U.S. Cars Now Allowed in Japan’s Cash for Clunkers Program
20 Jan 2010, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Japan has modified its scrappage scheme conditions in order to allow U.S. cars to enter the program properly, subsequent to the United States’ complaints, Reuters noted. In a statement from...
2011 BMW 135i Gets Twin Scroll Turbo N55 Engine
13 Jan 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2011 BMW 135i promises to become a little bit sportier. The athletic sports coupe will receive a heart transplant, as the current 3.0 liter twin-turbo straight six will leave the engine compartm...
UK: Some Motorways Will Have 60 MPH Limits
30 Dec 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK government is planning a new traffic restriction, named “controlled motorways”: a permanent 60 mph limit could be imposed on up to 250 miles of the national motorway network, auto...
How Parking Heaters Work
28 Dec 2009, 16:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In winter times, it's practically an understatement to say that most of us find it difficult to wake up from our warm beds and trade our much-needed comfort in the early hours of the morning fo...
Ferrari's Engines to Become More Fuel Efficient in 2010?
17 Dec 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems Felipe Massa's testing session at Mugello was not so much as a gift to the Brazilian driver but a way in which Ferrari could test a few “internal solutions” for their 2010 ...
UPS Leases 92 Electric Trucks from ZAP
13 Dec 2009, 15:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As the holiday season is coming, the delivery guys get more and more busy. For the third year in a row, UPS Australia leased a fleet of electric trucks in order to make deliveries to the urban and r...
Volkswagen Wants More Efficient Cars in China
22 Oct 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already announced enthusiastic plants for China but the company continues to announce new goodies for this particular growing market. This time, the German brand said it wants more fu...
Greener Mazda Engines in 2011
21 Aug 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Mazda hinted that a new range of fuel efficient vehicles are expected to be launched in 2011 and will be improve fuel efficiency across its product lineup by as much as 30 perc...
Acura Shelves High-Performance Engines, Goes for Fuel Efficiency
20 Aug 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda's Acura decided to follow a different path, opposed to the one we would expect from a premium carmaker. From now on, the manufacturer will focus on fuel efficiency and will try anything p...
GM Upgrades 2010 Pickups, Achieves Best-in-Class Fuel Economy
4 Aug 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The auto sector is all about fuel efficiency. No matter what model we are talking about, it must be a little interested in fuel economy and protect the environment as much as it's possible. Bri...
Cosworth Accepts 18,000 Rev Limit for 2009
21 Jul 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they were initially granted up-to-20,000 revs to develop their power plants for the 2010 season, British engine manufacturer Cosworth today announced it will build their V8s for a maximum 1...
2010 Ford Taurus Designed for Better Aerodynamics
16 Jul 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ford take pride with their latest Taurus release. The car manufacturer revealed the logic behind the muscular and expressive look of the new Taurus. Ford's Dearborn, Michigan design studio t...
NHTSA Proposes Tire Fuel Efficiency Ratings
22 Jun 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you didn't know by know, the tires on your car have a more or less significant impact on the fuel consumption rate of the vehicle. After efforts have been made to insure that customers will ...
Second Green Car Award in UK for Renault Modus
22 Jun 2009, 06:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For the second year running, Renault Modus won the ‘Small MPV’ category in the Environmental Transport Association’s (ETA) ‘Green Car Awards’. ETA had a hard decisio...
Brazil Debuts Fuel Efficiency Labelling for Vehicles
26 May 2009, 12:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / To give you an idea of what this means, step inside a household appliance store. Have you ever seen a home appliance and the energy efficiency sticker on it in your local store? That's pretty m...
Chrysler Applauds Obama's National Fuel Standard
19 May 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following Obama's Administration's announcement of a single national standard for fuel economy and CO2 emissions, most car manufacturer across the United States stepped in front of the med...
Touareg TDI Clean Diesel Goes to the US
21 Apr 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American SUV segment will get a new addition soon, as the new Volkswagen Touareg TDI will become available in all 50 US States as soon as May at a starting price of $42,800, the lowest price for...
GM Upgrades Direct Injection Engines for Better Fuel Efficiency
8 Apr 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Improving fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions as much as possible is one of the main tasks for the struggling American automaker General Motors who is currently facing a 60-day deadline to re...
BMW Hydrogen Engine for Increased Fuel Efficiency
15 Mar 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing new engine technologies that could be able to improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions is one of the main tasks of most major automakers during these difficult times. And BMW&rsqu...
Lotus Omnivore Two Stroke Engine Detailed
26 Feb 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Research into developing better yet more fuel-efficient engines is getting more an more of a rhythm these days, as the 2009 Geneva Auto Show is about to begin. What went on behind the scenes until n...