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| Lotus Range Extender Engine |
 | Lotus has announced that they have developed a stand-alone range extender engine for series hybrid vehicles. The Lotus range extender engine will be premiered at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show.
The Lotus range extender engine is a 1.2 liter 3-cylinder developing 15 kW at 1,500 rpm or... More » |
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| Ilmor 5 stroke engine |
 | The British firm called Ilmor Engineering has announced that it has built a new 5 stroke engine concept that runs on gasoline. the company said the goal of the Ilmor 5 stroke engine is to offer the same fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as a diesel engine. The Ilmor 5 stroke engine is turbocharged,... More » |
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| BMW tri turbo diesel engine |
 | One of today's rumors say that BMW will launch a new tri-turbo diesel engine which will equip a performance version of the BMW X5. The new BMW tri-turbo diesel engine is based on the current 6-cylinder unit and will develop around 350 hp. This means the BMW X5 Performance Diesel that will be powered... More » |
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| Lotus Omnivore engine unveiled |
 | The Lotus Omnivore engine has been unveiled today, ahead of its premiere in Geneva. Lotus will demonstrate the Omnivore engine through a single cylinder research engine monoblock that has been designed for high thermal efficiency when working on any type of alcohol based fuel or gasoline.
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| Peugeot 1.5L MCE 5 VCRi engine |
 | Peugeot has announced that it has developed a new 1.5L engine that develops 220 hp and 420 Nm of torque. The Peugeot 1.5L MCE 5 VCRi engine delivers as much power as a 3.0 liter V6 and the same amount of torque as you would get from a V8. The Peugeot 1.5L MCE 5 VCRi engine will be premiered at the Geneva... More » |
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| Evosport Power Package for Mercedes 63 AMG engine |
 | Evosport announced that it has developed the evo1 Power Package for the Mercedes 63 AMG engine. The Mercedes 63 AMG engine is a 6.2 liter V8 that's found in the C63, CLK63, CLK63 Black Series, E63, CLS63, SL63, CL63, S63, ML63 and R63 AMG.
The company says the Evosport Power Package raises the horsepower... More » |
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| GM Performance Parts LSX 454 crate engine video |
 | GM Performance Parts released today a couple of videos covering the LSX engine. The first one presents a walk through the components of the LSX 454 crate engine, hosted by Dr. Jamie Meyer. The LSX 454 crate engine develops 620 hp.
The second video presents a dyno run of an LSX engine, equipped with... More » |
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| Fire Department Engine crash video |
 | What are the chances of two Fire Department Engines to meet in an intersection while both are on a mission? Not very high. The crash in the video took place in St. Louis and was shot by a red light camera. Let's hope their absence at the scene they were going did not cause too much loss.
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| Worlds smallest V12 engine video |
 | We don't have a lot of information, but this seems to be one the world's smallest V12 engine. And it actually works! The miniature V12 engine in the video was built by Ralf Drendel in Germany and is probably 20 cm long and around 10 cm wide.
Watch the Worlds smallest V12 engine video after the jump.
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| New Mazda MZR CD 2.2 Turbo Diesel engine |
 | Mazda announced today a new Mazda MZR-CD 2.2 Turbo Diesel engine that will be introduced on the European market early next year. The new Mazda MZR-CD 2.2 Turbo Diesel engine develops 185 PS and 400 Nm of torque and features ultra high pressure fuel injectors and a lower compression ratio.
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| Lotus OMNIVORE engine |
 | The Lotus OMNIVORE engine concept is the product of the collaboration between Lotus, Queen's University Belfast and Jaguar Cars Ltd. The Lotus OMNIVORE engine will have a new architecture that will provide a high efficiency when used with any alcohols or gasoline.
The Lotus OMNIVORE architecture features... More » |
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| Hyundai Kappa Engine |
 | Hyundai has developed a new fuel–saving power unit - the Kia Kappa engine. The Kia Kappa engine uses new technologies that cut weight and friction to boost fuel economy. The new Kia Kappa engine manages a 5.0L/100km (47 mpg) fuel economy in a combined cycle and emits 119g/km of CO2 which is the lowest... More » |
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| Liberty Electric Cars Predicts End of Internal Combustion Engine |
 | At this year's AAE2008 (Advanced Automotive Electronics) conference Barry Shrier, CEO of Liberty Electric Cars predicts the end of the internal combustion engine and the dawn of the electric car industry. Liberty Electric Cars, is a company that invested 30 million pounds to re-engineer luxury and 4x4... More » |
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| Mercedes DiesOtto Engine Explained Video |
 | In the video after the jump Dr Gunter Karl from Daimler explains the technology behind the Mercedes DiesOtto engine. The Mercedes DiesOtto engine takes the best features of both worlds - the petrol and diesel engines. It features the good torque and fuel economy from the conventional diesel powerplant... More » |
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| Holden Stops Family II Engine Production |
 | Holden confirmed that it will stop the Family II engine production at Fisherman’s Bend at the end of 2009. The Holden Family II four cylinder cast iron engine will be built in Melbourne up until the end of the final quarter of 2009.
Since the first Family II engine was built in 1981, Holden manufactured... More » |
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| Opel 1.6 Turbo CNG Engine |
 | Opel announced today that it will introduce a new 1.6 liter turbo CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) engine. The new Opel 1.6 turbo CNG engine will develop around 110 kW/150 hp and 210 Nm of torque. The Opel 1.6 turbo CNG engine features a turbocharger integrated into the exhaust manifold, an intake manifold... More » |
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| Peugeot 2008 Engine of the Year Award |
 | Peugeot Citroen won for the second year the 1.4 to 1.8 liter 2008 Engine of the Year Award with the 1.6-litre 4-cylinder direct injection, twin turbo petrol engine. The engine was jointly developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and the BMW Group. The Peugeot 1.6-litre 4-cylinder direct injection twin turbo... More » |
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| Porsche 3.6 Turbo 2008 Best Performance Engine |
 | At this year's International Engine of the Year competition the Porsche 3.6 Turbo engine won the 2008 Best Performance Engine award. The powers the 911 Turbo and GT2 supersportscar. The same 3.6 Turbo engine develops 420 bhp in the Porsche 911 Turbo and 530 hp in the GT2 sportscar.
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| Subaru 2.5 Turbo Boxer Engine Awarded |
 | At the International Engine Of The Year Award 2008 the Subaru 2.5 Turbo Boxer engine has been awarded the best in the 2.0 to 2.5 liter class. This is the second time the Subaru 2.5 Turbo Boxer engine won his category in front of BMW, Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Mazda, Ford and Land Rover.
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| BMW wins 2008 Engine of the Year |
 | BMW wins 2008 Engine of the Year for the fourth time in a row with the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine. The 2008 Engine of the Year from BMW powers the 135i, 335i and X6 xDrive35i models. The BMW 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine also won the Best engine 2.5-litre to 3.0-litre award.
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