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Mea culpa, or the responsibility of the motoring journalist when it comes to prescribing

Although it is a national sport not to take responsibility, as if we were all in kindergarten, I think it is time to admit my guilt, as an accomplice, for having recommended certain cars throughout my professional life. I say this in hindsight, where we are all […]

Oil light on: what to do to protect the engine?

What does the red oil light mean? The red engine oil warning light is perhaps one of the most important lights in the entire car. This is due to the fact that without proper lubrication the engine tends to destroy itself due to the friction generated by the […]

Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, new for Geneva

It only has 20 litres more capacity, 520 litres for the whole range except for the plug-in hybrid, which remains at 425 litres due to the space occupied by the batteries. Up to the roof, 50 litres more would be noticeable, which is not a big difference either. […]

Car Alternator What is it? How does it work?

What is the car alternator? The car alternator is a device that uses the physical law of electromagnetic induction (Faraday Neumann's law for those of you fresh out of high school) to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. In the first cars where […]

SEAT Marbella, resurrected as another SEAT SUV?

The other possibility, according to Automarket, is that it's a model based on the SEAT Mii, Volkswagen Up! and Skoda Citigo trio, which don't use such a modern platform. As the Mii already exists, it will have a higher suspension, a better looking body and a […]

Test Drive: Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI Bluemotion

One of the Golf Vs I had was the Bluemotion 1.9 TDI, which was rated at 4.5 l/100 km and allowed me to break the psychological barrier of 1,000 km without having to refuel. This one has the same rating, but you know that the figures associated with three-cylinder […]

Volkswagen Golf GTE Sport

From there we bring you the Golf GTE Sport, a concept that serves as a preview for several key aspects of the Golf's immediate future. On the one hand, aesthetically, although it has a lot to do with the Vision GTI and other prototypes derived from the "Golf" essence, […]

The history of Pegaso (II) From "English" to IVECO

This vehicle is remembered for the so-called Operation Palmera, a special advertising campaign that consisted of all the trucks leaving the Madrid factory for the different Spanish dealerships in chassis cab configuration and sporting an imposing advertising panel […]

Mazda RX-7: Birth Story and 1979 Daytona Victory

But that would have been an extremely expensive toll for the company, which didn't want to lose the money it had invested in research or its differentiating value. The key decision was to use the Wankel engine for what it was best suited to: sports cars. Mazda […]

New Audi RS6 and RS7 performance

The new Audi RS6 Performance and RS7 Performance have the same 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 as the RS6 and RS7 "base", but offer more power. In this case, the power rises to 605 hp instead of 560 hp. Torque, meanwhile, tops out at 750 Nm available between 2,500 and […]

41 million euro fine for 95 Volkswagen, Audi and SEAT dealers

The total fine amounts to 41.13 million euros to be distributed among all the offenders. The CNMC considers it proven that all the dealers involved agreed on maximum discounts, exchanged strategic information and imposed internal sanctions for those who did […]

BMW i8 Spyder in Lego, by Sheepo

The Sheepo scale has been reduced to 1:10 to reduce the "parts cost", which has forced the design to be more compact, but this has not prevented the introduction of technical details in industrial quantities. There is room for a hybrid propulsion system with various […]

Gas station attendant: a profession in the process of extinction

Imagine the following situation: you're watching a car race, whether it's Formula 1, WTCC or NASCAR. One of the drivers starts to run low on fuel, so he pulls into the pit area to refuel. When he gets there, he finds no mechanic. He gets out of the car and sees […]

George Barris Passes Away

Barris was the king of custom, to the point that from the 60s, under his influence, the custom culture, then somewhat underground, became part of the local and international pop culture. One of his most famous creations is the original Batmobile, which could […]

Registration of foreign cars: procedures, cost and deadlines

What is the registration of a foreign car? Foreign car registration is the process of receiving the Italian license plate and registration book of a car originally registered in a foreign country. It is no coincidence that the registration of foreign cars is […]

Think you're safer driving an SUV? You're wrong

What I am going to explain next can be done with the rigour of physics formulas and explanatory graphs, but I prefer to do it in everyday language, something that anyone can understand, even if they have never touched a physics book in their life. I start with […]

SEAT to base its profitability on its new SUVs

It has been hard, yes, but the key has been to get it right with the new Leon, and to focus resources where they were needed. SEAT had had good times at the beginning of the century, no doubt, but the crisis and the change in tastes and ages in the automotive sector […]

Contact: Mazda CX-3

The Mazda CX-3 was initially presented to the public at the Los Angeles Motor Show in late 2014 and will be marketed in Europe this year. In fact, in Spain it is already on sale. However, it was not until this week that we were able to get behind the wheel of the […]

Lotus Elise S1 - (USPI)

The world is crazy right now with the GT86 and Subaru BRZ, telling how "wonderful they are to drive" and "how cheap they are". But let's wake up for a moment from the dream and face reality: They cost £30,000, and applying our magic "buying advice" formula, this […]

First-generation TTs lost before birth

And with the Audi TT operation was not going to be different. Although in 1995 was still preparing the presentation of the concept model of the coupe, the American design department and the Ingolstadt Audi were already working on possible derivatives of the compact […]

Don't miss the presentation of the new Lamborghini Urus.

One of the few data we know of its spectacular performance is the acceleration of 3.3 seconds. The Lamborghini Urus is presented at 18:00, Spanish time. And you can follow its presentation in this streaming video that we attach below. With the new product, […]

If you want safety, big car, right?

Easy, in the world of road safety there are not always absolute truths. One of those absolute truths, or what many people believe, is that you are always safer in a vehicle, and that the bigger the vehicle, the better. Perfect, let's all buy truck tractor units […]

Worn brake pads? Here are the 7 definitive symptoms

What are brake pads and how do they work? Brake pads are metal pads on which a layer of abrasive materialcalled "friction" is applied. When they are pressed by the brake shoes or calipers against the disc, they generate a great frictional force. This force is […]

A 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo turns up after decades of loss

Born to win The Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 is the work of what is considered to be the most gifted and prolific of all Alfa Romeo engineers: Vittorio Jano, responsible for other mythical models such as the Alfa Romeo P2, winner of the first Automobile World Championship […]

You know how much power your car has, but how much power are you using?

It is well known by now that an internal combustion engine only gives maximum power at a certain range of revolutions and under a certain load, the rest of the time the power delivered is a fraction of the same, corresponding to the demand to which it is subjected. […]

If you visit Barcelona, stop by the RAMM (Retro Auto Moto Museum).

Over an area of 1,500 m² spread over three floors, you will find more than 80 historic vehicles from the United States, Europe and former Soviet countries. The museum is specialised in missing brands, and has cars as interesting and rare as Le Zebre, Delahaye, […]