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January 30, 2017 •
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French truck maker Renault has produced a pioneering prototype 3D-printed engine. A team of engineers and designers at the Renault Trucks Lyon Powertrain Engineering Department focused on using metal additive manufacturing – metal 3D printing – as a future engine manufacturing process, creating a prototype DTI 5 4- cylinder Euro-6 step C engine designed exclusively …
January 26, 2017 •
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Renault’s Alpine sub-brand is set to return in 2017. A new mid-engined sports car using a lightweight aluminium platform. Alpine has previously revealed that it will get a lightweight aluminium chassis/platform (and parts) as well as aluminium bodywork. And now, it has announced that the air flow will be a key factor in the new …
January 17, 2017 •
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Variable valve timing adjusters (VVT) allow the engine to operate in a fuel-efficient way and dynamically change the engine timing to give optimum power/performance when needed. This is achieved by pressure feeding engine oil into the VVT rotor chamber, which either advances or retards the engine timing by moving the camshaft by a few degrees …
January 12, 2017 •
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Thatcham Research, the independent automotive research centre, has recognised the cars at the vanguard in safety, helping drivers to identify the life and money-saving tech they should demand as standard when buying a new car. The What Car? Safety Award aims to increase awareness of the safest new cars available in 2017 and, in a …
January 10, 2017 •
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When replacing the fuel filter on certain VAG diesel models it is important upon reassembly that the filter lid is presented squarely to the filter body as it is pressed down to seal the integral O-ring. If the lid is not pressed squarely there is a good chance the O-ring can roll out of its …
January 5, 2017 •
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Laser Tools is well known for its range of specialist tools and has just released a DSG clutch removal and installation kit (part number 6718) which is a set of special tools that is required when removing and installing the dual clutch fitted to the Volkswagen Golf 2004 onwards, Touareg (6-speed) and Audi A3 from …
January 5, 2017 •
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Bosch is showing how connectivity is turning things into partners, companions, and assistants at CES® 2017 in Las Vegas. The global supplier of technology and services is presenting innovative solutions at the trade show in the following domains: smart home, smart city, connected mobility, Industry 4.0, and sensor technology. These technologies make everyday life easier, …
January 5, 2017 •
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HERE, the Open Location Platform company has launched HERE Electronic Horizon, software that helps vehicles know and react to what lies ahead on the road without driver involvement. The introduction of HERE Electronic Horizon means that HERE now offers a full location technology stack for the car that simplifies and shortens time of development for …
January 3, 2017 •
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The latest figures for new cars registered to the end of 2016, just released by Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), show the market is up 17.52 per cent year on year. The industry had correctly estimated total sales of between 140,000-150,000 units at the start of 2016, finishing with 146,672 new passenger vehicles …
December 21, 2016 •
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As the pace of automated driving technology shifts into overdrive, Delphi Automotive Plc and Mobileye will conduct the most complex automated drive ever publicly demonstrated on an urban and highway combined route in Las Vegas for CES 2017. The 6.3-mile drive will showcase Delphi and Mobileye’s Centralized Sensing Localization and Planning (CSLP) automated driving system, which will …