Arias Pistons 12.5:1 Compression 82mm Bore Honda B-series on 2040-parts.com

Update: Google self-driving car is really just a transportation pod

Google will launch its own fleet of autonomous vehicle prototypes – with no steering wheels and no gas or brake pedals – as the technology giant begins a new phase of its self-driving car project. Google designed the car and plans to have about 100 test vehicles that are fully autonomous with extra safety features, company co-founder Sergey Brin said during a conference Tuesday hosted by technology blog Re/code in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. > See how Google's autonomous car navigates city streets here The New York Times reported Tuesday night that a Detroit-area manufacturer is building the cars for Google, which declined to name the manufacturer, according to the Times' story.

Ford overhauls plans for the U.S. C-Max to go with fewer seats, all hybrids

Ford has shifted gears on its plans for the C-Max wagon in the United States and will now sell only the five-seat version with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, beginning in 2012. Ford has canceled plans to sell the seven-seat version of the C-Max with a conventional gasoline engine in the States. Ford will call the car the C-Max hybrid, and C-Max Energi will be the name of the plug-in version.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible (2014) first official pictures

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 15 April 2014 12:00 This is the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible. It’s the first drop-top Z06 variant since 1963, and to mark the occasion, GM has pulled out all the stops. With 625bhp and 635lb ft of supercharged 6.2-litre V8 power on tap, this is the most powerful roofless Chevrolet ever offered for the public road.