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Dissecting The SSC Tuatara Record Run With Math And Science

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

Elizabeth Blackstock

11/08/20 10:00AM

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Studded Winter Tires Can Totally Save Your Ass

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

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This Is What Makes The Porsche Taycan Turbo The Most Inefficient Electric Car

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

Elizabeth Blackstock

12/26/19 11:30AM

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Why Electric Cars Are So Bad At Towing

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

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Here's How Tesla Played Itself With The Cybertruck Vs. Ford F-150 Demonstration

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

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Here's The Difference Between Cheap And Expensive Brake Pads

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

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How Snap-Crackle-Pop Exhausts Actually Help (Or Hurt) A Car's Performance

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

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Running Out Of Fuel Can Damage Your Engine

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…

Elizabeth Blackstock

9/18/19 4:00PM

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How The 2019 Mercedes G550 Can Actually Climb Up A 100 Percent Incline

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

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Here's How the Koenigsegg Jesko's 1,600 Horsepower Twin-Turbo V8 Is Even Better Than the Regera's

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

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How to Understand What's Written on Your Tires

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

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Here's How Much the Tesla Model 3 Performance Saves In Fuel Costs Versus a Regular Car

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

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Decoding the New Toyota Supra's BMW Engine

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

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This is How BMW's Water Injection Makes More Power

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…

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Here’s a Close Look at a Brand New Tesla Model 3's Quality Issues

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

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Why Porsche Does Intake Manifolds Different From Everyone Else

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…

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Here's the Difference Between a Regular and a Performance Air Filter

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

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Here's How Insanely Quickly the McLaren 720S Shifts Gears

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

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It's Time to Learn About Wonderful and Weird Opposed-Piston Engines

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

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This Is How You Drive An Electric Car With Just One Pedal

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

Bradley Brownell

7/15/18 12:00PM

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