Yokohama dB super E-spec Tires for Canadian Prius
21 Aug 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Yokohama announced yesterday the release of a new ultra-low rolling resistance tire, especially created to fit the needs of the Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles. The Yokohama dB su...
Greener Mazda Engines in 2011
21 Aug 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Mazda hinted that a new range of fuel efficient vehicles are expected to be launched in 2011 and will be improve fuel efficiency across its product lineup by as much as 30 perc...
US Army GSPEL to Test Hybrid Tanks
19 Aug 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Army's Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL) broke ground on Monday, on a new 30,000-square-foot facility for testing military ground vehicles. The facility will be used for...
Ford's PHEV to Grid Communications System
19 Aug 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The developments in the EV sector of the automotive industry were taken to the next level by American manufacturer Ford, who took it upon itself to create a smart vehicle-to-grid communications syst...
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics Email: 100 Million and Counting
18 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM proudly announced today their OnStar system sent the 100,000,000th Vehicle Diagnostics e-mail to its customers and to celebrate, decided to give us an idea of how much money we can save by using ...
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor to Get 6.2l V8 Engine
18 Aug 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were standing alone and sad in your back yard, thinking the 5.4l V8 now provided with the F-150 Raptor just doesn't provide enough punch from its 300 hp troop, don't worry, Ford has...
Automatic License Plate Recognition by Motorola and PIPS
18 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American telecommunications company Motorola and Federal Signal company PIPS Technology has just introduced a new Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) solution, that can be fitted on the Motor...
Ilmor Back in Business: 700cc 132 Horsepower Engine
13 Aug 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ilmor Engineering, the company that supplied engines to Mercedes-Benz for their Formula 1 team, is again making the headlines, this time with a brand new technology providing amazing results to say ...
Avon Releases New High-Performance Tires
12 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / British tire manufacturer, Avon Tyres is ready to launch on the market a new set of extreme bottom line road legal performance tires. The ZZR performance tires in question were developed in partners...
Mazda CX-7 with SCR System at Frankfurt
12 Aug 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda is getting ready for another world premiere at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show, to open its doors next month. This time, the automaker will debut the first Japanese passenger car equipped wit...
BorgWarner Turbochargers for Chinese FAW
11 Aug 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BorgWarner and Chinese car manufacturer First Automotive Works (FAW) signed a dealer today though which the parts maker will supply turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves for vario...
Bosch Introduces New Parallel Parking Technology
10 Aug 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Many drivers have serious parking problems, especially when they are at the beginning of their career behind the wheel. But what if we told you that parallel parking could no longer be that of an is...
Ford Introduces the Collision Warning with Brake Support
9 Aug 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following the high end car makers’ approach of the market, Ford decided to push some of the new technological safety feats to some of its more common models. Thanks to the radar systems that h...
BMW 7 Series to Get "the New Aluminum" from Novelis
9 Aug 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / We will present you here some of the new features behind BMW’s new 7 Series, starting with what is regarded as “the new aluminum”. The Canadian company Novelis Inc. supplies BMW w...
Alloy Wheels With Aerospace Technology
7 Aug 2009, 04:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alcoa has announced the launch of a new range of alloy wheels, based on the aerospace technology, therefore improving vehicle performance and reducing fuel consumption and emissions as well. &ldq...
Goodyear and NASA Develop Spring Moon Tire
4 Aug 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In light of the upcoming return of the human race to the Moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has partnered, among others, with Goodyear for the development of an airless t...
Supercharger Kit for Lotus Elise and Exige
4 Aug 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lotus cars are often praised for the performance their engines are generating but even so, there are some people who simply want to get more from the vehicles they own. Well, those living in North A...
Lexus Enform with Safety Connect on Most 2010 Lexus Models
29 Jul 2009, 07:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota today announced that its Lexus division will begin offering the long-praised Lexus Enform with Safety Connect on many other 2010 models beside the HS 250h which was the ...
2010 Range Rover Gets ‘Virtual’ Instrument Cluster from Visteon
28 Jul 2009, 07:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Even if it's working without any profit for the past nine years, filed for bankruptcy at the end of May and recently announcing its plans to delay employee bonuses, automotive part supplier Vis...
Dainese D-air Racing System Entered MotoGP
27 Jul 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Jorge Lorenzo became the first Moto GP Dainese racer that used the suit with the D-air Racing system at the Sachsenring Grand Prix race, Valentino Rossi also decided to wear the suit fitted wi...