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All Rights Reserved Does High Octane Fuel Actually Clean Your Engine? Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture Wrenching Does High Octane Fuel Actually Clean Your Engine? As for that myth about higher octane fuel cleaning your engine? By Jordan A.

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JUNE 23, 2025

Finance , Rivian Chief Software Engineer Wassym Bensaid revealed that the EV startup will be providing the underlying tech stack for all future EVs from the Volkswagen Group. Basically, Volkswagen and its brands have decades of mechanical engineering experience, but comparatively little in software engineering.

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JUNE 21, 2025

Bringing German engineering to Level 4 autonomous driving MOIA / VW Group The ID Buzz AD is the first vehicle in Germany to reach SAE Internationals threshold for Level 4 autonomous driving, meaning that the car can drive itself, with no need for a driver behind the wheel, within designated areas.

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JULY 24, 2025

Its engine options, transmissions and running gear were pretty much identical to the Z4. More than an engine Toyota Engines arent the only difference between the A90 and whatever comes next for Gazoo Racing. At first, folks were excited to be getting a new Supra at all, considering the fact that Toyota discontinued the U.S.

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JUNE 9, 2025

Chances are youll already know if your vehicle is equipped with air suspension, but if you arent sure, just check the "suspension" menu of your cars center screen. If you can raise and lower your vehicle with the push of a button, then its riding on air springs.

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JUNE 16, 2025

Production of the absurd center-seat hypercar is set to end in July after a 100-vehicle run that began in early 2023 , according to Top Gear. The company is planning its next chapter — announcing that its Special Vehicles (GMSV) division is preparing to reveal its first two supercars at Monterey Car Week in August, Top Gear reports.

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JUNE 18, 2025

These vehicles are comparable to BMWs M cars and Audis RS cars. These give you a lot of the same cosmetic and under-the-skin upgrades of the 63 models, but theyve got smaller engines that arent as powerful. These are more in line with BMWs M Sport vehicles like the M440i and X3 M50 and Audis S cars like the S6 and SQ5.

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JUNE 27, 2025

Serpentine belts could be one application, useful on hard-to-reach engines, but I was thinking more about timing belts. If a timing belt snaps in an interference engine, pistons hit valves, and the entire engine must be rebuilt or replaced.

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JULY 17, 2025

billion hit due, in part, to tariffs on imported vehicles. Despite loopholes big enough to ship jet engines through , auto tariffs seem to be having the desired effect of protecting American manufacturing, just this once. Volvo already builds the XC60 in China and Malaysia for local markets, so it makes sense to do the same thing here.

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JULY 31, 2025

Instead, the American automaker used its own development engineers, just like it did when the ZR1 set those other lap records. In fact, according to Chevy, ZR1X vehicle dynamics engineer Drew Cattell is now the fastest non-professional racecar driver to ever lap the Nürburgring. These are the best Corvettes in history, period."

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JUNE 8, 2025

You no longer have to clean carburetors, adjust timing, or perform frequent engine tune-ups the way older cars required. It now says, "Fluid replacement is only necessary when repairs are being performed," implying that the fluid will last the life of the vehicle. Modern cars still require tune-ups , just not as often.)

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JULY 31, 2025

But it isnt just a list of the vehicles with the highest cargo volume. They do their own tests to figure out which vehicles actually offer the most usable cargo room, while also taking comfort and ease of access into account. Subaru Forester If you ask Consumer Reports , the Subaru Forester is basically a perfect vehicle.

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JULY 25, 2025

EV owners, on the other hand, often obsess over the intricate engineering of their cars, so its actually sort of surprising that when they fail to contend with the basic physics of electron-based propulsion versus petroleum. I doubt it. They dont care about range because theres always a nearby gas station.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

All Rights Reserved These Are The Last New Vehicles You Can Get With A Manual Transfer Case Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture Jalopnik Investigates These Are The Last New Vehicles You Can Get With A Manual Transfer Case By Charles Krome Aug.

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JULY 2, 2025

The Ferrari Amalfi mimics that vibe and follows in the Romas footsteps as a 2+2 coupe thats less hardcore than the brands rear-mid-engine models. seconds, and a reworked engine thats designed to be more rev-happy. The convertible version will be unveiled next year to replace the Roma Spider.) Sounds tasty. The Amalfis camshafts are 2.9

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JULY 25, 2025

But as with so many other aspects of its vehicles, Bugatti takes the pre-delivery testing above and beyond, and the W16 Mistral s testing regime is the brands most rigorous yet. The Mistrals quad-turbo W16 sounds like nothing else , and Bugatti has carefully engineered it that way.

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JULY 4, 2025

Deep puddles, deep water, floodwater, its all the same in how poorly it can affect your vehicle. You can destroy your cars engine by driving in too deep of water and cause hydrolocking. You can destroy your cars engine by driving in too deep of water and cause hydrolocking. How bad is it to drive through deep puddles?

