Tech

How does the Ferrari 458 Italia cockpit work? Video explains Ferrari controls

26 April, 2020

The Ferrari 458 Italia is not exactly an F1 car but there are a few components that the Prancing Horse borrowed for its roadgoing 458 Italia that apparently need explaining. This video is obviously interesting for those who might potentially…

Venturi Volage test from Bibendum Challenge

25 April, 2020

After our piece on the Opel HydroGen4 and how it’s being overtaken by modern electric cars, here we with a golden question – just how fun can an electric sports car get? We got to know the Venturi Volage open…

Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster repeats historic trip made by Bertha Benz in 1888

25 April, 2020

In 1888, Bertha Benz, Carl Benz’s wife, has tried to prove her husband’s invention was safe travelling from Mannheim to Pforzheim with their two sons in the Patent Motor Wagon, recognised as the world’s first automobile. In 2009, Mercedes-Benz has…

Corvette C7 6.2-litre V8 LT1: new details revealed

24 April, 2020

Corvette C7 will adopt a brand new V8 6.2-litre engine, named LT1 belonging to the Small Block family, which is now proposed in its fifth generation. The first version of the V8 will produce 455 hp and 610 Nm, 19…

All wheel drive Ferrari hybrid technology

21 April, 2020

If you’re a dedicated Ferrari fan you might be wondering what’s happening at a company so steeped in powerful supercar tradition that it’s hard to imagine it would ever dabble in modern ecological technology. But leaked drawings reveal that Ferrari…

Opel gets its version of Chevrolet Volt, the Ampera

18 April, 2020

GM would have been the first company to sell an electric vehicle with extended range if Fisker had not presented the Karma in Detroit this year and if BYD had not released F3DM. Anyway, Chevrolet Volt will be in the…

Lamborghini: rear wheel drive for Gallardo LP550-2

16 April, 2020

Lamborghini could soon make its Gallardo LP550-2 available with rear wheel drive. We’re waiting from news from the company, but the new-entry could be available in a limited series of 250 models, at a price of ten percent less than…

Chevrolet Volt: price below $30,000

10 April, 2020

After some news on General Motors’ plans for the Paris show, the revolution is that it wants to continue with the Chevrolet Volt: a compact hybrid that will guarantee at least 60km of autonomy, with only lithium ion batteries, in…

New Audi 3.0 TDI twinturbo engine

9 April, 2020

The Audi A6 Avant will be the first Volkswagen group vehicle to get the new 3.0-litre TDI twinturbo engine. It’s the next generation of the previous single-turbo unit which was offered in two powersteps of 204 and 245 hp. The…

IFR Aspid Sports Car: lightweight and performance-driven

8 April, 2020

Five years of development, and the canvas was already famous at the beginning: adding a rigid roof and some comfort to a lightweight. And that’s it. IFR Automotive will present its efforts on the Aspid Sports Car at the next…

Mercedes CLS 350 CGI

7 April, 2020

Mercedes will show a the CLS 350 CGI with a new gasoline direct injection engine. Finally, after years of relative stasis, gasoline engine development is starting to take up rapidly again. I guess that the simultaneous presence of both the…

BMW Series 5 rendering for next generation

4 April, 2020

This rendering shows a take on what the future BMW Series 5 generation could look like. It’s an evolution in Series 7 style with some more “normal” elements, for example a smaller and better integrated radiator grill. There is also…

Fiat 500 TwinAir test drive

3 April, 2020

We’re convinced that Fiat models might not be luxurious, but that they’ve got access to some fantastic engine technology. The Fiat 500 was the perfect car on which Fiat could try out its new twin-cylinder engine - a citycar that…

Audi presents the new 3.0 TFSI at 290hp

30 March, 2020

As we had anticipated, Audi has officially revealed the characteristics of the new V6 3.0 TFSI engine, which we will see on many of the company’s cars. Equipped with a Roots volumetric compressor with a maximum pressure of 0.8 bar…

Bentley engines new V8 Continental GT

28 March, 2020

The Bentley Continental GT is said to be testing a new four-litre V8 Bentley engine which should be into production by 2012. The new Bentley engine lineup will have both a single-turbo unit with about 415 hp and a twin-turbo…

Fiat and Suzuki 1.6 Multijet engine agreement

23 March, 2020

Fiat is no slouch when it comes to engine technology and in recent talks between Sergio Marchionne and Suzuki management, the two companies have come to an agreement over a Fiat-Suzuki partnership. The deal sees Suzuki use the Fiat 1.6…