Category archives: Engines

When you first purchase a car you are told certain facts, figures and features about the vehicle. To find out later that some of those figures were modified causes a growing problem, which Volkswagen is just starting to deal with. Volkswagen is offering $500 in cash and $500 in VW…

SAN FRANCISCO —Electric Cars have been becoming more popular over the years throughout the states but, the continuing growth may run into an issue. Of all the states, California has set the most ambitious targets for cutting emissions in coming decades, and an important pillar of its plan to reach those goals…

Usually retirees are the demographic that purchases a luxury vehicle, more often than not because that is when they can actually afford it. Richard Emmons, 83, likes to spend his weekends cruising around in a 1995 Jaguar convertible with a big 12-cylinder engine. His weekday drive is either a 2009…

The money invested in a car to keep the engine running can increase as it begins to age, the care and maintenance will depend on how long the car lasts on the road. The average age of vehicles on the road in the U.S. is rising, even as consumers snap…

Everyone has seen that car, the one that makes you turn your head, now this can be because it looks amazing, but also because you were wondering what the manufacturer was thinking when making that car Bringing a new car to market costs more than $1 billion. Thousands of engineers…

Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bugatti are some brands that create the most coveted and wanted cars in North America, however only a select few drivers can afford these types of cars. The Joneses set a high standard to follow when it comes to these select few. Maybe a Hennessey Venom GT,…

Lexus, Audi, Lincoln and Infiniti are all high-class brands that we one-day wish to dive. However, these cars are usually only reachable when you are an Executive and give you yet another reason to get there one day. Unfortunately, once you start climbing the corporate ladder and also getting married…

We love small turbo engines but it seems there is a ways to go till the technology catches up with the claims, Consumer Reports investigates. Small turbocharged engines are marketed as delivering the power of a large engine, with the fuel economy of a smaller one. That’s a tempting proposition,…

We really like the news Mazda engines and here is the 411 on them! Around the world, automakers are grappling with the changes necessary to meet escalating fuel-economy regulations. To this end, Mazda is launching a new family of four-cylinder engines—fours power the vast majority of Mazda’s cars—called Sky-G (gasoline)…