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- 6 Myths About Gas Mileage
- The summer driving season is at hand, and gasoline prices are suddenly back on your mind. No wonder. While that’s a far cry from last spring’s spike to more than $4 per gallon, it’s incentive enough to focus your mind on all the things you need to do to...
- Articles 2009-07-01
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- BorgWarner again pins hopes on Europe's diesels; Automatic gearbox acts like a manual, boosts mileage, too.(News)
- Byline: Edmund Chew Europe's diesel popularity has helped increase BorgWarner's turbocharger business. The supplier also hopes for a similar boost for its innovative DualTronic dual-clutch transmission technology. The technology enables a manual transmission to perform like an automatic. But automatic...
- Research articles 2003-07-28
- Chevron Introduces New Synthetic Transmission Fluid; Chevron Delo™ Synthetic Transmission Fluid and Texaco Syn-Star® TL Offer Year-Round Protection, Extended Drains and Reduced Maintenance
- SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Chevron Products Company introduces two new, premium synthetic transmission fluids designed specifically for the heavy-duty manual transmission market. These new products meet the newly released EatonRFullerR PS-164 Rev 7 specification.
- Research articles 2006-07-27
- 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission by Porsche and ZF Enters Volume Production
- * Faster shifting without traction interruption * Improved fuel economy and driving performance * Volume production launch in the Porsche 911 Carrera NORTHVILLE, Mich. -- The new 7-speed dual-clutch transmission developed by Porsche and ZF is now in volume production. Its first application is the Porsche 911...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- Fiat, Gm to build new transmission.(News)(Fiat-GM Powertrain BV)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Luca Ciferri - Fiat-GM Powertrain will invest [euro]40 million to produce a new six-speed manual transmission for light commercial vehicles. The transmission will be called the M40. Production will begin in 2006 at the Termoli, Italy, plant. ...
- Research articles 2004-01-12
- Allison Transmission.(Market Watch Lite)
- Allison Transmission announced an expanded program of lower pricing for most models in its Highway Series and Rugged Duty Series automatics. Medium-duty 2500, 3000 and 3500 HS and RDS models can be bought for $1,600 to $3,200 over a truck's standard manual transmission. These suggested retail...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Rockwell's advanced transmission shift system simplifies driving, reduces clutch engagements
- LAS VEGAS--AutomotiveWire--May 15, 1996--Rockwell Automotive's new Engine Synchro ShiftTM ESS system that makes shifting a manual transmission easier by automatically synchronizing engine RPM to road speed during shifts was introduced today at a press briefing here at the International Trucking Show.
- Research articles 1996-05-15
- A TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR 2
- Detroit, Mich. Another source of marital strife is history. Drivers who love the fun of shifting a manual transmission, but are married to someone preferring an automatic need not be shiftless anymore. Autostick to the rescue. The gadget is one of two high-tech, gee-whiz goodies...
- Research articles 1995-01-06
- BorgWarner, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions] Your next question will come from line of Rich Kwas with Wachovia. Rich Kwas - Wachovia Securities Hi, good morning everyone. Timothy M Manganello - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Rich. Rich Kwas - Wachovia Securities ...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- 2010 Suzuki Kizashi: Herald to Something Great that's Coming
- American Suzuki Motor Corp. ASMC takes a bold step forward with its fall introduction of the 2010 Kizashi. Known primarily as a maker of small vehicles and high-performance motorcycles, December will mark the showroom debut of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi (pronounced "Kee-Zah-Shee"), the company's first entry into the all-wheel-drive sport...
- News items 2009-10-23
- 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport First Drive
- By Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit Email Date posted: 2009-08-24 21:00:00.0 We have driven many, many Corvettes over the years, from bone-stock automatics to the absurdly endowed ZR1 to Ron Fellows' C5-R GT1 racecar, and it occurs to us that rarely have we ever pined for more power in Chevrolet's plastic...
- News items 2009-08-24
- 2010 Kia Sorento First Drive Review
- THE 2010 SORENTO is an important model for Kia, and yes, that's a line we seem to use a lot when talking about the smaller Korean's recent new models. Trying to bust out from under the shadow of its bigger brother Hyundai has KIA having to work harder to get...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Software mods add manual mode to automatic transmission. (new transmission system by Chrysler Corp.)
- A BIT OF CODE, A FEW NEW ALGORITHMS, AND A LIGHT MECHANICAL RETOOLING OF THE SHIFT LEVER ALLOWED CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERS TO CREATE AN AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT MERGES AN AUTOMATIC'S EASE OF USE WITH A MANUAL'S PRECISE CONTROL. A BIT OF CODE, A FEW NEW...
- Research articles 1995-12-21
- Pricing for 2010 Nissan Frontier Pickup Truck Announced
- Nissan has announced that pricing for the 2010 Frontier midsize pickup starts at $17,540 for the entry-level Frontier XE King Cab I-4 4x2 with manual transmission (please see our road test of the 2009 Nissan Frontier XE) and $22,290 for the Frontier SE Crew Cab V-6 4x2 with manual transmission....
- News items 2009-08-11
- Nissan 370Z 40th-Anniversary Special
- Date posted: 10-15-2009 FRANKLIN, Tennessee — The Datsun 240Z was a game-changer 40 years ago, when it was first rolled out on an unsuspecting U.S. market. Nissan is commemorating the occasion, six generations later, with a new limited-edition 370Z 40th Anniversary model. It was October 22, 1969, when the 240Z...
- News items 2009-10-15
- 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Test Drive: Track Day Vette With Techy Smart-Launch Control
- Milford, Mich.—It's only been a year since the max-attack ZR1 ex ploded onto the supercar scene. Yet Chevy is expanding the Corvette lineup once again with the new $55,720 Grand Sport. The Grand Sport slots beneath Chevy's top two Vettes, the ZR1 and Z06, in both price and performance. It...
- News items 2009-08-21
- Opel Insignia OPC plus other goodies on their way to Buick
- Earlier this week, we previewed the impressive Opel Insignia-based Buick Regal. But that's not all we saw. In addition to development prototypes of the Regal we'll see next year, we also got some seat time in variants of the car that could make their way here in the very near...
- News items 2009-11-24
- 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 Arrives In Australian Showrooms
- AUDI'S FASTEST CAR YET, the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI, is now on sale nationwide. Since debuting at the Detroit Auto Show at the start of this year, it's been an eight-month wait for the car to arrive on Australian shores. However for a select few Australians, it will be worth...
- News items 2009-08-12
- BorgWarner hopes to expand Euro business with new transmission; North America might be hard sell for dual-clutch device.(News)
- Byline: Terry Kosdrosky BorgWarner Inc. is counting on a new transmission system that combines the ease of an automatic with the fuel efficiency of a manual to propel its European growth. The company faces more of an uphill battle getting the sy...
- Research articles 2003-10-20
- Transmission needs "super-round" parts
- When you have to measure more than 1000 different parts to submicron standards, manual inspection techniques won't cut it. That's why manufacturing engineers responsible for Ford's new electronic transmission bought an automated gage, the Talyrond 300 from Rank Taylor Hobson Inc. (Des Plaines, IL). Ford needed precision quality control for...
- Research articles 1994-01-01
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