Archive for the ‘Engine’ Category

For 2010, Chrysler has slimmed down the choices on its Dodge Caliber hatchback and spiffed up the interior, to make the car more competitive with the best of its class. It now offers just two engines and two transmissions, slightly improving the gas mileage.

We've never rated the Caliber particularly high among compact cars, due to its below-par fuel efficiency and a grim, dismal, hard-plastic interior. The revised 2010 Dodge Caliber addresses both those complaints.

The base engine is now the 2.0-liter four, replacing a previous 1.8-liter option, with either a five-speed manual gearbox or a continuously variable transmission (CVT). EPA...

Ford is in by far the best shape of the Detroit Three right now. Their sales are up compared to GM and Toyota, and their 2009 Ford Focus and 2009 Ford Escape were two of the top-selling cars bought using Cash-for-Clunkers credits.

TheCarConnection.com was lucky enough to attend a Ford social event in New York City last night, part of a 100-city "Taurus Tour" to dealerships, small-town ball games, and other events to let the public see, touch, and ride in the redesigned 2010 Ford Taurus.

We got a chance to chat with Mark Fields, Ford's executive vice president and president of the Americas, in an open-air bar high above the Hudson River,...

Because of the new rules regarding EPA fuel economy regulations, it only stands to reason that General Motor's PR department had a press release ready on a new fuel-saving technology to put in front of anybody in Washington, D.C. who would pay attention ... especially those responsible for voting on continuing support for the automaker.

Will it power the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro? We don't know, and neither does GM, but the technology is worth knowing about regardless of what it will end up powering.

Homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) has been around for years, and several manufacturers have produced working prototypes, incliding ...