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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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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 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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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.
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A Tern toward a full-scale VTOL UAV demonstrator
2016-02-19
Tern continues to undergo progress toward creating a new class of unmanned air systems combining shipboard takeoff and landing capabilities, enhanced speed and endurance, and supervised autonomy.
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AFRL demos advanced multipurpose robotics for aerospace
2018-06-07
Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Manufacturing Technologies Division successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a new multi-purpose maintenance and manufacturing robot at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.
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Acura teases RDX replacement for Detroit auto show
2017-12-21
At the 2018 Detroit auto show, Acura plans to unveil a concept indicating the direction for the new, third generation of its RDX midsize crossover.
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Additive manufacturing adoption up, growing rapidly in aerospace
2018-06-14
The 3D printing materials market will experience high double-digit growth in the aerospace industry through 2024, as manufacturers of aircraft and spacecraft vehicles and components increasingly adopt and reap the benefits of additive manufacturing, market analysts at Frost & Sullivan in Mountain View, California, predict.
