Tag: videos
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It’s this easy to change your own oil
Our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained has been teaching us a lot about our favorite subject: cars. Today, he’s here to talk about something that just might inspire you to get your hands dirty under the hood of your own car. It’s basic, but every car guy should know it. The topic of the…
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After defeating an Aventador, Acura NSX faces off against the GT-R
The current Acura NSX is an interesting vehicle. It’s a sort of budget hypercar in that its not wearing an ungodly price tag (relatively speaking) yet it packs the combination of electric motors, batteries, and a gasoline engine that you’ll find in some of the world’s highest performing vehicles. Think of things like the McLaren…
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Rolls-Royce SUV (Project Cullinan) takes shape
Rolls-Royce is set to enter the SUV game in 2018 with a new model code-named Project Cullinan. It was in early 2015 that Rolls-Royce first announced it’s launching an SUV. Only, the automaker doesn’t want you to think of the vehicle as something well-heeled soccer moms will be clamoring for. Instead, Rolls-Royce describes Project Cullinan…
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How the elusive 4-rotor rotary engine works
As the old saying goes, there is no replacement for displacement. That’s not the case when it comes to rotary engines, which typically have very small displacement. Instead of cubes, if you want a rotary to make more power you do two things: add more rotors and/or slap on a turbocharger or two. Noted rotary…
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You can build your own go-kart using simple tools
There’s something endlessly appealing about ripping around in a go-kart—it doesn’t matter if you’re 4 or 400 years old. For the average person, this means you hop in your car and drive to the nearest go-kart track. Hopefully they have gas karts, but you’ll certainly still be happy on a solid electric machine. If you’re…
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2018 BMW X3 spy shots and video
BMW’s next-generation X3 has been spotted testing once again. The current X3 is one of the strongest in the segment, offering snappy performance, a nice interior, good features and reasonable value for money. Due to arrive in showrooms in 2017, most likely as a 2018 model, the new X3 will add technology, grow lighter, and…
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2017 Acura RLX preview
Acura’s RLX flagship sedan doesn’t get much attention in luxury circles but it has a lot to offer, especially for technology buffs. The RLX was introduced for the 2014 model year as the replacement for the RL, and though it isn’t on the same level of some of its German rivals when it comes to…
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2018 BMW 3-Series spy shots and video
Feast your eyes on the latest spy shots of a prototype for BMW’s next-generation 3-Series, arguably the automaker’s most important model of the next few years. It is expected to be revealed in mid-2017, as a 2018 model. Like past generations, this new 3-Series, code-named the G20, will likely end up the benchmark for the…
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2019 Jaguar I-Pace spy shots
Within days of Jaguar unveiling its I-Pace electric suv concept at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, a test mule for the production version has been spotted. This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen the test mule but now we have a rough idea of what the final design will be like. We also…