The new Audi 3.0 BiTDI engine is the most powerful six-cylinder diesel engine from Audi and now available for the A6 Saloon, A6 Avant and A7 Sportback. It will also be available in the A6 allroad later...
Promoting rapid technological change in the automobile industry is not a novel idea.Environmental groups pursuing twin goals of energy conservation and reduced vehicular emissions have promoted technological...
The general perception of concept cars is perhaps that they are notional figments of stylists’ imagination and have no real purpose beyond attracting the attention of the public to the manufacturer concerned....
The car is rear-wheel drive system of frequently experienced problems on propeller shaft or more popularly referred to as coupling. If this part is damaged, then the car will experience excessive vibration...
BEHAVIORCuts the noise coming from car and truck engines. Unless, of course,some young driver cuts holes in it.HABITATThe muffler lives at the end of the combustion process, beneath theback end of the...
Learn how to put together HTML5 apps at the HTML5 Hackathon. You'll get hands-on experience with WebWorks, which is the BlackBerry tool for building applications with HTML5. That'll get you...
Safety on the road driving now a top priority. Therefore, the engineers competing to design a car that can avoid accidents and provide maximum protection, if it can not be avoided anymore.New features...
Guest post by Kroy Zeviar, QNX strategic alliancesMy colleague Mark Rigley must feel (justifiably) proud these days. He is, after all, head of the team that created the new QNX concept car, which took...
One of the most important components of your car are the spark plugs. Many of us do not realise the important role that the spark plugs play in the the smooth running of our cars. I once tried to save money by insisting on some cheap brand spark plugs when I had my car serviced. It was OK for a while...
From the era of glorious muscle-car excess comes the 428 Cobra Jet. Introduced in April of 1968, the 428 CJ was the brainchild of Robert F. Tasca, an infl uential Ford dealer from Rhode Island. It was...
If you are in the UK, you can now configure your own Beetle from engine, wheels, colour, trims and a range of accessories. Configure your own Beetle on the VW si...
Knowing the condition of the car petrol engines do not have to bother to open the hood or covered in oil. Want to know how easy it is? Just look at the condition of exhaust tip, you can become an expert....
Accidents do happen tire burst anytime. Even already many examples of accidents that occur due to a burst tire while driving, even at slow speeds though. This is usually caused by a panic when the driver...
BEHAVIORCoil springs absorb the bumps that tires encounter and they retard the upward and downward motion of a vehicle as it moves across uneven surfaces. In conjunction with shock absorbers, coil springs...
Aggressive behavior is not reprehensible. But if the aggressiveness carried onto the highway, necessarily dangerous. Minimal invite curses other drivers.How do I control it?Two U.S. origin cardiologists,...
Months after launching the Mustang in the spring of 1964, executives had the itch to go racing with their new pony car. Early attempts to fi eld the Mustang in the SCCA’s B-Production competition failed,...
Homecoming affair was much preparation is required, among others, check the vehicle's engine, prepare physically, tool kits, etc.. But do not forget to pay attention to traffic rules during the trip....
One way to avoid overheatingThis simple warning conveyed Emergency Roadside Assistance (ERA) AstraWorld. Instead, the radiator cap does not open the lid too often. Open the cover quite done at the time...
Structure and materialMulti-cylinder engines for cars and motorcycles use assembled con-rods like that shown in Fig. 9.16. The big end consists of two parts. The bottom part is called the bearing cap,...
Lately a lot of car thefts. The thieves did not seem out of his mind to launch the action.One of them by prying the car to be able to take anything valuable in the car. We created the car owners alarmed...
BEHAVIORAir filters remove much of the particulate load in the air, keeping it outof the engine. Dirt in the air could clog small openings in the engine,restricting the flow of air or abrading parts.HABITATAir...
Here's the Cliff Notes version of North American International Auto Show industry preview. (Cole's notes for my Canadian followers.)The show was a great one, especially compared to last year. Industry...