There are quite a few in production right now. Ford, Mazda, Toyota, Honda, and others. They are very similar to otto cycle engines except the valve timing is modified to increase efficiency typically at the expense of max power. This is why you typically see them in hybrids.

It has both direct and port injection. Toyota uses both for emissions and power reasons.

GM developed it originally, but when they spun off Delphi as an independent supplier they took the technology with them and were (basically) free to sell it to whomever they wanted. Also Delphi is now owned by BWI which is HQ'd in China.

171hp/liter is pretty serious although it does falls in line with what MB is getting out of it's 2.0 (177.5hp/liter) on the CLA45.

The press conference mentioned a "next gen" ecoboost with "more power than the previous V8". That would put it in the 415hp neighborhood and close to 475 lb-ft of torque. The old 6.2 made 411hp/434tq.

It's not as much the consumer as the aggressive CAFE standards that manufacturers have to meet.

Ford and GM having been working on the 10 speed together for years. This will be available across the board in Ford's RWD (Mustang, F-150) vehicles in the near future.

The RDX is what keeps Acura alive; for December they totaled 28% of Acura sales.

I think Lincoln is doing a better job of making the Lincolns look different enough from the Fords they are based on. It looks like the only shared exterior sheetmetal is the roof and pillars. This should help them get a little more brand separation. What always killed the deal (for me at least) was that they were…

Your right, Toyota's new design language in general is horrendous. Almost makes you want "beige" back.

New door skins are complex and expensive to retool. It's one of the very few panels that auto manufactures won't update on a refresh. Toyota restyled the bed sides, but it doesn't integrate with the old door stampings. Like I said, it's sloppy.

What's going on here? The door crease just ends at the front of the bed with no transition. That's fucking sloppy.

Summer tires? Seriously? Why not compare all-season tires with winter tires.

Neutral: Have SUV sales hurt Porsche's reputation as a boutique, performance car manufacturer or have they helped make it a profitable division of a larger automaker? The answer? BOTH!

The huge tires really hurt acceleration. Total vehicle mass is one thing, but rotating mass is a pretty big deal.

I've have soft spot for MKIII Supras. I drove an '88 Targa for a few years, it made an excellent GT car. Long highway hauls at 80+MPH were a pleasure in that car.

The cheat day is important, I couldn't go through life without fried chicken and pizza (and chocolate chip cookies)!

Publicly traded companies are driven to perpetually increase revenue because of the demands of the shareholders. The shareholders want to see their share price grow and if they don't then the dollars go elsewhere. It's a pretty perverse system that encourages short term thinking and hurts stable, long term growth.

I'd heart click that 10 times if I could.

Chrysler has had notoriously (even comically) unreliable transmissions in the past. The new 9 speed is a ZF design. ZF transmissions are generally very good, so this new one will likely be reliable.