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  • Piston rings and blowby explained

    Yesterday, we turned to the folks from Engineering Explained to examine five things you should not be doing with a manual transmission. Today we're heading back to that fountain of knowledge for another lesson. The topic this time? It's all about piston rings. This video serves as a great primer on what's going on with piston rings as they move along with the piston in an engine. The basic duty of the rings is to keep the crankcase and combustion chambers from mixing their respective goodies. Engine oil doesn't need to have a playdate with the air-fuel mixture. DON'T MISS: 2017 Acura NSX...

  • 2017 Cadillac XT5  -  First Drive
    Cadillac three-row crossover coming with stretched version of XT5 platform

    Cadillac’s new XT5 goes on sale next month, priced from $39,990. It’s just the first of a trio of new crossovers Cadillac is planning, with the next to be a compact model. This compact crossover will bow sometime in 2018 and be followed later that year or possibly in early 2019 by a...

  • Teaser for 2017 Nissan GT-R debuting at 2016 New York Auto Show
    2017 Nissan GT-R teased ahead of 2016 New York Auto Show

    Nissan has released a teaser to get us excited about its presence at next week’s 2016 New York Auto Show. No details were released apart from this single photo, which clearly depicts the rear of a GT-R. We’re not talking about a new model, even though the current GT-R, the R35, is...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
    BMW i8 Spyder confirmed, Camaro ZL1 revealed, Mercedes-AMG GLC63 spied: Today’s Car News

    BMW will launch a convertible version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. The news was confirmed today at a press conference where BMW outlined some of its future plans. Chevrolet lobbed a bomb overnight with the reveal of its new Camaro ZL1. Set to go on sale later this year, the high-tech muscle...

  • 2017 Cadillac XT5  -  First Drive
    Cadillac XT5 to get 4-cylinder engine?

    Cadillac's SRX-replacing XT5 crossover may be slated for a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine in the United States. The luxury arm of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] initially plans to offer the XT5 only with a 3.6-liter V-6, but the brand's boss told Automotive News (subscription required)...

  • BMW i8 Concept Spyder
    BMW confirms i8 Spyder, hints at more high-end models and M cars

    At a press conference today, BMW outlined some of its future plans for the coming years. Among those plans is the launch of a convertible version of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, which will likely be labeled the i8 Spyder. BMW has already unveiled two i8 Spyder concepts, the most recent being...

  • Tesla Model 3 teaser image with Model S and Model X, March 2016

    In a couple of weeks Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will provide a first look at what's shaping up to be its most crucial model yet, the Model 3 electric sedan. The company this morning released a teaser that shows the silhouette of the Model 3 alongside the existing Model S and Model X. It hints that the Model 3 will feature a conventional shape much like that of the Model S, at least when viewed from the front. ALSO SEE: 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 debuts with 640 hp, 10-speed auto Although the reveal will take place on March 31, the Model 3 isn’t due to start delivery until late 2017. When...

  • 2018 Audi A5 Sportback spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Audi of America boss hints at A5 Sportback in U.S.

    Audi is out testing a second generation of its A5 Sportback, and according to the latest comments from the automaker’s local chief we’ll likely see the vehicle on sale here. Automotive News (subscription required) reports that Audi of America President Scott Keogh said a new A5 variant...

  • 2016 Scion tC Release Series 10.0
    2016 Scion tC goes out with tuner flair: racy final edition for New York debut

    Scion is on its way out with the 2016 model year. But to celebrate its 14-year run, at curtain call the brand is showing off some of its raciest JDM (Japanese domestic market) tuner potential yet—via a partnership with Kei Miura, in a special 2016 Scion tC Release Series 10.0. It's to be...

  • 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
    “Exciting news” on Jeep Grand Cherokee to be made in New York; Is it the Trackhawk?

    Jeep was planning to use next week’s 2016 New York Auto Show to unveil a new compact SUV to replace both the Compass and Patriot, but the brand’s CEO has confirmed the vehicle will now make its debut at an event in Brazil late this year. Instead, Jeep will use the New York show to make...

  • Google's autonomous Lexus RX450h
    Google explains how its autonomous SUV ran into a bus: Video

    Google says that a recent crash between one of its self-driving Lexus RX 450h test cars and a city bus happened due to an obstruction in the road and a subsequent miscalculation. The admission came this week at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, where Google's autonomous driving boss Chris Urmson...

  • Spyker C8 Preliator
    Spyker C8 Preliator New York Auto Show-bound

    Spyker will take to the Javitz Center in Manhattan next week with its new, Audi-powered C8 Preliator supercar. The car is big news for Spyker as it is the detail-oriented Dutch brand's third-generation sports car, and New York is a fitting place. Spyker CEO Victor Muller said in a release that...

