April Idiot’s Day hasn’t been the identical because the complete “Voltswagen” fiasco 4 years in the past (keep in mind that?). However just a few automakers nonetheless take the chance to have some enjoyable and have fun the event through their official channels. BMW didn’t maintain again this 12 months. The Bavarian automaker tried to …
Anybody with a couple of hundred thousand {dollars} and half a enterprise sense can restomod a Ford Mustang or Porsche 911. Yawn. It takes a very distinctive thoughts to reinvent the 1988 Isuzu TFR as a contemporary pickup. Fortunately, that is precisely what Isuzu engineers did for the Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present. Dubbed the “Dragon …
I really like Toyota vans, however I used to be skeptical right here. With a $115,350 beginning value, how may the 2025 Lexus LX700h Overtrail justify a $42,000 premium over the excellent GX550 Overtrail? Certainly, there’s no manner it’s price it? However after a day on the path, I noticed I used to be asking …
With the ability to drive is a necessity in most of America, and having a automotive is a requirement for many people. Breaking the regulation behind the wheel, although, can jeopardize that privileged alternative and one’s capability to get to work, with state governments able to revoking licenses for some offenses. Nonetheless, a newly proposed …
Lengthy earlier than Dieselgate, draconian emissions rules, and aggressive cost-cutting, Volkswagen had an period of spectacular engineering. In the course of the ruthless management of Ferdinand Piëch, there have been no limits to what the engineers may cram below the hood. The VW Group experimented with all the pieces, together with W-8 and W-12 sedans …
The Rimac Nevera is a contemporary marvel of automotive engineering. Cooked up over greater than a decade by now Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac, the Nevera was one of many first mainstream electrical hypercars when it hit the market in 2022. And it is no slouch. Powered by a 120.0-kilowatt-hour battery pack and 4 electrical motors, …
A combustion engine makes energy by compressing gas and air in a cylinder, then igniting it. The tighter you compress the combination, the extra energy you make. That is the compression ratio in a nutshell. Most engines have a compression ratio of lower than 10:1. The engine on this Lada has a 22:1 compression ratio. …