14 Jun 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the Q1 2013 launch of the new Qattroporte by Maserati drawing ever closer, we are happy to report that the car has been spotted numerous times undergoing various testing procedures, on the road...
13 Jun 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The World Health Organization (WHO) have moved the status of diesel fumes from the ‘probable carcinogen’ category to the ‘carcinogen’ category. Of course we are aware that di...
13 Jun 2012, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lexus have never really worried the likes of BMW, Mercedes and Audi in Europe, because it’s a well-known fact that the four-pot turbodiesel is king of the executive car market here. Cars like ...
8 Jun 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ram 1500 is a trusty workhorse and you really couldn’t argue with the fact that a diesel engine hidden under its hood would bering a bouquet of assets to the car. We know, we’ve rece...
8 Jun 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last month, German luxury automaker revealed the facelift for the biggest car they make, the 7-Series that signaled a new and much appreciated design change for the automaker. This brought about the...
5 Jun 2012, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Welderup, a “complete custom fabrication shop specializing in one-of-a-kind vehicles”, as the company recommends itself, is sick and tired and sitting around and waiting for The Apocalip...
4 Jun 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda’s Skyactiv program is a different approach to the issues of fuel efficiency and emissions, and a breath of fresh air in an industry over-saturated with ‘plug-in this’ and &ls...
2 Jun 2012, 11:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The idea of a diesel motorcycle has been around for quite some time now, and it's still a mystery why it hasn’t been developed on a larger scale. While the motorcycling world has always r...
30 May 2012, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai has launched the new i30 hatchback in Australia, a model that’s now at it’s second generation there, after the last one arrived in 2007. The engine range in the Land Down Under i...
30 May 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, BMW is leading the field in performance diesel technology with their powerful straight-six tri-turbo engine fitted to the 5-Series, X5 and X6 M Performance models. Audi also has a powerfu...
30 May 2012, 06:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We have to admit that the automotive industry hasn’t evolved all that much in terms of exhaust sound. Nowadays, we’ve got titanium exhaust that save weight and valves that control the no...
28 May 2012, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Americans are world famous for their simply monstrous sedans and pick-ups, which used to be twice as heavy their European or Japanese counterparts. This ‘upsizing’ trend was fueled (lite...
25 May 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that the sportier the car, the lower you sit, the smaller the windows are, the worse the visibility is. Well, racing cars are built to be 100% ‘sporty’ (though the term sport...
23 May 2012, 09:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that Fiat makes some excellent diesel engines (being one of the pioneers of the diesel engined passenger car) and we also know about their continued collaboration with Suzuki. Their ...
19 May 2012, 21:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first documented operation of a ‘compression-ignition engine’ was recorded in 1897, when French genius-inventor Rudolf Diesel fired up his first single cylinder motor. The engine was...
16 May 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Diesel vehicle are (extremely) slowly, but steadily, gathering more market share in the US, with oil burners expected to account for 10 percent of new car sales by 2015, and thus more and more autom...
15 May 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As one of the world leaders of of automotive supplies and components for diesel engines, you’ll find some Bosch component in most modern diesel engines. They have announced that they believe t...
8 May 2012, 16:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen TDIs are the most highly appreciated diesels in the States, and with good reason. John and Helen Taylor, about whom you may have heard back in 2009 when they achieved a record of 67.9 US ...
27 Apr 2012, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is a well-known fact that Americans are not educated in the way of the diesel. They only associate it with trucks and agricultural equipment. It really is their loss, as diesel technology has imp...
23 Apr 2012, 16:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As most carmakers are heavily investing in diesel technology, Nissan is holding its ground with its plug-in electrics. Having sold nearly 10.000 of its battery-powered Leafs in 2011, Nissan is confi...