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New Toyota Highlander turbocharged engine offers more torque and fewer emissions

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The 2023 Toyota Highlander gas models are equipped with a new, higher-torque, high-efficiency turbocharged engine. liter V6 engine’s 263 lb-ft (357 N·m). Fuel efficiency is also improved for this higher-torque engine with an EPA-estimate of up to 25 MPG combined. The 265-horsepower, 2.4-liter

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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate such as crushed rock, entry, cutback, sand, backfill and base rock for construction projects, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills. There’s no change in engine performance.

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Ford advancing 3D sand printing

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liter EcoBoost engine in the all-new Transit Van (earlier post) were developed with the aid of 3D rapid manufacturing. Ford is also advancing a new variation on this technology: 3D printing with sand allows for the creation of casting patterns and cores with multiple printers in-house. F-150: Exhaust manifolds for the 3.5-liter

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Mercedes-AMG 2L, turbo four-cylinder pushes out up to 421 hp, 500 Nm

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liter M 139 engine is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production. With this engine, Mercedes-AMG has even exceeded the previously most powerful M 133 by 30 kW (41 hp). The increasing torque at higher rpm makes the engine more free-revving. 180-degree rotation. Turbocharger.

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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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The BMW XM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system comprising a V8 gasoline engine and electric motor that delivers combined fuel consumption of 1.6 – 1.5 It is underpinned by a newly developed, classically high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology. The BMW XM sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3

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GM introduces new Cadillac 2013 ATS RWD luxury sport sedan; 2 four-cylinder, one V6 gasoline engine options, with diesel in the works

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GM is offering a choice of three power-dense engines, including two new four-cylinder units—a standard 2.5L A diesel engine will enter the line-up in the future, GM said. The new engines also have increased-authority cam phasing to minimize compromiss between efficiency, performance, emissions and drivability.

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Jeep introduces 2018 Wrangler with mild hybrid, diesel options; plug-in hybrid version in 2020

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liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engines join the Wrangler lineup, while the 3.6-liter liter Pentastar V-6 engine is upgraded for 2018. liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine with eTorque technology is rated a best-in-class 270 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque and mated to a new eight-speed automatic transmission.

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