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  Ricardo 2/4SIGHT engine: switches between two stroke and four stroke cycles

  27 May 2008 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge Ricardo Engineering Consultants (the company that designed and produced the Bugatti Veyron’s DSG gearbox and designed the JCB Dieselmax’s engine) has produced a prototype 2.0 litre V6 engine called the 2/4SIGHT, which […]

   

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  International Engine of The Year 2008 Results

  12 May 2008 / 27 comments

  BMW has conquered the 2008 International Engine Of The Year awards again, with the N54 Bi-Turbo in the BMW 335i and the BMW 135i taking home the overall award and the 2.5 litre to 3 […]

   

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  Antonov Dual-Speed Supercharger

  7 May 2008 / 14 comments

  UK-based Antonov Automotive Technologies is advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger (which they are already producing and continuously improving) for the current trend of downsizing displacement and force inducting engines in efforts to improve […]

   

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  Prodrive’s Active Toe Control could revolutionize suspension design

  14 March 2008 / 10 comments

  Prodrive is currently developing an innovative system called Active Toe Control that may eliminate the need for complicated multi-link rear suspension setups. Active Toe Control works on the rear axle of a front wheel drive […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Technical Features

  20 February 2008 / 20 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors has published a list of what they claim are technical innovations in the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The list does look very fancy indeed, and stuff like ETACs will lend the Lancer […]

   

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  Nokia N78 with FM Transmitter

  12 February 2008 / 29 comments

  FM transmitters have become a rather popular car accessory these days, as most car manufacturers have yet to settle on MP3-capable CD players as a standard feature. Burning a limited amount of tracks to Audio […]

   

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  New 7-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT

  11 February 2008 / 17 comments

  UPDATE: Apparently this is an innovative use of a single clutch combined with the 7G-Tronic automated transmission (replacing the torque converter for startups), and not a dual clutch transmission. The MCT (Multi-Clutch Technology) acronym refers […]

   

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  Variable Compression Ratio Engine Concepts

  7 February 2008 / 19 comments

  The modern automobile engine has fixed compression ratios, that currently usually hover at about 10.0:1 or 10.5:1 for normally aspirated engines and much lower for turbocharged engines. Cars with direct injection can go higher, but […]

   

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  Ghostrider: the robotic motorcycle

  7 February 2008 / 15 comments

  The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge is a 130 mile desert course – while this might seem mild compared to the Baja 1000 or other similiar off-road courses, what makes the DARPA Grand Challenge special is […]

   

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  Fiat’s DDC dual clutch to debut in September 2009

  29 January 2008 / 9 comments

  Fiat Group Automobiles has announced that they will unveil its first dual-clutch gearbox in September 2009. The gearbox will be designed and built by Fiat Powertrain Technologies at an investment of 500 million euros. The […]

   

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  GM plans turbocharged 1.4 liter Ecotec engine

  29 January 2008 / 7 comments

  General Motors is planning a new series of small turbocharged Ecotec engines, similiar to Volkswagen’s TSI and Fiat’s T-JET series. First in the line up will be a 1.4 litre turbocharged gasoline engine. This engine […]

   

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  BMW M DKG: Dual Clutch Transmission for the M3

  18 January 2008 / 12 comments

  Here is the full scoop on the new seven speed dual clutch transmission to debut in the BMW M3. Instead of M DCT as previously speculated, the transmission will be called the BMW M DKG […]

   

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  BMW M DCT to debut at Geneva 2008?

  16 January 2008 / 11 comments

  Latest Update: BMW M DKG – dual clutch transmission for the BMW M3! BMW has unveiled the new BMW M3 Convertible at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, but coverage on that will come right after. […]

   

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  Volvo unveils new twin clutch Powershift

  16 January 2008 / 20 comments

  Volvo joins the ranks of car manufacturers with twin clutch gearboxes, made extremely popular by Volkswagen with their BorgWarner DSG. Volvo’s twin clutch transmission is a 6-speed unit called Powershift. Powershift is a wet clutch […]

   

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  MVS Virtual Cable(TM) Display

  13 January 2008 / 13 comments

  Typically in-car GPS navigation systems have been limited to showing instructions on a centrally mounted LCD display, and most modern systems also have voice navigation. Some car companies like BMW have started to display GPS […]

   

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