7/2/2008 - Paul Tan's Automotive News

Variable Compression Ratio Engine Concepts

7 February 2008 / 19 comments

The modern automobile engine has fixed compression ratios, that currently usually hover at about 10.0:1 or 10.5:1 for normally aspirated engines and much lower for turbocharged engines. Cars with direct injection can go higher, but […]

Ghostrider: the robotic motorcycle

7 February 2008 / 15 comments

The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge is a 130 mile desert course – while this might seem mild compared to the Baja 1000 or other similiar off-road courses, what makes the DARPA Grand Challenge special is […]

Aston Martin in technology talks with Mercedes-Benz

7 February 2008 / 10 comments

Future Aston Martins could use Mercedes Benz technologies, as the luxury carmaker has had talks with the Daimler AG luxury automobile arm. It also wants to increase its production up to 8,000 cars in 2008 […]

Variable Compression Ratio Engine Concepts