Safety and Technology

They did not become common until the late 80s

Four-valve per cylinder engines are ubiquitous in modern engines. In fact, it would be difficult to find an engine from a major automaker that did not use the technology today, but four-valve cylinder heads did not become normal in everyday cars u...

It is aiming for that improvement or better each year

The goal of practically every automaker these days is to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy while keeping power as high as possible. Mercedes is among them, and it has set a goal to bring low emissions even to its premium cars. It alrea...

It will be available in most of its vehicles by the end of the year

General Motors’ OnStar system is getting a major upgrade this summer with the ability to act as a 4G LTE hotspot. Chevrolet’s MyLink infotainment system will also be upgraded with an AppShop that will allow buyers to download apps to t...

It includes Pandora, in-car WiFi and can find parking spots

Volvo Cars has partnered with Ericcson to develop connected car services for its future cars, and it debuted the latest evolution of its Sensus Connect infotainment system that will be available on future cars. It showed the new technologies at th...

BMW i8 will become the first model to feature this technology

This autumn with the launch of the i8, BMW will become the first manufacturer worldwide to offer a production vehicle equipped with headlamps featuring a completely new laser light technology. The BMW i8 will not only be making automotive history ...

The company believes this technology will help promote the use of electrified vehicles

Toyota has announced that it will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system for vehicles with an electrified powertrain, such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles in Japan. The system is able to charge ...