Meet Tiffany, the Tiny House That Lives in Tropical Paradise on Its Own Tiny Island
3 Jan 2022, 07:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiffany was built in 2016 and traveled around Florida for two years, before setting down roots on Shellmate Island in Sarasota, Florida
Porsche Won't Downsize Beyond the 2.0-Liter Engine, Though It Could
30 Nov 2017, 14:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / What's there beyond 2.0-liters? Well, just as BMW and its i8 hybrid sports car, though Porsche says it could do one better and go as low as 1.0-liter
Engine Downsizing Risks Highlighted by Engine Component Specialist Mahle
23 Jun 2017, 16:34 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As the engines have grown smaller, their power output has grown stronger - obviously, this means higher levels of stress on the components
The Five Smallest Displacement Engines Found In Production Cars of 2016
17 Nov 2016, 17:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Downsizing has led to many small engines being fitted in cars that used to have bigger power plants. But what about cars with small engines by nature?
Skoda Octavia Adds 1.0 TSI with 115 HP, 3-Cylinder Engine Replaces 1.2 TSI
11 May 2016, 22:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 1.0 TSI is a 3-cylinder turbo engine with direct injection that competes with Ford's EcoBoost. Skoda used it to replace the Octavia's 1.2 TSI
Honda Patents Variable-Displacement Engine, Different than What You've Ever Seen
9 May 2016, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A patent filed by Honda in 2014 has emerged, and it's for an engine which might be revolutionary. It has variable displacement through an innovative crankshaft
2017 Hyundai Elantra Eco Brings 40 MPG for $21,485
6 May 2016, 23:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2017 Hyundai Elantra Eco is the latest in a long line of bigger compact sedans that get good features and downsized turbo engines
Updated: 2016 Audi A1 Gains 1.0 TFSI with 82 HP, Has Lost 1.8 TFSI
23 Apr 2016, 00:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Recent reviews have said the 1.0 TFSI or TSI engine is the future of the German auto industry. Is that what the marketing people told them?
Volvo Testing Twin-Clutch Gearbox in V40, 1.5 Turbo Confirmed for 60 Series
29 Feb 2016, 15:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo has been working on a 1.5-liter turbo engine since 2015. It will have 150 hp as standard, but 180 hp is also possible
Resourceful College Student Builds a Wheeled 145-Square-Foot Home and It’s Great
8 Feb 2016, 13:12 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Car makers have been downsizing for a while, so let's hope this design student's idea doesn't catch on, or our houses will suffer the same fate
1987 Buick Grand National Pulling a 10s Quarter Mile Is Another Kind of Downsizing
29 Dec 2015, 00:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The contemporary downsizing efforts of the auto industry are far from the first attempt of this kind. Here's a nod to the downsizing past
Why Turbo Engines for the Porsche 911 Targa Are Like Sofia Vergara Doing a Striptease
7 Oct 2015, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 911 Targa is going to sell like hotcakes. It also brings rear-wheel steering and a standard PASM system. SOfia Vergara on wheels?
Dodge SRT Could Kill Hellcat V8, 6.4L Hemi in 2019, Replace Them with 600 HP Twin-Turbo V6
26 Aug 2015, 21:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When we first heard the Hemi-killing rumor, we didn't want to talk about it. But with the new twin-turbo V6 rumour, it all seems inevitable
LOL: Porsche Boxster Spyder Facelift Photographed by Man in the Trunk of a BMW
21 Aug 2015, 09:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Boxster Spyder probably has a new flat-4 turbocharged engine with 370 horsepower. This video clearly shows it's ready to debut in Frankfurt
Entry-Level Audi R8 Said to Offer 2.9-Liter Twin-Turbo V6 with 450 HP
5 Aug 2015, 16:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The R8 V6 could cost aboubt €130,000 and compete with Porsche's 911 GTS. We don't think it will come out before 2017 though
Porsche Boxster and Cayman Facelift Models All Getting 2-liter Turbo Engines with 240, 300 and 370 HP
1 Aug 2015, 12:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The fact that the Boxster and Cayman have the same size of engine as a Golf GTi will take some getting used to, but this is what the market demands
2016 Porsche 911 Facelift Turbocharged Engine Details: 2.7L Carrera and 3.4L Carrera S
31 Mar 2015, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / That's right - 2.7 liters and 3.4 liters are the exact capacities used by the current Boxster and Cayman engines (standard and S models)
2017 10th Generation Honda Civic Getting 1.5-Liter Turbo VTEC Engine
13 Mar 2015, 09:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda’s global R&D head Yoshiharu Yamamoto is quoted as saying that “downsized turbocharging will be the base, even for the Civic”
Porsche Cayman Facelift Spied: There’s a Flat-Four Turbo in Here
6 Oct 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Take a good look at the Porsche Cayman Facelift test car shown in the adjacent images. As always with Zuffenhausen’s mid-cycle revamps, the visuals can be overlooked, but make no mistake, this...
New Hyundai i20 Will Get 1-Liter Turbo Engine in 2015, We Check It Out in Paris
3 Oct 2014, 14:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Along with the new i20 supermini, Korean carmaker Hyundai also has a brand new engine to show at the Paris Motor Show today. It's called the Kappa 1.0 T-GDI, their first downsized small turboch...