Remember that 6.7 liter turbocharged diesel burning V8 mammoth of an engine codenamed ‘Scorpian’ that we told you about last week? Well, it seems that a few more details regarding the hardware have surfaced and from the looks of them, I like what I hear.

Those details state that the engine will be capable of a full 400 horsepower and an impress 725 pounds-per-feet of torque. What’s even better, the car will include “out of the box” compatiblitywith B20 biodiesel.

Fast and environtmentally friendly? Sign me up.

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Tags: 6.7 liter, biodiesel, details, engine, Ford, scorpian, turbocharged

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It seems that those images we previously showed you of the 2010 Acura RDX were real as Acura has today come forth to officially unveil the car.

As you can see, the car will have some aesthetic improvements including a new grille, new allow wheels and a new rear bumper. Furthermore, Acura has also unveiled that the car will now in FWD in addition to the AWD model. Buyers will be able to pick up the RWD drive version for reportedly $2,000 less than the AWD version at $32,520.

Under the hood the 2010 Acura RDX will feature a turbocharged 2.3-liter engine good for 240HP and 260 pounds of torque in addition to a paddle 5-speed automatic transmission.

via WorldCarFans

Tags: 2.3 liter, Acura, acura rdx, AWD, fwd, paddle shifters, turbocharged

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What you see above is supposedly a leaked image of the Acura’s 2010 RDX. As you can see, the 2010 model will apparantly features a completely restyled frontend.

Furthermore, the 2010 RDX is said to feature hexagonally shaped exhaust tips along with a redesigned bumper that will give the car a much more aggresive look. On the inside expect to find iPod and Bluetooth integration and an updated back up camera.

Under the hood the 2010 RDX is said to sport the Acura’s 2.3 liter turbo’d 4 cylinder engine capable of 240HP and 260 lb-feet of torque. For now, take this with a grain of salt until we get official confirmation from Acura themselves.

via Autoblog

Tags: 4 cylinder, acura rdx, images, leak, redesign, rumor, SUV, turbocharged

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When Porsche’s Panamera was first launched it turned heads because no one had ever seen a Porsche sedan before. Well, it finally entered into production and has been generally well received, so well in fact that Porsche has decided to cook up a few new models.

New models include a V6 touting Panamera along with a diesel model. But the real model all of us care about is the new sport-oriented model that will pump out more power than the Panamera Turbo.

There’s no telling when we’ll be seeing these new Panameras but considering the Turbo has a turbocharged V8, anything higher is good with me.

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Tags: additonal models, diesel, panamera, turbocharged, V6

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You remember that diesel-powered cop car we told you about back in February? The one that looks ridiculously mean and is built by Carbon Motors?

Well, word has recently gotten out that to date Carbon Motors has received a none-too-modest 10,000 for its diesel-powered E7 police car. The car will go into production in 2012 so there is no telling on exactly when we will be seeing it on the streets.

Just a quick breakdown of those car for those who weren’t paying attention, it will feature a 3.0L turbocharged diesel engine capable of 300 HP and 420 pounds of torque. All of this will make for a 0-60 of 6.5 seconds while recieved an MPG of 28-30 MPG. Look out bad guys, the E7 ain’t your grandmother’s police car.

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Tags: carbon motors, cop car, diesel, e7, police car, police cruiser, turbocharged

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Despite being put on hold in the middle of last month, Volkswagen was recently quoted to say that their BlueSpor troadster is ready to go into production and would cost around $30,000.

There’s not even solid word on if the BlueSport roadster will ever make it off the production line but AutoBlog is reporting that if it does it will find its way into US dealerships as early as 2013.

For those not paying attention, VW’s BlueSport roadster will get an estimated 42 miles per gallon diesel fuel and features a turbo-chared, direct-injected engine. All I know is that I’d definitely choose this vehicle over the similarly priced all-electric iMiEV anyday.

