Michelin Will Active Wheel Technology to Change the Meaning of "Car"
10 Mar 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There is no typo in the title you just read. Will is the name of the car French tire manufacturer Michelin will use to showcase its new Active Wheel Technology. Will, produced by another French comp...
GM Bets On Direct Fuel Injection
10 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With CO2 emissions and fuel economy being the talk of the day in this time of crisis, manufacturers are driven to create viable and sometimes strange ways of cutting figures for both of the aforemen...
Volvo Upgrades Emission Laboratory
9 Mar 2009, 18:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fuel efficient vehicles have long surpassed the state of "concept" cars. As hybrid, all electric and low emission vehicles become more and more common, investment into research technology ...
Renault Nissan Zero Emission Partnership Goes to Tucson
6 Mar 2009, 16:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault Nissan Zero Emission partnership is expanding its program, after the announcement made today by the two companies and Pima Association of Governments (PAG), which represents the Tucson regio...
Level 10 - BMW-Designed PC Case for Gamers
6 Mar 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What do automakers and computer hardware manufacturers have in common? A lot of things actually, especially if taking into account the powerful computer resources needed to develop/design next-gen t...
Ferrari Hybrid Powertrain Tested on the 599 Fiorano
5 Mar 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new European Union CO2 emissions regulations set to be applied starting 2012, could limit every car manufacturer to build engines that put out less than 130g/km of CO2. The regulations, somewhat...
Iron Heart Makes Heaviest Denim in the World
5 Mar 2009, 10:04 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Motorbike riders who want to trade their leather clothes for some special denim, now have the chance to choose among the items designed especially for them by the Japanese firm, Iron Heart. Accor...
Bentley Starts Making Furniture to Keep Its Skilled Workers
5 Mar 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the financial downturn knocking on car makers' doors, it's no surprise that many of them resort to unexpected solutions to cope with the problem. One of the weirdest solutions we&#...
Fiat Multiair Reduces Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions
4 Mar 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As cars would not be worthy of the name without engines, research and development into improving powerplant performances is a vital part of the manufacturer's strategies. Events such as the 200...
NAVIGON Launches First Intelligent GPS Devices
2 Mar 2009, 16:00 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / We knew that GPS devices are useful tools that can guide you on unknown routes but we couldn't possibly imagine they are intelligent as well. But it seems that Navigon thought of turning the...
ILENA Confirmed by BMW
2 Mar 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported a few days ago, BMW's encounter with Artificial Intelligence life forms will spawn a new generation of driver assistants, perhaps the first system to be worthy of the name. The G...
Bolivia Wants Lithium Industry, Seeks Foreign Partner
2 Mar 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, Bolivian President Evo Morales seems finally ready to accept collaboration with a foreign partner to manufacture lithium batteries and, at some point in future, to even assemble battery-...
Nissan Adds "Old People" Features to Models
2 Mar 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In an effort to sell more cars and attract another segment of buyers, Nissan's designers have come up with an interesting idea. According to drive.com.au, the Japanese car maker intends to m...
Ford's EcoBoost V6 Engine Undergoes Boot Camp Tests
2 Mar 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's EcoBoost V6 engine is said to incorporate the best possible technology produced by Ford to boost fuel economy without neglecting power. Because of that, the upcoming 2010 Lincoln MKS and...
Emergency Traffic Cone that Lights Up to Increase Safety
1 Mar 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly no one would want you to have a flat tyre or to experience the unfortunate event of a car breakdown but in case you do, here's an item that can make your incident ordeal a lot safer. ...
Citroen C5 with Snow Motion Intelligent Anti-Skid System
27 Feb 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving a car on a snow-covered road might really test your skills in case the vehicle isn't equipped with proper tires and/or chains. But even so, Citroen promises that its new Snow Motion tec...
Lotus Omnivore Two Stroke Engine Detailed
26 Feb 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Research into developing better yet more fuel-efficient engines is getting more an more of a rhythm these days, as the 2009 Geneva Auto Show is about to begin. What went on behind the scenes until n...
New MCE-5 VCRi Engine to Be Shown on a Peugeot 407
26 Feb 2009, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amid new cars, strange concepts and the “Lancia Café”, the 2009 Geneva Auto Show will also bear witness to car manufacturer's attempts to tackle the other modern day problem ...
Nissan Begins New Fuel-Cell Vehicle Winter Testing
26 Feb 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Alternative fuels and fuel-technologies are the new promised land for car manufacturers. The economic crisis seems to have stepped up research and development endeavors towards achieving fuel effic...
Maserati Brings Eco-Handbag Made of Ancient Car Brochures
25 Feb 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In case you like rare and ridiculous handbags and happen to be a lady whose hormones go off at the sound of any Maserati model as a study shows, there are high chances that you are going to be nuts ...