Small Ecotec gas engines, GM gives the reins to the Chinese

Every driver knows that downsizing is a very big thing now, with every manufacturer replacing old low tech big engines […]

BMW 525d and 528i: who needs more than a 2-liter inline-four?

BMW built its reputation on the excellence of its inline 6-cylinder engines, yet today it introduces new generations of its […]

The Volvo Concept You (above) wasn’t a star of the Frankfurt Motor Show. Sure it has a nice coupe-like roofline, […]

The Ford stand was one of the best at the Frankfurt show. A stunning plug-in hybrid concept, the Evos, a […]

Fisker Automotive, the manufacturer of the stunning Karma hybrid, will unveil a second model next year. Code-name is Nina. It’s […]

Cylinder deactivation or displacement on demand. That’s the names of the systems where an engine doesn’t use all its cylinders […]

Past versions of the sportiest sedans from Audi had a screaming Lamborghini V10 engine. A very impressive and great sounding […]

This is Mazda’s new compact SUV. It’s a brand new model, with new engines on a new chassis, its name […]

Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, Toyota, Peugeot, Citroën, I estimate that more than half a million cars with 3-cylinder engines are sold […]

European and American Passats are totally different cars nowadays, with distinct bodies and engines, but there’s a new engine for […]

It’s not yet available in America, but the BMW X1 has been on sale for about a year in Europe, […]

The car above is not very well known. It’s a BMW from the Sixties, its engine is a twin. I […]