Caparo T1 – an F1 car for the streets
Ever heard of the Caparo T1? Well, now you have. It's what you might consider calling a two-seater F1 car for the road. It's powered by a 2.4 litre high revving V8 …
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International Engine Of The Year 2007 Results
The results of the 2007 International Engine Of The Year awards are out. The question everyone will be asking is - will the BMW 5.0 litre V10 be able to persevere and …
9th International Engine of the Year results soon!
Come 9th May 2007, we'll know the results of the 9th International Engine of the Year Awards. Last year BMW dominated the awards and won the main title for the second consecutive …
ZF unveils new 8-speed automatic gearbox
ZF, a company whose gearboxes are in many of our cars including that sweet new fast shifting quick locking 6-speed auto in modern BMWs has unveiled a new 8-speed automatic gearbox and …
New 122hp turbocharged 1.4 liter and 7-speed DSG from Volkswagen
Volkswagen has revealed yet another new engine at the 2007 Vienna International Motor Symposium. This new unit is a 1.4 litre turbocharged unit making 122 horsepower and 200Nm of torque from as …
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
Something new to the internal combustion engine world is HCCI — Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, yet to be seen in any production vehicle by any manufacturer. A few car manufacturers have been …
Honda files Advanced VTEC patent
Through a patent filing filed by Honda Motor Co Japan, we now have a preview on how Honda's next generation AVTEC system will work. Basically, AVTEC enhances the features of VTEC and …
New BMW 204hp, 400Nm twin turbodiesel inline-4
I've tried out BMW's 2.0 litre inline-4 turbodiesel engine used in the BMW 320d and have had good experiences with it, despite the noticable turbo lag. BMW has upped the ante once …
The New BMW M3 V8 Engine Specifications
BMW's new and upcoming E92 BMW M3 marks the shift to V8 power after 15 years of six-cylinder power. The E46 M3's 3.2 litre straight-six was a legend, and is still being …
Siemens Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB)
So you've got the drum brake, then the disc brake, then the disc brake with multiple calipers. Then you improve that further with slots, cross-drill holes and make the whole disc ventilated. …
Lotus Integrated Exhaust Manifold
Lotus Engineering displayed their Integrated Exhaust Manifold technology at the 2007 Geneva International Motor Show. Basically, it is an exhaust manifold integrated into the cylinder head. A demonstration of this was shown …
Kia Rio Hybrid introduced at Geneva 2007
Proton is not the only one with a sedan modified to go the hybrid way - the Koreans have their Kia Rio Hybrid for display at he 77th Salon de lAutomobiles in …
DaimlerChrysler and BMW in joint hybrid drive module development
Hybrid 7-series within the next 3 years? DaimlerChrysler and BMW will be extending their hybrid drive system collaboration, developing a unique hybrid drive module for rear wheel drive cars, with commercialization of …
Analyzing fuel quality in Malaysia – 3 out of 6 already Euro II compliant for petrol!
First of all, thanks to Mat Kamil Awang for the pointer to these documents. The source for the data I am going to use in this article is from a Japanese site …
Powershift dual-clutch to debut in S40/V50 diesels
Volvo will debut it's new hydraulically controlled dual-clutch gearbox in diesel variants of it's Volvo S40 sedan and Volvo V50 stationwagon models, coinciding with a mid-life facelift of the two cars. Parent …
E-plates: RFID number plate for cars
Malaysian-registered cars will receive the equivalent of the MyKad system early next year - number plates called e-plates which will contain RFID tags which will contain information about the vehicle and it's …
Suzuki MIO – fuel cell wheel chair
Blogger Peter Tan might be very interested in this. While the rest of the automotive industry is focusing on applying fuel cell technology on cars, Suzuki is applying the technology in the …
Volkswagen Nanospyder Concept
This is the Volkswagen Nanospyder. A two seater Ariel Atom-like car that runs on hydrogen fuel cells powering in-wheel electric motors. It has a strong spine, on which other components is bolted …
Hydrogen electrolysis advancement
A research team from the Tokyo University of Science and the Japan Science and Technology Agency has managed to use gallium nitride (GaN) crystals to extract hydrogen from water, which might lead …
Chery JV develops hydrogen fuel cell car
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, J&K Technologies Inc and Tsinghua University has developed a hydrogen fuel cell car which can reach a top speed of 80 km/h and like a traditional hydrogen fuel …
