Friday, September 30, 2011

Hyundai’s 10-speed automatic


 

Hyundai
is reportedly working on 10-speed automatic transmission for its
Genesis range that Hyundai hopes to have it ready for production by
2014. This would make Hyundai the first automaker to offer a 10-speed
auto in heavily saturated prestige environment, surpassing recently
introduced eight and nine-speed alternative by often far more expensive
brands. This should also work towards



World’s first ever centre front airbag


 

GM
is outgunning its competition when it comes to passenger safety
following the first official introduction of front centre air bag
designed to reduce side-impact injuries during vehicle collision. GM’s
innovative approach promises to reduce the severity of the injury caused
by gravitational pull of the passenger sitting on the opposite side of
the impact zone that causes for the front



Seven-Speed Corvette


 

Whilst
Porsche has kept busy promoting the latest in manual transmissions
following the introduction of world’s first seven-speed manual in its
2012 911, Chevrolet Corvette is not too far behind with reports of
seven-speeder making its way to this brand by as early as 2013. Although
one would understand the obvious reasons behind such move with fuel
efficiency being the number one