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Ram Expands Engine Offerings
The diesel-dominant heavy-duty pickup line gets a tried-and-true gas-powered Hemi, while the light-duty line adds its first diesel.
By Aaron Foley • July 17, 2013 -
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‘Serendipity’ for Chrysler Engineers Developing Electrified 500
A top engineer reveals that long before Fiat expressed interest in Chrysler, the U.S. auto maker was developing an electric powertrain for an unspecified vehicle.
By Aaron Foley • July 16, 2013 -
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Automakers are evaluating their long-term strategies, revisiting their product mix, and approach to both retail and manufacturing approach along the way.
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500L Defies Conventionality With Spunk, Style
Though it technically falls in the competitive B-segment category, Fiat avoids calling the 500L a subcompact as the auto maker targets style-conscious, forward-thinking customers.
By Aaron Foley • July 15, 2013 -
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Russian Auto Maker Yo-Avto Developing Hybrid CUV
Despite the revival of a massive public-relations campaign, the prototype vehicles’ technical problems are noted by critics who see the company merely as a project to support majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s political ambitions.
By Peter Homola • July 15, 2013 -
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Give Me Diesel, or Give Me Diesel
Volkswagen’s XL1 and Golf GTD are lightyears apart within the brand’s product portfolio, and yet they are blood brothers bound by diesel-motivated performance and fuel efficiency.
July 12, 2013 -
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Test Driving Mahle’s Tiny Beast
The German supplier’s unassuming triple bests Ford’s highly lauded EcoBoost and embarrasses the world’s biggest motorcycle engine.
July 11, 2013 -
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Uneven Quality Trips Up ’14 Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel
Here’s what the Cruze does deliver: upwards of an estimated 46 mpg, emissions 90% cleaner than previous-generation GM diesels and 264 lb.-ft. of torque that promises 0-60 mph in 8.6 seconds.
By James M. Amend • July 10, 2013 -
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Russian-Made PSA Engine Under Hood of Next Chevrolet Niva
The powerplant will be produce by a third-party joint venture, with output slated to begin in 2015.
By Peter Homola • July 1, 2013 -
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Mahle to Build Engines in U.K.
The supplier, which is expanding in the U.S., has a contract with an auto maker to redesign an existing engine and integrate turbocharging and eventually manufacture the powerplant.
July 1, 2013 -
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Ram Adds New 6.4L Engine to Heavy-Duty Line
The new engine offers a third alternative to the 5.7L V-8 Hemi and 6.7L Cummins diesel, and will be the first-ever gasoline mill in some chassis cabs.
By Aaron Foley • June 28, 2013 -
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Global Hybrid, EV Volume to See Incremental Growth by 2016
In 2016, the number of EV nameplates in production will total 96, an increase of just five from 2013. By comparison, output of hybrid nameplates will jump from 185 to 234 in the 3-year period, according to a WardsAuto/AC forecast.
By Haig Stoddard • June 28, 2013 -
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Electric Vehicles Not Sustainable
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.Several issues have come to light recently that call into question the environmental benefits of electric vehicles. It’s all got to do with ...
By John McElroy 1 • June 24, 2013 -
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North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 5.9% in May
Through the first 5 months of 2013, 6,854,535 light vehicles were produced in North America, up 4.5% from the same period in 2012.
By Erin Sunde • June 21, 2013 -
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Ford China Engine Plant Goes Online
The plant initially will manufacture two engines at the plant, a 1.5L naturally aspirated 4-cyl. and a 1.0L direct-injected turbocharged EcoBoost mill.
By WardsAuto Staff • June 18, 2013 -
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Ford Takes Human Element Out of Vehicle-Durability Test Drives
The robotic system uses an electric motor attached through a ring gear to the steering wheel to direct the vehicle, while a series of low-cost linear actuators work with belt cranks that push the pedals similar to a human driver.
By Byron Pope • June 16, 2013 -
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Chevy Cruze Diesel Attracting Buyers With Quiet Engine, Extended Range
Engineers can’t make the Cruze diesel totally quiet. That will take another evolution. But someday the totally noiseless diesel will come, Gary Altman says, noting it will take changes in combustion technology as well as engine materials.
By Jim Mateja • June 12, 2013 -
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Small Block Hugely Capable
The GMC Sierra pickup features three all-new small-block engines. The 5.3L V-8 tows with steely confidence, and the 4.3L V-6 is stout, too.
June 12, 2013 -
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China Vehicle Production Up 15% in April
China builds rose to 7 million units through the year’s first four months.
By Heather Rowe • June 11, 2013 -
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Acura Drops Pounds, Price for ’14 MDX
“We did an all-out attack on weight,” says project leader Jim Keller.
By Steve Finlay • June 10, 2013 -
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Japanese Auto Makers Rule Global Hybrid, EV Markets
Toyota has been cool toward EV technology, believing fuel-cell vehicles offer a better long-term solution to global warming. But the No.1 hybrid maker nevertheless launched all-electric versions of the Scion iQ and RAV4 in 2012.
By Roger Schreffler • June 10, 2013 -
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Kia Cadenza Nice Niche Model
The surging South Korean auto maker enters yet another segment of the U.S. new-vehicle market, with a formidable challenger in its all-new large Cadenza sedan.
June 6, 2013 -
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Tech-Rich ’14 Chevy Silverado Rules the Ranch
Technological advances vault the Silverado to the head of the herd, although Ford gallops to market later this year with a redesigned F-150 boasting its own raft of new technology, including widespread use of lightweight aluminum.
By James M. Amend • June 4, 2013 -
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French Engineers Say 70% of EU Cars to Require Electrification by 2020
Mild hybrids use a small energy-storage system that can recover braking energy quickly and software that reuses it just as quickly to keep the internal-combustion engine working efficiently to meet Europe’s 95 g/km CO2 goal.
By William Diem • June 3, 2013 -
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GM Says Chevy Cruze Diesel Engine Glitch Remedied
A pressurized intake duct on the Cruze’s 2.0L turbodiesel became disconnected from the engine’s throttle body during a media test drive, leading to a roadside breakdown of a preproduction model.
By James M. Amend • May 29, 2013 -
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Diesel GLK250 Outlier Among Small Luxury CUVs
While the vehicle is not big on Mercedes-style performance, its fuel-economy numbers make it worth a second look.
By Aaron Foley • May 28, 2013
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