Electric vehicles were supposed to make gas stations a thing of the past. So why are automakers suddenly putting gasoline engines back into electric cars? The answer is a relatively simple piece of technology called an EREV, short for Extended-Range…
Sally Carrera might be one of the most recognizable characters in the entire Cars franchise, but there's a good chance you never stopped to ask a very important question: Why is she a Porsche 911? After all, Radiator Springs is…
There’s something deeply unsatisfying about the way Seat’s story could end. After 76 years, the Spanish automaker may be heading toward the automotive graveyard, not because its cars suddenly became terrible, but because parent company Volkswagen Group appears to have…
Open the hood of almost any gasoline-powered car, and you'll find a bunch of cylinders doing essentially the same job: sucking in air, mixing it with fuel, compressing the mixture, igniting it, and pushing the pistons back down. So here's…
You've probably seen the term OEM hundreds of times if you've ever shopped for car parts, talked to a mechanic, or spent too much time browsing automotive forums. “Get the OEM part.” “That's not OEM.” “OEM is better.” But what…
A dual-clutch transmission can shift gears almost instantly, but that speed comes with a few compromises. If you’ve spent any time looking at the spec sheet for a Porsche, Volkswagen, Hyundai N car, or plenty of other performance models, you’ve…
When James Englesman called me a while back (unclear for legal reasons) to break the news that he, Thomas Holland, and Francis Bourgeois would be the new faces of The Grand Tour, I was proud. And scared. They knew it,…
