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In its annual general meeting held today in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi outlined two key areas of focus for the future: electrification and digitization. No doubt spurred on by the emissions cheating scandal Audi is embroiled in together with its Volkswagen Group parent, the automaker is accelerating...

For your viewing pleasure, this 1930s instructional video released by Chevrolet tells us all about how suspensions operate in remarkably simple, yet entertaining, terms. The film, dug up by the folks at Road & Track, was intended to be shown to mechanics at Chevrolet dealerships. It appears to...

Progress surrounding development of the Hyperloop high-speed transport system originally proposed by Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk took a major step forward today with a full-scale test taking place outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Doing the testing was Hyperloop One (formerly Hyperloop...

Dear driver in front of me that's constantly tapping your brakes to adjust your speed... you do not need to do that. Simple let off your throttle pedal and let the engine do some of the work for you. You'll save some of the useful life of your brake pads, see better fuel economy, and (most...

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 goes on sale later this year featuring an available 10-speed automatic. The new transmission was developed by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] in partnership with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], which plans to offer the unit in its 2017 F-150 range, including in the new...

The outspoken CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] said in an interview that fully autonomous cars are about five years away from legal road use, not a couple of decades as others have suggested. Sergio Marchionne, whose company is now working directly with Google to develop a self-driving...

Hyundai’s new luxury brand Genesis will offer plug-in hybrid models. The information was confirmed to Automotive News (subscription required) by Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski. The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering Hyundai and its sister brand Kia already...

More than 13,000 people in the Seattle area have signed up to be a part of BMW's new car- and ride-sharing service in the United States. ReachNow is what BMW bills a "premium car sharing" service positioned as an alternative to the likes of ZipCar and Car2Go. “The rapid adoption of ReachNow...

When you open your fuel filler door, you may miss that bright green letter D staring you in the face. That D stands for diesel, and it's what your engine craves. If you put regular gasoline in there, you're going to have a bad time. What exactly happens when you put gas into a diesel vehicle's fuel...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] may be about to launch a new turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine delivering close to 300 horsepower. The company already has such an engine, officially rated at 276 hp, that’s set to debut in the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia. However, the more...

Porsche used last week’s 2016 Vienna Motor Symposium to release the first details on a new twin-turbocharged V-8 engine destined for the next-generation Panamera Turbo. Porsche spearheaded the development of the engine which in various forms will be used across the Volkswagen Group. The...

Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) in Michigan have made a discovery that could lead to batteries that are smaller and cheaper to produce than lithium-ion units found in most electric cars sold today but with superior range. The key is magnesium, which is already...

You see that switch down by your knee. You can see that it has numbers and letters. You don't fully understand what it all means, but you're itching to test it all out. That's the drive selector, and before you slam it into 4Lo you should watch the video above. Engineering Explained is here to walk...

Bentley has released a new app for the Apple Watch that will allow back seat passengers to have control over a number of in-vehicle functions form their wrists. The app will allow passengers in the new Bentayga to control the vehicle's seats, audio systems, and climate control, via the vehicle's...

Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] have confirmed a partnership in the area of autonomous cars. As part of the partnership, Google’s autonomous car technology, which includes various sensors and complex software systems, will be fully integrated in about 100 Chrysler Pacifica...

Step aside, Texas A&M. It seems that there's a new king in the How to Stop a Truck Immediately game... which is a game we don't think features a ton of civilian players. This player, however, is Heald and it's based in the UK. The tool for the task at hand is called the HT1-Viper, and it's a...

Electric car brand Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] says it is developed a HEPA air filtration system designed to clear up the outside world before it enters a vehicle's cabin. The filtering system is so clean that Tesla claims you could "survive a military grade bio attack" using it. HEPA, an acronym for...

The 2016 Toyota Tacoma is fitted with the standard setup you'd find in any truck that wants to go play in the dirt. There's two-wheel-drive and both four-wheel-high and four-wheel-drive-low. Additionally, Toyota offers the Tacoma with a number of other bits of tech to make your off-tarmac journey a...

BMW says it will begin offering an emergency call system on its motorcycles that can summon first responders at the press of a red SOS button on the handlebar. The system is essentially the same as the Intelligent Emergency Call button the automaker has offered in Europe on its cars for more than...

The future of diesel engines in the United States and possibly elsewhere is in doubt as a result of ongoing emissions cheating scandals, but automakers aren’t giving up on the technology just yet. At the recent 2016 Vienna Motor Symposium, BMW presented a quad-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6...