Volvo is going to put a 112mph (180kph) top speed limit on all its cars from 2020. In an announcement today, the Swedish manufacturer revealed the new move is part…

The word ‘turbo’ is a common one surrounding cars (and in their marketing) and most of us understand that it’s a positive thing, but what is it and how does…

Car makers are continually developing new technologies to minimise fuel consumption and, in addition to clever turbocharging, direct injection and advanced valve timing, cylinder deactivation is another economy boosting trick.…

The theory has never changed: to make driving at night safe, you need to make night as much like day as you can. And the problem hasn’t changed: the beams…

Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle earned the Full Vehicle top honor in this year’s Altair Enlighten Awards. (H-D) Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Mubea and Marelli recognized with the 2020 Altair Enlighten Award for…

Layout of a spark-ignited, compression-ignition, exhaust-energy-recovering engine envisioned by GM engineers. (GM) Seeking to wring more from less, several novel combustion-engine innovations were discussed at SAE’s 2020 WCX Digital Summit. Three…

Porsche claims the new pistons created with additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for the 911 GT2 RS add 30 horsepower while increasing efficiency. Working with Mahle and Trumpf, Porsche is using…