Posts Tagged ‘efficiency’

Now you know: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited can fit 32 people

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Now that the newly-designed Wrangler has gained an optional extra set of doors, those wanting a little extra passenger-carrying capability with their off-road ready rough-and-tumble ride have been able to get it in the Unlimited model. Of course, there has been an important unanswered question loomi......

Chrysler plans summer shutdown, mandatory vacation for workers

Friday, March 14th, 2008
The AP got a hold of an internal email sent to all Chrysler employees informing them in no uncertain terms that they will be taking a vacation from July 7 through July 21. While some kind of plant shutdown is apparently common for most automakers during the summer, this corporate-wide stoppage will ......

Nanotech research stumbles on homemade hydrogen

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Efficiency is a large stumbling block if you're looking for a way to replace gasoline. It's pretty hard to better such an exceptional fuel, and several alternatives show promise but are nagged by inefficiencies or cost, and usually both. Nanotech to the rescue; it may soon be possible to produce you......

Rendered Speculation: 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
水印图片尺寸大于原图,请缩小水印图If you'd suspected that Mercedes' F700 show car was a preview of cues we'd soon see on production cars, there's a Schulte Design rendering to bolster your theory. The current S-Class debuted in 2005, so we won't see its replacement for a couple of y......

Nissan to cut weight by 15-percent by 2015

Saturday, October 20th, 2007
As enthusiasts, it's easy to get caught up in horsepower and torque figures, but weight remains the ultimate buzz kill for performance. The last twenty years has brought huge advances in technological and safety features, but the downside is that we've been tacking on the pounds in the process. Niss......

Toyota’s New Year’s Resolution: sell 9.85 million cars in 2008

Saturday, October 13th, 2007
If it were poker, Toyota would have looked at GM, pushed all its chips into the pot and said, "You know what that means." The other marque in the battle for worldwide supremacy has raised its projection for 2008 sales by 5-percent over this year, expecting to sell 9.85 million cars around the world ......

2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4×4 Video

Friday, October 5th, 2007
The 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4×4 is still one of the best off-road vehicles, even with its upgrade to four doors. Our tester came with the optional 4-speed automatic transmission and skid plate (only an $845 upgrade), perfect for the off-road enthusiast. The engine is a 3.8L V6 with 202......

New Mercedes E-Class coming this September

Friday, October 5th, 2007
Mercedes is moving beyond the neo-retro theme it's cultivated for its E-Class middle child. The C-Class has established some new familial cues with its recent redesign, and Autocar is reporting that the E-Class will expand on those themes. Tauter, edgier, and crisper are the words used to describe t......

Left Out: UPS software minimizes left turns

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
What can Brown do for you? Not make left turns, for a start.UPS uses proprietary software it calls "package flow" to increase efficiency in its logistical operations, including mapping out routes for each of its 95,000 delivery trucks. According to UPS, the software has already cut out some 28.5 mil......

Ferrari to help save the world by lowering CO2 emissions

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Ferrari may only produce about 6,000 supercars per year, but the Italian automaker still wants to help control global warming by reducing its CO2 emissions by 40-percet. That's a substantial savings when one considers that Ferrari will need to reach their goal by sustaining and likely improving over......