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'Reman' engine market steady, but complexity challenges production efficiency

2014-11-26

High-tech design causes time to remanufacture engines to nearly triple and adds to cost, while used engines remain a competitive factor. However, Purdue University data shows remanufacturing is far more energy efficient than installing a new powerplant.

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2015 Chrysler 300 gets upgrades

2015-01-22

A mid-cycle refreshening adds driver-assist technologies, more tuning options for the sport model, and the nameplate's first pairing of a V8 engine with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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2015 GT350 Mustang aimed at track-day dominance

2014-11-19

The new Shelby Mustang's street-vs-track development ratio was more biased toward the track than the majority of cars from Ford Performance Enginering—even versus the GT500.

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2015 Hyundai Genesis stiffer, quieter thanks to re-engineered chassis, body structure, powertrain

2014-01-14

The rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan embodies the first realization of Hyundai’s new design direction—“fluidic sculpture 2.0”—that was previewed last year with the HCD-14 Genesis concept. Beneath the “clean,” flowing exterior panels, the 2015 Genesis features a completely redesigned platform to accommodate a new available HTRAC all-wheel-drive system.

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2015 Mondeo launch shows flexibility, challenges of One Ford strategy

2015-01-28

Engineering Launch Manager Mike Rogers and his team handled new powertrain, body, and trim complexities as they guided Ford's new C/D-class product from development to production at a new plant.

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2016 Altair Enlighten Award adds new category to honor lightweighting efforts

2015-12-22

Nominations for the fourth annual Altair Enlighten Award are now being accepted, with the 2016 award program including two distinct categories recognizing vehicle lightweighting: full vehicles and modules.

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2016 Camaro: GM unleashes its lighter, faster Mustang competitor

2015-05-18

Using the benchmark Alpha mixed-materials architecture that it pioneered on Cadillac ATS, GM takes over 200 lb out of the admittedly overweight 2015 Camaro and adds its first turbocharged four-cylinder powertrain.

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2016 Chevrolet Cruze is larger, longer, and sheds 250 lb

2015-06-25

GM's best-selling global product, the new Cruze shifts to the D2XX compact platform--a move helps create a roomier vehicle while weighing less than the outgoing model.

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2016 Explorer gains more powerful four-cylinder, Platinum opulence

2014-12-03

Ford upgraded the Explorer's four-cylinder EcoBoost engine to support all-wheel drive and 3000-lb towing, while a new Platinum trim level brings many first-time amenities for Ford.

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2016 Honda Civic targets Audi A3, drives new modular-engineering strategy

2015-04-09

Honda’s next-generation Civic will debut a sporty new design language, more efficient and spirited powertrains—and serve as the lead application for Honda’s new Global Compact platform that will also underpin the next-generation Accord as well as the HR-V crossover.

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2016 Optima gets upgraded UVO

2015-04-10

The twins-under-the-skin Kia Optima and Hyundai Sonata are fraternal only, as they share nothing in terms of external and interior styling. The product planning teams for each brand also get to introduce other differentiators, in the case of Optima a markedly different infotainment systems than Sonata.

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2016 Volt: GM gives its PHEV longer range, less weight, easier charging

2015-01-12

The world's best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle was re-engineered from a clean sheet for 2016.

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2017 Cadillac XT5 brings superior dynamics to luxo-crossover segment

2016-03-18

The XT5 now blatantly sets the new ride/handling “balance” benchmark, leaving BMW X5, Mercedes GLE and Lexus RX feeling roly-poly and heavy by comparison.

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2017 Nissan Armada steps onto Patrol platform

2016-02-17

The full-size SUV switches from the Titan pickup platform, to that of the iconic Patrol.

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2017 Nissan Titan gets new platform, powertrain, cab and bed features

2016-08-15

Nissan's second-generation full-size pickup adds its first-ever single cab, a direct-injection V8 and 7-speed transmission plus significantly improved vehicle aerodynamics and NVH attenuation. While there's no net mass reduction versus the previous Titan, fuel efficiency has been improved 28%.

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2018 NAIAS: 2019 Kia Forte gets 'smart' CVT

2018-01-16

Kia's next-generation Forte compact sedan gets the spicy exterior design cues of the Kia Stinger fastback sports sedan and improved mpg with the automaker's first intelligent variable transmission.

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2018 NAIAS: Mercedes boosts off-road prowess of 2019 G-wagen

2018-01-15

No one will mistake the 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class for anything but a G-wagen in terms of styling, but there's even more off-road capability engineered into the new version of Germany's favorite mountain goat..

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2018 NAIAS: New Toyota Avalon gains advanced suspension, lighting systems

2018-01-15

An adaptive variable suspension and a dynamic headlamp system represent brand-first technologies debuting on the new-gen Avalon flagship sedan.

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2018 Ram ProMaster 2500

2017-12-17

This rebadged Fiat Ducato offers an ideal combination of high roofline and reasonably low load floor, enabled by the 16-in wheels and front-wheel-drive platform that’s unique to the segment.

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2019 Ford Ranger returns as a midsize with 10-speed and turbo four

2018-01-15

Ford debuts the 2019 Ranger, leveraging a modified version of its T6 global truck platform with new technology for the expanding North American midsize-pickup market.