If you have been in a car in the last decade, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You pull up to a red light, the engine cuts off for a second. It fires up again the second you take your foot off the brake pedal. This is the auto start-stop function, an feature with […]
Exploring the Golden Age of the Rear-Engine Automobile
Undoubtedly, the middle of the 20th century is one of the most remarkable stages in the history of automobiles. It was an era of great experiments as engineers tried different ways to create cars that would be cheap, comfortable, fuel efficient, and safe. Among other innovations, the rear engine design became a trend of this […]
Ford and Chevy Engines Proven to Reach 300,000 Miles
Hitting 300,000 miles isn’t something that can be called lucky; engines reaching such mileage usually boast a blend of clever design, robust construction and a competent owner with a clear understanding of how to treat an engine. Despite many people believing engines are designed with a life-limit in mind, far more failures are caused by […]
Beyond the Badge: 12 Non-Toyota Cars with Toyota Engines
It is globally known that Toyota is a manufacturer of some of the most reliable and fuel efficient engines that have the ability to last hundreds of thousands of miles. Although the average owner may know this to be the case as it applies to vehicles such as the Toyota Corolla, Camry, or the Land […]
10 Common Habits That Quietly Damage Your Car’s Engine
Engines are what make any vehicle run, it is the mechanical marvel that works under the surface to produce movement from fuel. They are complicated, carefully balanced mechanisms composed of fluids, metal parts, and controlled explosions that must work in unison. If handled with care, the modern engine is expected to operate at an average […]
Why the Mercedes-Benz V12 Engine Remains an Automotive Icon
What lives inside a V12 isn’t gears alone it’s feeling, history, something close to obsession. Because Mercedes Benz treated every cylinder like part of a promise, not just parts on paper. While others chased numbers, they followed rhythm how silence wraps around speed. Imagine building machines where sound matters more than specs, where balance beats […]
The Great Downsizing: Why Automakers Are Phasing Out V6 Engines
For many years, the V6 has sat at a sweet spot in terms of automotive development. It provides a unique mix of refinement, usability, and practicality that appeals to all types of vehicles and buyers, from people-carriers and SUVs, right through to mid-sized saloons. Car owners trust it for its smooth nature, while manufacturers embrace […]
Powering Britain: 12 Classics Driven by the Iconic B-Series Engine
The BMC B-series is arguably one of the greatest automotive power units of all time; it became a part of the personality of a vast array of cars over many decades. It was not a unit that suited a particular application. Instead it was universally deployed in every type of car from mundane family saloons […]
Toyota Expands Recall Over Persistent Engine Debris Problem
Toyota’s most recent recall is gaining a great deal of attention in the automotive industry because of what models are affected: its key full-size truck (the Tundra) as well as a number of Lexus vehicles. But what’s of interest is what’s going wrong: not through normal use, but by the actual manufacture of the engines […]
Brilliant Cars Ruined by Terrible Engines
A good car is never simply down to its shape, badge or the first impression it leaves you with. That something very unseen in a car which can truly determine if it is an alive piece of machinery or merely a stationary object with wheels: the engine. When well integrated, the engine in a car […]