For a bit of background, Bertone went bust in 2014 when it was declared bankrupt. In 2016, the brand was sold to Akka Italia of Collegno, a division of the French engineering company AKKA Technologies. It changed hands again in 2020 when Ideactive, a company owned by brothers Mauro and Jean-Franck […]
Debuts
Ford’s Megazilla crate engine is finally here. The automaker revealed the beastly power plant at this year’s Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis, and we have more than just a name for the revised 7.3-liter engine. The Megazilla produces 615 horsepower (458 kilowatts) and 640 pound-feet (867 Newton-meters) of torque. […]
Developed by Kraton Corporation, a Houston-based global manufacturer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products, the IMSS technology uses ultra-high flow thermoplastic elastomers. Part of the Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers (HSBC) family, those are used to produce lightweight, ultra-thin leather-like materials for the automotive industry. Unlike conventional PVC soft skins, […]