The tuning world has spawned a lot of evil breeds, and by this we mean motley methods of vastly increasing the power of an internal combustion engine. Apart from the mechanically-driven supercharger, which we covered in a previous Auto Guide, probably the most common type of increasing an...
Everybody dreams of that lottery win that brings you millions and ends all your problems in one clean financial strike. But of course, most people are smart enough to know there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Supplementing your income is possible, but it will take some time and effort....
From the base 1-Series to the supercar-fast M5 sports saloon, BMW always seems to defy the laws of the automotive logic, with cars that are faster (at least on paper) than people would expect is possible with a particular output. Many if not all those BMW engines seem to run on witchcraft yet when...
From the base 1-Series to the supercar-fast M5 sports saloon, BMW always seems to defy the laws of the automotive logic, with cars that are faster (at least on paper) than people would expect is possible with a particular output. Many if not all those BMW engines seem to run on witchcraft yet when...
Tim Cahill, the American travel writer and author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg, as well as the rather excellent Pecked to Death by Ducks, once said that “a journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” While making friends is a-OK with me, I'm...
Counterfeiting is a serious crime, even if it seems that it is not worth paying a premium for the genuine product. The worst part about this industry is that consumers might be tricked into buying a fake item while believing it is the genuine article. The counterfeit branch of almost any industry...
Unless you're the somewhat lucky owner of an aluminium-bodied car and despite the evolution of modern anti-corrosion techniques by vehicle manufacturers, rust is still one of the sworn archenemies of cars everywhere. Sure, some rat-rod owners might disagree to the "rust is my enemy"...
While other automakers are playing with the idea of mass-market hybrids and electric cars, Volkswagen Group has continued to rely on its family of petrol engines as it tries to take the no.1 spot in the automotive industry. And as far as engine families are concerned, none are as well known and...
Hybrid vehicles come in many shapes and sizes. A hybrid car can be fundamentally different from another hybrid car, even though the badge on the rear reads exactly the same thing. The purpose of this guide is simple. More to the point, we’re here to help you understand what kind of hybrid car...
Even the most reliable cars in the world can break down. It is a driver’s responsibility to prevent it. No matter how over-engineered a vehicle will be, there is still the possibility that it will stop working or develop an upsetting fault. Some cars tend to do this more often and without too...
Summer is upon us, but you have not made any reservations for your vacation. Alternatively, maybe you just want to do something different this year. As petrolheads, we would suggest you go on a road trip this year. You can do it this summer, but the idea is valid all year round. While it is...
Beginner drivers have numerous challenges ahead of them, and it takes years for most to get ahead of the game. In some cases, drivers never get properly acquainted with the automobile, and the least lucky of the bunch end up in trouble because of this. So we decided to make a list of things...
Beginner drivers have numerous challenges ahead of them, and it takes years for most to get ahead of the game. In some cases, drivers never get properly acquainted with the automobile, and the least lucky of the bunch end up in trouble because of this.
So we decided to make a list of things...
From a no-holds-barred, the-future-is-here, techie point of view, any technological advancement is a necessary thing. Especially if the said advancement was designed primordially to save lives. This probably goes in every domain out there, but since we're on a car website, we're obviously...
Dacia introduced a new gearbox option in 2016, the Easy-R automated manual transmission. While an automated manual gearbox is no big deal for most automakers, it was a significant novelty for the affordable car brand from Romania. Dacia still makes the most convenient cars in their segments,...