Vehicles

ZF is working on an integrated 2-speed transmission for electric vehicles, an outlier in a world where most EVs use a single-speed transmission.

Product planners emphasize the Lyriq images reflect a show car still in development, but that 80% of the futuristic interior will make it into production. The Lyriq will launch first in China, followed by the U.S. for 2023 model year.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office found the shapes that JLR sought to protect were insufficiently distinctive.

Both the Mazda3 sedan and hatchback will be available with a turbocharged 2.5L I-4, but the company still will offer the non-turbo 2.5L as standard.