BMW M DCT to debut at Geneva 2008?
Latest Update: BMW M DKG - dual clutch transmission for the BMW M3! BMW has unveiled the new BMW M3 Convertible at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, but coverage on that will …
Volvo unveils new twin clutch Powershift
Volvo joins the ranks of car manufacturers with twin clutch gearboxes, made extremely popular by Volkswagen with their BorgWarner DSG. Volvo's twin clutch transmission is a 6-speed unit called Powershift. Powershift is …
MVS Virtual Cable(TM) Display
Typically in-car GPS navigation systems have been limited to showing instructions on a centrally mounted LCD display, and most modern systems also have voice navigation. Some car companies like BMW have started …
Tata invests in car powered by compressed air
Guy Negre was a Formula One motor racing engineer. The Frenchman has been looking for 15 years for backers for his invention - a car that runs on air - and he …
Ford’s turbocharged direct injection EcoBoost
The brand name TwinForce has been dropped for a new name called EcoBoost, which encompasses a far wider range of engines than just the twin turbocharged V6 we knew as the TwinForce. …
Volvo showcases new safety technology
Being known as one of the pioneers in vehicle safety, Volvo has been constantly researching new ways to make motoring safer. Volvo has brought us technologies like the Blind Spot Information System …
BorgWarner R2S sequential VGT turbocharger
BorgWarner has developed a new integrated 2-stage turbocharger called the R2S system, which uses two differently sized turbochargers in a sequential arrangement. The smaller of the two turbochargers is a smaller conventional …
New cost-effective, simplified DSG from Borg Warner
BorgWarner is now in final stages of developing a new dual-clutch transmission targetted at small fuel efficient economical cars, especially for use in developing markets like China, India and South East Asia. …
The New Honda FCX Concept Driving Experience
Click to enlarge During the Honda media trip to Japan for the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, we also got to visit Honda's Tochigi R&D Center where we got to see all kinds …
Mazda RENESIS: Rotary Engine 16X
It's been 40 years since Mazda introduced the first rotary engine in the Mazda Cosmo Sport in 1967. This year, Mazda puts another marker on the history of the Mazda rotary engine …
Airbags can cause second degree burns
The hot gasses that are pumped into an airbag when it inflates can cause some serious injury in certain cases, as a poor 34 year old lady in Melbourne discovered. She sustained …
BMW Concept X6 ActiveHybrid at Frankfurt 2007
The second BMW X6 Concept shown at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show demonstrates BMW's ActiveHybrid technology, which BMW says is superior to conventional hybrid vehicles in terms of driving dynamics - looking …
Lotus and Siemens VDO to reveal new engine
Lotus Engineering and Siemens VDO will be jointly exhibiting a new 1.5 litre 3-cylinder force inducted hybrid engine at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show which should be starting any time now. The …
LED lighting technology
While we are still arguing over whether xenon headlamps should be legal or not, the whole world has moved on with the latest in automotive lighting technology - LEDs. Some cars already …
2007 Mitsubishi Lancer: The New 4B11 Engine
Since the new 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer is coming soon, I decided to dig up some details on the new GEMA engine under the hood. The previous Lancer that is on sale on …
GKN unveils new Vector-Drive rear axle for BMW
GKN Driveline has unveiled a new rear axle for rear-wheel and all-wheel driven vehicles called the Vector-Drive rear axle, and it's first application will be in upcoming BMW cars. GKN Driveline worked …
Mercedes Benz DiesOtto inline-4 engine concept
Click image above to enlarge diagram view DaimlerChrysler has revealed details on what could be the successor to the current 1.8 litre E18 M271 used as Mercedes Benz's flagship inline-4 engine. Quite …
New alternative transmission technologies
Most of you have heard of all of the mainstream gearbox types - the classic manual, the slushbox torque converter automatic, the automated manual with a computer controlled clutch, the dual clutch …
Volkswagen sneak preview of new engine projects
Volkswagen currently has a few futuristic engine projects running concurrently - one is a diesel engine that uses some petrol engine properties and another is a petrol engine that uses some diesel …
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution’s new S-AWC system
Click to enlarge The new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution will have an updated version of Mitsubishi's S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) all-wheel drive system. An improvement over the old system is the new …
