Daimler Builds 2.5 Million Engines in Brazil
12 Feb 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Daimler plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, is in celebration these days, after the production lines spat out the 2.5 millionth engine since the facility opened its doors back in 1956. &...
Cyclone All Fuel Engine Receives EU Patent
10 Feb 2010, 10:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another hurdle in the path of Cyclone's all-fuel, external combustion engine, towards becoming a more present technology has been overcome, after the European Patent Office issued a notice to g...
V8 Angle, the Secret of Ferrari F10 Performance
10 Feb 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari F10's dominant performance in Valencia last week might not be the marketing fuss most of its rivals were expecting. According to some recent reports in Italy and France, it seems the se...
Ram Gets Cummins Engines After All
4 Feb 2010, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Good news for those who back in June 2009, when the cancellation of the contract between American manufacturer Chrysler and engine supplier Cummins was announced, felt saddened by the decision: Cumm...
Cyclone LSR Engine Ready for Record Attempt
3 Feb 2010, 16:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American engine manufacturer Cyclone announced today it has completed and already shipped the first high performance Cyclone LSR engine intended for the US Land Steam Record Team and their take at t...
More Powerful and Fuel Efficient Honda Engines, Not for Cars
3 Feb 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda just released information on a new generation of GX and iGX engines series at the 2010 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. The new series, which brings improvements in power, fuel efficiency,...
BMW, PSA to Develop New 4 Cylinder Engine
2 Feb 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced today an extension to the existing collaboration agreement with French group PSA Peugeot Citroen, as the perfect means for the two carmakers to further develop a new 4 ...
General Motors to Keep the V8
2 Feb 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The automotive world will not surrender to the tree huggers, and that’s quite a relief. The Americans will not abandon their tradition, as GM vice chairman Bob Lutz said they will keep produci...
New System Allows Vehicle Heaters to Operate Without the Use of the Engine
2 Feb 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / People have always hated getting in their stone cold car in the winter. Pre-heating the engine came as an alternative some time ago, when owners were able to start their engines from their car alarm...
DTNA Engines Get EPA 2010 Certification
30 Jan 2010, 12:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The diesel engines featuring BlueTec technology have been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as EPA 2010 compliant. The engines in question are DD13, DD15, and DD16 with SCR t...
Volvo 2.0l GTDi Engine Ready for Action
28 Jan 2010, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced today the introduction of a new 2.0l Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi) engine, to be fitted onto the S80, V70 and XC60. "We've succeede...
Hyundai Sonata F24 GDi Launched in Korea
26 Jan 2010, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai's South Korean division introduced a new 2.4-liter engine for the Sonata that brings a significant power increase and thus makes the car more powerful than its domestic competitors. Acc...
BMW X1 Gets New Entry Level Engine
15 Jan 2010, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The number of powerplants currently in use seem not to be enough for the baby-SUV from BMW, so the German carmaker announced today the availability of a new entry-level engine to fit under the curre...
The Scuderi Engine - Strength in Pairs
14 Jan 2010, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The beginning of 2010 brought to the automotive scene rumor of an ongoing research within German manufacturer BMW's engineering labs, aimed at developing a split engine hybrid for the future ge...
GM Gets $7.7M for Better Engines
12 Jan 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM once again tapped into federal money, as it received a $7.7 million grant from the US Department of Energy to "accelerate development of four technologies to improve th...
BMW Split Engine Hybrid in the Works
11 Jan 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The next generation hybrid system is reportedly in the works within BMW and rumor goes it will come in the form of a split engine hybrid. According to a report by Autocar, the German manufacturer ha...
Chrysler's New Engine Lineup
8 Jan 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having partnered, forced by the circumstances, with Italian manufacturer Fiat last year, American manufacturer Chrysler saw itself forced to rethink its powertrain strategy and, in places, reverse i...
Next Porsche Boxster Could Get 3-Cylinder Engine
5 Jan 2010, 10:09 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that downsizing is drastically affecting the sports car manufacturers as well, as the next Porsche Boxster could feature a four cylinder engine or even a three-cylinder turbocharged one, a ...
Ford Starts Producing Flexfuel Engine in Brazil
21 Dec 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After a $300 million investment in its facility in Brazil, Ford finally started the production of a new engine called Sigma. The new powerplant has an aluminium block, cylinder head and struct...
Chrysler Presents Fiat’s 1.4 FIRE Multiair Engine
18 Dec 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fruits of this summer's Fiat – Chrysler deal are now ripe and they can be harvested. The American side announced today it will introduce Fiat's 1.4l in-line four-cylinder Fully I...