As automakers maximize the potential of vehicle platforms, a GKN executive says the electric rear axle is a simple way to convert a front-drive architecture to a fuel-saving hybrid that also enables AWD when necessary.
Subaru’s hardy flat-fours once were criticized as buzzy, unrefined and not very fuel-efficient, but the latest 268-hp 2.0L turbocharged, direct-injected iteration earns high praise.
New engines from Toyota and Honda, transmissions from Aisin and hybrid systems from several suppliers were among the highlights from the Japan exhibition.
Engine shipments to North America from Rayong, Thailand, will start in the third quarter. Installation in the Colorado and Canyon at GM’s plant in Wentzville, MO, will begin later this fall.
At last week’s ride-and-drive media event in Milford, MI, to spotlight the new 2.8L diesel 4-cyl. coming to the U.S. in the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups later this year, a General Motors staffer called into question Fiat Chrysler’s...