Tag: difference
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What’s the difference between steel and rubber brake lines?
Your car’s brakes are pretty darn important. If you have lousy pedal feel, you should do something about that, right? Stopping is at least as important as going. So when you’re looking to fix or upgrade your brake system, should you go with rubber lines or jump up to steel brake lines? Engineering Explained is…
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Street FX swaps a monster GT-R engine into a Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 is a wonderful little machine. It’s a rear-wheel-drive sports car that’s affordable, approachable, and a ton of fun. Still, it could use a bit more power. When I say a bit, I mean another 50 horsepower and it would be perfect. When Street FX Motorsports of Australia says a bit, its goal…
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Audi R8 at Daytona; the second Aston Martin Vulcan on our shores; and Lexus finally does away with its 2.5-liter V-6: The Week in Reverse
We drove the 2017 Audi R8 on the banks of Daytona; the second Aston Martin Vulcan arrived in the U.S.; and we learned the difference between diesel and gasoline engines. It’s The Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. The Audi R8 is a world-class supercar, and Daytona International Speedway’s road-racing circuit offers big…
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2017 Lincoln MKC preview
Lincoln’s entry-level crossover SUV, the MKC, gains a few new technologies for the 2017 model year, highlighted by an auto start-stop system that cuts the engine at traffic lights to reduce emissions and save fuel. The start-stop system is newly available on 2.0-liter, all-wheel-drive versions of the MKC and is standard on the front-wheel-drive…
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Pennzoil’s Hellcat-Starring ‘Airlift Drift’ Is Obviously Fake, Awesome Anyway: Video
As an enthusiast, sometimes, you almost have to feel bad for oil companies—or at least their marketing departments. Now, tire companies don’t exactly have it easy—consumers gravitate toward the cheapest round, black option—but at least tires are visible, and attentive drivers can actually feel the difference between brands of…