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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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When equipped with a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission, the GTD—the first GTD to have a stop/start system on board as standard—has an NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 52 mpg (4.5 The GTD bodyshell now has 28% of parts in ultra-high-strength, hot-formed steel, up from 6% on the Golf A6. New EGR system.

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A closer look at the basics of Volkswagen Group’s important new 2.0L diesel MDB engine

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liter diesel, prominently showing the closely attached exhaust aftertreatment system. TDI is a turbocharged, common-rail, direct-injection four-cylinder engine based on the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel toolkit (MDB, Modularen Diesel Baukasten). The oil supply is realized by a volume-controlled vane pump. The EA288 2.0-liter

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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Flat Tension Mask , as it is called, increases the brightness of the cathode ray tube by up to 80 percent, its contrast ratio by up to 70 percent, and its resolution by up to 15 percent over current tube designs, which use a curved face plate and curved shadow mask. Zenith engineers took part in the birth of color TV.

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2024 Ford Mustang GT Review – Pony Power, Premium Price

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(Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California, fed me, and housed me for two nights. My dad bought a 1986 GT (with T-tops) new, and that car played at least a small part in making me an automotive enthusiast. The system is powered by a video-game platform – the Unreal Engine 3D platform. I owned a Fox-body LX.

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INFINITI unveils new QX50 with variable compression ratio engine; 35% improvement in fuel economy over prior FWD V6

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, INFINITI revealed the all-new QX50—a premium mid-size SUV featuring the first production application of the VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, transforming on demand. liter VC-Turbo engine adjusts its compression ratio to optimize power and efficiency. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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In 1973, PARC developed the prototype Alto , the first of two computers that would prove seminal in this area. From the Alto’s concepts, starting in 1975, Xerox’s System Development Department then developed the Star and introduced it in 1981—the first such user-friendly machine sold to the public.

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Lotus Omnivore Engine Shows Up To 10% Better Fuel Economy Than Spray-Guided GDI Engines; Achieves HCCI At Extremely Light Loads

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The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine ( earlier post ) has been successfully completed on gasoline. Omnivore lays the foundations for a novel and pragmatic vision of a variable compression ratio engine concept suitable for production.