Today Nissan announced the 2015 370Z Nismo in its ZDAYS event in North Carolina.

For those who does not want to go over the lengthy official press release, below are some super concentrated information.

New for 2015 Nismo model:

– 7-speed automatic transmission as an available option.

Key difference between the Nismo model and the standard 370Z:

– Upgraded engine to produce 350hp and 276 lb-ft of torque;
– Nismo-tuned suspension;
– Different exterior design (with special dual exhaust appearance)

Following is the press release

2015 NISSAN 370Z NISMO MAKES SURPRISE WORLD DEBUT AT NORTH CAROLINA “ZDAYZ” EVENT

• Refined 2015 Nissan 370Z NISMO makes global debut today at an...

Yesterday VW revealed the A3 Clubsport Quattro – which is believed to be a concept prototype of the upcoming RS3 sedan.

The biggest news comes from the concept car is its 525hp 5-cylinder turbo engine. From my point of view, this is a revolution in the market. The reason is: VW is able to pump out 525hp from the 2.5-litre displacement, using only 1.5 bar pressure of turbo boost, this translates to 212hp per litre. For comparison, the Mercedes-Benz M133 engine which is used on the CLA45AMG, is using a much higher 1.8 bar of boost, but can only achieve 181hp per litre.

The VW engine has excellent torque curve too: 443 l...

When you are claiming your product is a luxury car, you need to have some distinct features that those “normal” cars don’t have.

10 to 15 years ago the claim is much easier. Back in that time, if you can made a beautiful car body, have good assembling accuracy, sharp headlight/rear lights, rear-wheel-drive, silent cabin, fancy electronic features such as navigation, automatic AC etc., then you can safely claim your car is a luxury car.

But situation is totally changed recently: for example many daily-driving cars looks really nice; the previous Hyundai Genesis already claimed better assembling accuracy than BMW, which you can buy one for less than $30k if you negotiate we...

The ordering guide and also price estimate on some of the options are available yesterday. If you are planning to buy one soon, it worths your time to go over the 21-page PDF document, which can be downloaded below.

2015 Ford Mustang Order Guide

Order Guide with Price Estimates

In a nutshell, a linear generator (full name: Free Piston Engine Linear Generator, FPEG) is an internal combustion engine that generates electric power directly.

Recently R&D engineers in Toyota has made breakthrough in this area, and presented the concept at the most recent SAE meeting in Detroit.

Below are three illustrations from Toyota R&D, that explained the idea briefly.