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Seow Yaohan | July 4, 2011
Proton has officially announced that Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) technology will be introduced on Proton models “in the near future”, without providing details on the timeline. To be made available as an option alongside the current four-speed automatic gearbox, the CVT gearbox boasts ...
Seow Yaohan | June 3, 2011
The Satellite Navigation device on certain cars makes use of Global Positioning System (GPS), as some of you may know. And some of you may also know that GPS service worldwide comes courtesy of the United States government. But according to a report from the ...
Seow Yaohan | February 11, 2011
The verdict by the U.S. government is in. After a 10-month study led by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Toyota's car electronics have been acquitted of all charges of causing sudden, unintended acceleration—which forced Toyota to recall around 12 million vehicles globally since 2009. ...
Google wants to be involved in everything technology related it seems. Beyond its hugely successful search engine business, Google has created Google Streetview and is now testing autonomous vehicles. Google's six Toyota Priuses and one Audi TT have self-piloted themselves more than 140,000 miles ...
Seow Yaohan | September 22, 2010
Our cars are likely to be made of steel and alloys for the foreseeable future. The widespread use of composites such as carbon fibre for the auto industry appears distant due to the matter of costs, according to Ford's CEO Alan Mulally, ...
Porsche has further committed themselves to the green cause, announcing plans of developing three all-electric, Boxster-based prototypes, all of which will allow the Stuttgart-based firm to fine-tune their all-electric-drive technology, including battery systems and other electric powertrain components. On-road ...
Toyota is aiming to produce hybrid variants of every model by 2020. A forerunner in the green scene, Toyota believes that their Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain, which powers the popular Toyota Prius, is versatile enough for use in every model from ...
Public pressure calling for eerily silent electric vehicles (EV) to be installed with noise-emitters appears to have paid off. Nissan has invited around 500 people, including the media, government officials and customers, to drive the new Nissan Leaf—installed with the approaching vehicle ...
Seow Yaohan | June 10, 2010
It appears that, in time, even diesel BMW 5-Series and 6-Series variants can sound like their range-topping counterparts, the M5 and M6. BMW engineers have found a way to manipulate the sounds that drivers perceive. In short, a torquey diesel engine can sound a ...
The next-generation Z-car, Nissan's iconic sports coupe including the 350Z and 370Z, would have a much larger variety of engines to choose from, benefiting from the recent tie-up between Renault-Nissan and Daimler. While the 3.5-litre and 3.7-litre V6 engines in use are excellent in performance, ...
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