6 cylinder engines, no matter inline-6 or V6, are inherently smoother than 4-cylinder inline engines because all the first order and second order forces can be balanced. However, most small cars do ...

2002 series was probably the most important model in BMW's history. In the early 60s, although small cars like Isetta, 600 and 700 kept the Munich company alive, its image was mushy and financial ...

First introduced by Mercedes 300SL in 1954, tuned intake manifold is not exactly a new technology. It is discussed here just because its principle is useful to our further study of variable intake ...

As shown in the picture, straight-6 engine is simply a pair of 3-cylinder engines mated together symmetrically, thus piston 1 is always in the same position as piston 6, piston 2 the same as piston 5.

After multi-valve technology became standard in engine design, Variable Valve Timing becomes the next step to enhance engine output, no matter power or torque. As you know, valves activate the ...

Variable is good. From valve timing, valve lift, intake manifold, exhaust, ignition, fuel injection, turbocharging, cooling to lubrication, many things on today's engines can be variable. However, one ...

“The fastest lorry in the world" - this was how Ettore Bugatti described this Bentley. However, the 2-ton monster won 5 times Le Mans 24 Hours between 1924 and 30 in various forms, proving its ...

The advantage of turbocharging is obvious - instead of wasting thermal energy through exhaust, we can make use of such energy to increase engine power. By directing exhaust gas to drive a turbine, ...

Manual transmission might be almost dead in the USA – only 4 percent of all new cars sold there are equipped with stick-shift – but in the rest of the world it is still the choice of the majority. For ...

Steering is very important to a car because it is the interface that the driver touches most. What makes a car's steering better than another? It is usually judged by several factors: directness, ...

All TVRs were fast, but one car was even more spectacular: Cerbera. Back in 1996, when I read the first road test conducted by Autocar, I couldn't believe my eyes… that car took 4 seconds flat to go ...

BMW CS series was one of the masterpieces of the 70s. Few cars in history could deliver a combination of style, driving enjoyment and motorsport success like this car. On the road, the CS was highly ...