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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
BMW's Hydrogen 7 is a 100-unit production ready car, powered by a 260hp V12 engine which takes the car from 0-100km/h in 9.5 seconds thanks to 390Nm of torque which peaks at …
Sharp has developed a special LCD display that can be used for in-car dashboard meter panels, thanks to it's 1500:1 contrast radio - the industry's highest! The new 8 inch screen has …
Let's not talk about the times we've speed intentionally, as no amount of technology can prevent that - but what about the times where we slowly found ourselves creeping above the speed …
As you've previously read here, BMW has announced the new 2nd generation MINI Cooper, coded the R56. I'm sure MINI fans and car enthusiasts alike are curious to find out more about …
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