2016 Chevrolet Camaro Walkaround Animation Gets Nearer to the Finished Product
6 Jan 2015, 17:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With production of the fifth-gen Camaro slated to end this fall, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is all the rave nowadays. In this regard, the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant was infused with a $174 mi...
Turbocharged Suzuki Recursion to Enter Production? Japanese Mag Says It Could Be So.
3 Jan 2015, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Believe it or not, it looks like the chances to see another forced-intake production motorcycle have just increased. We’re speaking about Suzuki’s Recursion concept, a turbocharged middl...
2015 Ford Edge 2.0 EcoBoost Twin-Scroll Turbo Engine Detailed
31 Dec 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're in the market for a brand new mid-size crossover SUV, or CUV for that matter, you might be interested in the all-new Ford Edge. The second generation of the breed is also a case of ne...
Sleeper Ford FG Falcon G6E Turbo Churns Out 738 RWHP
31 Dec 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For us petrolheads, a sleeper is like a black tuxedo. Elegant, always in fashion, but never as flashy as a Ferrari 458 Italia. But if you're after the ultimate sleeper, a road-going example of ...
GMC Syclone With 7,436 Miles On the Clock Going Under the Hammer
29 Dec 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Deep down inside, after we peel off our hyper, super and sportscar layers of petrolhead-ness, I’m certain most of us regard pickup trucks as cool machines to behold. They’re tough, they ...
1,000 HP Mustang Blows Its Turbo, Sparks Fly on the Drag Strip
15 Dec 2014, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When most people talk about a turbo failure, the smoke and the sound of the unfortunate event is enough to give the driver a set of frightening memories afterwards, at least if he cares about his ca...
Renault Two-Stroke, Two-Cylinder Supercharged and Turbo Diesel Showcased
12 Dec 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember when Fiat introduced the 875 cc Twin Air two-cylinder turbocharged engine? Despite the moderately enough 85 hp and 155 Nm (114 lb-ft ) of torque it’s capable of, both the 500 and Pand...
Volvo 1.5 Drive-E 3-Cylinder Teased, to Produce Up To 180 HP on CMA Platform Cars
11 Dec 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Earlier this year, we reported that Derek Crabb, the Swedish manufacturer’s global powertrain numero uno, confirmed there’s a 1.5-liter three-pot turbo in development. Derek suggested th...
Pentastar V6 to Add Turbocharging Technology and Direct Injection Late Next Year
8 Dec 2014, 17:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Introduced in 2009 at the New York Auto Show and in production since 2011, the Pentastar V6 family is offered on a plethora of models. Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, they all feature at least a namepla...
These E30 BMWs Have 600 WHP on Average and Sound Like Gatling Guns
8 Dec 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The E30 3 Series is still holding a dear place in our hearts, no matter how hardcore today’s cars are. Sure, they drink fuel like there’s no tomorrow and parts are hard to find, but that...
McLaren Sport Series Supercar Teased Again, Looks Similar to the New 650S
25 Nov 2014, 10:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After it dominated F1 racing in the late ‘80s, Woking-based McLaren Racing Limited put together one of the most iconic road-going cars ever made - the F1. After some more Formula 1 success,...
Alfa Romeo 4C Definitiva by Lazzarini Design Packs 738 HP
13 Nov 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Alfa Romeo of today can’t even hold a candle to the awe-inspiring carmaker it was until the dusk of the 1980s. Its lineup is comprised of just three cars: the MiTo, the Giulietta and the 4C. T...
Mitsubishi Evo Sets New 1/2 Mile Record, Faster than a Hypercar
31 Oct 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution may be one of the modern-day performance icons, but this car was definitely not built for sheer speed. Well, the aftermarket world begs to differ and you’ll see...
Electric Superchargers - the Next Big Thing for the Automotive Industry
30 Oct 2014, 18:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's a well-known fact that through downsizing, the act of turbocharging is gradually phasing out the good old naturally aspirated linearity due to obvious reasons. More ponies, more torque, lo...
Honda CR-X Blows Flywheel: What Happens when VTEC and Turbo Kick In at the Same Time
26 Oct 2014, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case you haven't noticed, Honda doesn't exactly love forced feeding, preferring to refine natural aspiration in the ever-sharper race for evolution. This is how the VTEC variable valve ...
ZZ Performance Cadillac ATS Coming to SEMA · Video
25 Oct 2014, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the 2014 SEMA show just around the corner, the Wyoming-based tuning outfit ZZ Performance is hard at work adding the finishing touches to a trick Cadillac ATS sedan. Spolier alert: it's 2-...
2016 Kia Optima Prototype Breaks Down on the Nurburgring
24 Oct 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the crowded world of mid-size sedans, Kia's Optima isn't the type of vehicle to boast about. Not even the hybrid variant has the means to rock your boat as much as more modern and poshe...
2016 Camaro Spied on Public Roads
23 Oct 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The automotive world is alight with the big hype surrounding the sixth-geneneration Chevrolet Camaro and for good reasons: never before was the Camaro in such a make-or-break situation as it is now....
Turbospoke Is the Cheap Bicycle Exhaust System Your Son Wants
22 Oct 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Remember when you were just a kid spending time outside your room and away from your computer riding a bike with your friends was still normal? Back then, you’d dream there’s a magic spe...
Turbo Aston Martin Prototype Spied Lapping the Nurburgring, It's AMG-Powered
21 Oct 2014, 11:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ah, Aston Martin. Not only the British sports car manufacturer is using the same all-aluminum VH platform for all of its models since the first-gen V12 Vanquish, but its flagship models employ a For...