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Nissan Arms Its 2016 Titan with Diesel V8, HD Capability
Nissan officials admit it took a grueling 10-year development program to launch their second-generation Titan, but those waiting for the new truck simply groan and call it “late.”...
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Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron Swells VW’s Plug-In Hybrid Choices
“For Audi, the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid marks another important step towards sustainable individual mobility,” said Audi Head of Sales, Wayne Griffiths. But it is...
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Most Powerful Production Mini Shows in Detroit
When the first BMC Mini was introduced in 1959, its power output was 25 kW () from a very modest 848 cm³ engine that could eventually take it to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 26 s and on to a top...
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Ford Aims for New 'Halo' Products and More Female Engineers, Says COO Barb Samardzich
Ford has a lot riding on the new Mustang. It isn’t just another Ford model; it is a statement of capability and international intent, and no one...
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Attacking GDI Engine Particulate Emissions
It may be surprising to learn that the modern gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engines in today’s passenger cars can emit more hazardous fine particulate matter than a port fuel-injected engine...
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VW Reveals Hot New 10-Speed DSG—and a Cool Dashboard Design
As Director of Powertrain for the Volkswagen Group and Head of Development for the VW brand, Hans-Jakob Neusser is never short of new technology projects. To make the point, his...
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'Reman' Engine Market Steady, but Complexity Challenges Production Efficiency
Despite their greater complexity, automotive engines are lasting much longer—250,000 mi (402,000 km) is not an outlier. Which raises the question about the...
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SEMA Moves Powertrain Parts Certification Program to Forefront
SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) long has stood for high performance, and although it's moving into the connected car area, performance remains a primary focus of...
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GM Shuffles Personnel to Improve Customer Satisfaction
General Motors on Nov. 20 announced four major personnel changes with the goal of improving customer satisfaction. The moves are effective immediately. All of the people involved have held...
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Flat-Plane Crankshaft Spins 'Voodoo' into Ford’s New Shelby V8
So you think the Corvette Stingray and Jaguar F-Type play the wildest V8 soundtracks through their active-exhaust systems? Or you say nothing beats a Ferrari 458 for pure...
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Supercar Concept Previews Lamborghini Plug-In Possibilities
The Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4, revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, demonstrated how the Italian company could produce a plug-in hybrid supercar concept using technology...
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GM Announces LT1 Crate Engine Availability at 2014 SEMA Show
The basic architecture of General Motors’ small block V8 has remained the same since 1955, but now a new crate engine with modern-day advanced technologies is available on the...
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2015 Engines Ride a Technology Tidal Wave
As MY2015 approaches, the debut of Atkinson-cycle engines for non-hybrids, diesel-like compression ratios on gasoline engines with sophisticated cooled EGR, low-friction roller-bearing camshafts,...
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GM Unveils More Efficient 2016 Volt Powertrain
“I can’t think of a powertrain we’ve re-engineered more extensively within a five-year period than this one,” observed Larry Nitz, GM’s Executive Director, Transmission and...
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Eaton Names New VP of Technology for Vehicle Group
Eaton has named Gerard DeVito (SAE member, 1988) Vice President, Technology, Vehicle Group, effective Nov. 1, 2015. The 27-year Eaton veteran will be based in Galesburg, MI, and will report...
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Volvo "Triple Boost" Engine Uses Twin Turbos plus E-Compressor
The old automotive adage that “there’s no replacement for displacement” is consistently challenged by automakers as they follow the downsizing road. Now Volvo has come up...
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SAE 2014 Convergence: Adapting to Millennials Important to Workforce
As Baby Boomers retire, the Millennial generation is crucial to the engineering workforce.
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Flex4 System Leads Magna's Wave of New Fuel-Saving Technologies
A new drivetrain technology that's soon to enter production will provide truck- and car-based platform vehicles a fuel efficiency boost.
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Renault Reboots Espace with Crossover Leanings
It is 30 years since Renault invented the large European MPV with the original five or seven-seat Espace. The latest Espace, launched at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, revealed a departure from...
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New-Gen Torque Converter Aims at 2017 Vehicle Intro
A new torque converter that is smaller and lighter in weight than its predecessor adds crucial functionality for vehicles powered by downsized engines paired with an automatic...
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Discovery Sport Introduces Evoque-Based Land Rover
Weight reduction has been an ongoing theme for Land Rover in recent years, with significant reductions for both the Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover. With the launch of the Discovery...
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Schaeffler Electrifies Its Fuel-Efficiency Demonstrator, Aims for 35 Mpg Combined Rating
An SUV crossover concept demonstrator developed by Schaeffler Group North America is undergoing a phase-two technology makeover, aimed at achieving a...
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Renault Applies Model-Based Systems Engineering to Dual-Clutch Transmission
Car manufacturers are facing various and sometimes contradicting constraints such as energy efficiency, high performance, driving comfort, reliability, and safety....
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VW’s Carbon-Fiber XL Sport Concept Sports Ducati V2 Motorcycle Engine
Volkswagen refers to the XL Sport concept vehicle that it revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show as a “sister model” of the XL1. As with most siblings, some...
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Climate Control Engineers Face New CAFE Test
Automotive climate control engineers are working to wring increased efficiency not only from the refrigeration system, but from every peripheral too. Yes, there are CAFE (corporate average fuel...
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Lexus Equips NX Entry-Level SUV with New Turbo Gasoline Engine
Development of the concept that became the newest and fourth entry into Lexus’s line of SUVs, the compact NX, began in 2009, though the design was finished relatively...
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Cooled EGR Shows Benefits for Gasoline Engines
“EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) systems now in use on diesel engines were used to meet emissions regulations. In gasoline engines, we think they are an ideal way to meet stricter fuel...
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Mercedes-AMG’s SLS Departure Opens Door to New GT
How can Mercedes-AMG top its gull-winged SLS that has just eased out of production? It doesn’t try. Instead, the SLS "replacement" is less costly, less radical, more practical, but still...
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Jaguar Reveals Long-Awaited Clean-Sheet Entry-Level XE
Hush-hush specialist media previews of new cars can be something of a marketing-led, frothy hype-fest. Not so Jaguar’s new XE sports sedan, shown in secrecy to this Automotive...
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