Fiat Expanding TwinAir Range
19 Jul 2010, 10:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fiat is planning to move forward on the downsizing route, as the company wants to spread the use of the new two-cylinder 900 cc turbocharged TwinAir engine. The Italian company will offer the pow...
The Fall of the Supercharger...
17 May 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... Don't believe the hype! Contrary to what most of the automotive media is currently trying to feed you, the internal combustion engine (also called ICE) is far from being dead. Even though i...
Ford Preparing New Generation EcoBoost Engines
14 Apr 2010, 06:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford is giving us a preview of what the next generation of fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines will bring to the market, showing the deep connection between gasoline and diesel engine technology. &ld...
Ford to Expand EcoBoost Engine Line-up
12 Apr 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford’s EcoBoost efficient gasoline engines line-up will receive three additional powerplants, which will enter the market by the end of the year. The automaker announced that this new devel...
540 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion Vehicles Become UK Rental Cars
29 Mar 2010, 12:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Avis, one of the major players on the international vehicle rental market, has announced that its UK fleet will include over 540 Golf BlueMotion vehicles. The recently-ordered cars will join Avis&rs...
AMG Replacing 6.2 Liter V8 With 544 HP Twin-turbo V8
1 Mar 2010, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The ever-increasing eco awareness and the global financial crisis have determined automotive producers to start the downsizing trend, replacing naturally aspirated engines with smaller-capacity forc...
Alfa Romeo Mito Space Invaders Advert
5 Feb 2010, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The classic Space Invaders arcade game has suffered a huge mutation: Now it is comes in a 3D form, it is brought to the world via television screens and instead of a spaceship it presents an Alfa Ro...
Maserati Considering New Entry-Level Model
5 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession got everyone to think about downsizing, even high-end car manufacturers like Maserati. The Italians are contemplating the introduction of a third model in their line-up. The new car wo...
Continental to Enter the Turbochargers Market
1 Feb 2010, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Continental AG, one of the top 5 automotive parts producers in the world, is preparing to enter the turbochargers market (after a three year development stage), a segment which is becoming more and ...
Half of Ward’s “10 Best Engines 2010” Use BorgWarner Components
28 Jan 2010, 15:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BorgWarner, an automotive components producer, has announced that five of Ward’s 10 Best 2010 engines use its components. This includes turbochargers, timing systems, emission control devices,...
Peugeot 308 CC Gets New Flagship Petrol Version in the UK
27 Jan 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Peugeot 307 CC receives a new 1.6 liter turbocharged petrol unit and a fresh 6-speed automatic gearbox for the UK market, thus continuing the downsizing trend. The turbocharged 1.6 liter THP ...
AMG Small Car May See the Green Light
25 Jan 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / AMG, Mercedes Benz’s in-house tuner is going through an important phase these days: the Mercedes subsidiary is playing God with the upcoming MFA compact platform of the Group. According t...
Skoda Octavia Gets 1.2 TSI and 1.6 TDI DSG on the UK Market
22 Jan 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}Yesterday, we reported the introduction of the Skoda Superb Estate 4x4 to the UK market. Today, we make two economy steps (one in vehicle size and one in displacement), and we presen...
Rumour: Ford F-150 May Get Mustang's 3.7 Liter V6
15 Jan 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ford F-150 is apparently going to receive a new six-cylinder engine from the Ford Mustang, which will join the 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 that will enter the stage this year, as PickupTrucks.com repo...
Ford Fiesta 1.6 Liter Engine to Be Developed in Brazil
13 Jan 2010, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford Motor Company has decided that the 4 cylinder 1.6 liter unit destined for the U.S. 2011 Ford Fiesta will be developed in Brazil, with Ford’s Taubate, Sao Paolo, factory being used to manu...
Europe Only: BMW X5 & X6 Might Get xDrive40d Versions
13 Jan 2010, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bmw Group’s nonidentical SUV twins, the X5 and the X6, will receive a new diesel unit, becoming available as the X5 xDrive40d and the X6 xDrive40d in spring, but only on the European Market, ...
BorgWarner to Supply Turbochargers for Ford's 4-Cylinder EcoBoost Engines
12 Jan 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has chosen BorgWarner to supply the turbochargers for its fresh gasoline EcoBoost engine line-up, as PR Newswire reports. This is an important decision, as these small engines will play an i...
Lexus GS-F May Get LF-A’s V10
30 Dec 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}Piston heads from all around the world have been fantasizing about an F version of the Lexus GS ever since rumors speculating its existence appeared about two years ago. As more a...
2010 Fiat 500 Gets 900cc Two-Cylinder Turbocharged Engine
23 Dec 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In an official presentation, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has revealed that the company’s long anticipated Small GasolineEngine (SGE) will make its way to the market next year in the form of a 0...
Downsizing Dilemma: Mercedes Uncertain About 3 Cylinder Engines
14 Dec 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes executives are debating the use of either three- or four-cylinder engines for the company’s following generation of downsized units, Autocar wrote, citing a company’s official. ...