Engineering Explained

I have refused to subject my brain to the complexities of math and science since I finished my last core requirement…

Tire tests are usually tedious affairs involving lots of swapping tires and running controlled tests over and over…

The EPA lists the Porsche Taycan Turbo as one of the most inefficient electric cars sold in the United States. That…

Electric cars are undoubtedly the future of the automotive industry. If a manufacturer doesn’t have an EV in its…

We’re getting to the point when you can’t really say “we’ve all seen that dumbass Tesla Cybertruck demo” because…

The cost of car maintenance covers a pretty broad range. While it can be tempting to buy the cheapest products—brake…

That gasoline-gargling backfire exhaust sound some cars make decelerating, which can really only be described as…

We all know that running your car out of fuel is a bad thing for obvious reasons like the fact that it can leave you…

Probably the biggest schtick about the 2019 Mercedes G-Class is that it can drive right up a perfect 100 percent…

The Koenigsegg Jesko is blazingly fast and already sold out. Which means you or I won’t be getting our hands on it,…

Tires, as we’ve pointed out time and time again, are some of the most important things you can have on your car, as…

Everybody likes to talk about how electric cars like the Tesla Model 3 are much more cost-efficient to own compared…

The new Toyota Supra is, under the skin, a BMW. As such, it has a BMW engine, and that means a confusing series of…

I am not a science man. I didn’t do well in chemistry or math in school. That’s why I write words instead of…

Tesla makes some great cars, but one area that the company has had some trouble over the years is in the area of fit…

I think it’s safe to say most of us, even those of us uncomfortably car-obsessed, don’t spend a lot of time thinking…

While I’ve never been the type of person to be particularly stressed about getting every possible power gain out of…

One of the first things you notice when you are in a supercar is the acceleration above 80 mph, which tends toward…

Horizontally-opposed engines are often referred to as “boxer” engines because the motion of the pistons sort of…

One pedal driving is available in many battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, allowing drivers the option to…