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BMW X7 • Honda Civic Si • Hyundai Sonata
Mazda CX-30 • Ram 2500MT GARAGE
APRIL 2021 MOTORTREND.COM 5Domestic sales of armored vehicles have
taken off in recent years. Find out what’s
going on beneath the sheetmetal.8 Reference Mark An Apple car with a Hyundai badge
10 Intake This month’s hot metal
22 Technologue Reluctant eMotor: Cylinder
deactivation to bring cheap industrial motors to EVs
24 Interview Ola Källenius Chairman, Daimler AG
56 What It Takes to Make an Armored Car
Virginia’s Alpine Armoring offers us a glimpse under
the plating. Christian Seabaugh
62 Those Who Wander Are Not Lost
They’re Just Deep Into #vanlife. Some cool camper vans
you might be able to afford. Alexander Stoklosa
66 911 Heaven Inside Porsche GT boss Andy Preuninger’s
secret garage. Angus MacKenzie
70 What Might Have Been Porsche design concepts
you’ve (probably) never seen and a couple you might
have forgotten about. Greg Fink
72 1,817 Horsepower. 311 mph. Insanity.
Hennessey Venom F5 The final specs are furiously high
for Hennessey’s new mid-engine monster. Jethro Bovingdon
82 The Big Picture Bentley goes all-in on electrification80
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