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  Mazda SkyActiv 2 engines to be 30% more efficient

  10 January 2014 / 43 comments

  Now this is a bold claim. Mazda’s executive officer in charge of powertrain development, Mitsuo Hitomi, told Automotive News that its future SkyActiv 2 engine line-up will be 30% more efficient than the existing, still-fresh […]

   

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  Mercedes and Pebble team up for car-smartwatch

  9 January 2014 / 5 comments

  Mercedes has teamed up with Pebble to create a smartwatch that communicates with its cars. Showcased at the ongoing 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, the watch can communicate with Mercedes’ Digital DriveStyle app to allow drivers […]

   

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  Audi Sport quattro laserlight concept welcomes 2014

  2 January 2014 / 13 comments

  Kick-starting 2014 is this year’s first official design study, the Audi Sport Quattro laserlight concept car. It makes its public debut not at a car show – the first major motor show, NAIAS 2014 in […]

   

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  Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG partnership signed

  26 December 2013 / 11 comments

  A technical partnership between Mercedes-AMG GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Daimler AG, and Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd has officially been signed. First announced in July this year, the agreement is now a go, with both […]

   

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  VIDEO: BMW explains i8’s laser headlamp tech

  18 December 2013 / 22 comments

  The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is the first mass-production car in the world to make use of laser technology in its headlamps. All lighting components on the BMW i8 – including indicators – […]

   

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  Oerlikon Graziano unveils OGeco hybrid 6-speed AMT

  16 December 2013 / 7 comments

  An alternative to DCT is on the cards. Transmission specialist Oerlikon Graziano has unveiled details of its new OGeco hybrid six-speed automated manual transmission, which it says will be more cost effective, lighter and efficient […]

   

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  Bosch eClutch takes over clutch work when needed

  14 December 2013 / 32 comments

  Bosch’s new eClutch system might just be the best thing for enthusiast drivers since sliced bread. The eClutch system is an electrically-operated clutch for manual cars, or ‘clutch by wire’ if you like. Having a […]

   

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  Malaysian drivers want parking space detection and auto parking systems in their cars, survey finds

  9 December 2013 / 65 comments

  Malaysian drivers want parking space detection and full automatic parking assist systems in their cars, a global survey by Accenture has found. They also want a system that, in an emergency, stops the car and […]

   

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  Volvo initiates pilot project for self-driving cars

  4 December 2013 / 43 comments

  Look ma, no hands! The day will yet come when you can read a book and chat away on the phone in a car without a care in the world. Volvo is one of the […]

   

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  Honda introduces three new VTEC TURBO engines

  19 November 2013 / 58 comments

  After a brief period of dabbling with a 2.3 litre turbocharged i-VTEC engine in the Acura RDX, Honda has now announced a new range of turbocharged engines under the brand name VTEC TURBO, as part […]

   

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  PureTech Turbo engine production line opened by PSA Peugeot Citroen, to serve C4 and 308 first

  31 October 2013 / 0 comments

  PSA Peugeot Citroen has officially opened the production line for its new EB Turbo PureTech engine at the Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. Series production is expected to begin in March, with a targeted […]

   

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  New Volvo Drive-E engine family debuts in Volvo S60

  28 October 2013 / 24 comments

  Volvo’s new engine family went into production at the company’s engine plant in Sweden earlier this year. The new engine family will help Volvo gain technical independence from companies like Ford, with which it currently […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is better than the BMW i3 in all key criteria, says Daimler R&D chief

  17 October 2013 / 10 comments

  Mercedes C-Class or BMW 3 Series? E versus 5, S over 7? These are the usual questions petrolheads ask each other, to judge where their allegiances lie. It’s either one or the other, with little […]

   

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  Toyota to focus on non-turbocharged, larger engines

  16 October 2013 / 182 comments

  Toyota isn’t known to break away from traditions, but the recent engine downsizing trend has gone on for long enough for it to be considered the industry norm. Yet, the Japanese carmaker has remained reluctant […]

   

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  Volkswagen may drop DSG for future sub-Golf models

  11 October 2013 / 106 comments

  A report by GoAuto indicates that Volkswagen may switch to a conventional torque converter auto for its sixth-gen Polo (fifth-gen pictured) and second-gen Up! models, and that future iterations of the DSG would be reserved for Golf-sized […]

   

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