The introduction of turbo chargers on modern cars Many modern vehicles today are available with turbo chargers. While in the past the use of turbo chargers was mainly suited to either heavy load vehicles or performance vehicles, they have since become more of a common place in normal commuter vehicles. To explain the advantages to Read More… »
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» Getting the Most Out of Your Vehicle
Getting the most out of your vehicle Considering the fact that a person’s personal vehicle is the second most expensive purchase they make in their lives, coming second only to a home, it is important to get as much out of your vehicle as possible. Not only do you want your vehicle to last you Read More… »
» Advantages of Four Wheels Drive Vehicles
Advantages of four wheels drive vehicles Four wheel drive or all vehicles have become more popular over the last few years as they hold certain advantages over a conventional two wheel drive vehicle. A four wheel drive vehicle is mechanically designed to make full use of the vehicles engine power at all four wheels. This Read More… »
» The Differences Between Petrol and Diesel Engines
The differences between petrol and diesel engines In regards to normal modern vehicles there are two main types of engines available, the two main types are either a petrol combustion engine or a diesel compression engine. To explain the differences we must first explain the similarities of both engine types. We will use a four Read More… »
» Audi A3 Background History
Audi A3 Background History German car maker Audi launched its A3 model in 1996. This was marketed as a mid sized family vehicle and shared many design innovations with Volkswagen models of their time. There are two separate generations of the Audi A3, the type 8L and the type 8P/8PA. The Audi A3 8L was Read More… »
» History of the BMW X5
History of the BMW X5 In 1999 the BMW car company released a midsized sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) and called it the X5. The first generation had the E53 body style and was all wheel drive also called the x drive system by BMW and came available as either a manual gearbox or Read More… »
» Nissan 300ZX History and Revisions
Nissan 300ZX History and Revisions The Nissan car company introduced a model line called the 300ZX in 1983, In Japan it was known as the Nissan Fairlady Z. The 300ZX was marketed as a sports car designed on the previously popular 280ZX basis. The 300ZX, when it was first introduced in 1983, was given the Read More… »
» History of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution-EVO Model Line
History of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution-EVO model line The Mitsubishi car company produced a line of vehicles called the Lancer. This model line became known as the evolution line of vehicles and is a high performance four door sedan passenger vehicle. To date there are ten different generations of the Evo line. Although the evolution Read More… »
» Replacing a Head Gasket on a Mazda B2500
Replacing a head gasket on a Mazda B2500 You have your pride and joy Mazda B2500 out for a run and you notice it seems to be overheating, after a bit of inspection you notice the coolant level is a bit low even though there are no visible leaks under the vehicle. You then take Read More… »
» Mitsubishi Engine Decoding
Mitsubishi Engine Decoding Ever since 1970 Mitsubishi has used a four digit naming convention to identify their engines. The initial four digits may be supplemented with other suffixes to differentiate the engines even further but for the most part the first four digits are the main engine code. The first digit in this series designates Read More… »