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Ford 1.0L EcoBoost wins 3rd consecutive Int’l Engine Of The Year; VW 1.4L TSI takes 9th straight win; Tesla the Best Green Engine

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liter features a cylinder head with an integrated and cooled exhaust manifold that lowers exhaust temperatures for optimizing the fuel-to-air ratio. The TSI engine is currently available in differing cubic capacity classes and levels of power output ranging between 66 kW / 90 PS and 221 kW / 300 PS. Other category awards.

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Nanoslide twin-wire arc spraying moving from AMG to series-production Mercedes-Benz diesel engines; reduced friction and lower fuel consumption

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Since 2006 this cutting-edge cylinder coating technology has been a key component of all 6.3-liter With BlueTEC with AdBlue exhaust treatment, this M-Class model already meets the emission values planned for 2014 in accordance with the Euro-6 standard. In July 2005 Mercedes-AMG GmbH presented a 6.3 liter AMG engines. liters, or 24%.

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Lexus Tweaks the 2010 LS 600h Hybrid

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Toyota Motor has made a range of technology and styling changes to the LS 600h, the full hybrid Lexus flagship first introduced in 2006 ( earlier post ), including redesigned seating, updated equipment, a new ECO driving mode and new brakes. mpg US) (figures provisional). The 2010 Lexus LS 600h hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. Power, but not enough efficiency to hit 30 mpg. The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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The survey is similar to surveys run by UMTRI on the same topic in 2006 and 2007. Fuel cells are seen as hitting 1% by 2025; extended range electric vehicles, 3%; and battery-electric vehicles, 4%. Changes in the exhaust manifolds and turbo from Gen 1 to Gen 2. Advanced diesel will increase to 23% in 2025 from 17% in 2016.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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The current model of the Sprinter has been on the market since 2006. The variety of seats offered ranges from two individual seats in the cab of a commercially used vehicle to up to 20 seats for 19 passengers plus driver. The gear ranges are graduated to give an optimum balance between low consumption and agile handling.

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BMW Technology Day 2009: Focus on Aerodynamics, Two New Engines and 8-Speed Transmission

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L/100 km (40 mpg US), with an average CO 2 rating of 158 g/km. From 2006 to 2008, BMW’s average fuel consumption and CO 2 ratings decreased by 16%, the average MINI ratings by 20%. Both figures are significantly lower than the average of all vehicles registered in Germany in 2008.

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