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Service belt: what is it, what is it for and how much does it cost?

What is the utility belt? The utility belt is a belt, a full rubber belt, which transmits the movement of the drive shaft pulley to the pulleys of pumps, components and other equipment of the car. The service belt is composed of an artificial rubber often reinforced […]

Solar power arrives for the Toyota Prius, but this time it will be useful

The solar panels are not able to provide enough power to drive the electric motor when the car is running, but they can provide a boost to the batteries when the car is stationary and there are no plugs in sight. On electric power it can go almost 60 kilometers, […]

Aston Martin goes V8 Biturbo with the new Vantage

This great novelty is the Aston Martin Vantage, its front is inspired by the Vulcan and at the same time in other models from the world of competition as the Vantage V600, the DBR1 and to some extent in the DB10 designed for the James Bond saga. Its proportions […]

Peugeot Instinct Concept, now official

The Instinct Concept is a timeless shooting brake that is powered by a combined 300 hp plug-in hybrid engine with four-wheel drive. It is likely to have a front combustion engine and a rear axle powered by electricity, but no details have been given. All in all, […]

Gran Turismo Sport, available soon from ¤59.99

The standard Digital Edition will be the cheapest of the six possible ways to purchase the game, at 59.99 Euros. If you're keen to pre-order, Gran Turismo is also giving you incentives to do so in the form of various packs. Let's take a look at what's included […]

Mercedes-Benz Rennwagen Schnelltransporter, a Lego artwork

Its lines and design made it a reference in its time, and today it is still admired and sometimes even more recognized than the cars it transported. Mercedes advertised it as "the fastest racing car transport truck in the world". Under its aerodynamic […]

Sketch Car Design at the Barcelona show

There, the public will be able to see live how a car is created with designers working in situ. SEAT, which collaborates in the exhibition, as it has its design and development centre in Martorell, near Barcelona, shows scale 1 models in clay that were used in […]

Peugeot 106 Rally (USPI)

It existed in two different versions. The first phase was marketed with the 1.3 four-cylinder TU2J2 with 100 horsepower extracted with electronic injection. In its second phase changed this engine by the 1.6 TU5J2 of 103 hp, also "injected", with eight valves in […]

Interview: Lucas Ordoñez

And then Nissan and Sony's GT Academy came along. When the Spaniard started to fight against the clock at the wheel of his console, he probably wasn't aware of how far he was going to go seven years later. Today he is no longer an unknown. In fact, I will say that […]

This is how the dream of the rotary engine was kept alive

The wait is getting more excruciating than Duke Nukem Forever. The RX-Vision Concept prototype has cleared up any lingering doubts, and Mazda no longer has to answer to a larger manufacturer. For the past eight years, the rotary engine has survived thanks to the […]

Rumore rumore: The new Citroën C3 will be fitted with airbags

Well, everything indicates that the brand of the double gear has decided to give it that personality that it lost in the second generation. And what better way than including one of the elements that have made us write more these last two years, the airbumps. […]

Audi presents its new two-liter engine TFSI

But there's a trick to it. Audi boasts that in an automotive world where downsizing seems to prevail, they have been able to stay with a displacement of two liters for 190 horsepower thanks to an "innovative combustion method". What is it about? Well, as you […]

The new ZR1 is the most powerful and fastest Corvette ever produced!

At the Dubai Motor Show, Mark Reuss, the brand's Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, introduced it to us with the following words: "No one has ever driven a Corvette like this before, because there's never been one like […]

Lexus LS 2017, the fifth generation of the saloon arrives

The new LC coupe is truly cool, and the RX and NX crossover sell in huge numbers within the Japanese firm's range, but no other vehicle in Lexus' history has been as relevant as the original LS. It marked the true power of a flagship. To re-establish the LS's credentials […]

Renault Trezor Concept

The French brand and its subsidiary Nissan have been betting on electric cars for years, and now that everyone is going electric, either with prototypes or street cars, it seems that Renault does not want to miss the opportunity to remind us that they are the ones […]

Examples of how Toyota knows how to make weird but beautiful cars.

