Tag: motor
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Bosch creates electric go-kart
Bosch has created an electric go-kart that could change the face of entry-level motorsports. Electric cars are known for, among other things, their instantaneous torque delivery. Simply press the pedal and, unless they have been tuned otherwise, they can deliver up to 100 percent of the motor’s thrust immediately. The Bosch e-kart, for now a…
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Germany’s best-selling sports car in March was… the Mustang?
The sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has proven a hit in Europe since going on sale last summer. Even in Germany, home to a diverse range of sports models, the Mustang is selling like hotcakes. There, it is priced from 38,000 euros (approximately $43,290) and available only with the turbocharged 2.3-liter 4-cylinder and…
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Here’s The Ford GT Going Into Race Mode: Video
Yesterday, we ran through a list of everything that’s changed on the Ford GT for production from the original car shown last year in Detroit. Now we have video of the new Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] supercar going into race mode courtesy of our friend over at Alex Bellus Photography. ALSO SEE: Here’s What Changed…
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…
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2016 Honda Civic First Look
Honda’s tenth-generation Civic is finally here, with the Japanese automaker today giving us our first look at the sedan variant due in showrooms later this fall. Arriving as a 2016 model, the new Civic is completely unrelated to the highly criticized model introduced for 2012 as it benefits from a new platform, new engines and…
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Kia Reveals Sportage Concept Drawings Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
The Kia Sportage is the fraternal twin to the Hyundai Tucson. It was last redesigned for the 2011 model year, but a new Tucson is hitting dealerships as we speak, so that must mean a redesigned Sportage isn’t far behind. That’s precisely the case, as the next-generation Sportage is scheduled to be unveiled at the…
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1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Claims Pebble Beach Best Of Show Honors
The top honors at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the Best of Show. This is the award that gets all the tongues wagging, the confetti flying, and the champagne popping. A truly gorgeous and old machine, as you might expect, took home the big trophy at this year’s event, held over the weekend,…
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Ford F-150 Gets New Sport Mode Derived From Mustang Tech
The Raptor is the F-150 to get if you enjoy performance driving as much as hauling stuff around, but even the standard F-150 comes with a few performance-oriented features thanks to technology sharing with the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mustang program. We’ve already seen how the F-150 gets a new air curtain system similar to…
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Tesla Model S Hacked… Wait… Tesla Model S Fixed
Last year, some hackers in China proved that the Tesla Model S was a hackable machine. In the wake of some more recent hackable automotive news, it shouldn’t be quite as surprising that such a connected car like the Model S is exploitable. Still, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] seems to be far more in tune with…