2015 Ford F-150 Will Have Aluminum Body, Report Says
16 Jul 2013, 07:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Believe it or not, it is possible to build a heavy duty lightweight pickup truck using an aluminum frame, just ask Ford about it
Volkswagen R Division Focusing on Diesel and AWD Cars
22 Nov 2011, 01:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The VW R division is one of the newest of its kind, but it's already got clear plans for how to gather customers that want to go fast. In an interview for autoblog, Ulrich Riestenpatt gt. Ri...
Spyshots: 2013 Range Rover on the Nurburgring
19 Oct 2011, 21:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you see the next-generation Range Rover being tested on the Nurburgring you know that the Brits mean business and are planning serious dynamic changes for their flagship vehicle. To start wi...
Next Audi Q7 to Lose Weight: 770 Pounds (350 Kg)
20 Sep 2011, 22:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We've been waiting for years to see automotive producers stop their vehicles from getting fatter and fatter and it seems that our wish is now on its way to being granted. Almost every important...
Porsche Design Launches Sportster Sledge
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / You probably had a sledge in your childhood or borrowed one from your friends, but we're pretty sure nothing can be compared with Porsche Design's new winter gadget. Maybe that was the las...
Magna to Supply Mercedes' SLS AMG Body
8 Oct 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, who's still fighting to take over the German brand Opel, signed an agreement with Mercedes Benz to develop and build aluminum bodies for the new SLS AMG. Daimler AG is curr...
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...
Volkswagen Pledges for Lighter Bodyshells
10 Jun 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It might seem like a trend nowadays but more and more car manufacturers are slowly focusing their efforts on developing lighter bodyshells for their cars. In the end, the result is the same: improve...
Audi Gets Ready for Electrification
9 Jun 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi will try a different approach for its future models as the German manufacturer plans to reduce the overall weight of the cars over the next few years. Audi's director of technical developm...
Aluminum to Replace Traditional Automotive Materials in 2009
19 Mar 2009, 15:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The credit crunch and the current economic situation of the automotive market changed the industry a lot, with people becoming more interested in hybrids, electric and low fuel-consumption cars. In ...