Ever since the car was invented, people have wanted to go faster and as engineers started to figure out ways to make cars more powerful and therefore faster, others have followed a tried and true method: take a lightweight car - typically a two seater, remove the original engine and shoehorn in a bigger one and that's usually a V8! I would say that the idea really took off … [Read more...]
V12 LS1 Engine
When you hear of a V12 engine, most people’s minds drift off to their favourite sports car - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jaguar or some German motors from BMW or AMG. Well, here’s one from Australia and it’s based on a General Motors LS1 V8! V12LS have developed the motor with a capacity of 9.2 or 9.5 litres and capable of delivering over 640hp. They showed it a year or so ago as … [Read more...]
PSA Group To Cut More Production Jobs
A few weeks ago I wrote an update regarding the purchase of Vauxhall/Opel by the PSA Group who own Peugeot and Citroen. In that article I described how a large carrot was dangled in front of the PSA CEO to get the new acquisition back in profit far quicker than he had done so at the parent company: two years instead of four. To get PSA profitable Carlos Tavares, the CEO, had … [Read more...]
Saturn
Saturn was a General Motors brand that was in existence for about 27 years and could be called a companion brand, although it was more of a badge engineering exercise towards the end of its life. In 1982 the concept for Saturn was developed. General Motors was hit hard during the 1970s firstly by Japanese imports and then later by the main Japanese manufacturers setting up … [Read more...]
Revised CAFE Standards Being Considered
The current Administration in Washington has been busy trying to change everything that the previous Democratic Government had put in place. The latest decision has upset quite a few people because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will review the CAFE Standards and will pressure California to toe the party line rather than do their own thing. What … [Read more...]