Drivebot Analyses Your Car’s Health in Real Time, Gives Fixing Tips
28 Oct 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We live in a world which can’t function without cars. We rely on them to get to work, carry our shopping, visit grandma, replenish supermarket stocks and bring us our mail. They’re liter...
Current Fuels Might Damage Euro 6 Engines, Study Says
23 Oct 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you may already know, starting next year, automakers will build Euro 6 compliant vehicles to sell throughout Europe, while the non-compliant vehicles on stock will be allowed to find an owner unt...
The Hot Wheels Rip Rod Gets an EcoBoost Heart, It’s Alive
23 Oct 2014, 08:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know how they say men are basically little boys trapped in more mature bodies, right? Well, if someone asks you to back that up with some arguments, you can tell them we like to transform our ch...
New 4-in-1-Piston Engine Concept to Rival Hybrids
22 Oct 2014, 12:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Despite being in use for more than a century, combustion engines are still way to complex and inefficient in turing fossil fuel to mechanical work. Naturally, engineers have been battling their way ...
Here's How You Quickly Stop a Runaway Diesel
3 Oct 2014, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You've probably heard about a runaway diesel or may have even experienced the ordeal; we'll tell you what can cause this problem and how to end such a situation
Five-Stroke Engine Works and Might Enter Production
26 Sep 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sounds a bit crazy to make an engine that uses an odd number of strokes, right? We have 2, 4 and even 6-stroker engines so far, with the latter being still a prototype that injects water in the cyl...
Manic V8-Powered Ford Focus Is for Sale Again
25 Sep 2014, 11:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Don’t be fooled by this 2000s Ford Focus’ humble looks. It might smoke your current car or at least get a lot of attention wherever it goes. Why? It has a V8 under the hood. And yes, ...
BMW Apparently Builds V6 Engines on the Regular
12 Sep 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In a very interesting article about engine balancing, Road & Track senior editor, Jason Cammisa made a rather surprising reveal about BMW’s approach towards V6 engines. Apparently, the Bav...
There's a Big Difference Between a Boxer and a Flat Engine
15 Aug 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / To make a long story short, the biggest difference between a boxer and a flat engine is how each pair of opposing pistons is connected to the crankshaft
New Cool-Burning Flame Could Improve Combustion Engines
31 Jul 2014, 16:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In space, no one can hear you scream, but if the circumstances are correct, you can burn fuel without making a flame. Still, no one will hear you shouting “Eureka” until you establish a ...
GeoTek Energy Promises to Reinvent the Rotary Engine, Not a Wankel
24 Jul 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Rotary engines go back as far as pre World War I aircraft; you know, those star-shaped engines sticking out through their front end. Eventually, they dropped all the pistons, but kept part of the pr...
Tetrahedrite Can Turn Exhaust Heat Into Electricity for Hybrid Cars
21 Jul 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everyone knowing a thing or two about internal combustion engines can tell you their efficiency is rather limited. A big part of the energy “stored” in gasoline is lost through the heat ...
Cylinder Deactivation Heading to Three-Cylinder Engines
18 Jul 2014, 06:17 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Cylinder deactivation has been a great tool in recent years to help big, fuel-thirsty V-8s operate a little more efficiently at times, but one supplier could be developing a new system that could br...
Toyota Plans Massive Engine Lineup Changes
14 Jul 2014, 09:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Adopting the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform is just part of Toyota’s plan to reduce cost productions, increase efficiency and sell more cars. The new strategy also includes a m...
Does Painting Your Intercooler Black Makes it More Efficient?
7 Jul 2014, 18:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The intercooler in a turbocharged engine helps with cooling the air before it reaches into the engine as it heats up in the compression phase. Basically, the cooler the air enters the cylinder, the ...
Mercedes-Benz Straight Six to Make A Comeback On E-Class, SL-Class, C-Class
4 Jul 2014, 15:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The heavily anticipated twin-turbo straight six engines from Mercedes-Benz have been a recurring subject in the automotive rumor mill since late last year, but further details have emerged about the...
Ford 1.0-liter EcoBoost Wins Overall Engine of the Year Award
25 Jun 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since 1999, the International Engine of the Year Awards has been heralded as one of the best ways for world class automakers to boast about the newest mass produced powerplants developed by them. An...
Australia Might Get New Diesel Lexus LX 450d - Trademark Application Submitted
16 Jun 2014, 18:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although Lexus said it’s committed to hybrid powertrains a while ago and ditched all the diesels, they mentioned something about fitting an existent oil burner in one of their vehicles; an SUV...
Imitating Car Sounds With Your Mouth? You Can't Beat this Guy
7 Jun 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Making car engine sounds with your mouth is a thing every car enthusiast tried at some point, starting probably as a toddler playing with matchbox Hot Wheels up to entertaining other enthusiasts at ...
How Renault Increased 1.5L Diesel Engines' Efficiency
3 Jun 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although not too popular in the US of A, diesel engines still represent the people’s choice in Europe when coming to fuel consumption. And Renault just announced to improve its smallest Satan&...