Your dashboard is not trying to nag you, it is trying to keep you alive. Yet one of its most important warnings, the little amber “check engine” symbol, has become background noise for millions of ...

The 1970s strangled horsepower with emissions rules, fuel shocks, and insurance pressure—yet a handful of clever performance cars slipped through. Here are 11 machines once dismissed as weird or weak, ...

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Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced power, and potential engine damage. Key causes include low-octane fuel, ...

We analyze the engine noise of racecars to shed light on the interaction between the brains of the drivers and their racecars and also the interaction between the brains of different drivers for the ...

Bottom line: Bluetooth was designed to make short-range wireless connectivity between different devices quick and straightforward. However, according to several user reports, some of the most ...

The new electric Lexus L FA isn’t just the resurrection of a legend. It’s supposed to redefine a segment. Just outside Fuji, Japan, at Toyota’s Woven City complex on December 4, GR GT Project Manager ...

TOMBALL, Texas — Residents of Arbury Manor, a Tomball neighborhood, say constant loud noise from a nearby diesel engine testing facility has disrupted their once peaceful community, with some ...

Honda released audio of its 2026 Formula 1 engine, which will power the Aston Martin F1 cars of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. The audio clip highlights the engine ripping through its gears and ...

Lexus’ Takashi Doi confirms that the in-development all-electric LFA will feature fake engine noise. The recently unveiled all-electric Lexus LFA Concept is joining the growing roster of performance ...

The Toyota 2GR-FKS is considered to be quite a reliable motor, but there may be trouble brewing within some older examples. Early 2GR-FKS V6 engines may suffer premature piston and cylinder wear. Main ...