2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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  There's no other way to say it:   The 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup   is absurd in the best possible way. As a pickup truck? Meh, but that's not the point, is it? Everything about this truck is completely ridiculous, and we absolutely love it. Each Number Is More Bonkers Than The Last Nothing is more outrageous than the numbers. At 8,976 pounds, we needed a commercial-grade scale to weigh the Hummer because it's heavier than a diesel-powered heavy-duty dually. The best part? It should've been heavier! Our pre-production test truck was missing the standard roll-up tonneau cover. Despite being the heaviest four-wheel vehicle we've ever tested (fourth-heaviest of all time, regardless of wheel count) and the heaviest electric vehicle, the 2022 GMC Hummer is still insanely quick. This 4.5-ton behemoth launched from a standstill to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds. That makes it  the quickest pickup we've ever tested , period, beating the previous record-holder— the 835-hp 2022 Ri...
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Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo

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 With a potent blown five-cylinder engine to match its stunning, Chris Bangle-penned design, the revised Fiat Coupé went down a storm at Autocar.

The 2.0-litre modular five-pot added 25bhp with the help of a new, low-inertia Garrett turbo. A viscous coupling was employed to keep the driven front end in check, while the ECU limited boost in the bottom two of five gears for the same reason. The Alfa Romeo GTV’s quick steering rack was added and the Brembo brakes were upgraded.

The lag-quashing turbo helped produce spectacular performance from the sonorous engine, including 30-70mph in just 5.4sec. Low-gear wheelspin could be a problem, even in the dry, but the gearbox itself was slick and the brakes effective.

Feel from the new steering impressed, despite some torque-induced wiggles, and the handling was tidy enough to be fun, if best enjoyed in a higher gear than you’d normally choose to stop the front from getting too ragged. The ride was merely acceptable, though.

A high seating position was the only real interior gripe. We loved the body-coloured dash strip and cabin space was decent for a 150mph coupé.

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