Volkswagen Amarok Gets 180 HP Engine and Optional BlueMotion
6 Nov 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Amarok is VW’s attempt at conquering the double-cab pick-up market, with a vehicle which tries to bring some of the German brand’s familiar qualities to a sector where most rivals bo...
Caterham Seven May Use Renault Engines
5 Nov 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham have used engines from a variety of manufacturers, since the company came into being, in 1973. They used Lotus, Cosworth, Rover and, most recently, Ford engines - they are now even testing ...
Nissan Mildly Refreshes the Cube
31 Oct 2012, 16:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Aside from being highly-successful in Japan, the Nissan Cube never really managed to achieve any kind of success elsewhere. However, in Japan it is something of a cult icon, thanks to its asymmetric...
UK BMW Denied Access to M550d ‘Super Diesel’ Until Next-Gen Car
29 Oct 2012, 17:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW’s tri-turbocharged 3.0-liter turbodiesel engine is one of the most interesting powerplants to have been made in the last few years. The 381 hp unit is currently fitted to the X5, X6 and th...
The New Rotary Engine: How to Make it Feasible
26 Oct 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mazda may have used the Wankel rotary engine extensively in many of their cars, since back in 1967, when they launched their first rotary-powered offering, the Cosmo 110S, a lightweight sports...
Kia and Hyundai to Offer More Turbocharged Engines and Diesels to Lineup
24 Oct 2012, 09:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hyundai and Kia’s current crop of engines is more than adequate for the kind of cars they are selling, yet they are beginning to lag behind the competition, who use turbocharging throughout th...
Volskwagen Confirms Two-Cylinder Up in Brazil
23 Oct 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fiat 500 won`t be the only car in its class, with an efficient two-cylinder engine, as VW officials have announced that their new city car, the Up!, will also get a two-pot powerplant. The infor...
LiquidPiston Explains Ultra-Efficient X2 Rotary Engine
22 Oct 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The internal combustion engine is already 150 years old, and while we may have improved the concept over the years, it has always been through the addition of something. Air filters, oil filters, tu...
Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max Gain 1.0 EcoBoost Engine
16 Oct 2012, 09:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since Ford is using its turbocharged 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine to power the all-new Mondeo, it comes as no surprise that they are now offering it on the Focus-based C-Max and Grand C-Max. The en...
Caterham Seven Gets Ford 1.0-liter EcoBoost Engine
12 Oct 2012, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Caterham Seven, with its ultra-light weight, is a prime candidate for the use of a small, light, compact and powerful turbocharged engine. Apparently, Caterham are pondering putting the Ford 1.0...
Ferrari Revealing Enzo-Successor at Detroit Motor Show 2013
12 Oct 2012, 09:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is official. Ferrari will be revealing the successor to the ultra-high-tech Enzo at the Detroit Motor Show, which starts in January 2013. We finally have the date and venue at which they will be ...
Porsche Reveals 550HP Cayenne Turbo S
12 Oct 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If the standard Porsche Cayenne Turbo is not powerful enough to satisfy all its potential buyers, the Stuttgart-based premium automaker has given it a power boost and an additional letter ‘S&r...
BMW 1-Series Coupe Gets V10 Powerplant from E60 M5
11 Oct 2012, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since BMW only chose to make 2,700 examples of the excellent 1-Series M Coupe, many people who may have wanted one were not able to buy it. Well, now there’s an even better alternative on the ...
Volkswagen Gives New Golf Three New Engines, 4Motion and Tech Pack
10 Oct 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The launch of an all-new Golf is a really big deal for Volkswagen, as it is their most important product, by a long shot. The latest car, the MK.7, is bristling with technology and innovations, in o...
BMW 1.5-Liter Turbocharged Engine Sounds Excellent!
3 Oct 2012, 07:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the turbocharging craze which is sweeping the entire automotive world, BMW was bound to follow the trend, as it offers several important advantages over naturally-aspirated units: more power fr...
Paris 2012: Renault Clio Shown in Detail · Live Photos
27 Sep 2012, 18:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When we first saw the all-new Renault Clio we were very pleasantly surprised by its styling, and since the French manufacturer had not quite gotten the styling job right with the four-door Megane, w...
Updated Honda CR-Z Gets More Power
27 Sep 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Honda may have been marketing its sporty-looking CR-Z hybrid as a genuinely sporty offering, it always fell short of keen drivers’ expectations, despite having a pokey 1.5-liter engine w...
BMW M5 F10 Driven Hard - Good or Bad Exhaust Note?
25 Sep 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are still not convinced by the exhaust note of the new twin-turbo V8-powered BMW M5. We have no reserves whatsoever about its performance, or response for such a big engine which uses forced indu...
Kawasaki Shows Off ZX-6R in Various Promos
24 Sep 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kawasaki are touting the new 2013 ZX-6R as a big improvement over the old model, using ‘more advanced’ to describe pretty much every aspect of the bike, when comparing it to the old one....
BMW M5 and M6 Owners from US Urged to Stop Driving!
22 Sep 2012, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most BMWs are renowned for their extremely competent reliability records, it seems that the new 4.4-liter turbocharged engine which powers the M5, M6, X5M and X6M has its fair share of serious...