After countless spy photos and appearances at auto shows for the past several years in two different styling forms, the Lexus LF-A made its first official appearance on the road this weekend at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. At some point during the…
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Nexterra and Johnson Controls team up on biomass gasification project
Besides automotive interiors and batteries for hybrid vehicles, Johnson Controls is also in the business of facility management and control systems. As part of that effort, the company is partnering with Nexterra Energy of Vancouver, British…
Double-clutch transmissions graduate to the world of commercial trucks
Fuso Duonic dual-clutch-transmission – Click above to enlarge
Dual-clutch transmissions have become increasingly popular in small cars and have even appeared in high-performance machines like the Porsche 911 and Bugatti Veyron. Now, Mitsubishi Fuso…
General Motors to invest $69M in Ohio diesel engine plant for updated engine
General Motors announced this morning plans to invest $69 million in their Moraine Ohio joint venture diesel engine plant to produce an updated version of the Duramax 6.6L diesel V-8. The plant is a 60/40 joint venture with Isuzu Motors and began…
Spy Shots: New Ford-developed Scorpion heavy duty diesel V8
Late last year, Ford shelved plans to introduce a new 4.4-liter diesel V8 into its light duty F150 pickup trucks and full-size Expedition SUV. Ford has apparently continued to work on a larger diesel V8 that it has developed to replace the…
GM Europe boss talks about E-Flex plans
During the recent British Motor Show, GM Europe boss was expecting to get deluged with questions about the precarious financial situation at the home office in Detroit. To his surprise he found that the subject most of the European media were…
Report: BMW to launch two cars below 1 series by 2014
According to Auto Motor und Sport, BMW will add two new small cars to slot below the current 1 Series by 2014. One of those vehicles has already been publicly confirmed by the automaker, the Megacity, an urban commuter BMW is developing as a…
Indian government to make recomendations on Coal to Liquid
The Investment Commission of the Indian government has been evaluating coal to liquids (CTL) technology and came to the conclusion that it's feasible for India and should be pursued. Chairman Ratan Tata has met with the Prime Minister and urged the…
Yes they will, no they won't: maybe Audi will intro Q7 hybrid in '09, or not
The only thing that seems to be certain about Audi's hybrid plans is that absolutely nothing is certain. Just since the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Audi officials have said they will build a Q7 hybrid in 2009, then at the Detroit Auto Show in…
First Audi R8 V10 in the US fetches $500,000 at charity auction
The first two U.S.-spec Audi R8 V10s were sold at an auction in Boca Raton, Florida to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County. The first Stateside-bound ten-cylinder R8 went for $500,000, easily topping the earlier winning bid for…