
It may seem like a bit of an odd topic for TCR Tech-Talk, but when you own a car, you should know how to change a tyre. An alarming amount of people don’t know how to change a tyre,
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
In 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: