2010 Geneva Auto Show: Renault EDC Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission
2 Mar 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault is introducing its new six-speed automatic dual-clutch transmission at the Geneva Auto Show. Dubbed EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch), the transmissions offers a 17 percent reduction in fuel consu...
GM Vehicles Fitted with New Generation Crash Recorders
28 Feb 2010, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors will introduce a new generation Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in all its future vehicles, in order to record imported crash information. The EDRs only record data in the period that ...
Do You Speak Car? VW Presents Connected Cars at CeBIT
26 Feb 2010, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Have you ever wondered how it would be like for cars to be able to talk to each other? To be able to send each other information about where they're heading, or where they're stuck in traf...
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations iPhone App Developed by Coulomb
25 Feb 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Coulomb Technologies, an electric vehicle charging station infrastructure provider has developed an iPhone application that helps users locate the company’s charging stations and can be used a...
WRC to Debut Interactive Video Game in 2011
25 Feb 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Rally Championship fans out there are prepared a big surprise in the near future, as it seems the championship's promoter North One Sport is looking into the possibility of creating a...
MercedesSport to Debut at Geneva 2010
23 Feb 2010, 11:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A range of sporty individualization products from Mercedes-Benz Accessories will debut at the upcoming auto show in Geneva next month. Under the MercedesSport label, the range will allow customers t...
Bentley Boutique Heads to Geneva 2010
22 Feb 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Bentley’s first ever dedicated Boutique will open at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show next month, allowing visitors to choose from a selection of Bentley branded merchandise from the Bentley Collecti...
MINI Connected to Debut at Geneva 2010
22 Feb 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 Geneva Auto Show next month will be the perfect venue for MINI to launch an world-first in-car entertainment solution. Dubbed MINI Connected, the technology makes use of a technology for in...
Honda Prepares New Small Diesel for Europe and India
20 Feb 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Japanese manufacturer seems to have finally come to its senses and hinted through the voice of its R&D Chief Operating Officer, Tomohiko Kawanabe, that it readies small displacement diesel e...
Honda Aims to Bring Hybrid Systems To Large Cars As Well
20 Feb 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Japan’s second largest automaker has announced Friday through the voice of its Chief Operating Officer of automobile Research & Development that is plans to field new hybrid systems for la...
New smart Drive Kit for the iPhone Launched
19 Feb 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / smart became the first car brand to develop its own drive app for the iPhone, while also offering a smart cradle, which together form a multimedia trip computer, optimized for the smart fortwo model...
Daredevil Dave: Motorcycle Stuntman! iPhone App
19 Feb 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new bike stunt game had just been released by M-Digital Media for the iPhone users. The new application, dubbed “Daredevil Dave: Motorcycle Stuntman!” also benefits of a flippable view...
Tibaldi for Bentley Mulsanne Pens
18 Feb 2010, 15:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / To celebrate the release of the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne, the British luxury car manufacturer commissioned Tibaldi to create a collection of pens that combine the proportions and patented technologies ...
Audi to Offer 8-Speed Transmissions on Most Models
18 Feb 2010, 11:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 8-speed transmission installed on the all-new 2011 A8 is about to become the most "popular" gearbox across the entire Audi range as the German brand is currently studying the possibili...
Update: Fiat to Debut Europe's First Two-Cylinder Engine
25 Feb 2010, 07:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat will attend the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next month with one of the most important technologies released in Europe in the last few years: the first two-cylinder engine on the Old Continent. The 9...
Kalkhoff Electric Bikes Now Available in the US
18 Feb 2010, 10:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German-engineered Kalkhoff bicycles and e-bikes are now available on the North American market, Greenlight Bikes announced. Kalkhoff’s pedal-assist electric bicycles, also known as pedelecs or...
Fisker Karma Advanced Aluminum Space Frame at Geneva
18 Feb 2010, 07:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fisker Automotive, the manufacturer of the Karma plug-in hybrid, will showcase at next month's Geneva Auto Show its advanced aluminum space frame underpinning which is featured on the car. Buil...
TRW Prepares Integrated Remote Keyless Entry and TMPS Receiver
18 Feb 2010, 07:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Automotive safety systems manufacturer TRW Automotive recently announced that it is preparing to launch two new products on the market, namely an integrated Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) and Direct Ti...
QNX Aviage Multimedia Suit Gets Certified by Apple
17 Feb 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / QNX Software Systems today announced that the QNX Multimedia Suite now offers enhanced support for Apple iPods, which comes to help automotive customers simplify the design of in-car infotainment sy...
Cyclone to Build No Oxygen Engine for Raytheon IDS
17 Feb 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things in the automotive world become stranger and strager as Cyclone Power announced it will build an engine which can work in the absence of oxygen. Part of an order submitted by Raytheon Inte...