Korea Approves Patent on All-Fuel Engine
30 Sep 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Korean Intellectual Property Office has taken the decision to approve the patent for a new, heat regenerative external combustion engine developed by Cyclone. The engine is question is capable o...
Ford's New Diesel Engine Significantly Quieter
23 Sep 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diesel engines, often criticized for the disturbing noise they are generating, are getting closer to reaching another important milestone in their evolution. Ford's new 6.7-liter Power Stroke d...
List of Available Engines Per Driver in 2009
22 Sep 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the title fight in Formula One close to an end, the engine collocation for the remaining 4 rounds of the season seems more important by the racing weekend. As stated in the Formula One rule boo...
FIA Allows Teams to Equalize Engines for 2010
21 Sep 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Mercedes clearly dominating the Formula One field throughout the 2009 season – except for some rare moments of domination from Renault (Red Bull) and Ferrari – the World Motor Sport...
Mitsubishi Triton, Official RACQ Vehicle
21 Sep 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Royal Automotive Club of Queensland (RACQ) announced it has selected the Mitsubishi Triton as utility vehicles, to be used in aiding stranded motorists. In all, there will be no less than 90 ful...
Vettel Risks Engine Penalty for the Remainder of 2009
21 Sep 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel will not protect his engines anymore in the final 4 rounds of the 2009 season. As it emerged during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the German driver cut his practice mileage down ...
First US Built Nissan Engine Goes to Japan
18 Sep 2009, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan North America announced yesterday it has finished building the first engine to be shipped to Japan for assembly, making Decherd, Tennessee, the first Nissan plant to export an engine to Japan...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Ford I4 EcoBoost Petrol Engines
15 Sep 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European division of American manufacturer, Ford, has unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show its future range of EcoBoost engines, to come into production starting with 2010. The new rang...
Williams Considers Cosworth Option for 2010
15 Sep 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's no secret that Frank Williams and Patrick Head are looking for a new engine partner for the upcoming season. With the 2010 season preparation going in parallel with the 2009 development, i...
Teams to Discuss Engine De-Freeze at the End of 2009
14 Sep 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Mercedes Benz being targeted by the majority of teams for an engine partnership next season, there is clearly something the other F1 manufacturers should fear for the future. No less than 9 out...
Red Bull Owner Slams Renault for Title Failure
14 Sep 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner insisted that the title fight this year is not over – at least from the manufacturers crown's standpoint – the Austrian comp...
Ford Boosts UK Production Thanks to High Scrappage Demand
14 Sep 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already told you that Ford is one of the companies that benefited the most from the European scrappage schemes so it appears that the US automaker is trying to cope with the increasing demand by ...
Mercedes Deny Having Superior F1 Engines
9 Sep 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid reports that the majority of the current Formula One teams – customer ones, of course – are looking to secure an engine deal with German car maker Mercedes-Benz, the German marque&#...
Suzuki Grand Vitara Gets 1.9 DDiS Engine in the UK
8 Sep 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The British division of Suzuki yesterday announced a new addition to the 2009 Grand Vitara range - a 1.9 DDiS engine which will become available on the SZ 5-door range. There are two trim levels ava...
Lotus Range Extender Engine, Presented at IAA
8 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of British manufacturer Lotus, announced today it will unveil the Range Extender engine at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The engine, to be used in "a...
Mercedes Confirm Long-Term Collaboration with McLaren
7 Sep 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid recent reports that Mercedes are interested in strengthening their partnership with Brawn GP via a stake buyout in the near future, the German car maker today expressed its standpoint regarding...
Subaru Impreza Upgraded with Boxer Diesel
3 Sep 2009, 06:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru recently announced that its Boxer Diesel engine, already available on the Legacy, Outback and Forester, will be available on the new Impreza. Just as expected, the Boxer unit is praised for t...
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...
Next-Gen Viper Powered by Ferrari V10?
11 Aug 2009, 12:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Uncertainty is still the main word when talking about Dodge's Viper, even if Fiat recently stepped at the helm of the parent company Chrysler. Questions are now heading towards the next generat...
UK Built Nissan Engines Bound for Russia
27 Jul 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After being awarded by the government's development agency One North East 1.94 million pounds to build 65,000 engines/year in the next four years, Nissan decided most of the production output w...