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Archive : downsizing
The European Opel Insignia gets a downsized engine, will the Buick Regal follow?
Regal is an old name at Buick, but today’s Regal is a very modern car. It started as the Opel […]
Ford will launch a 3-cylinder Ecoboost engine for Europe, and America too
Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, Toyota, Peugeot, Citroën, I estimate that more than half a million cars with 3-cylinder engines are sold […]
The Volkswagen Passat TSI gets E85 compliant in some markets
European and American Passats are totally different cars nowadays, with distinct bodies and engines, but there’s a new engine for […]
The Twin Power Turbo from BMW comes without extra-charge
It’s not yet available in America, but the BMW X1 has been on sale for about a year in Europe, […]
Renault’s launching a new mid-size diesel for its Megane range
They’re still rare in the U.S. but diesels are the norm in Europe, taking more than half of the market, […]
Could that be true: Americans are getting reasonable? Is this the end of the V8 engine?
Since 1932, the U.S. is known as the country of the V8 engine. Ford was the first to mass-market a […]
Formula One cars getting greener with engine downsizing and hybrid technology
The FIA (the Paris based Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the organization that’s behind Formula One racing, has approved preliminary specifications […]
Grandeur in downsizing, that’s BMW with its new K1600
We talk often about the new trend in engine design, I mean downsizing, or the replacement of a low-tech large […]
Unexpected! Lamborghini downsizes with the Sesto Elemento
It’s a strange car with a strange name: the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. That’s sixth element in Italian, and as there’s […]
Embarrassed, Bentley announces its downsizing plan
Cars have to get greener, all of them, even Bentley cars. That is no small feat. Among all cars, Bentley […]
Could the Ford Mondeo be a better car than the Fusion?
Next Focus will be a true world car. But the current model is not. There are different Focus for each […]