Audi Reveals Electric Bi-Turbo V6 Diesel Engine
21 Sep 2012, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In the quest to get engines to perform better, while using less fuel, Audi have announced that they are working on a version of their V6 TDI engine which uses an electric turbocharging system. It fe...
Audi Reveals 296 Hp S3 Ahead of Paris
21 Sep 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Audi has just revealed the all-new S3, ahead of its official public debut at the Paris Motor Show, later this month. As we have come to expect from the Ingolstadt automaker, the differences between ...
Alfa Romeo May Give Giulia and 4C V6 Power
18 Sep 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most manufacturers are downsizing their engine lineups, most eloquent among them is Volvo, which will be offering the all-new XC90 only with 2.0-liter and sub-2.0-liter engines. However, Fiat ...
Kawasaki Z800 Pictures Leaked
5 Sep 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Rumors that Kawasaki was going to increase the capacity of the Z750, in order to create the Z800 had been circulating around for a while, but now we have solid proof that the Z800 is a real project,...
VW Adding Engine Factory to Kaluga Facility, in Russia
30 Aug 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen’s Kaluga plant, just west of Moscow, currently manufacturers cars like the Skoda Yeti, Octavia and Fabia (and the Rapid), as well as the VW Tiguan and Polo. However, as of 2015, the...
Ferrari V6 F1 Engine Already Up and Running
28 Aug 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The age of the 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engines is approaching fast and Ferrari, which is expected to be one of the only three engine suppliers in F1 (along with Renault and Mercedes-Benz), are alr...
Jaguar C-X75 Gets Turbocharged and Supercharged 1.6 With 500 Hp
26 Jul 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After falling short with the stunning XJ220, Jaguar are determined to get their upcoming range-extended electric supercar just right. Aside from the two electric motors which will be powering it (on...
Next Volkswagen GTI to Get More Power - GTD May Be Coming to US
24 Jul 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The best of the current crop front-wheel drive only hot hatches have already surpassed the 250 hp mark, while cars like the sixth generation VW Golf GTI, and the Civic Type R, are still stuck around...
Volkswagen US Finally Replacing Five-Cylinder Engine With 1.8 TSI
18 Jul 2012, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europeans have always had a dim view of the fact that both the 2014 model-year Jetta, sold in the US came as standard with an antiquated 2.5-liter engine. Now, prospective VW buyers from the US can ...
SAIC-GM Joint Venture Developing Three-Cylinder Turbo Engines
12 Jul 2012, 15:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM’s China joint venture with SAIC will spawn three new turbocharged petrol engines, for use in a very wide array of new cars. These consist of 1.2-, 1.4- and 1.5-liter units, all of which fea...
Citroen DS3 and C3 Gain New Three-Cylinder VTi82 Engine
6 Jul 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / First used on the new Peugeot 208, the 1.2-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, called VTi82, will now be used on both the Citroen C3, as well as its sportier two-door brother, the DS3. As its na...
Kia Launch 181 hp Sportage KX-4 in the UK
2 Jul 2012, 11:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Kia Sportage, a name which reminds us of a dull compact SUV from the 1990s, and one which in our opinion should have been changed, now sits on the back of Kia’s latest and most advanced co...
New M3 Rumored to Get Turbo 3.2 Straight-Six and Electric Power Steering
20 Jun 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / So much praise has the electric power steering system in the new Porsche 911 (991) received that, according to Bimmerfile, BMW will be fitting the car with the exact same system, made by ZF. The cal...
Renault Master Range Updated for 2012
30 May 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Master has been with us for 22 years now, and in its latest incarnation it has remained unchanged since 2010. It has proved to be quite successful, with a fair few of them out and about,...
Delphi’s New Hybrid-Beating Gas Engine
23 May 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Both of the engines we so excessively use nowadays are exactly the same as they were over 100 years ago when they were first designed. Both the diesel and the petrol engine work in exactly the same ...
Jaguar to Add Supercharged V6 and Turbo Four to Engine Lineup
23 Apr 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar’s engine range has not received any significant updates since the introduction of the 3.0D which replaced the old 2.7D. But it’s set to gain the 240 hp turbocharged straight four ...
Hyundai i20 Facelift UK Prices Announced
23 Apr 2012, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The popular i20 from Hyundai is getting revamped for 2012. The car gets new styling cues along with a new 1.1-liter/ 74 hp diesel engine coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox. The manufacturer claim...
2012 Impala Gets New 3.6-liter V6
8 Feb 2011, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors’ W-Body platform that underpins the current generation Chevrolet Impala has been around since 1988. But after helping bring to life dozens of other GM sedans over the years, onl...
Lamborghini Unveils New 700 hp 12-Cylinder Powerplant, ISR Transmission
15 Nov 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After a wait that seamed to go on forever, the Italian supercar maker has finally revealed the details of its brand new V12 engine, together with the the “Lamborghini ISR” automated manu...
Suzuki Looking Confident of Good Run in Indianapolis
24 Aug 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Suzuki team is eagerly awaiting the forthcoming Grand Prix at Indianapolis, confident they have the technical material to get a good result. Both Suzuki riders, Loris Capirossi and Chris Ver...