WardsAuto Engine, Propulsion & Tech Update


	NOVEMBER 11, 2024

TEST DRIVES

We Drive Honda’s Bold New 0 Series

WardsAuto takes the automaker’s new BEV platform in CR-V guise for a spin.

Honda 0 Series: A New Approach to Vehicle Product and Production

A visit to Honda’s R&D center in Japan reveals how the automaker is developing and building its new EVs more efficiently alongside its other vehicles.

2024 10 BEST ENGINES & PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Hybridization Ups Toyota Camry Sports Quotient

Toyota’s updates to its hybrid system pay off and make its popular Camry midsize sedan into a secret performance machine.

2024 10 BEST ENGINES & PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Power-Dense Toyota 3-Cyl. Wows

Toyota is winning back enthusiasts with a 3-cyl. beast of an engine.

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Five Key Takeaways from ELIV Europe 2024: Navigating Industry Challenges and Uncertainties

The rise of software-defined vehicles, artificial intelligence, electrification, and automation is driving transformative shifts in the automotive industry. However, the journey toward maintaining competitiveness and profitability in this evolving landscape remains fraught with uncertainty.

WardsAuto Podcast: Forvia’s Chief Hydrogen Engineer Tarek Abdel-Baset

WardsAuto Podcast explores the lack of demand for plug-in hybrid vehicles despite the belief that consumers will embrace them faster than battery-electrics, and what’s new and developing with hydrogen fuel-cell trucking and stationary storage with Forvia Chief Hydrogen Engineer Tarek Abdel-Baset.

TEST DRIVES

2025 Chevy Tahoe Joins Suburban to Uphold Big SUV Dominance

General Motors leads the fullsize SUV market, and it has launched enhancements to its 2025 models, including a turbodiesel engine to shore up that dominance in the face of competition from Ford, Nissan and Jeep.

2025 Nissan Murano Adopts VC-Turbo Power

The 2025 Murano drops the venerable 3.5L gasoline V-6 in favor of a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cyl. producing a little less outright power but with a modest increase in torque pulling power.

Stellantis to Field Solid-State-Battery Dodge Charger Fleet by 2026

Automaker says a fleet of solid-state test mules will prove Factorial's battery technology in real-world driving conditions.

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30 Years of Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems

Judges have chosen 300 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners over the past three decades. Download the entire list through the link at the end of this article.

Qualcomm ‘Elite’ Computing Platform Moves Industry Closer to SDVs

The new top-end Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform appears to mark another big step in the journey to centralized computing onboard vehicles and toward a fuller realization of the functionality software-defined vehicles promise to offer.

Paris Motor Show 2024: Europe’s Automakers Putting Up a Brave Front

As the auto industry faces up to a challenging landscape, standing toe-to-toe with Chinese automakers able to undercut all their BEV products, there's a mood of confidence that a counterstrike is still possible.