{"id":218341,"date":"2026-02-28T04:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:00:11","slug":"power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Power hybrids push electric models into the background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2026\/02\/28\/technology-power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/\">Power hybrids push electric models into the background<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2026\/02\/28\/technology-power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/\">https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2026\/02\/28\/technology-power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-28 04:41:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"gtspirit.com\">gtspirit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across volume segments, sales of electric vehicles are gaining momentum. Whether small cars, mid-size models or family vans, more new registrations now feature electric drivetrains. The situation is very different in the luxury and high-performance sports car segment. Here, manufacturers are increasingly turning back to combustion engines, often supported by hybrid systems.<\/p>\n<p>The new Audi RS5 delivers impressive performance. Where the previous RS4 was once criticised for lacking power against ever stronger rivals, the new model takes a different approach. Its 2.9-litre V6 turbo is supported by a powerful electric motor, bringing total output to 639 PS. Audi currently offers no comparable all-electric sports variant in this class.<\/p>\n<p>Lamborghini has also adjusted course. Its planned fourth model line, originally set to introduce the all-electric Lanzador crossover with 1,360 PS, will now include a newly developed hybrid version of the Urus successor as well as a 2+2 coup\u00e9 with plug-in hybrid power. The decision reflects clear customer demand for a high-performance V8 combined with electrification rather than a fully electric alternative.<\/p>\n<p>This shift is not entirely new. Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac and a pioneer of electric hypercars, found demand for the Rimac Nevera fell short of expectations. His team is now working on a new hypercar that will combine a 16-cylinder engine with electric assistance rather than rely solely on electric power.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari is moving in a different direction with its first fully electric crossover, the Luce, due to debut this summer. Yet enthusiasm among traditional fans remains limited. Internally, there were also debates about whether and when a Ferrari EV was necessary. At Rolls-Royce, the Spectre luxury coup\u00e9 has struggled to gain traction, while Bentley has revised its electrification strategy under new leadership. For now, powerful hybrid models are expected to carry the brand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2026\/02\/28\/technology-power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power hybrids push electric models into the background https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2026\/02\/28\/technology-power-hybrids-push-electric-models-into-the-background\/ Publish Date: 2026-02-28 04:41:00 Source Domain:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Audi-RS5-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[87,88],"class_list":["post-218341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-automotive","tag-electrical-vehicle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218343,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218341\/revisions\/218343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}