Posts Tagged ‘displacement’

Spy Video: Jaguar XF-R caught on tape

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click above to view video after the jumpThe coming Jaguar XF-R has been caught in the valley of death. It was accompanied by a Jaguar XJ mule and shepherded by a fleet of Land Rovers charged with blocking the all-seeing eye of someone's Sony Handycam. Fortunately for us, they failed. The driver of ......

Hyundai Genesis’ Tau V8 could grow to five liters, or beyond

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Hyundai Genesis sedan.The Hyundai Genesis sedan has only been on sale for a month, but the automaker is already considering upgrading the current 4.6-liter V8 with a 5.0-liter version. Hyundai's North American product chief, John Krafcik, told MotorTrend tha......

HP War, Battle of the Tuners: B&B gets 715hp from Audi RS6

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Click above to view a hi-res gallery of the B&B Audi RS6 A 580hp station wagon (or sedan, for that matter) seems like sheer lunacy in its own right, but it appears that the twin-turbo V10 in the Audi RS6 is capable of a great deal more. Following the release of the 702hp MTM-tuned RS6 M, fellow ......

Ford reportedly to charge $700 premium for Ecoboost

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Ford has been touting Ecoboost as an economical alternative to hybrid technology, and word from Automotive News is that the price tag could be $700 per vehicle. Ecoboost is said to deliver 20-30% fuel economy gains by combining turbochargers and direct injection technology with down-sized engines. T......

Ford to charge $700 premium for Ecoboost

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Ford has been touting Ecoboost as an economical alternative to hybrid technology, and the Blue Oval backed it up a bit today by announcing that the engine tech will cost about $700 per vehicle. Ecoboost is said to deliver 20-30% fuel economy gains by combining turbochargers and direct injection tech......

Saab 9-5 packing 1.6-liter turbo in Europe

Monday, August 11th, 2008
Saab's rumored decision to downsize its engines gets some confirmation today, as reports indicate that the Swedish brand's next 9-5 will get just 1.6-liters of displacement for its base engine. However, power should still be up to par, as the mill will get a high-pressure turbocharger to boost outpu......

Blown HEMI: SMS announces new 296 supercharger system

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Click above for a high resolution image Steve Saleen grabbed our attention when he announced his new company SMS Limited and gave us a preview of his upcoming versions of the Dodge Challener, the 570TM and 570XTM. Since the preview only showed a rendering of the vehicle, we figured it would be quite......

Audi RS4 and RS5 to keep V8s

Monday, July 28th, 2008
There have been countless conflicting reports about what will power the next generation Audi RS4 and the forthcoming RS5. Fourtitude had heard the rumors and decided to go straight to its sources for clarification. While the four-ringed obessesives weren't able to divulge the identity of their insid......

Mercedes-Benz to introduce fully turbocharged lineup by 2010

Thursday, July 17th, 2008
When it comes to increasing fuel economy, turbochargers are the replacement for displacement. The combination of highly efficient snails and smaller engines provides the power people expect, while reducing the overall weight of the vehicle. Like other automakers that have realized that forced induct......

Rendered Speculation? 2010 Porsche Cayman leaked

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Click above for more renderings of the 2010 Porsche Cayman SWe're already smitten by the current-generation Porsche Cayman and its older brother, the Boxster, and it now appears as if the iconic German automaker is poised to improve the breed even further. What first began with forum rumblings now a......