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The new Porsche 911 GT3 is the next 911 model to make its debut in the United States, and like the Type 991 versions of the 911 Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S, it’s a better car in every regard than its (admirably quick) predecessor.
Out back, the 3.8-liter flat-six engine now benefits from direct injection, while receiving a stratospherically-high (for a production automobile engine, anyway) redline of 9,000 rpm. It cranks out 475 horsepower and 324 pound-feet of torque, sending this t…
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On February 23, 1892, Rudolf Diesel obtained German patent RP 67207, Arbeitsverfahren und Ausführungsart für Verbrennungsmaschinen (roughly, “Working process and realization method for internal combustion engines”) for his new compression-ignition engine design. The Diesel engine would prove immensely more mechanically efficient than contemporary steam engine designs, and quite adaptable. It’s still in common use today, particularly in European cars and modern tractor-trailer rigs.
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More information has surfaced regarding the much anticipated Alfa Romeo 4C with the help of CarScoop, to a Swiss auto dealer who attended an Alfa Romeo meeting earlier this month.
According to this report, the 4C’s 1.7L turbocharged four-pot is going to produce 237hp for the base model versus 300hp, which makes it the same engine as in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV.
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Thanks to a carbon fiber chassis with a pegged curb weight of 1,874lbs, that four-pot shoul…
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The latest sign that the product planners and marketers at Fiat and Chrysler have muffed the launch of the Dodge Dart is the announcement that their Dundee, Michigan engine plant that builds the Dart’s turbocharged 1.4 liter Multiair FIRE engine has fired or reassigned 58 employees and is eliminating a second shift. The shift reduction follows remarks at the 2013 NAIAS media preview by Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne blaming poor Dart sales on the powertrain offerings. “The powertrain solutions we m…
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A BMW official has confirmed that the range-extender engine to be offered as an option on the battery-powered i3 supermini will be a two-cylinder gasoline unit sourced from the brand's motorcycle division and not the upcoming, larger displacement 1.5-liter three-cylinder petrol engine developed for the Bavarian group's automobiles. Speaking to Autonews during last week's Detroit Motor Show, Herbert Diess, BMW's head of Research and Development, said that the range-extender engine option …
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Chevrolet was not the first American manufacturer to build a V8 engine, that distinction goes to Cadillac (1914), but Chevrolet certainly has built the most famous one. Today some 105 million V8 engines of varying displacements have been built by Chevrolet and the tradition continues today.
The story of the Chevrolet V8 goes back to the early 1950s. These were the days of cheap gasoline and beginning of the horsepower wars. 1953 was the year that Chevrolet introduced the Corvette sportscar with a …
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There are a few misconceptions out there about engine oil. "Synthetic" oil seldom means that there's no petroleum products in it, the "W" in the viscosity numbers doesn't stand for "weight," and "severe usage," when you should change your oil more frequently, could mean that you're not using your car all that often. Read more about engine oil and its properties in my Sympatico Autos story by clicking here.
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The car that Mitsubishi believes will help it grow again and increase its sales on a global basis and especially in developing markets, the new Mirage, will join the brand's range in the United States next year, but we already knew that. What a report from Car and Driver adds is that the Japanese carmaker's no-frills sub-compact will be revealed in U.S.-specification at the 2013 New York Auto Show in April, and that it will go on sale in September of the same year. Read more »Copyright ©…
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Ford is issuing a voluntary safety recall of 2013 Escape SUV and Fusion sedans equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine over concerns they can overheat, creating a fire risk.
Ford is advising customers to contact their dealers to arrange alternative transportation, at no cost, until a repair can be made. At this time, the repair process and parts are being developed, with no announced date for availability. Customers will be notified when the work can be performed.
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Ford’s 1-liter EcoBoost engine – image: Ford Motor Company
If we asked you to name cars that used a three-cylinder engine, you’d probably pick the Smart ForTwo without much trouble. If you’ve been around cars as long as we have, you’d remember that the Geo Metro, Chevrolet Sprint, Suzuki Swift and Subaru Justy all came with fuel-efficient three-banger engines.
They all had one other thing in common, too – they were (or are) near-dangerously underpowered, and deliver zero amuseme…
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