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Ford SYNC3: Third Time’s A Charm!

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

I've never been a fan of Ford's SYNC system—I found it unintuitive, needlessly complex and, most importantly, it forced me to take my eyes off the road far too often. The first generation showed promise, but it irritated me to the 'nth degree. The second generation's voice commands were much …December 17, 2014

Ward Announces 2015's 10 Best Engines

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Each year, WardsAuto combs through the automotive launches and concentrates on a particular point: the year's new engines. Each mill is analysed, and a list of Ward's 10 Best Engines is announced. For 2015, the selection is varied: the number of cylinders go from 0 to 8, the power ranges …December 12, 2014

News For The Pentastar

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Chrysler’s Pentastar engine arrived with perfect timing: it replaced a many sub-par V6 engines in the FCA lineup, from the 2.7 to the 3.3 and the 4-litre. All these have now been replaced by the new and improved 3.6-litre Pentastar V6. A recent report states that Chrysler’s engineers are currently …December 9, 2014

BMW X5M And X6M Modified By BMW Individual

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

The M-powered X5 and X6 may have been released only a few weeks ago at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but BMW Individual is already modifying them, and they just released their list of available products for the models. To showcase what they can do, they also sent pictures of …December 8, 2014

New Revel Sound System For Lincoln

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Those who know their home entertainment systems have heard the Revel name: it is a division of Harman International (ever heard the name Harman-Kardon?) that is known for their speakers and their high-quality amplifiers. After a partnership with Ford, buyers who are looking for the ultimate sound system in their …December 4, 2014

Aston Martin Is Looking Into Green Tech

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

In the automotive world, most of today’s technologies were invented (or perfected) on racetracks. Direct injection, turbocharging and hybrid drivetrains were all installed in race cars by manufacturers to see if they could survive 6, 12 or even 24 hours of full-throttle abuse. This allowed them to collect data in …December 2, 2014

The V8 In The Lexus RC F

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

The V8 as we know it is coming to an end: in a world where fuel efficiency is everything and where modern technology can make a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine develop as much power as a V8 did 5 years ago, we can expect this configuration to be phased out, just …December 1, 2014

Infiniti SYNAPTIQ: The Man-Machine Alliance

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Each year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, a design competition is held. Contestants have to work with a theme, while simultaneously showcasing their respective brand’s design language. This year, there were two prizes awarded: the regular one judged by a panel of designers, and another one voted on by …November 24, 2014

Honda FCV Concept: Hydrogen, The Honda Way

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Nearly at the same time as Toyota unveiled their production-ready Mirai, Honda presented its FCV Concept, another fuel-cell vehicle. Under its new skin, the vehicle is basically a new-and-improved version of the FCEV concept that was seen in Los Angeles last year. According to Honda, the new version is up …November 19, 2014

Volkswagen’s New Technologies

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Volkswagen recently presented some future technologies that will go into their cars. One of them is a new version of their diesel engine. Using the engine that was unveiled in the European Passat as a base, the engineers then installed an electric supercharger like the one found on Volvo’s recently-unveiled …November 11, 2014

BMW Light & Charge: A Brilliant Idea For Charging

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

One of the ideas presented at the Eurocities conference in Munich came from BMW. Their concept is a brilliant idea that, if implemented, would drastically increase the number of electric car chargers in congested cities. Instead of spending huge amounts of money equipping each street with its very own dedicated …November 11, 2014

Hyundai’s Wacky Concepts At The IDEA Festival

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Every year Hyundai hosts the IDEA Festival, a convention where their engineers can submit new and original ideas. For 2014, ten teams brought their creations to the manufacturer’s Technology Center in Namyang, Korea. Here are some of the best: First of all is the Carry U, a small electric scooter …October 23, 2014

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