Yes, its defenders have come to the fore. In an industry that is too aesthetically conformist, for once someone dares to do something different, we go and charge against it. But maybe the problem is not in doing something different, but in having done something […]

BMW 1 Series with new three-cylinder engines, more equipment and updated design

On the other hand, the equipment aspect has been reinforced, as BMW wants to reduce the perception that their cars are poorly equipped, especially in relation to their price. Elements such as the 6.5″ screen with iDrive, xenon headlights, emergency call, BMW […]

Opel to add CarPlay and Android Auto to its entire lineup by the end of 2016

Opel's goal with this new system is to offer the highest and best possible connectivity between smartphones and cars. In addition to the Astra, Opel promises to renew the entire range of infotainment systems equipment in its cars throughout 2016, so that this connectivity […]

Marchionne confirms the return of Dino to the Ferrari family

But why did Ferrari had a mule rolling when the 488 GTB is already finished, and in fact, has been presented to the press? Well, in the same official presentation of the 488 GTB to Anglo-Saxon media Marchionne has cleared doubts, or at least, has raised many […]

Abarth 695 Rivale: the most sophisticated scorpion of all time

The new Abarth is also embellished with a double aquamarine line running 360° across the bodywork, satin chrome finish on the door handles and satin chrome trim on the rear door. Various aesthetic elements inspired by the Riva 56 Rivale yachts and the "695 Rivale" […]

Sunday Porn: Jeep Wrangler Rubicon vs Land Rover Defender

We moved to South Africa to see the duel between the American and the British, in both cases in the long versions (Wrangler Unlimited and Defender 110) and with the same tires, BF Goodrich brand. The tyres are ideal for off-roading, not for cruising down the […]

Why hasn't the Toyota GT 86 succeeded?

It is very grateful for the effort made by Toyota and Subaru investing in the development of the GT 86, a halo car of those who do not always bring benefits, but it shows that in these brands there are people who like cars. With the GT 86 Toyota offers its particular […]

The revolution in energy recovery systems

The truth is that I could teach little to a number of gurus and scholars of this technology. After all, rail transport has had regenerative braking systems for many more years than we have in the automotive world, as well as having much more legal regulation in […]

Smart Electric Drive 2017

The Smart Electric will arrive with a 60 kW (80 hp) and 160 Nm motor, which is an increase over the previous version of 5 hp and 30 Nm. It doesn't sound like much, but considering that the previous version was under a ton (Daimler hasn't provided the weight of […]

Opel Grandland X, the third Opel crossover

PSA has learned its lesson, no more SUVs with slight remarketing. The German model has its own personality. The images correspond to a Turbo petrol with the highest trim and two-tone finish. Several design elements make it unmistakably Opel, like the moustache […]

Zastava Yugo, the worst best car ever?

Let's take a look at some advertisements in the written press. In Spain it had the slogan "Yugo, the surprise", in which it also highlighted its strong points: assistance throughout Spain and compatible technology, and, above all, emphasizing its very low price. […]

SUV, compact, estate or MPV? What a dilemma!

I'm not referring to the purchase price, but to all that is lost with respect to other cars in terms of safety, consumption, comfort, economy of use... Well, maybe there are those who buy an SUV "in case I ever need to go on a bad road", but that would be like […]

Enjoy your Sunday playing Turbo OutRun

So digging a little bit we have found one of its sequels as a playable demo directly in the browser. It's Turbo OutRun, inspired by the "coast to coast" races in the United States, started with the one known as Cannonball Run and held illegally for the first […]

The future of the BMW 3 Series GT is unclear.

For the next-generation 3 Series, due next year or the year after, an anonymous source has told BMW Blog that there will be no GT or Gran Turismo version. Sales are not justifying that there is so much overlap between models, and there comes a point where there […]

2017 Tesla Model S

The headlights are now fully LED, so you can perfectly modulate the beam of light depending on the visual conditions, without dazzling others. At the rear we will see that the optical groups have been darkened. As for the interior, it receives the Model X's "all-proof" […]

Car sanitation: what is it, where is it done and how much does it cost?

What is car disinfection? The interior of the car is a closed environment in which dirt and bacteria accumulate and, if not removed, continue to proliferate. If this situation is already critical in normal conditions, in Covid19 times the sanitization of your […]