Technology

How car oil is refined

The fuel used in a modern car, whether petrol, diesel or even LPG ( Liquid Petroleum Gas ),...

Car aerodynamics

As the cost of petrol rises, car manufacturers are taking more and more care in designing their c...

How cars are designed

When a car manufacturer decides to produce a new model, the styling, or design, of the new car is...

How a two-stroke engine works

Almost all car engines work on the four-stroke cycle , so called because it takes four stroke...

How a rotary Wankel engine works

One of the problems with conventional car engine designs is that the pistons move in a straig...

Lean burn engines

In an ideal, 100 per cent efficient internal combustion engine , the fuel would burn to give j...

How ABS works

One of the most unnerving things that can happen in motoring is that you brake and one or more of...

Dashboard technology

This article is from the mid-1980s. It is out-of-date but still interesting.

Plastic cars

Mention plastic cars, and most people think of the leaky, creaky and crazed bodywork so common on...

Vehicle adhesives and sealants

You do not always need to replace a component that is worn, damaged or broken. There is an increa...

Torque and BHP explained

Most people have some idea of what an engine 's power is, but are hazy about exactly what the t...

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