Renault Showcases New Formula One Engine
22 Jun 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Renault has introduced their new Energy F1 engine which will be used in the 2014 Formula One season, when turbocharged V6 units will replace the current V8s. Shown for the first ...
Korres Project 4 - The Greek Musclecar
13 Jun 2013, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Judging from the automotive point of view alone, Greece is basically nonexistent as a manufacturer. They’ve never developed any mass-production vehicles of their own and we highly doubt this w...
McLaren Earns 2013 International Engine of the Year Award
6 Jun 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / McLaren Automotive’s 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine has won the 2013 International Engine of the Year awards in the 3.0-liter to 4.0-liter category, becoming the first new winner of the prize ...
Jay Leno Drives the Mormon Meteor at Bonneville Salt Flats
6 Jun 2013, 12:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jay Leno is famous for a doing and owning a lot of things, but he is mostly known for his huge automobile collection, which gathers vintage, classic and modern vehicle alike. As we’ve alrea...
Opel Astra GTC Gains 1.6 SIDI Turbo Engine
5 Jun 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Opel has announced that its Astra GTC three-dour coupe will become available with the company’s new 1.6 SIDI Turbo engine. Already fitted on other Opel vehicles, the Spark ...
Ford Wins Engine of the Year Award for the Second Time
5 Jun 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine has won the 2013 International Engine of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Moreover, the Blue Oval’s turbocharged mill achieved the highest...
Peugeot’s 1.6-liter Engine Wins 2013 International Engine of the Year
5 Jun 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Peugeot’s 200 bhp 1.6-liter gasoline engine that powers the new Peugeot 208 GTI and RCZ Sports Coupe models has just been awarded the 2013 International Engine of the Year prize. Developed ...
Chevrolet Brags About the New 4-Cylinder Ecotec-Powered Impala
24 May 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Chevrolet Impala is on its way to dealerships as we speak, and General Motors decided to use this opportunity to brag about the sedan’s new Ecotec 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. F...
Ford Racing Introduces New Pushrod Shortblocks
22 May 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing Parts has announced the introduction of a new selection of shortblocks available in three different displacements, including 347 (5.7-liter), 363 (6.0-liter) and 427 (7.0-liter) cubic in...
2008 Ford Mustang Goes Wild with NASCAR Engine
19 May 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you own a fifth-generation Mustang with a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 under the hood, you can already call it a classic. It's that popular. However, Ford's pony can also be had with supercharge...
Gasoline Will be Obtained Using Dung-Eating Bacteria
29 Apr 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Good news petrol-heads! Looks like the future of gasoline-powered engines won’t be limited to the underground black-gold deposits. Some scientists managed to make an almost identical chemical ...
EcoMotors Signed a $200 Miliion Deal With China to Build Two-Strokers
12 Apr 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The suburban Detroit company EcoMotors has signed a $200 million contract with a Chinese company to produce its newly developed piston-opposed two-stroker engine. A manufacturing plant will be bu...
US Diesels Sales Up, But Not for Long
1 Apr 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Diesel engines are currently being fitted on GM and Chrysler lineups of vehicles, but it looks like traditional gasoline engines are becoming so fuel-efficient that the diesels won’t make any ...
Opel Announces New 1.6 CDTI ECOTEC Diesel
17 Jan 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel continues the incremental changes it hopes will change the way it’s perceived in Europe. Today, they’ve announced a brand new four-cylinder diesel engine which will be available in ...
Horex' VR6 15-Degree Engine, Compact Engineering at its Best
11 Jan 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Horex is a name we haven't heard of since the early 1960's. Back in 1920, the German glass manufacturer Rex in Bad Homburg was going moto, and that's how Horex was born, a brand named...
How to Change Your Car Oil
9 Dec 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The automobile might also be an object of desire and pride, but at its foundation it remains a complicated piece of machinery designed to get you from A to B. Even to this day, it’s usually th...
Twelve Buyers Interested in Honda F1 Team Purchase
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda seems to be getting pretty close to finally selling their Formula 1 operations to an interested investor. After announcing there have been plenty of offers to take over the F1 team following H...
Ferrari Dismiss Engine Deal with Honda
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda might get closer to securing a buyout of their F1 operations, but should the Brackley-based team make it to the 2009 grid, they'll do so without benefiting from Ferrari engines. The Scude...
FIA Urge Mosley to Avoid F1 Financial Crash
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Cutting costs has become a major issue in Formula One for some time now. Ever since the budget cap discussion arose earlier this year, FIA has been trying to find newer and more efficient solutions ...
Ecclestone Brings Standard-Engine Solution to the Table
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a day after FIA President Max Mosley announced that a new cut-costing policy is to be implemented within Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone already came up with the first idea. And, since we all know...