2006 International Engine Of The Year Awards Results
BMW totally owned the 2006 International Engine Of The Year awards again, just as it did last year. It's 5.0 litre V10 engine used in the BMW M5 and BMW M6 won …
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Smartuki – Smart ForTwo with Suzuki GSXR1000 superbike engine
Peter Bee, a Smart car enthusiast wanted somemore power out of his little Smart ForTwo. The original Mitsubishi engine in the Smart ForTwo made about 60hp, and through some tweaking he managed …
Volkswagen DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox)
Volkswagen's Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) is the world's first dual-clutch automated manual gearbox in a production car. This provides the driver the ease-of-drive of a car equipped with an automatic transmission, but …
German luxury marques top technology index
Telematics Research Group has done a study on the use of technology gizmos in cars. BMW and Mercedes Benz tops the list, and Hyundai comes in last. Audi seems to be lagging …
Flexi-fuel Cars run on gasoline and alcohol
Flexi-fuel vehicles, short for “flexible-fuel†or “dual-fuel†vehicles are cars that can run on two sources of fuel. Common flexi-fuel vehicles run on gasoline and ethanol. Our Malaysian taxis are also flexi-fuel …
What is a blow off valve, can I put it on my N/A car?
Questions from beginner car enthusiasts on where to get blow off valves for normally aspirated cars are not uncommon as they don't know what blow off valves are for, and how they …
Nissan’s Collision Avoidance System
Nissan is developing a safety feature for it's cars to help avoid colliding with the vehicle in front in the case of a possible sudden brake situation. In Nissan's accelerator pedal safety …
Bruce Crower’s 6 stroke Crower cycle engine
As we all know, the combustion engine does not really convert the potential energy in fuel to kinetic energy to move the car efficiently. We lose alot of that power - roughly …
2006 Honda Civic 1.8 SOHC i-VTEC engine
This is for those who appreciate the technology that goes into a powertrain. How does the new 1.8 litre SOHC i-VTEC engine in the new 2006 Honda Civic achieve good fuel mileage …
Students build hybrid sportscar powered by soybeans
A group of students from the West Philadelphia High School's Academy for Automotive and Mechanical Engineering have come up with a prototype hybrid car that runs on soybean fuel. And it's a …
BMW Auto Park
Nice video on BMW's prototype Auto Park system. The narration is in German though, so I don't really have any idea what they are going on about. But it's pretty cool watching …
Project NEF – Lotus 3.0 liter supercharged V6
The Project NEF engine aims to produce a high performance prototype engine without the need to resort to exotic materials or manufacturing technology, ensuring the transition from prototype to production with ease …
Mercedes Benz Charged Gasoline Injection (CGI)
Mercedes Benz was the first car manufacturer to use direct fuel-injection in it's road cars, putting a direct-injection engine into the 1955 300SL Gullwing. Back then, things like fuel economy and emissions …
Citroen C6 dashboard meter
The car dashboard. You will spend most of your time as a car owner facing it. Many car companies have been trying to revolutionize the way dashboard information is presented to you. …
BMW N54 Bi-Turbo Engine
After testing their new turbocharged petrol engine on a modified BMW 5-series, BMW has officially announced their new turbocharged petrol engine, the N54 Bi-Turbo. The BMW N54 Bi-Turbo is expected to be …
2007 Audi R8 Technical Specifications
Here are somemore details on the upcoming new Audi R8 supercar, based on the Le Mans concept above. A quick recap, the car is supposed to come in 2 variants, one with …
New Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology
You've heard of carbon fibre bonnets, roofs, and even sports rims, but have you heard of carbon fibre tyres? Goodyear announced it's new Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology which will begin to …
Honda’s Variable Cylinder Management i-VTEC
Honda is famous for their 4-cylinder VTEC and i-VTEC engines, but they also have V6 engines in their stables. The Acura NSX had a 3.2 litre V6 and the current shark-faced top …
Eliica, the 600kW electric sports car
A team of engineers at Keio University led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu has developed this 8-wheeled electric car called the Eliica. Eliica stands for 'Electric Lithium-Ion battery Car' and it has some …
BMW TurboSteamer
BMW's Group Research and Engineering division has come up with something new to squeeze out every ounce of performance from a combustion engine. Let's have a look at BMW's Turbosteamer. As you …
