Unlike Chrysler, the Germans at Mercedes are more open to bringing engine downsizing to the market and to their performance models. This is why one of their most important exhibits at the New York Auto Show held the latest model of the 2012 Mercedes E63 AMG, one with a smaller engine.
Pending a period of economic well fare and general acceptance of luxury, just about every single car on the market grew in size and engine displacement. The current climate seems to be pushing things the other way and, for once, Chrysler’s SRT division seems to agree. But not entirely.
The Bavarians are pretty keen on their electric range, the i fellowship but good as they may be, they still suffer from the same real world problems. This is why BMW is currently considering adding some range extender devices to the i3 and whatever other pipeline products.
No? Well, me neither but the Germans are going to actually make a Porsche Pajun. If the name is a bit weird it’s because of its birth, its market targeting and the guy who named the Porsche Panamera and the Porsche Cajun.
Let’s get one thing clear from the outset, while Honda Performance does have something to do with this new racer, it’s not exactly their achievement. This is a Highcroft Racing ARX-01e racer that is powered by a Honda Performance engine.
If you feel like the Porsche 911 GT2 RS sold out too fast and you can’t wait for the rumored special edition of the 911 GT3 RS, Sportec have got quite something for you. There are a few Porsche 911 GT2 RSs available for sale from those speculators but rarely are you going to get
No matter how many Aston Martin Cygnet style workarounds you come up with, being an independent car maker which makes no engine that’s smaller than 4.3 liters does tend to catch up with you at one point or another. The British at Aston Martin seem to have realized that and there’s now a rumor going
The Bavarians aren’t kidding around with turbocharging. Even though BWM refused to have anything to do with it for a very long time, they’ve recently gotten into quite a stride with it. It has gotten to the point where BMW has reported that all of their future inline four cylinder engines will benefit from this
At something blatantly uninteresting that’s called the Toronto International Auto Show, Mazda revealed their 2012 version of the 3 sedan which gets some facelift-like minor changes and some new engine technology. Since the styling tweaks are pretty difficult to spot the Canadians got the first real life look at the Skyactive-G engine.
At a time when most Japanese manufacturers are winding down their motorsports programs, Nissan decided to spruce up their own and make a return to endurance racing, particularly at Le Mans. While nothing focusing on the famous French 24 hour race has been said, Nissan is telling us they are going to enter the LMP2
BMW must be pretty proud of their latest 2.0 liter turbocharged engine because they’ve decided to send it to the United States of America this year. That’s right, even the Americans are now going to get to go through an engine downsizing process as they’ll also have to say goodbye to the 3 liter straight
As with any big game and merger in the world of the automotive empire, some offspring turns out that looks or sounds awful. This is the case of how Fiat took over Chrysler and the creation of various crossbreeds such as a Maserati SUV based on a Jeep vehicle.
Not sure. That’s what a few recent reports have been suggesting though. It would certainly be interesting if Chevrolet were to make a comeback and perhaps liven things up in IndyCar. The infamous open wheel series seems to have lost quite a lot of glamor and the organizers are struggling to bring it back.
A few reports that trickle in on Mazda’s situation and reveal the fact that they are hard at work on a replacement model for the Mazda RX-8. After the changes that underwent between generations with the RX-7 and the RX-8 the next model is expected to bring a lot of fresh thinking to the game.
BMW’s previous 3 liter, twin-turbocharged six cylinder engine, the N54 series has been racking up a few complaints and even a series of lawsuits due to an apparently faulty fuel pump. The fuel pump problem manifests itself intermittent stalling, backfiring and loss of power of the engine and the alarmingly high failure rate has lead
With the Goodwood Festival of Speed ever closer, more and more interesting previews leak from it. This very interesting, disturbing for some, image features a classic Austin Mini with an engine in it that would make the Bugatti Veyron go home weeping.
The 2010 International Engine of the Year awards seen an end to proceedings and in that end there were ten different engines being honored in 11 categories, plus an overall winner chosen. The engines were rated by a jury of automotive journalists from around the world had the difficult task of rating the engines and
Since the Australians over at Joss have announced that they reached an agreement with a supplier for a gearbox and drive system, this being pretty much the final piece of the jigsaw production of the JP1 supercar is expected to begin soon. No actual dates of production or delivery have been published by the first
The official stamp has gone on this much discussed, rumored and speculated issue of the fate of GM’s Northstar V8 engine. That stamp reads “terminated!”, well, not quite, but it’s almost there as when this summer is gone so will the engine.
The BMW M3 Coupe gets a new tuning package, I know that’s not big news since this car is so loved by tuning companies a new kit springs up once every two weeks or so but this one is a bit different. Firstly, it’s creators App Europe don’t advertise it as a fire breathing monster
