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The Torres EVX, a medium SUV, hails from South Korea, and has a 204 horsepower motor driving the front wheels.
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The Zeekr 7X Performance AWD has two motors that pack 646 horsepower.
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The Zeekr 7X has Scandinavian design, a better-than-German interior and a uniquely Singaporean problem

Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 is a large, plush, three-row electric SUV with a hulking presence.
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The facility has a 1.8-kilometre main circuit for high speed and handling tests, a low-friction drift track built from 30,000 basalt bricks and 27 off-road stations.
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