BMW’s N55 engine was a remarkable achievement, even for a company as adept as building engines and cars as BMW. The first BMW engine to combine turbocharging, direct injection, Valvetronic and ...

Tuning is the origin of hot rodding. Back in the day, Pontiac owners with a taste for performance would dial in their cars' air/fuel ratios and timing among other things to squeeze a few more ponies ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Car culture has long been split between those who trust a screwdriver and those who trust a laptop. On one side sit classic ...

Volkswagen’s EA888 2.0T is the engine everybody is currently going mad for on the VW tuning scene. Here’s our tuning guide to help you get the most out of this peach of an engine… The EA888 was first ...

In the March issue we tackled some common and not-so-common power adders for the S50 3.0 and S52 3.2 motors found in '95-99 BMW E36 M3s (and some first-generation Z3 M Roadsters). We followed that in ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Hot rod engine tuning can now live in your trouser pocket, or wherever else you may keep your smart phone. It was twenty years ago when we first saw a hot rod tuner change the idle speed on a Mustang ...

Technology has certainly advanced since the automobile was invented, and these advances have never been more apparent than in the latest offerings from Chrysler. And while some of these cars, like the ...