Guy Throws Key Fob Out of Car, Presses Stop Button While Driving as Experiment
13 Jan 2017, 21:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You shouldn't even think about stopping the engine while driving. But the internet is filled with videos of people doing things they shouldn't
Buick Regal Gets Price Rise Along With Standard-Fit eAssist
31 Aug 2012, 09:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The rebadged Opel Insignia that is now the Buick Regal has just gotten a little bit more expensive and economical at the same time. The 2013 model-year car is now offered with what Buick calls &lsqu...
Honda Insight Now More Efficient
26 Oct 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Honda Insight is one of the lowest-priced hybrid vehicles on the market, this asset placing it at the top of many customers’ lists.Now, Honda’s British arm is enhancing the vehicle&r...
Ford Announces Focus Engine Range
8 Oct 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has released the European engine range for the new Focus, a vehicle that is scheduled to enter the market early next year. The automotive producer has decided to use an efficiency-based appr...
PSA Peugeot Citroen to Introduce New Stop-Start System
10 Jun 2010, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / PSA Peugeot Citroen will introduce a new, second-generation, Stop-Start system on its vehicles in the third quarter of the current year. The system, which has been developed by Valeo, will be cou...
200,000th Land Rover Freelander 2 Produced
24 May 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Land Rover has celebrated a production milestone, as the 200,000th Freelander 2 was born at the company’s Halewood, Liverpool plant, three years after the first Freelander 2 rolled off the pro...
Fiat Uno Ecology Concept Revealed
6 May 2010, 14:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat has unveiled a concept study of the new Fiat Uno, called the “Uno Ecology”, just days after the official presentation of its new supermini in Brazil. As its name suggests, the Uno E...
Mazda's i-stop System Received Japanese Industrial Award
26 Apr 2010, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda announced that it has received the Ichimura Industrial Award for the development of the combustion technology used for the i-stop, the carmaker’s stop-start, fuel saving application. ...
Citroen to Launch Stop-Start Systems in China
16 Dec 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stop-start systems are slowly becoming a must-have option for most models out there because they are contributing to the overall cut of fuel consumption and emissions. As a result more and more auto...
Audi Stop-Start Unavailable in "Hot" Countries
26 Oct 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi is offering stop-start systems in several regions in the world but drivers in countries rated as "hot" will have to wait a bit more for the technology, officials of the company said. ...
SpeedStart, 2nd Generation Stop-Start
19 Oct 2009, 17:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stop-start systems are becoming more popular nowadays, especially when taking into account that most governments across the world are offering incentives for green vehicles that achieve outstanding ...
Mazda3 to Receive Stop-Start System
23 Jan 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since most automakers are now trying their best to reduce their models' combined fuel consumption, a fresh report announcing the introduction of a stop-start system should not surprise you. How...