Skyactive-X the next generation For months the chatters on the Washington Post online carchat, Real Wheels, have been asking when Mazda was going to bring out the next generation Skyactive technology. Finally! I have some information, not everything, but some. The engine is still under development, so some of the figures are subject to change [...]
Technology World News At the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) there will be many World Premieres of cars from many manufacturers. Before those cars can be built, each car company has to decide what technology will go into the car of the future. Watching the technology that the auto suppliers bring out will give you an [...]
My husband, Stretch, owned the ugliest vehicle Toyota has ever made. Inside Toyota, the vehicle was referred to as the pig but was sold as the Chinook to the rest of us. It was a 1973 Toyota pickup with a camper. It was Stretch's pride and joy; he could go cross-country in that vehicle. Stretch [...]
When you think of space and automobiles, you would naturally think of Tesla Motors and Space X, but TRW was ahead of Tesla in space and automobiles. After Northrup Groman bought TRW, TRW Automotive wallowed a bit till ZF Friedrichshafen bought them. They are now ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., and they are part of [...]