Ford Debuts 6-Speed SelectShift Tranny for EcoBoost
19 Feb 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford today introduced a new 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission that will be exclusively available with the new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. In essence, the transmission box is especially ma...
CO2-Fuel Converter Powered by Sunlight Shows Potential
19 Feb 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The automakers' efforts to come up with an all electric engine for the masses are admirable, but obviously not enough. Although low CO2 emission engines are being developed all over the world i...
Audi Australia and PDM Launch First Holographic Virtual Assistant
17 Feb 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The creepy future when people will be replaced by robots seems closer than we have expected. Keeping that in mind, Audi and PDM, Australia’s number one Out-of-Home Digital media company, have ...
World, Meet the Cockpit of the Future
14 Feb 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever wondered what the future will look like? Well, there’s no need to wait anymore, at least for car enthusiasts who hoped to experience the functions future cars may bring. Researchers at th...
Bugatti's Diva Espresso Machine Gets Swarwoski Crystals
13 Feb 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although the combination luxury-sport is not always the most appropriate one, some designers insist in convincing the public that Swarwoski crystals match with all sort of kitchen gadgets. Thus, ...
Let's Get Loud as Jaguar Equips Its 2010 Line with HD Radio
11 Feb 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Turn on the radio and let the music play as Jaguar is equipping its 2010 product line with HD Radio technology. Because the British luxury automaker likes to keep the pace with the ultimate technolo...
IceController Defrosts the Windshield in Seconds
10 Feb 2009, 15:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Defrosting the windshield is one of the, let's say, uncomfortable things to be done during the cold season, despite all those sprays and devices promising only milk and honey. Well, it may seem...
Alternators Out, Thermoelectrics to Improve MPG
10 Feb 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The era of the alternators may soon come to an end, as thermoelectric technology becomes a more and more viable energy source. The phenomenon, which uses temperature difference to create an electric...
Automotive Industry in Need for Speed
10 Feb 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The real life automotive industry is on its knees. Sales are down, forecasts look like an excerpt from “Hostel”, everybody runs for their pockets. What is there to do in such a hostile e...
Acer Ferrari 1200 Notebook Brings You in Pole Position
9 Feb 2009, 15:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since we're sure the 22-inch Acer limited-edition Ferrari monitor unveiled by the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer last October wasn't enough, here's another goody for Scuderia fans: t...
Louis Vuitton Designs Luggage Line for Infiniti's New Concept Car
9 Feb 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It looks like a popular trend among automakers is to link their name to a luxury fashion designer in order to make their vehicles even more attractive. If Audi announced it would wear Prada, Infinit...
Ford Crash Tests with Balloons
9 Feb 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford is testing an array of new “active” crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies it will introduce in 2009 by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avo...
Driving Lessons from Leafcutter Ants
9 Feb 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In case you want to spend less time in traffic and arrive earlier at your destination, then you should seriously consider taking lessons from... leafcutter ants. As incredible as it may seem, this i...
Humvee Lasers Down Aircraft
9 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fitted, tuned, armed, dangerous...There is no further need to describe the Humvee or explain what it does. We all know that its primary function is not to carry one's a** around the city street...
UK Only: S-Tronic Sport Tranny for Audi A4 and A5
9 Feb 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi today announced that its UK version of Audi A4 and A5 will receive the company's S-Tronic Sport transmission system, which is expected to reduce gear shifting by approximately 0.2 seconds....
Exquisite Pilot Spectacles from Porsche Design
6 Feb 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Now that the spring is approaching and Sun is expected to shine over the roads, Porsche Design wants to make sure motorists won't get blind because of it. Thus, Porsche Design has come up wi...
Clean Mean Garbage Machine
5 Feb 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Anyone who thinks garbage becomes useless the moment it's been dropped into the container hasn't been in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The streets of this small English town are being patr...
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS
5 Feb 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Most drivers spend an average of 11 seconds with their eyes off-the-road to read a text message on their mobile phones, a study conducted by American automaker Ford revealed. The driving simulator s...
Mercedes-Benz can Retrofit DPF on Trucks with Euro 1, 2 and 3
4 Feb 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz truckers with older vehicles but not enough money for a new one can now take a pretty heavy load off their chests. From January 2009, any Mercedes-Benz Service partner in Europe is abl...
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic
3 Feb 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an a...