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Will Ford’s 1 Litre EcoBoost Become Even More Efficient?

June 3, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

It’s well known that Ford’s EcoBoost technology has really helped petrol engines come on leaps and bounds when it comes to fuel efficiency. Smaller engines are generally more efficient anyway, but mate them to high compression rates and a low burn combustion cycle and you have wallet friendly cars. Is it possible to make this […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Technical Tagged With: 1.0 litre EcoBoost, Aachen, Andreas Schamel, Car Articles, Cylinder deactivation, EcoBoost, Efficient engines, European Research and Innovation Centre, Ford, Ford director, Fuel saving technology, Germany, Industry News, New engine technology, Petrol engines, Powertrain, Powertrains, Research

Three Cylinder Power Comes To Audi A1

February 16, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

To further tempt customers away from diesel power, Audi has unveiled a new 3 cylinder engine for the A1 supermini.  The first petrol unit with this configuration ever to be installed in an Audi model, the latest A1 variant promises to bring 67mpg-plus economy, peppy performance and the premium hallmarks that distinguish every Audi within even […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Technical Tagged With: 3 cylinder engines, A1, Audi, New engines, Petrol engines, Powerplants, superminis, Three cylinder engines

Nissan Adds N-Tec To Qashqai Range

October 2, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Nissan Qashqai

The Nissan Qashqai 2014 is an absolutely brilliant all-rounder. The range has now been bolstered further with the introduction of the n-tec trim level. Standard specification including 18-inch alloys, Around View Monitor, automatic folding mirrors and is positioned between existing Acenta and Tekna models. The price starts from £21,700 on the road. A new efficient […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, New Cars Tagged With: Automatic gearboxes, N-tec trim level, nissan, Petrol engines, Qashqai, Xtronic

Petrol Cars More Likely To Fail MOT Due To Emissions?

November 12, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

Redex, the UK’s number one fuel additive provider, has conducted some research into the causes of MOT failure. Apparently, petrol cars are much more likely to fail on emissions. More than double the number failed a test as compared to diesel engines. Bruce Ellis, research and development manager at Redex, said: “There are a number […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Technical Tagged With: Blocked injectors, Car engines, Diesel engines, Improving performance, Petrol engines, Redex, Reducing exhaust emissions

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