Car Tech
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Chevrolet’s all-new, sixth-generation Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, just two weeks before IndyCar’s Belle Isle Grand Prix is held at the site. That means we won’t be seeing the car at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show, but that’s okay as Chevy has dropped plenty of details to keep us satisfied until the May reveal. We’ve already been treated via official means to a teaser image, a look at one of the car’s badges and confirmation that the car will offer the 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the Corvette. On top of...
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Toyota previews new TNGA modular platform
Toyota is implementing a raft of measures to ensure it remains among the top automakers not only in terms of volume but profitability, too. And one of the key measures is the introduction of a new modular platform, the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), designed for mid-size cars. Other...
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First Look At 2016 Cadillac CT6 Interior, Bose Panaray Sound System
We’re now just days away from the new Cadillac CT6’s debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show, however, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] still can’t manage to contain itself from dropping some early info on the car. We’ve already been given a sneak peek at the CT6's exterior...
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Why Volvo Is Going Touch-Screen, But Skipping Capacitive Tech Entirely
Volvo’s new Sensus Connect Touch system in the 2016 Volvo XC90 is one of this year’s great breakthroughs in vehicle interfaces. While it borrows much of the look and feel of its menus from tablets—especially Apple’s iOS in its iPhone and iPad—it’s definitely not...
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Akrapovic Develops Exhaust System You Can Control With Your Phone
Akrapovic makes exhaust systems for supercars and scaldingly-hot hatchbacks like the Abarth 695 Biposto, but its latest product takes a more high-tech approach to great car sounds. The Slovenian company will launch a new system that allows a driver or passenger to control the exhaust sound using a...
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Ford’s New Road Sign Detection Tech Helps You Dodge Speeding Tickets
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is introducing a semi-autonomous feature that will help you avoid copping a speed ticket. The technology is called the “Intelligent Speed Limiter” and it works by reading speed limit signs using a camera at the front of the car, and then slowing the...
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There’s been a flurry of news concerning Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and its compulsive Tweeting CEO Elon Musk these past couple of weeks, and it looks like the pace of news isn’t about to slow anytime soon. Today, we have details about new self-driving features coming to the Model S. Last fall, Tesla announced an "Autopilot" feature that provided the Model S with some basic self-driving functions, such as being able to read speed signs and make lane changes. Eventually, the Autopilot will be enhanced via software updates to give the Model S self-driving capability on the highway...
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DeltaWing Says Its Road Car Can Achieve 74 MPG Highway Without Electrification
It was at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show that we first saw the radically-designed DeltaWing concept, which was unveiled by chief designer Ben Bowlby as a potential replacement for the chassis used in IndyCar. Promising incredible fuel economy, the DeltaWing racer found a natural home in endurance...
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2016 Cadillac CT6 To Pack 400-HP Twin-Turbo V-6, Next-Gen V-6 Details
The Cadillac CT6 is one of the most anticipated debuts of the 2015 New York Auto Show, and Cadillac has just honed the edge of our interest: it will pack a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine good for 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. MUST WATCH: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Coming With Nanny System To Watch Over Teen Drivers
Chevrolet is set to unveil an all-new Malibu at next month’s 2015 New York Auto Show, and in the lead up to the car’s arrival the bowtie brand has been dropping a number of details about the upcoming mid-sizer. Today, Chevy revealed that its new Malibu, which goes on sale later this...
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Tesla Model S ‘Ends Range Anxiety’ With New Range Assurance, Trip Planner Updates, Says Elon Musk
It’s official, folks: we live in the future. Maybe not the one our parents dreamed of, but a future nonetheless. With just a software update, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will once again push new functionality to its Model S electric sedan, this time with an eye toward ending so-called range...
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Elon Musk: Autonomous Cars May Lead To Driving Being Outlawed
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk has come out and stated what many opponents of autonomous cars may be secretly fearing: driving becoming outlawed. Musk made the comments at a conference held by tech company Nvidia on Tuesday. “In the distant future, I think people may outlaw driving...
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Audi recently demonstrated the capability of its autonomous car technology by letting one of its self-driving A7 prototypes steer itself from San Francisco To Las Vegas, albeit with a driver behind the wheel to takeover when approaching complex city environments. Now, automotive supplier Delphi is taking on a more ambitious challenge: the first coast-to-coast autonomous road trip. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video Making the journey will be an Audi Q5 fitted with numerous autonomous car technologies either being developed by Delphi or already offered by...
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GM Working On Headlights That Track Your Eye Movements
General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European subsidiary Opel is developing a new type of headlight that actually tracks the movement of your eyes and then shines in the direction you are looking at, within a set range. The new feature will form part of Opel’s adaptive headlights in the...
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Hand-Building A Bugatti Veyron’s W-16 Quad-Turbo Engine: Video
Not even a small town’s worth of people will ever own a Bugatti Veyron of any stripe, and it’s no longer being built, but it’s still one of the most important cars of the past two decades. Here, we get to see the quad-turbocharged, W-16 engine being built. MUST SEE: First 725-HP...
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Cadillac CT6 Gets 64-Percent Aluminum Structure That Saves 198 Pounds
With just weeks left until the Cadillac CT6’s unveiling ahead of the 2015 New York Auto Show, we don’t have long to wait to find out all of the details on the new flagship American luxury sedan. But as you’d expect, Cadillac is prepping us with some of the nitty gritty details...
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McLaren Focused On A Lightweight, Aerodynamic, Hybrid Future
McLaren could be on the precipice of some seriously wonderful times. The Woking-based team has been one with an eye to calculated growth over a period of many years. It started a long time ago with its racing team, which remains one of the greatest Formula One teams on the planet. ALSO SEE: Top...
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BMW To Introduce Water-Injection System On New M4 GTS?
BMW recently unveiled a new water-injection system that’s said to result in both efficiency gains and more power by improving engine combustion. The technology, popular in the aftermarket world, is being demonstrated in BMW’s M4 safety car used in MotoGP but is also destined for the...
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The above video clip is a trailer for a video that BMW has created called "The Drift Challenge". It will pit two BMWs against each other to see who can drift better. One car is driven by a professional drifter while the other is driven by computers. It should be interesting to see how the man stacks up against the machine. It's also interesting to see BMW finally realizing that maybe millennial enthusiasts aren't the horrible people they previously envisioned. ALSO SEE: A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video You see, BMW used to actually have a strong dislike for drifting. In...
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Goodyear Unveils Electricity-Generating And Shape-Shifting Concept Tires At Geneva
Goodyear shows concept tires that can generate electricity and change shape.
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nanoFLOWCELL Brings Quant F Prototype And New Quantino Concept To Geneva: Live Photos And Video
A year ago, a little known startup by the name of nanoFLOWCELL showed off an electric sedan concept that was powered by energy stored in a device called a flow cell. A flow cell combines characteristics of a traditional chemical battery and more advanced fuel cells, and according to nanoFLOWCELL it...
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Volvo Announces Production-Viable Autonomous Car Tech
Volvo claims its new autonomous-driving system could go into production.
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Gets Tech Updates
European versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class get new tech features
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BMW Brings Water Injection System To Its M4 Safety Car
Since 1999, BMW has been the official car of the MotoGP motorcycle race series. This new year is more of the same for the automaker, but it's also more of the new. BMW has employed its M4 for safety car duty, and it's fitted the decked-out coupe with a unique injection system under the hood. ALSO...
Jeff Glucker