Astoundingly, Two Separate Companies Tried Rotary-Engined Chainsaws
While most people might know rotary engines for their use in cars, a pair of companies made use of them in chainsaws — and those chainsaws aren't easy to find.
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Chrysler's Bugatti Tribute Featured A Straight-Eight Made From Two Dodge Neon Fours
When Chrysler made a 1990s concept car honoring a 1930s Bugatti classic, the body was appropriately stylish. But the effort didn't extend to the engine.
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How Engineers Made An Engine That Ran On Gas And Diesel At The Same Time
Trying to mix gasoline and diesel in most engines will only lead to problems in the long run. But engineers have found a way for the fuels to coexist.
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A Miami Waitress Allegedly Claimed $180,000 Per Month Income To Finance C8 Corvette, Mercedes S560, And More
The idea was to buy a bunch of cars in quick succession, using fraudulent information, before the purchases show up on a credit report, then bail.
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These Are The Main Differences Between The Toyota GR86 Yuzu And The Subaru BRZ Series.Yellow
The BRZ and GR86 are twins that resulted from a Toyota and Subaru marriage, but the new hyper-yellow versions of both coupes may be even harder to tell apart.
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How Goodyear Developed Tires For The Moon
You can't take tires off a car and expect them to work on the moon. In fact, the tires Goodyear developed for 1970s moon missions were quite different.
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The Strategy Behind Cruise Ships' Multiple Diesel Engines Is Unexpectedly Fascinating
Cruise ships make use of a wide array of diesel engines. It might seem like overkill, but their presence is quite important for crew and passengers alike.
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Ford Is Recalling 1.4 Million F-150s Over Unexpected Downshifts
Ford is once again recalling a bunch of trucks.
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How Goodyear Tires Made The McLaren F1's 240-MPH Top Speed Possible
McLaren managed a record-breaking speed of 240 miles per hour all the way back in 1993. But it couldn't have managed that without some help from Goodyear.
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Automakers Adopted Rack-And-Pinion Steering Because It Was Better Than Alternatives
Rack-and-pinion steering is one of the most widely-used forms of automotive steering today. And it's used so often because it has too many benefits to ignore.
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McLaren Artura And Luxury SUVs Smashed In Thwarted NYC Parking Garage Heist
I feel like this story should be from an old Norm MacDonald "Weekend Update" bit.
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Subaru Boxer Engines Keep Showing Up In Small Airplanes: Here's Why
The Subaru EJ engines seem to have caught the eyes of people building experimental light aircraft at home, but why are they so well suited to the job?
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What It Takes To Hit 12,000-RPM With An Air-Cooled Porsche 911 Engine
Making an air-cooled Porsche 911 rev to 12,000 rpm sounds impossible, but it's actually feasible if you use the right parts. Here's how to do it.
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Understanding Porsche's 3-Digit Model Names
Porsche has a long lineup of cars that use three digits for their names. Here's how you can tell them apart, and why they're named that way.
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Ford GT Mk IV Is The Fastest American Car To Lap The Nürburgring, And The Third Fastest Car Ever
The only two cars to ever boast faster lap times than the GT are the electric VW ID.R Pikes Peak racer, and the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo.
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The 90-Degree Torque Problem: How Engineering Bent Power Around Corners
Torque naturally prefers to move in a straight line. So how does the engine manages to overcome 90-degree bends to deliver that torque to the wheels?
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How Bosch's Magneto Ignition Device Made Spark Plugs Possible
Bosch managed to create a timeless design when it introduced spark plugs to the masses. But it would have never come to pass if not for another invention.
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Stellantis Slaps Parking Tickets On Employees' Cars For Not Being Stellantis Enough
Stellantis isn't the only brand from Detroit brand to have such policies, even if it might be the only one enforcing it at the moment.
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NASA Helped Ferrari Make The Luce EV's Acceleration Less 'Disturbing'
Supercar performance isn't just about the technology or the numbers, but how that performance is "perceived by the human being."
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Why Shouldn't You Use Multi-Vehicle ATF In Your Automatic Transmission?
Multi-vehicle automatic transmission fluid might seem like something that's easy to use with any vehicle. But it's better to use more specific fluid.
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Plane Crashes Into Fire Truck At LaGuardia Airport, Killing Both Pilots
The crash happened after a fire truck was cleared by air traffic control to a runway in response to a report of an odd smell from a United Airlines plane.
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GM Patents A 'Daisy Chain' Charger To Juice Up Multiple EVs At Once
The system could potentially figure out the fastest way to get the cars charged, by prioritizing the cars with the highest voltages.
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Do Dirt Roads Even Have Speed Limits?
Dirt roads can be difficult for some vehicles to drive on, so you might think there's no reason for them to have speed limits. But that's far from the truth.
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How An Engine From 1816 Paved The Way For The Refrigeration Revolution
Refrigeration today is something we can easily take for granted. But in the early 1800s, there was one entirely different method of cooling.
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The Owen Magnetic Walked So The Chevy Volt Could Run (Well, Until GM GM'd)
If you think the Volt was ahead of its time, wait until you learn about the Owen Magnetic — a revolutionary hybrid that relied on a horseshoe-shaped magnet.
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Feds Tell 97 Car Dealerships To Knock It Off With The Hidden Fees Already
Many dealerships tack on ridiculous, expensive nonsense to the end of your price, like advertising fees, nitrogen tire inflation, and dealer prep fees.
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The Saga Of This Cheap Bentley Flying Spur Shows Off Just How Tough Volkswagen's W12 Can Be
It withstood years of overheating, enough to stretch head bolts and damage a coolant tank, and is still running as smoothly as it did two decades ago.
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