Ford's New Diesel Engine Significantly Quieter
23 Sep 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diesel engines, often criticized for the disturbing noise they are generating, are getting closer to reaching another important milestone in their evolution. Ford's new 6.7-liter Power Stroke d...
VTES Electric Supercharger Details Released
22 Sep 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) have just revealed details on the VTES electric supercharger (Variable Torque Enhancement System), seeking to maximize powertrain efficiency at the lowest possibl...
Porsche Design Released Men's Shoes Collection
22 Sep 2009, 12:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German designers have just revealed details on the 2010 Spring / Summer shoe collection, comprising a total of four designs which range from classically formal to more relaxed sports styles. Acc...
Audi e-tron Test Drive on PlayStation Home
21 Sep 2009, 13:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following Daimler’s announcement of having the SLS AMG featured in the GT 5 PlayStation 3 video game, another German manufacturer makes use of a similar method in order to promote its latest ...
First Chinese Wind Tunnel Sees Daylight
21 Sep 2009, 10:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese auto sector grows bigger by the day and the recent investments made by global automakers in the country are the living proof. But China has just made another major step in becoming a mor...
Volkswagen Accessories Releases Winter Tires
21 Sep 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today the release of its own designed winter tires, complete with light alloy rims and premium winter rubbers. The tires will be available for most of the Vo...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Kumho Tire Technology
18 Sep 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alongside new production cars, concepts and tuned models, innovative technologies that are strongly connected with the automotive industry are also part of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. That is also...
New DC-DC Technology In The Works
18 Sep 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Motorsport specialist Prodrive is currently working on the development of a new DC-DC technology that will improve efficiency and reduce cost for electric and hybrid vehicles. The system gives a 600...
VW Launches Scirocco R iPhone Game App
18 Sep 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Featured at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the Scirocco R is also the star of Volkswagen’s new racing game for the iPhone users. And the good news is that you can download the game for...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Ford I4 EcoBoost Petrol Engines
15 Sep 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European division of American manufacturer, Ford, has unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show its future range of EcoBoost engines, to come into production starting with 2010. The new rang...
TomTom XXL Unveiled, Five Inch Screen
15 Sep 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new navigation solution has been announced today by TomTom, prior to its official launch on the US and Canadian market this October. The new solution, which comes in the form of TomTom XXL 530S an...
BMW to Showcase ConnectedDrive in Frankfurt
14 Sep 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The BMW stand at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show will be a very popular one, if we are to judge by the novelties to be presented there. And we are not only talking about the cars, as the German manufac...
Tag Heuer Launches Grand CARRERA Chronograph
11 Sep 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, the GT car-inspired concept chronograph first unveiled at BaselWorld 2008 turned to reality, from a collaboration between TAG Heuer and legendary Japanese car designer Ken Okuyama. Okuyama...
BMW to Head SEIS Research
11 Sep 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing integration of IT elements, as well as Internet solutions into vehicles has determined the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to set up the SEIS, or Security in Embedde...
V8 Motorcycle Transmission in Development
10 Sep 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new partnership between Sabertooth Motorcycles and Taylor Race Engineering promises to lead to a revolutionary technology that will allow plugging a V8 engine in a motorcycle frame by finding a so...
Honda Introduces World’s First Dual Clutch Transmission for Motorcycles
9 Sep 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Not only that Honda is preparing a new sport-tourer powered by a V4 engine with displacement of 1200cc set to take the place of the defunct Blackbird, but the model will also come with the world&rsq...
Clarion Launches MAP790 PND
8 Sep 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest addition to Clarion’s portable navigation devices range is the MAP790 unit, featuring 360 degree 3D mapping, text-to-speech and Bluetooth connectivity. The device is priced at RRP &...
Toshiba Ducati U500 Laptop Revealed
8 Sep 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toshiba is trying a different approach to attract more buyers, this time with the help of the popular motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. The company a few days ago revealed the U500 Ducati-branded lapt...
Lotus Range Extender Engine, Presented at IAA
8 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of British manufacturer Lotus, announced today it will unveil the Range Extender engine at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The engine, to be used in "a...
New Car Seating Layout by Gordon Murray Design
4 Sep 2009, 12:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British automotive design company Gordon Murray has just revealed a new car seating layout concept, destined to be used in the T.25 City Car, offering 6 internal layouts within the same vehicle. Eac...