Mazda has added a turbocharged option to the 2018 Mazda 6 line-up, bumping up power by 40 or more horsepower in the process. But the new engine is only half the equation in making the already excellent Mazda 6 even better. Read the review at NewAtlas.com.
Mitsubishi Electric has begun mass-producing the first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator system for 48V hybrid systems. This system will be used by Mercedes-Benz and is on display at Tokyo Motor Show 2017. Read more at NewAtlas.com.
The roomy, fuel-efficient Sentra just got better with a turbocharged sport-centric edition called the 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo. It’s fun, low-cost, and still a good daily driver, but there are downsides to it. Read more at FutureCars.com.
We’ve already seen one dream machine penned by Italian design house Pininfarina turn heads at this year’s Geneva motor show – here’s another. Created in collaboration with Hong Kong–based electric vehicle manufacturer Hybrid Kinetic Group, the H600 is a hybrid luxury sports sedan concept that uses a microturbine generator as …
With the supercharged V8 under the hood of the 2017 Camaro ZL1 putting out 640 horsepower (477 kW) and 640 pound-feet (868 Nm) of torque, Chevrolet has designed a new 10-speed automatic transmission to handle all of that power going to the rear wheels. This new gearbox is no slouch, …
For a week, we had the 2016 Nissan Maxima as a daily-use vehicle. Nissan calls this new Maxima a track-tested, fighter jet-inspired sedan whose sportiness is only eclipsed by its fuel efficiency and practicality. So is it? Read more at Gizmag.com.
What can you do with your off-time this fall? Rake leaves? Start Christmas shopping? Why not create the world’s biggest Zorb? Then put a car in it? To heck with normal stuff, let’s do the Zorb. Read more at Torque News.
