EA888 engines in Audi and Volkswagen models are said to have defective piston rings. March 2, 2026 — A class action lawsuit from Audi and Volkswagen claims these vehicles are defective because they are equipped with 2.0-liter TSI engines. 2018-2021 Volkswagen Tiguan 2018-2023 Volkswagen Atlas 2018-2022 Volkswagen Passat 2018-2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2018-present Audi Q3 […]
Valters Zagata/Shutterstock Among the many annoying problems that can confuse do-it-yourself mechanics, one of the most simple but elusive that affects the overall drivability is the common vacuum leak. This is especially true if you’re tinkering with an older American, Asian or European car, as the vacuum […]
Click to enlarge Good news for those who plan to do so back home via rail this Hari Raya Aidilfitri. KTM has added 26 additional train journeys from March 17 to 29 to meet high holiday demand. The company says it’s a proactive move as tickets for the period are almost sold out. Of the […]
Attend just about any track day in Britain and you’re almost guaranteed to see a BMW M2 of some vintage there. They’re good out of the box, relatively easy to make even better, and livable enough for the ride home. They have become a popular circuit instrument in recent times. BMW has gotten to grips […]
Silvia Dubois/Shutterstock Denmark, a picturesque neighborhood north of Copenhagen, has radically changed its nighttime streetscape: red streetlights in certain areas instead of the usual white streetlights. In the municipality of Gladsaxe, officials have replaced traditional street lighting with red spectrum LEDs. This change is rooted in real […]
Turn signals are one of the first safety features in the automotive sector. In the early 20th century, some cars came with ‘trafficators’ with mechanical arms that emerged from either side of the car to indicate a turn. In 1908, Italian inventor Alfredo Barachini was granted a […]
Who is the best New Zealander on four wheels? It’s a question that Red Bull wanted to answer and managed to bring together F1 racer Liam Lawson, NASCAR phenomenon Shane Van Gisbergen and drifting legend Mad Mike Whiddett for a showdown to answer that question once and for all. […]
By the 1990s, the standard motorcycle had lost some of its appeal. Sports bikes literally took over and almost everyone became obsessed with speed. It was clear that the standard motorcycle needed some kind of makeover, and we have Ducati to thank for that. By assembling the first Monster from what were essentially spare sports […]
Toyota is considered by many to be the unrivaled professional in making cars that you can rely on for decades. The streets of America are filled with several of their creations that have been around for a long time hundreds of thousands of kilometers while only minor maintenance is required. The Japanese brand achieves this […]
AutoExpert/YouTube Sometimes it can be difficult to tell how good Chinese vehicles actually are. They’re clearly better built than their fiercest opponents claim, but how well would they really compete if sold here? Is it just the EVs that are good, or are their gas cars just […]