is purely down to the fact that this rugged, urban crossover SUV look is quite the departure for Mini, and we sincerely hope the brand sticks with as much from this concept version as possible. While the Mini Aceman Concept was revealed last year, the final design will be unveiled in 2023. Finally, California Mode sees at the push of a button all eight glass panels (including the “Doggie Windows”) open simultaneously to transform the SUV into a “convertible.” The bidirectional charger allows the battery to run your entire home for up to seven days, as well as give a boost to other EVs in need. And don't forget the full-length SolarSky roof, which, when fully exposed to the sun, can supposedly give drivers up to 1,500 emissions-free miles per year. Zero to 60 time is less than three seconds. The 17.1-inch display in the cabin has a Hollywood Mode that, when enabled, rotates the screen from portrait to landscape to make sure occupants are entertained with streaming movies while the battery is being filled to a range of up to 391 miles. Eagle-eyed readers will notice the Ocean made our selection for last year, but it has clearly been delayed, so it seems churlish not to include the car again as our affection for this EV hasn't dimmed in the waiting. Taking the prize for one of the best-looking electric SUVs coming in 2023 is the Fisker Ocean. Musk said the pickup would start below $40,000, but tellingly those prices have now been removed from the website. They'll also be keeping a keen eye on the price. ![]() ![]() The hundreds of thousands of buyers who reserved the pickup for $100 will be crossing their fingers in hope that Musk can deliver the stated performance: a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds, a sub-three-seconds zero-to-60 time, and a range of 500 miles. ![]() The Austin, Texas, Gigafactory has supposedly been readied for “early production,” and the plan apparently is to gradually ramp up output to full by the end of 2023. But this time Tesla says it's going to happen … it will arrive … pinky promise … even if the Cybertruck's production is years later than originally planned. We've been here before, of course other Tesla models have been beset by monumental delays. Whether you are an avid fan or think the Cybertruck just looks weird, Elon Musk is promising that the Tesla sci-fi pickup is finally coming to customers in late 2023.
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