
I’m sure you’ve heard either or both of the terms ‘turbocharged’ or ‘supercharged’ before in reference to a car’s engine, but many of you may be unaware of what these terms mean,
We are all created equally, some of us more equal than others, as the saying goes. The same could be said of all-wheel drive systems though – is Audi’s quattro better than Subaru’s
South African motorists seem to have a love affair with their fog lights. Whether the car they drive is old or new, you’ll notice a large majority of them permanently have their
1.3kviewsIn an era where the biggest craze is to reduce engine capacity and force-feed air in via a turbocharger, we’re frequently bombarded with terms such as turbo-lag. But what is turbo-lag? Astoundingly, most people don’t know the correct definition of the term, yet toss it around without a care in the … Read more
There are many misconceptions bandied about when one particular engine layout is spoken of, the VR6. It is often confused for a V6 layout, so we decided to clear up the confusion, as per your requests. Now I know there will be qualified engineers complaining that I missed out on this and that, so to clear the record, this is a simple explanation to differentiate the 2 engine layout in layman’s terms, as little technical jargon as possible. As such, I will not delve into inlet and outlet ports, block construction etc. So, let’s get to it: