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  GKN unveils new Vector-Drive rear axle for BMW

  30 July 2007 / 3 comments

  GKN Driveline has unveiled a new rear axle for rear-wheel and all-wheel driven vehicles called the Vector-Drive rear axle, and it’s first application will be in upcoming BMW cars. GKN Driveline worked with BMW’s gearbox […]

  
  

   

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  Mercedes Benz DiesOtto inline-4 engine concept

  26 July 2007 / 14 comments

  Click image above to enlarge diagram view DaimlerChrysler has revealed details on what could be the successor to the current 1.8 litre E18 M271 used as Mercedes Benz’s flagship inline-4 engine. Quite a few car […]

  
  

   

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  New alternative transmission technologies

  12 July 2007 / 9 comments

  Most of you have heard of all of the mainstream gearbox types – the classic manual, the slushbox torque converter automatic, the automated manual with a computer controlled clutch, the dual clutch automated manual, and […]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen sneak preview of new engine projects

  11 July 2007 / 8 comments

  Volkswagen currently has a few futuristic engine projects running concurrently – one is a diesel engine that uses some petrol engine properties and another is a petrol engine that uses some diesel engine properties. It […]

  
  

   

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  Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution’s new S-AWC system

  10 July 2007 / 17 comments

  Click to enlarge The new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution will have an updated version of Mitsubishi’s S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) all-wheel drive system. An improvement over the old system is the new addition of ASC […]

  
  

   

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  Mitsubishi reveals Twin Clutch SST gearbox

  10 July 2007 / 20 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors has unveiled two of the technologies that will go into the upcoming 10th in it’s generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, but let’s talk about them one at a time. We’ll have a look at […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota develops Active Headrest system

  4 July 2007 / 16 comments

  Toyota’s newly developed Active Headrest system promises to reduce the possibility of neck injury during low-speed, rear impacts. A sensor built into the seat’s backrest recognizes when the occupant’s lower back presses against the backrest, […]

  
  

   

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  Bosch develops new solenoid valve injector

  18 June 2007 / 5 comments

  Piezo fuel injectors are all the rage for turbodiesel engines these days for the superior performance they have. Pieze injectors (graphic shown) can inject fuel using multiple jets and multiple injections per cycle, and is […]

  
  

   

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  Fiat reveals new 188hp 1.9 liter JTD M turbodiesel

  13 June 2007 / 9 comments

  Fiat Powertrain Technologies has unveiled the latest revision of it’s 1.9 litre JTD MultiJet 16 valve inline-4 turbodiesel engine, which uses twin stage turbocharging to produce high power and massive torque in a wide RPM […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota reveals Valvematic technology

  13 June 2007 / 44 comments

  Toyota has something new up it’s sleeves – Valvematic, an evolution of the VVT-i mechanism which now incorporates continuous valve lift control together with VVT-i’s existing valve timing control. Valvematic also eliminates the need for […]

  
  

   

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