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JULY 11, 2025

Automakers are phasing out internal combustion engine production, and the future looks, well, eerily silent. Effectively, its a lifeline for all the gas-powered vehicles still roaming the planet — and planning to keep doing so for a long time. Synhelion is targeting the fleet of existing cars, trucks, and classic vehicles.

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JULY 8, 2025

That said, since electric vehicles dont have engines taking up space anywhere, theyre basically perfect for a frunk. I wouldnt ignore that as a very likely reason for not being there or a reason for them, saying that?

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Showcase Your Team as Experts People want to know who’s working on their vehicles. Photos of your techs doing advanced diagnostics Snapshots of clean, organized bays Quick reels of in-progress work on higher-end vehicles Quotes from client feedback and testimonials Give people a window into the experience. This is where I take my car.”

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Showcase Your Team as Experts People want to know who’s working on their vehicles. Photos of your techs doing advanced diagnostics Snapshots of clean, organized bays Quick reels of in-progress work on higher-end vehicles Quotes from client feedback and testimonials Give people a window into the experience. This is where I take my car.”

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JULY 3, 2025

Carter July 3, 2025 4:55 pm EST Ariel Ariel , the boutique UK-based carmaker known for producing some of the wildest vehicles on four wheels, is celebrating its 25th birthday by announcing its most powerful car ever, the Ariel Atom 4RR. Ariel says a host of internal changes and new components push the 4RRs K20C engine up to its new heights.

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JUNE 28, 2025

And yet, its a common condition thats considered normal for internal combustion engines running on gasoline or diesel fuel. Thats because water vapor is a naturally occurring result of a vehicles combustion process. It can also be caused by serious engine issues that could put a real damper on your driving experience.

IT

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JULY 10, 2025

production of three vehicles it sells in Canada, and weve got another massive Ford recall on our hands. W]hile Tesla faced almost no regulation in Texas, California tightly controls where and how firms can operate autonomous vehicles and requires testing data for permits. 2nd Gear: 1.2 million Ram pickup trucks.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

5, 2025 12:03 pm EST Chevrolet The race to get the most range out of your electric vehicles battery isnt exactly anything new. Obviously, no one except for the weirdest engineers and biggest hypermiling nerds will ever come close to doing most of these things, but it clearly paid off with the truck averaging a massive 4.9

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JULY 11, 2025

You dont want gasoline getting into your diesel engine because itll wreak absolute havoc. If youve already left the fuel station, and youre cruising around, first of all, stop reading this article and pay attention to the road, then pull over and shut off the vehicle. Is the car off?

Engineering

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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. Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik Its certainly a slow-in-fast-out type of vehicle. The suspension tuning of this car is really where the magic lies. except thigh support.

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JUNE 19, 2025

Toyota introduced the first vehicle in the Land Cruiser lineage in Japan in the 1950s as a bare bones light-duty military vehicle, but after some revisions it was sold to the public, and by 1965 it was the most popular Toyota vehicle sold in the United States.

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JULY 3, 2025

Since it could change its compression ratio on the fly, it promised the power of a bigger engine when you needed it and the efficiency of a smaller engine when you didnt. The recall affects 443,899 vehicles, including the 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50, 2022 Infiniti QX55, 2019-2020 Nissan Altima and 2021-2024 Nissan Rogue.

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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 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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JULY 31, 2025

Its the ultimate vampire vehicle. After the tow home and engine tear down, we found every single ring was broken. From DieselOx Parts market wont matter once you and your Lexus are immortal 98-00 Lexus SC400 Timeless styling, superb engine, comfortable seats, reliable, easy to DIY stuff, and from the peak Toyota era.

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JUNE 16, 2025

The new Q3 also ups its ambient lighting game as seems to be required for its class, with optional backlit door panels that feature dynamic integration with different vehicle functions like locking and unlocking the doors. Audi Beyond the strange new steering wheel control unit, the Q3s interior is saddled with a 12.8-inch

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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. Toyota Another important factor in how much weight a vehicle can tow is how much muscle it has.

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JULY 17, 2025

There is a base Crosstrek trim that is $1,250 cheaper than the Premium, but it has a smaller and less powerful engine and is missing a lot of basic features. liter boxer engine has adequate power for all situations, and its handling characteristics are equally sufficient. Carter/ Jalopnik With the Premium trim you get a 2.5-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. This isnt the first time the two companies have collaborated on a vehicle. The most powerful variant of the engine can be found in the MCPura , where it makes 621 horsepower.

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JUNE 17, 2025

I know its been a couple years since I last begged you to bring a vehicle to our shores , but I want you to remember how well that last one went — clearly, I have my finger on the pulse of the American market. Almost certainly not, but its nice to dream.

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