Infiniti Goes Diesel
20 Feb 2010, 08:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If Infiniti had any intention to sell impressive numbers on the European market, the Japanese luxury car manufacturer needed at least one diesel engine. After realizing that, they got to work and ju...
Mercedes C 180 CDI Introduced
18 Feb 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the “eco awareness” has spread throughout consumers and the global financial crisis has cut car buyers’ budgets, automotive manufacturers have started to offer lower-priced, mor...
Tata Nano May Arrive Sooner
5 Feb 2010, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tata Motors is analyzing the possibility to bring the second batch of Nanos to the customers at an earlier date than initially scheduled. According to media reports, the automaker will probably s...
Ford's UK Dagenham Plant to Get Third Wind Turbine
20 Jan 2010, 18:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford’s UK diesel engine plant located in Dagenham, east of London, will receive a third wind turbine. This will be installed on the eastern edge of the production site, as just-auto.com report...
Fiat 500 by Diesel - New Color and 1.3 Multijet Engine
20 Jan 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A special version of the Fiat 500 created in collaboration with the Italian jeanswear house, DIESEL, was displayed in Berlin at a show dedicated to youth fashion, introducing “Midnight indigo&...
New Audi A3 TDi Comes to the UK
23 Dec 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 99g/km CO2 output version of the Audi A3 1.6 TDi was introduced in the UK market this week, priced at £18,005 on the road. The hatchback has a combined economy of 74.3 mpg and is fitted wi...
UK: VW Passat is “Large Used Car of the Decade”
17 Dec 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Passat has won yet another award. This time British used car valuation specialists at CAP named it the “Large Used Car of the Decade”. But we are not talking about the cu...
Volvo Trucks Go Green with Methane-Diesel Engines
15 Dec 2009, 14:32 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that Volvo Trucks will be the first to go green, as it plans to launch an efficient diesel engine which is fueled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel. Though the technology is new, the e...
Bosch Emission Systems JV Established
11 Dec 2009, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A group of three automotive suppliers, Robert Bosch, DEUTZ and Eberspaecher, announced yesterday the creation of the Bosch Emission Systems joint venture, an effort to develop technologies for diese...
VW to Get Aid from Polish Government
10 Dec 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Even if Volkswagen just bought 49.9 percent of German automaker Porsche and 19.9 percent of Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki, so apparently there are no financial issues, the German brand is due to ...
Fiat 500 Gets 95 HP Multijet II Diesel
26 Nov 2009, 15:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian carmaker Fiat will introduce to its 500 line a new Multijet II diesel engine, turbocharged into developing 95 hp, while at the same time meeting the Euro5 emission standards. The engine will...
Citroen C5 New Engines
9 Nov 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Citroen tries to keep up with the times and announces a few changes meant to keep down the fuel consumption and the CO2 emissions throughout the C5 range. The first highlight is the introduction...
Racing Fuels
6 Nov 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A logical argumentation regarding the topic we're about to discuss would be the following: out-of-this-world engines (in terms of structure, power and way of functioning) will consequently use ...
Dodge Ram Hybrid Still on Track
27 Oct 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler is still looking to launch a hybrid Dodge Ram pickup but it appears that the company might cancel plans to debut a diesel model in the upcoming years. According to the Detroit News, the hyb...
Mazda to Bring Diesel Engines in the US
21 Oct 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda is one of the manufacturers that are planning to boost their operations in the United States and, as part of its future goals, it might launch diesel engines in the country as well. Seita Kana...
BMW Sticks with Diesels, V8s in the US
4 Sep 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although a hybrid/EV frenzy has already engulfed the automotive industry, not all manufacturers out there will make these type of vehicles their priority in the near future. German manufacturer BMW,...
Ford Debuts 6.7l Power Stroke V8 Turbocharged Diesel
31 Aug 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 exp...
2010 smart fortwo cdi Has 21 Percent More Power
23 Jul 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / smart is preparing the launch of its 2010 fortwo cdi model with a clean, new and more efficient diesel engine. The three-cylinder 0.8-liter diesel engine will deliver 21 percent more power and 18 pe...
No Toyota-Isuzu Diesel for Europe
7 Jul 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the policy imposed by the new management of the world's biggest manufacturer, Toyota has decided not to go ahead and with the development of a diesel engine together with Isuzu Motor...
Audi Says Diesel Is Better Than Hybrids
25 Jun 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An interesting battle is currently taking place in the United States, a market which is now encountering what seems to be one of the most important restructuring time frames in its history. While Pr...