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The Chinese auto sector grows bigger by the day and the recent investments made by global automakers in the country are the living proof. But China has just made another major step in becoming a more important player in the worldwide auto industry: the first automobile ...
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German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today the release of its own designed winter tires, complete with light alloy rims and premium winter rubbers. The tires will be available for most of the Volkswagen vehicle range.
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Alongside new production cars, concepts and tuned models, innovative technologies that are strongly connected with the automotive industry are also part of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. That is also the example of tire manufacturer Kumho, which is presenting to the ...
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Motorsport specialist Prodrive is currently working on the development of a new DC-DC technology that will improve efficiency and reduce cost for electric and hybrid vehicles. The system gives a 600v output from a 380v source and maintains its output even when the ...
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Frankfurt Auto Show: Ford I4 EcoBoost Petrol EnginesTECHNOLOGYThe European division of American manufacturer, Ford, has unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show its future range of EcoBoost engines, to come into production starting with 2010. The new range is made up of four-cylinder petrol engines, with, so far, two displacements: 1.6l and 2.0l. The 1.6l unit will go into the new Ford C-Max, while the bigger one is meant for the company's larger cars. Both are built from aluminum, with sixteen-valve DOHC cylinder heads featuring twin independent variable cam timing. The key element of the engine is the high-pressure direct injection system which injects fuel in cooler, denser charges. The new engines promise to become a key element for the 2010 engine range. Both feature petrol injection, turbocharging and twin variable valve timing. ... >> Read more |
The BMW stand at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show will be a very popular one, if we are to judge by the novelties to be presented there. And we are not only talking about the cars, as the German manufacturer today announced it will also present its Concept BMW ...
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The increasing integration of IT elements, as well as Internet solutions into vehicles has determined the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to set up the SEIS, or Security in Embedded IP-based Systems. The project aims to create a security solution ...
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A new partnership between Sabertooth Motorcycles and Taylor Race Engineering promises to lead to a revolutionary technology that will allow plugging a V8 engine in a motorcycle frame by finding a solution for transferring all the power to the rear wheel.
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Not only that Honda is preparing a new sport-tourer powered by a V4 engine with displacement of 1200cc set to take the place of the defunct Blackbird, but the model will also come with the world’s first fully automatic motorcycle dual-clutch transmission for ...
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Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of British manufacturer Lotus, announced today it will unveil the Range Extender engine at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The engine, to be used in "a series of hybrid vehicles", is a 3-cylinder 1.2l unit, with a ...
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British automotive design company Gordon Murray has just revealed a new car seating layout concept, destined to be used in the T.25 City Car, offering 6 internal layouts within the same vehicle. Each layout can be easily achieved within thirty seconds, around a central ...
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In-car systems manufacturer Alpine has just announced that it’s working on a new technology destined to improve safety for seeing around corners maneuvering, lane changing and parking. The innovative camera system is likely to be factory fitted and on the road in ...
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American supplier BorgWarner announced it will be providing turbochargers and timing drive systems for the Audi TT RS and its new 2.5l five cylinder inline gasoline engine. While maintaining fuel consumption figures within reasonable limits - 25.5 mpg (9.2 ...
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American manufacturer Ford has just revealed its new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbocharged diesel engine that will be available on the next-generation F-Series Super Duty truck. The new unit is expected to bring major improvements in power, torque and fuel ...
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The Japanese carmaker announced that it has begun testing a breath-alcohol ignition-interlock system, installed on selected trucks and other vehicles of Japanese transport companies. The system, jointly developed by Toyota and Hino Motors, will be tested from September ...
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A 2003 voluntary agreement signed by most car manufacturers (GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, BMW and Volkswagen) is beginning to take shape, as most of the vehicles produced by the ...
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All riders know how hard it is to carry two visors with them when riding, due to the fast changing light conditions. Sometimes neither a clear visor nor a darkly-tinted one is recommended. Therefore, the introduction of the SHIELD Tech Transitions SOLFX visors seems to ...
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The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is going to become a must have feature in future new cars in China, Jennifer Jiang Director of Bosch China Marketing and Sales Controlling, Chassis Systems Control, said in an interview with gasgoo.com.
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has just announced that the latest generation of the Linguatronic voice-operated control system is entering series production with the 2009 E-Klasse. With the help of Linguatronic, the drivers no longer have to take their hands of the ...
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One of the key problems associated with owning an electric vehicle, the swapping of a depleted battery with a fully charged one, is about to be solved with the help of Tokyo-based taxis. California based Better Place, a provider of electric vehicle services ...
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