Here’s exactly how an engine is designed and built…
A visit to the Jaguar Land Rover engine manufacturing facility in the UK reveals what it takes to create a modern engine… Everyone stops and… Read more →
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R50m worth of engines stolen from JLR factory
Last week, Jaguar’s Solihull plant fell victim to a film-style heist in which a group of unknown assailants stole £3-million (around R50-million) worth of engines… Read more →
Toyota develops a 1,5-litre mill for the Yaris
So we already know that the WRC-inspired Yaris hot hatch isn’t going to arrive in South Africa, but maybe there’s hope for this one? The… Read more →
Toyota reveals new engine and 10-speed transmission
Upsized naturally-aspirated engines are not exactly popular in the automotive industry, right now but some manufacturers believe it is the future and that downsized turbocharged… Read more →
Infiniti to debut variable compression ratio engine
Infiniti says it will present the world’s first production-ready variable compression ratio engine at the Paris Motor Show at the end of September. The Nissan-backed… Read more →
Engines: David vs. Goliath
SUSPEND your disbelief and imagine a 463 kW Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG lining up against a 92 kW Ford Fiesta 1,0 EcoBoost at the lights in an unlikely… Read more →
Dry-clean your engine
Water and modern electronics do not mix. Is there a safer way to clean your car’s engine?
Farmstyle Tuning
The lunchtime sessions under the tree sometimes turn into question-and-answer sessions. The other day, August, our young mechanic with big-city experience, asked whether it’s true… Read more →
Starting Problems
Oom Matewis Pansegrouw has been teaching mathematics at the local high school for as long as anyone can remember. He has twice tried to retire,… Read more →