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JULY 11, 2025

Automakers are phasing out internal combustion engine production, and the future looks, well, eerily silent. Call it gutsy or far-fetched, but it just might be the Hail Mary that gives gas engines another shot at glory. Its a pragmatic approach that acknowledges the world wont go electric overnight — despite what California thinks.

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JULY 4, 2025

You can destroy your cars engine by driving in too deep of water and cause hydrolocking. This is what happens when water is drawn into the engine cylinders via the air-intake system. Ultimately, the cars engine will stall out and seize up after sucking in water. Hydrolock is the answer. Comment(s) Recommended

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JULY 2, 2025

Its not just the engine doing all the work, and it would be useless if there wasnt anything there to ignite the air/fuel mixture that causes the explosion to push the pistons down and get the car moving. The latter has a direct connection with the engine, and if contaminated by oil, your car isnt going anywhere.

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JUNE 12, 2025

and also in a fully electric variant that will likely be called i3, not to be confused with the old i3 city car. While details remain scarce for the moment, a prototype of the electric M3 has been sighted in its natural habitat, the Nürburgring. What is the EV M3 going to be?

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JULY 12, 2025

All Rights Reserved Theres A Good Reason Semi Trucks Dont Use V8s Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Car Types Trucks Theres A Good Reason Semi Trucks Dont Use V8s By Justin Hughes July 12, 2025 5:25 pm EST CK Foto/Shutterstock V8 engines are among our favorites.

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That said, since electric vehicles dont have engines taking up space anywhere, theyre basically perfect for a frunk. You do it, and you can feel the hood bow a little bit every time you do it, and the whole experience makes you feel like, "I dont want to do that."

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JULY 11, 2025

The rear-engined legend is the only Porsche model to actually decline in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, dropping 19.3%. By contrast, the full-size Cayenne SUV and the all-electric Taycan were essentially flat. Q2 also performed 4.9% better than Q1 of this year, so the trajectory is just all upside right now.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Mounted at the front axle is an electric motor with 186 hp and 145 lb-ft of torque, an increase of 26 hp and 20 lb-ft over the E-Ray , with Chevy saying the ZR1Xs motor has strengthened components but the same size and shape as the E-Rays unit. Chevy says its the most resilient braking system ever tested by GM, and engineers saw 1.9G

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JULY 2, 2025

In a statement, the company said that the move will mark "a bold step in unifying high-performance engineering across Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram under a single, dedicated identity." Basically, hes going to hand-pick the best powertrain and vehicle dynamics engineers he can find at Stellantis and put them under one roof.

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JULY 21, 2025

liter four-cylinder engine with 181 hp. The plug-in-hybrid Outlander gains a larger-capacity battery that provides a longer all-electric range and improved acceleration for 2026, and it will decrease the amount of time the internal combustion engine runs, improving efficiency.

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JULY 30, 2025

Engineers at the brand took a lot of time to retune the crossovers suspension and steering systems, stiffening the former and tweaking the latter to make it faster. If those arent your style, though, Cadillac has left Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in the Lyriq lineup even though its been taken away from every other GM electric vehicle.

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JULY 16, 2025

Innovations like electric power steering, extreme aerodynamics, brake-by-wire, downsized forced-induction engines , incredible automatic transmissions, and automated driver-assistance systems have all technically improved cars, but subjectively, they arent as engaging.

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JUNE 19, 2025

The Toyota Land Cruiser was redesigned last year and is now offered exclusively with hybrid powertrain that uses a turbocharged inline-4 paired with an electric motor, and it hasnt really been around long enough to know if the new powertrain is as reliable as the V8 in older Land Cruisers.

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JUNE 16, 2025

Above that is the Q3 SUV TFSI 150 kW with 201 hp and 236 lb-ft, and the top gasoline engine option is the Q3 SUV TFSI Quattro 195 kW that makes 261 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, both using turbocharged 2.0-liter The entry-level Q3 SUV TFSI 110 kW has, you guessed it, 110 kW of power or 147 horsepower from a turbocharged 1.5-liter

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JULY 28, 2025

Instead, its set to be a limited-run creation thatll sit above the newly refreshed MCPura mid-engine supercar, according to Autocar. The most powerful variant of the engine can be found in the MCPura , where it makes 621 horsepower. Yes: a manual Maserati in the Big 25.

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JULY 12, 2025

The point being, its thanks in part to that body-on-frame engineering that the 4Runner is rated to out-pull similarly sized unibody SUVs such as the Ford Explorer, Honda Passport, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento, and Subaru Outback. liter 4-cylinder engine that makes 278 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Most Americans out there probably wont be watching the hillclimb live, but think about how big some of those runs have gotten online — I still remember the A90 Supras engine note from its camouflaged hill run back in 2018. Honda, I beg of you, give us a little electric hatch.

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JUNE 21, 2025

liter V8 and adds a 186-hp electric motor over the front axle, bringing combined output to 1,250 hp. Making changes for for the drag strip Chevrolet The ZR1X takes its electric motor from the Corvette E-Ray but ups the oomph by 26 hp. But theres no doubt that Chevys engineers deserve considerable props for their innovation.

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JULY 23, 2025

Gas engine mileage is nearly unchanged today from that time, so this is all being powered by growing EV distance driving. Where diesel engines were once the obvious choice for long-haul or high-mileage vehicles, big British institutions are increasingly turning to batteries instead. If youre wondering, PHEVs come in at 9,367 miles.

