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 …
BMW Hydrogen 7
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’s In-vehicle dash LCD
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 …
Siemens VDO Traffic Sign Recognition
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 …
MINI Production Triangle and Oxford Plant Tour
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 …
Mitsubishi i MIEV Research Electric Vehicle
Mitsubishi has developed another vehicle for electric vehicle research, the Mitsubishi i MIEV. Mitsubishi took the Mitsubishi i, and installed a lightweight motor into it, hooked up to a pack of high-energy …
2007 Range Rover TDV8 gets petrol fuel guard
Apparently, the new turbodiesel 2007 Range Rover TDV8 is so refined that Land Rover is afraid customers might mistake it for a petrol unit and accidentally fill petrol into the tank, especially …
Subaru says turbodiesel boxer nearly complete
Subaru Europe President Hiroyuki Ikeda announced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show that the upcoming horizontally opposed 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine by Subaru is almost complete, with development at final stages now. Subaru's …
Audi debuts new 2.8 FSI V6, 1.8 TFSI and 2.0 TFSI
Audi launched three new engines at the 2006 Paris Motor Show - one being a new 2.8 litre V6 FSI engine with Audi's new valvelift system, a new 1.8 litre Turbo FSI …
Honda announces 2nd gen i-CTDi with NOx cat
Honda announced it's new second generation i-CTDi engine today, featuring a new NOx catalytic converter which significantly reduces NOx emissions to meet stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II Bin 5 …
Honda announces Advanced VTEC engine (AVTEC)
Honda has announced it's next generation VTEC engine, the Advanced VTEC engine (AVTEC) which will make it's debut in a production car within the next three years. Honda's new Advanced VTEC (AVTEC) …
How does Variable Turbine Geometry work?
Variable Turbine Geometry technology is the next generation in turbocharger technology where the turbo uses variable vanes to control exhaust flow against the turbine blades. See, the problem with the turbocharger that …
Ford eliminates gas caps on future vehicles
Ford plans to implement the capless fuel filler intakes it first introduced in the production Ford GT supercar on all it's vehicles beginning with the 2008 Lincoln MKS, though details on exactly …
KTM tests two-wheel-drive motorcycle
Following the footsteps of Yamaha with their 2-Trac two wheel drive system for motorcycles, Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM has developed it's own version and has been testing it on a motocross bike. …
