Let's Get Loud as Jaguar Equips Its 2010 Line with HD Radio
11 Feb 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Turn on the radio and let the music play as Jaguar is equipping its 2010 product line with HD Radio technology. Because the British luxury automaker likes to keep the pace with the ultimate technolo...
IceController Defrosts the Windshield in Seconds
10 Feb 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Defrosting the windshield is one of the, let's say, uncomfortable things to be done during the cold season, despite all those sprays and devices promising only milk and honey. Well, it may seem...
Alternators Out, Thermoelectrics to Improve MPG
10 Feb 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The era of the alternators may soon come to an end, as thermoelectric technology becomes a more and more viable energy source. The phenomenon, which uses temperature difference to create an electric...
Ford Crash Tests with Balloons
9 Feb 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford is testing an array of new “active” crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies it will introduce in 2009 by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avo...
Driving Lessons from Leafcutter Ants
9 Feb 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In case you want to spend less time in traffic and arrive earlier at your destination, then you should seriously consider taking lessons from... leafcutter ants. As incredible as it may seem, this i...
Humvee Lasers Down Aircraft
9 Feb 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fitted, tuned, armed, dangerous...There is no further need to describe the Humvee or explain what it does. We all know that its primary function is not to carry one's a** around the city street...
UK Only: S-Tronic Sport Tranny for Audi A4 and A5
9 Feb 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi today announced that its UK version of Audi A4 and A5 will receive the company's S-Tronic Sport transmission system, which is expected to reduce gear shifting by approximately 0.2 seconds....
Clean Mean Garbage Machine
5 Feb 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Anyone who thinks garbage becomes useless the moment it's been dropped into the container hasn't been in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The streets of this small English town are being patr...
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS
5 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Most drivers spend an average of 11 seconds with their eyes off-the-road to read a text message on their mobile phones, a study conducted by American automaker Ford revealed. The driving simulator s...
Mercedes-Benz can Retrofit DPF on Trucks with Euro 1, 2 and 3
4 Feb 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz truckers with older vehicles but not enough money for a new one can now take a pretty heavy load off their chests. From January 2009, any Mercedes-Benz Service partner in Europe is abl...
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic
3 Feb 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an a...
Touareg Turns Hybrid, Passat Finds BlueMotion
3 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Growing concern about environmental issues, as well as better than predicted market response to Hybrid vehicles, made all car producers occupy themselves with the creation of either hybrid or more f...
Brembo, Marelli and Pirelli to Work on Cyber Tyre
2 Feb 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Brembo, Magneti Marelli and Pirelli recently announced an agreement that will help the three companies develop high-end technologies for both the Italian and the global automotive industry, helping ...
Ford Beats Competition in… Technology Patents
28 Jan 2009, 18:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing new technologies that could improve fuel economy, safety and other important aspects of the car is vital in today’s struggling automotive industry but Ford simply does a great job i...
West Nexco and Nissan to Increase Safety with Phones
28 Jan 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan and West Nippon Expressway ( NEXCO ) have joined forces to research systems that could help prevent accidents and provide drivers with realtime information. The joint project counts on the wi...
UK Invests 27 million pounds in Biofuel Research
28 Jan 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United Kingdom government and 15 different businesses across the country decided to invest nearly 27 million pounds ($38.10 million) in alternative biofuels that do not rely on food. UK's b...
Porsche Debuts New Sports Exhaust System for 911 Carrera and Targa 4
27 Jan 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German sports car manufacturer Porsche released a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation 911 that will become available as optional equipment starting February 2009. Although the new pa...
Bavaria Yachtbau, BMW Present Deep Blue 46, High Performance Motorboat
26 Jan 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW Group DesignworksUSA and Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, a leading yacht manufacturer in Europe, today announced their first motorboat resulting from the collaboration: the Deep Blue 46 which will be dis...
Non-GM Models to Feature OnStar Too
26 Jan 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' OnStar system may become available on other non-GM models very soon as the America automaker is now discussing with other companies the possibility to install the service in the...
No More Chrome in Volvo's Leather Interiors
23 Jan 2009, 16:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chromed parts definitely look good on most cars, but this doesn't necessarily mean that it is 100 percent recommended. Even though most people say that leather-tanning is an incredibly complex ...