Tags: BlueSport, diesel, direct-injection, Production, roadster, turbocharged

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Fiat unveils a new compact vehicle in the Abarth 500 Esseesse, a brilliant little Italian motor named after an Austrian racer. They had to use the Italian ‘EsseEsse’ for short, because SS is a bit too redolent of the last time Europe was ruled by one all-powerful group. This car from Fiat is certain to be another great addition that combines compact class with wise motoring today.

Features:

• Engine 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder in-line
• Power 160bhp
• Max torque 230Nm at 3,000rpm
• Transmission Five-speed manual
• Top speed 131mph
• Standard features 17in alloys, ABS with EBD, Torque Transfer Control, ESP with Anti-Slip Regulation, high-performance drilled and vented brake discs, hill holder, radio/CD/MP3 player, Bluetooth and USB, sports seats, Sport button with boost function, rear privacy glass, electric mirrors, height-adjustable steering wheel and seat, seat memory, air-con
• Optional extras Electric sunroof, sat-nav, chequered roof, scorpion bonnet decal, side-stripe, auto air-con, leather interior, 50/50 split-folding rear seats

(Source) Daily Mail

Tags: abarth, alloys, auto air, bonnet, cd mp3 player, compact class, compact vehicle, electric sunroof, leather interior, max torque, mp3 player bluetooth, optional extras, privacy glass, radio cd mp3, side stripe, sports seats, steering wheel, time europe, turbocharged

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People in Malaysia may be driving in style soon as the R57 Mini Cabriolet has been reportedly on sale. The MINI Cabriolet continues to use a soft top and now features larger side windows and a new retractable rollbar to help improve driver’s visibility. The rollbar moves up and down as required to help offer the driver an unrestricted rear visibility.

The soft top comes down in just 15 seconds, and the Malaysian spec car comes with the Always-Open Timer as standard, which shows the driver the time they’ve spent driving with the roof down. Unlike the Cooper and Clubman which are available with both the regular and the turbocharged S versions, the Cabriolet comes only with the normally aspirated 1.6 liter for now, putting out 120 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 160Nm of torque at 4,250rpm with the help of Valvetronic.

(Source) Paul Tan

Tags: Clubman, horsepower, mini cabriolet, rear visibility, rollbar, side windows, spec car, torque, turbocharged

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Volkswagen has recently stated that they are hoping to achieve a threshold of 30% of all 2010 Golf’s sold to be of the TDI models.

The 2010 2.0L turbocharged diesel Golfs have yet to go on sale but VW seems confident in their success as the world shifts towards green motoring.

I guess we’ll have to see how accurate Volkswagen’s prediction is when these Golfs go on sale later this year. If it follows in the footsteps of its Jetta counterpart, which apparently just won Motor Week’s “Best of Year” award, it is sure to make a killing on the sales charts. 

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Tags: 2.0, Golf, Jetta, TDI, turbo diesel, turbocharged

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The Mazdaspeed 3 has been finally launched in the U.S., joining the many many other cars that have been unveiled there by other manufacturers. While Ford chose to go with Volvo inline-5 engines for the hot hatch versions of the technically similiar Focus, Mazda developed their own turbocharged 2.3 liter direct injection online-4 engine for the Mazda 3 and Mazda 6.

The new Mazdaspeed 3 (also called the Mazda 3 MPS) comes in the 5-door body, and its engine puts out 263 horses at 5,500rpm and 380Nm of torque at 3,000rpm, not quite up there with the ultra-quick spooling ability of Volkswagen and BMW turbo engines but somehow only the European marques seem to be able to achieve that.

The 6-speed transmission’s gear ratios (gear 2 to 5) have also been revised to be slightly taller to take advantage of all 380 Newton meters of torque. There is a torque management system which tries to rein in the torque steer based on which gear the car is in and the steering angle.

(Source) Paul Tan

Tags: 6 speed transmission, Cars, Ford, horses, hot hatch, management system, Mazda, mazda 3, mazda 6, mazdaspeed 3, newton meters, torque, turbo engines, turbocharged, volkswagen, Volvo

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