General
03/08/16
With the aim to reduce congestion in the busy cities of China, engineers have produced a bus that will tower over traffic and could clear the streets for petrolheads!
General
03/08/16
This dyno footage shows Hennessey's tuned Mustang screaming through a power run with its Voodoo V8, resulting in a serious power figure of over 500hp!
Supercars and Hypercars
29/07/16
The Italians and Germans aren't short of blisteringly quick hypercars, and for years Britain wasn't up to the challenge. In the past decade however, we've upped our game and now have the machinery to rival even the most established motoring royalty
General
28/07/16
Every true petrolhead can pick out an Aston V12 from an AMG V8 and an Audi V10 from a Nissan V6. But what creates this vast array of automotive melodies?
General
22/07/16
With many car manufacturers surging towards full automation of their vehicles, the detachment between driver and the car’s controls has been furthered by the introduction of ‘drive by wire’, yet more electrification of a once mechanical job
Opinion
22/07/16
Superchargers have been around for decades and have provided a valid alternative to turbocharging. Instead of the conventional mechanical turbocharger, is it preferable to have electronically controlled forced-induction?
General
19/07/16
Naturally-aspirated performance cars are very much becoming a thing of the past. And although turbocharging is taking over, it definitely has a downside in the form of lag - so how do you combat it?
Opinion
15/07/16
With hybrids and automated electric cars becoming more prominent, variable displacement may be the last safe haven for the petrolhead
Opinion
13/07/16
Porsche, Mazda, Toyota and most famously Nissan have all at some point used all-wheel steering to their advantage, so how does it all work?
General
08/07/16
Leaf springs are all but dead as a technology in the car world. But surely they must have had some merits? Let us explain...
Opinion
29/06/16
Probably the complete opposite of double-declutching, flat-shifting is an extremely crude form of gear changing. But car companies have now started engineering flat-shifting into ECUs. So how does it work?
Engines
14/06/16
Diesel-engined cars normally struggle to compete with their petrol-powered counterparts on the spec sheet, but why are they produce way more torque?
Opinion
10/06/16
I'd like to think I've had my fair share of full throttle passenger rides, but a flat-out lap of the Isle of Man TT course exposed me to a whole new level of speed, grip and adrenaline
Opinion
07/06/16
Subaru and Prodrive have united to produce a modified WRX STI to smash the car lap record around the Isle of Man TT course. I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with the car to see what components make up a car capable of getting around the island at a 128.7mph average speed
Opinion
04/06/16
The head gasket is one of the most important gaskets in a car and if it fails, can spell catastrophe for your beloved motor. To potentially save your car, here are the basics of this potential car killer and how to avoid trouble
Opinion
01/06/16
Only really found on classic cars now, carburettors were at one time the main solution for effective air-fuel mixing. So how did they work?
Tuning
25/05/16
Quad exhaust tips are prominent in modern car design, be them on simple city cars to the latest powerhouse hot hatches. But many of them are either completely fake or have no real function apart from aesthetics, as we'll explain...
Opinion
20/05/16
Water injection was a thing of the past, but with emissions regulations getting tougher, it may just make a comeback. So how does it work?
Opinion
18/05/16
What happens when your set of tyres are left sitting for years on end, never rotating under their own power and abandoned to fight the elements? Let us walk you through it
Opinion
13/05/16
Water-cooled cars now dominate the world of internal combustion-powered vehicles. So what ever happened to the art of air-cooling?
Opinion
05/05/16
Every 90s petrolhead kid had the 1:18 scale model of an F40 or a McLaren F1, so here's a list of cars that may have slipped under your radar in one of the craziest decades for supercars
Opinion
29/04/16
So many petrolheads take their cooling systems for granted which can have sudden and catastrophic effects if neglected. So sit back and prepare to potentially save your car with a little knowledge!
General
08/04/16
One of the first and easiest modifications to a car can be to slap some larger wheels on, but what what affect does it have on acceleration and overall performance?
General
31/03/16
Is it true that switching your cruise control on in poor driving conditions is a one-way ticket to a horrible accident?