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What does the new Ford Fusion Ecoboost and a rocket engine have in common? According to Ford, it uses a BorgWarner turbine wheel made from a superalloy that BorgWarner supplies a larger version of on the fuel pump to launch to Space Shuttle. A...

Volkswagen has done an amazing job of keeping details about its 7th generation Golf secret, but the car will be revealed at a press conference on September 4. The first details are starting to leak out about VW's best selling vehicle worldwide...

Honda has begun production of the new, ninth generation Accord at its factory in Marysville, Ohio.  "This new Accord excels in all areas, and it's being built in a plant that excels in all areas as well – including flexibil...

Opel will launch its compact Adam at the Paris Motor Show on September 27. It is aiming the car as a cute competitor to the Mini Cooper and Fiat 500. Part of competing with these cars is offering a wide range of options that allow buyers to tailor...

  Getting a million miles, 1.6 million kilometers, out of a car is still a real feat. Cars have gotten a lot more reliable since the 50s and 60s when a car with 100k on the odometer was considered tired, but a million miles is still somet...

Bentley has revealed the performance specs of its Continental GT Speed, its fastest production vehicle ever. The Continental GT Speed is capable of a 205mph top speed. Power comes from the same 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 with 616hp and 800Nm of ...

Citroen is expaning the C4 range even farther with a compact SUV, called the Aircross. Citroen has not released too many details on the new car, but it has confirmed that the car will be available with either two-wheel or four-wheel drive. ...

On July 27 a three-man team began their attempt to drive a slightly modified Volkswagen Touareg from Melbourne, Australia, to St. Petersburg, Russia. On August 13, the team arrived in St. Petersburg setting a new record time of 17 days, 18 hours a...

Rainer Zietlow, Vadim Gagarin, and Marius Biela  have set off on a record-breaking journey in a slightly modified Volkswagen Touareg from Melbourne, Australia, to St. Petersburg, Russia. Zietlow and company began their journey on July 30 on t...

General Motors has installed an 8.15 megawatt solar panel array at Opel's Rüsselsheim factory. It is one of the largest fields on solar panels in Europe and covers the area of 32 soccer fields. It will create 7.3 million kilowatt hours of...