  • 1957 Bugatti 57SC Sports Tourer by Vanden Plas

    Bugatti's 57 model range is about as desirable as an antique car comes, but this particular 57SC Sports Tourer may take the cake after it sold for nearly $10 million at auction last weekend. The 57SC crossed the block at Bonhams' auction on the sidelines of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where the auctioneer called it the most valuable Bugatti ever. ALSO SEE: Ferrari 250 GT California sells for $17 million at Amelia Island auction That's a rather misleading claim, however, since a 1931 Bugatti Royale held the record for the most valuable car ever for many years after being sold by...

  • Cadillac ATS and CTS Black Chrome Appearance Package
    Cadillac spices up lineup with Black Chrome package for ATS, CTS

    It's not all chrome and tail fins anymore for Cadillac. A new Black Chrome appearance package for the brand's ATS and CTS serves to mostly delete the cars' bright and shiny chrome. Like the Midnight and Black Sport appearance packages Cadillac offered on the ATS last year, the Black Chrome package...

  • Jaguar F-Pace Ad Starring Stephen Hawking
    Jaguar ad enlists Stephen Hawking as villainous mastermind

    In 2014, Jaguar presented a new advertising campaign that took the brand in a rather interesting direction. Typically, an automaker likes to be seen as heroic. Jaguar, however, sees things a bit differently and decided to fully embrace the British tradition of churning out villains. The wise...

  • 2017 McLaren 570S GT4 race car
    Mercedes GLC Coupe spied, McLaren 570S GT4 revealed, Pagani Huayra Roadster confirmed: Car News Headlines

    Mercedes-Benz is close to revealing its GLC Coupe, a smaller version of the GLE Coupe that Mercedes will use to target BMW’s X4. We have some new spy shots of the regular model and we can confirm that there will also be a sporty version developed by Mercedes-AMG. McLaren has announced two new...

  • Teaser sketch for potential Mercedes-Benz pickup truck
    Mercedes to preview pickup in concept form at 2016 Paris Auto Show: Report

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a mid-size pickup truck, though whether the vehicle will make it to the United States is still up in the air. This teaser sketch was released at the original announcement of the truck in early 2015. According to Auto Express, a concept at the 2016 Paris Auto Show this...

  • 2017 Audi TT RS Roadster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Audi TT RS Roadster spy shots

    Thanks to the relatively warm winter in Europe, the Nürburgring test season has started a little early and one of the first prototypes out stretching its legs is the open-top version of Audi’s second-generation TT RS. The new TT RS is almost ready for its auto show debut as prototypes...

  • 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, 2016 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

    If you're looking to live out your Ferris Bueller Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] fantasy, it's going to cost $17.16 million—at least if you want the real thing. Last weekend at Gooding & Co.'s Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance auction, this 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder crossed the auction block. By the time the hammer hit, the bidding had crept, no, skyrocketed, to $17 million. That's a lot of coin for anything, but it's actually more than $1 million below what a similar Ferrari in barn find condition sold for last year. ALSO SEE: Jerry Seinfeld sells off part of Porsche...

  • 2016 Dodge Charger SRT and Challenger SRT in Go Mango
    Go Mango: Dodge digs up another retro-inspired finish for Challenger, Charger

    Order up a 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT or Charger SRT and Dodge will now paint it in another new shade inspired by the brand's muscle car history. The new Go Mango shade follows up on the Plum Crazy Purple (which has proven so popular that Dodge has had to build more than it expected), B5 Blue, and...

  • 2017 McLaren 570S GT4 race car
    McLaren 570S to spawn Sprint and GT4 track models

    Hot on the heels of the arrival of the 570GT are two new additions to McLaren Automotive's Sports Series range, a track-only version of the 570S and a dedicated 570S race car built to FIA GT4 standards. The track car adopts McLaren’s Sprint designation, which we last saw on the 650S Sprint...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shots

    Following the successful launch of its GLK-replacing GLC, Mercedes-Benz is now about to add a sportier, coupe-like version of the small SUV. The original BMW X6, spawned from the X5, was the first vehicle to combine the sleek look of a coupe with the taller ride height and extra capability of an...

  • Caterham Super Seven by Lego
    Get ready to build your own Lego Caterham

    Caterhams are basically do-it-yourself affairs right out of the box, but now the fun folks at Lego have created a downsized, hyper-detailed model that could be assembled on your kitchen counter. The Lego Caterham Super Seven model is remarkably accurate for something made out of plastic bricks. It...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 R, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Patrick Long teaches us about g-forces in the Porsche 911 R: Video

    Porsche factory driver Patrick Long is at it again for the second installment of the German sports car manufacturer's instructional series. Utilizing the new 911 R, Long takes a pair of unnamed enthusiasts to Porsche's Weissach Development Center in Germany to teach them about g-forces. DON'T MISS...

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