Volkswagen has whipped up a shitstorm in Mexico, attempting to control the weather, using massive gas-fired, sonic shockwave cannons blasting at the sky every few seconds
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Wouldn’t it be excellent if you could jump start your car using the energy trapped in a notionally ‘flat’ battery, or even a USB power bank? Let’s do that.
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Official Bureau of Statistics research into the mix of vehicles on Australian roads has found Ford to be the biggest loser from 2013-2018. But, of course, Holden will fight back...
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Just when you think all ze Cherman carmakers are good for is gassing a few monkeys, BMW has been found guilty of committing actual hi-tech R&D...
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Wouldn’t it be impossibly excellent if you could jump start your car using the energy trapped in a notionally ‘flat’ battery? Now you can
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It’s time for a chill pill - literally - the new twelve-34 refrigerant is not going to burn you to death in hellfire … or is it?
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We crack the code of crashes, use that mad science to explain why stamping sheetmetal is black magic, and teach you how to become a Jedi master of nuts and bolts
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This episode: The mad metallurgical voodoo of advanced high-strength steel. That’s right, brainiacs - strap on that propeller cap, and rack that slide rule: We’re goin’ in.
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Put yourself in this position: you’re in the middle of an emergency stop and it becomes abundantly clear that there’s insufficient room to stop. You are either going to swerve or crash. What do you do next?
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Can a re-badged Toyota Australia President stop Holden from sinking without a trace in the Great Southern Ocean, or is it already too late?
Read MoreWhere does this seemingly simple modification sit, exactly, on the landscape of good and bad ideas?
Read MoreHow to crack the kooky code of crashes, plus the mad science of stamping sheetmetal, and the black art of becoming a Jedi master with nuts and bolts
Read MoreThe mad metallurgical voodoo of advanced high-strength steel. That’s right, brainiacs - strap on that propeller, and rack that slide rule: We’re goin’ in…
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All automotive glass is a good rejector of UVB. Tempered glass typically rejects all UVB and about 20% of UVA - ie allows about 80% of UVA (more)…
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Three cylinders: It almost doesn’t seem enough, and yet the BMW i8, and plenty of other cars, are motivated by three-cylinder power. What makes them tick?
Read MoreBoxer engines: The darling crankcase configuration of Porsche and Subaru - among others. What makes them tick, and what makes them different from inline and vee-style engines?
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A proper engine-tech brainiac calculates BMEP using a formula and established units. If you want to do this, be it entirely in your head…
Read MoreObviously they have a different numbers of cylinders, but have you ever stopped to think more deeply than that about the different operational characteristics of these configurations?
Read MoreCar dealers transact every day. You don’t. They’re match fit. You’re not. They’re ambush predators. You’re not. So … here’s how to win
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The ancient Jedi art of cutting road noise by reverse engineering the car’s wheels/tyre package. Or not…
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