Engine materials

BMW X5 M and X6 M

Video of the week: The new BMW X5 M and X6 M

The new BMW X5 M and new BMW X6 M combine the characteristic features of the BMW X family with the commitment to high performance that defines an M car. The latter is highlighted by the cars’ performance figures. Both models complete the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds in conjunction with the standard eight-speed M Steptronic transmission. The new […]

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Honda EXlink engine

The Honda EXlink engine

Performing more work with less fuel… Energy efficiency has been of prime importance in engine design, driving the development of countless new models over the years. With the goal of taking energy efficiency to a new step, Honda developed its own linkage engine design based on Atkinson’s extended-expansion cycle engine, invented some 130 years ago.

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2014 Chevrolet Camaro

The history of Chevrolet Camaro engines

Since its 1967 introduction, the Camaro’s engine output has ranged from a low of 88 horsepower to a peak of 580, as the pony car rode the highs of the muscle car era in the late-1960s and the lows of the oil embargo-influenced 1970s to the emergence of modern technologies in the 1980s and the

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Ford Focus RS 2015 with EcoBoost engine

The 2015 All-wheel drive Ford Focus RS

Ford revealed the all-new Focus RS, a high-performance road car that debuts Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control. The all-new Focus RS is equipped with a new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine producing well in excess of 315 horsepower. “The all-new Focus RS is a serious machine with high-performance technology and innovative engineering that

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