Category: Automobile

Palitsyn Evgenii/Shutterstock Discussions about engines are not always limited to cylinder capacity, number of cylinders and horsepower. Sometimes discussions center around the crankshaft debate, specifically cross-plane versus flat-plane. Unsurprisingly, both designs have pros and cons, but let’s start with the most obvious difference: their names. In a […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Sergii Vasylchenko/Getty Images This may sound like something out of the original TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” but you can tell a lot about the health of the engine by pulling out the dipstick, reading the oil level and checking the color of the oil. For […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Tramino/Getty Images No, Ford didn’t kill U2’s guitarist, don’t misunderstand the headline. And yes, Bono is safe too. Ford has removed the midsize crossover/SUV/CUV known as the Edge from its lineup, leaving a gap between the Escape and the Explorer. The web page for the Ford Edge […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Toyota The Toyota Supra is not a real Toyota Supra. It’s actually a BMW, and most importantly, it doesn’t even smell like a new Toyota. I don’t care either because I absolutely love it, and if you’re still sticking to the ‘principle’ then I don’t know what […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

The seller of the current Nice Price or No Dice Jaguar car claims it is the same model once driven by the United Kingdom’s former matriarch and all-round fun queen, Elizabeth II, may she rest in peace. Let’s see if the price tag allows us to crown this car […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Sergi Nunez/Getty Images Tires don’t last forever. Once the tread wears sufficiently, it can become a safety problem, with drivers no longer being able to get sufficient grip on the road surface. The problem is that the rubber compound that makes up the tires, along with the […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Pea Hovhannisyan/Shutterstock Apart from the very curious questions, not many people wonder why diesel engines, compared to gasoline, have higher compression ratios. The argument is fairly simple and starts with the fuel properties: diesel is less volatile than gasoline, heavier and evaporates more slowly. Therefore, both engines […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

The Toyota Prius is more than a global household name; it’s an icon that set the template for mass-market hybrid vehicles. The original Prius was launched in 1997 as the world’s first mass-market hybrid model, proving that a car can indeed switch off its petrol engine and run purely […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Ktsimage/Getty images Ah, the yellow light. You know, that signal that’s supposed to tell you to slow down as you approach the intersection, but instead makes you speed up? You probably take it for granted, but traffic lights were not always equipped with a yellow light. Traffic […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026