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First Drive: 2010 Ford Flex EcoBoost delivers more than just a better engine

Just a year after the Ford Flex first appeared, the Blue Oval has revamped its lineup in ways that make the 2010 model quite different from its forebearer. First among the changes is the Blue Oval's EcoBoost engine, which packs 3.5 liters of displacement and a duo of turbochargers to produce V8 power with V6 fuel economy. Autoblog went to the Colorado hinterlands to spend some with with the Flex and its new powerplant, and as we found out, there's more to Ford's boxy crossover than boosted performance and fuel economy. ... Read more →

Racing a Lincoln MKS EcoBoost at Milan Dragway [w/VIDEO] Chris Shunk

When the 2009 Lincoln MKS entered production, it arrived to market with a 273 horsepower, 3.7-liter V6. This made the new luxurious Lincoln a large, loaded, heavy vehicle with the power of a ...

Geneva 2009: Consider The Show Stopped - Infiniti rolls out its Essence on a grand scale Chris Paukert

Infiniti is looking to make a big splash as it enters the European market at an unfortunate economic moment, and not much can tug at the heartstrings of the continent's populace like a ...

BMW finally acknowledges turbo lag, will update software Michael Harley

Countless BMW owners have been frustrated for some time with software-induced turbo lag on their N54 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-6 engines. While early models were acclaimed for their immediate power ...

2011 Lotus Esprit to feature BMW's 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 Michael Harley

When we last saw the Lotus Esprit in 2004, it was equipped with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at about 350 hp. Offering much more motivation than its early turbocharged 4-cylinder powerplant, the ...

Detroit 2008: BMW's twin-turbo 4.4L V8 1 year ago on Autoblog

BMW's twin-turbo 3.0L inline-six has been a rousing success, with nothing less than a Wards 10 Best Engines award sitting in its trophy case. The praise is understandable and well-deserved, as the engine uses a combination of forced induction and direct injection to serve up a torque curve that's ...

Detroit 2008: BMW unwraps the production X6 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res images of the BMW X6 Dropping the "concept" descriptor that it carried in Frankfurt, the BMW X6 was just revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in full production trim. Not surprisingly, it's almost identical to what we saw in Frankfurt, with a sharply-raked backlight ...

Spy Shots: Twin-turbo V8 BMW 7-series at the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

During a recent Bimmer-hunting expedition at the Nurburgring, ace photog Hans Lehmann was able to procure a shot of the engine bay of a development mule for the 2010 BMW 7-series. When inspecting the layout, he noticed two intercoolers, and the best guess now is that the V8 fitted to the new ...

Geneva Motor Show: V12 quad-turbo R34 GT-R 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more pics of the DigitalChip R34 Skyline GT-R. During our time in the grand metropolis of Geneva, we had every intention of spending some quality time at the tuner expo adjacent to the main halls. But with all that was going on, time was limited, and aside from the ...

TechArt Magnum: 600HP Cayenne Turbo to appear at MPH '06 3 years ago on Autoblog

TechArt knows its way around a Porsche, so we aren't the least bit surprised to learn that they've coaxed 600 horsepower out of the Cayenne Turbo. The TechArt Magnum is in the news today because it's been announced that it'll be appearing at MPH '06. In addition to the expected static displays, ...

BMW 3-Series Coupe pricing for U.S. revealed 3 years ago on Autoblog

The eager folks over at e90post.com have come across the complete list of pricing for BMW's new 3-Series Coupe lineup, and the most significant nugget of information is that both the new 328i and 335i coupes are going up in price by a hefty $3,000 each. The base 328i model will now start at ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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