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JULY 16, 2025

Riding on a new electric-first platform, its a dream car made manifest in the real world. Full disclosure: Mercedes invited us to Stuttgart to see the reveal of the Concept AMG GTXX with a stop over in Copenhagen to drive the all-electric CLA. that early adopters of the electric CLA will be able to handle.

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JULY 14, 2025

Just slap in an extra 48-volt battery and hook up an electric motor to a belt drive or between the engine and transmission, and youve got yourself a mild hybrid. Some automakers will tune the system for performance, while others will aim for better economy.

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JULY 11, 2025

The engine still ran and it drove onto the flatbed that towed it away. Come to think of it a, V6 engined SAAB 95 would be an interesting sleeper Sonnett 2. Built with a Volvo engine, Volvo gearbox, Volvo rear suspension, Volvo steering column, and a fuel tank from.Saab. 001 used Saab parts, and a Saab engine mounted midships.

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JUNE 18, 2025

Equally as ready to duke it out with the big boys is the just-the-right-amount-of-sporty S5, which adds in retuned suspension and a bigger engine meant to compete with the C43 and M340i/M440i. With their revamped exteriors, interiors and technology, Audi is trying to show the world its still serious about the compact luxury space. cubic feet.

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JULY 21, 2025

Its one of only three models Dodge still sells; the current Durango is a dinosaur thats been in production since 2011, and the electric Charger Daytona just isnt selling, both due to its much higher price than the previous model and its current lack of a Hemi under the hood. But people who buy a Dodge want a Hemi. Comment(s) Recommended

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JULY 25, 2025

Were talking about a mid-engine supercar that seats two versus a family crossover that seats six or seven, depending on the configuration you choose. Does anyone need a glorified electric minivan thats quicker than a Corvette Z06? Unfortunately for Lucid, the U.S. is much more interested in crossovers these days. Not one bit.

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JULY 17, 2025

This brought a great deal of attention to the fact that electric vehicles are heavy and going to kill us all. The heavy engines and transmissions of gas guzzlers sit higher in the car than an EVs battery pack. Certainly, the Rivians weight of 7,173 pounds was a factor in the guardrails ineffectiveness at stopping such a brute.

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JUNE 10, 2025

It would have probably helped if there had been a clear, final design brief that outlined specific goals for engineers to achieve, but instead, Musk preferred to randomly tweet about new features the Cybertruck would have. Except the actual orders never actually appeared.

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JULY 3, 2025

Now, some people say it also seals the terminal from electricity, in the sense that dielectric grease isnt a conductor, so it can cause connection problems if it gets between the terminal post and the battery cable. It also helps keep the electricity in. After all, in most vehicles, thats what gets everything going, literally.

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JULY 10, 2025

liter V6 Nettuno engine, and it still makes 621 horsepower. Consistent with Maseratis previous about-face on EVs , this is pure internal combustion glory with no electric assistance whatsoever. The MCPura keeps the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Its claimed 2.9-second Comment(s) Recommended

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JULY 29, 2025

According to the ad, it had to have both its turbos and engine rebuilt, with less than 24K on the clock. Not as profitable, but demanded by a shifting market, was the Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric vehicle with an onboard internal combustion engine that charges its batteries through a second electric motor serving as a generator.

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JULY 14, 2025

General Motors spends billions developing an electric vehicle platform, the Ultium architecture , thats supposed to be the bedrock of its EV future. Lets make a deal Joe Raedle/Getty Images The secret sauce to Hondas runaway success isnt some magical engineering tweak or a secret handshake — its cold hard cash and simple marketing.

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JULY 27, 2025

It seems electric cars are causing motion sickness even in folks with normally solid stomachs, and its not just all in their heads. The sounds and vibrations were used to are gone, just like the combustion engine that produces them. It will accelerate a certain way, stop a certain way, and sound a certain way. Comment(s) Recommended

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JULY 15, 2025

in 2002, and the boxy behemoths are still on offer today in both gas and electric forms. Layered on top of that is all the changes Brabus made to the truck, starting with the punched-out engine. However, this G-Wagon isnt one that Mercedes ever offered here in the States. Initially, this truck would have had a 3.0-liter

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JULY 22, 2025

Driverless taxis arent typically powered by internal combustion engines, so the 6.2-liter liter supercharged V8 engines would be a deafening change of pace. I can only imagine that they were in an emergency room getting their ruptured eardrums treated after a Hellcat roared past.

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JUNE 12, 2025

Carter/ Jalopnik So much of the automotive news cycle is concerned with documenting the latest and greatest technological developments made by groups of engineers who find new and inventive ways to make changing the fan speed more difficult. Carter June 12, 2025 9:00 am EST Logan K. Whats the oldest car you have ever driven?

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JULY 17, 2025

Its latest creation, the 2026 Uncharted , is a tiny electric crossover with a lot of range on one end of the spectrum and a lot of power on the other. Subaru says itll offer up to 338 horsepower from two electric motors, which is enough to move the little guy from 0 to 60 mph in under 5 seconds, and itll be able to fast-charge its 74.7-kWh

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JULY 23, 2025

According to the seller of todays 1992 Volvo 240DL , filmmakers and other entertainment industry muckety-mucks are constantly asking to use the sedan in their projects. Built like a tank Craigslist The seller also correctly notes that these cars were heavily over-engineered and well constructed, claiming this one is "Built like a tank."

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