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  BMW Power eDrive previews 670 hp hybrid powertrain

  28 November 2014 / 3 comments

  Other than the plug-in hybrid F30 3 Series, BMW also detailed its next-generation “highly electrified” hybrid powertrain concept. Housed under the newly christened BMW Power eDrive umbrella, the new plug-in hybrid technology will feature significantly […]

   

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  F30 BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid to arrive next year

  27 November 2014 / 4 comments

  BMW Group has officially announced that the F30 3 Series will get a plug-in hybrid variant soon. It will indirectly replace the (non-plug-in) ActiveHybrid3 in the upcoming F30 LCI facelift range next year, according to […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 to receive 10-speed DSG

  24 November 2014 / 64 comments

  According to an exclusive report by Auto Express, performance variants of the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf are set to feature the company’s revolutionary new 10-speed DSG gearbox along with a raft of technological upgrades. The gearbox […]

   

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  Global NCAP spurs for standard worldwide fitment of ESP – advises automakers to include ESP by 2020

  17 November 2014 / 18 comments

  With electronic stability programme (ESP) being made a mandatory feature in all newly registered European passenger cars from November 1 onwards, Global NCAP – the umbrella body for New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAP) – is […]

   

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  QorosQloud 2.0 connected services to debut in China

  17 November 2014 / 4 comments

  Qoros is set to unveil the second generation of its connected services platform – QorosQloud 2.0 – at the Guangzhou motor show in a few days’ time. The Chinese-Israeli carmaker says QorosQloud 2.0 will feature more […]

   

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  BMW shows street light with integrated EV charger

  17 November 2014 / 4 comments

  BMW is leading the Charge of the Light Brigade, with a street light and an electric vehicle (EV) charging port in one. The prototype, imaginatively called the BMW Light and Charge, was recently shown at the Eurocities […]

   

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  Battery-free electric cars possible with graphene-based supercapacitors, according to research

  15 November 2014 / 29 comments

  A study conducted by researchers at Rice University and the Queensland University of Technology have resulted in the creation of a graphene-based supercapacitor film that could possibly replace the need for a conventional battery in […]

   

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  Breathe easy with the 2015 Volvo XC90 – latest CleanZone approach to improve interior air quality

  15 November 2014 / 8 comments

  The 2015 Volvo XC90 will be the first vehicle built on the company’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform to feature a multi-filter that aims to improve the interior air quality for passengers. This is one […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz unveils 84-LED Multibeam headlight

  14 November 2014 / 24 comments

  You may remember that earlier in the year, Mercedes-Benz introduced the facelifted CLS-Class, complete with the firm’s new Multibeam LED headlights with 24 high-performance LEDs on each headlight unit. This allowed for full-time operation of the […]

   

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  Volkswagen shows new 2.0 litre diesel engine with electric turbo, 10-speed DSG can handle 550 Nm

  12 November 2014 / 49 comments

  At the Vienna Motor Symposium in May, Volkswagen announced, amongst others, a new 240 PS 2.0 litre twin-turbo diesel engine and a 10-speed DSG. That engine will be found under the bonnet of the new […]

   

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  2015 Toyota Prius to use fuel-saving components tested on the TS040 Hybrid LMP1 endurance racer

  10 November 2014 / 9 comments

  The replacement for the current Toyota Prius (which has had its price increased from RM140k to RM216k in Malaysia) is set to be introduced next year. We already know that it will adopt the modular […]

   

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  ESP now compulsory for all passenger cars in Europe

  3 November 2014 / 55 comments

  Electronic stability programme (ESP) is now compulsory in all newly registered passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Europe, as announced by the European Union (EU). The move is effective onwards from November 1 2014, […]

   

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  Proton mulling torque converter-type CVTs for future

  27 October 2014 / 135 comments

  Much has been said about the Proton Iriz‘s CVT – the general consensus during the press drive event was that while the new car demonstrated gains in many areas, the Punch-sourced gearbox, by comparison, has […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot Citroen looking for partners to make Hybrid Air tech a reality due to high development costs

  27 October 2014 / 9 comments

  Whenever some form of new technology presents itself, one can be sure that obstacles would befall those responsible. PSA Peugeot Citroen is now facing that conundrum as the company is actively scouting for potential collaborators […]

   

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  Direct injection and turbo direct injection among the Petronas engine technologies acquired by Proton

  20 October 2014 / 56 comments

  You may recall that in 2012, Proton acquired all of Petronas’ engine technologies and the associated patents at a cost of RM63 million, with the deal comprising seven engine technologies and 117 technology patents. Well, Proton […]

   

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