We’ve looked at running-in previously and advised that, on good authority, there’s really very little danger in being fairly ambitious with use of the throttle once the critical first 300 or so miles have been clocked up on a new engine, as long as you then progressively increase the power demand and ensure that the […]
You might or might not remember that 48-volt electrical systems were going to be the next big thing for cars around 15 years ago. There were real concerns that it would not be possible to power all the on-board electrical systems needed in future without the change. Then the story quietly died, but I think […]
Summer’s longest day has passed and the roads are now packed with families heading off for their summer holidays. You might be looking forward to the relaxation of going away on holiday, but the journey? Traffic jams, fractious families and delays getting to airports can all be guaranteed to send a driver’s blood pressure skywards. […]
Car aerodynamics, as we know, play a major part in determining fuel consumption, particularly at higher speeds. The virtues of good aerodynamics were probably best exemplified in the post-war mass car market by the Volkswagen Beetle and small Saabs, although there’s plenty of evidence from earlier times, such as Rumpler’s Tropfenauto (teardrop car) of 1921, […]
This issue focuses on performance, and here we tackle the subject of whether, and how, electronic tuning of diesel engines for added performance delivers a fuel economy bonus, as many tuning companies claim. You may well wonder how you can get more power without burning more fuel, particularly if the whole objective is to go […]
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