Porsche has announced that the concept study 911 Speedster, shown in June for the company’s 70th anniversary, is now going into production. It will be a limited-edition open-top two-seater designed in homage to the company’s first car, the 356 Model 1. Read about this on New Atlas.
Porsche has unveiled a newly refreshed Macan in Shanghai, featuring new exterior design elements and an upgraded interior. This is the most significant refresh for the Macan since its introduction in 2014, and brings several new technology pieces to the SUV. Read more on NewAtlas.
Most idle problems, such as rough idle, the engine cutting out at idle, or idling too fast, are problems with the fuel: air mixture. Finding the problem causing that mixture issue can be difficult, especially on modern engines with sophisticated fuel injection systems that are made to trip sensors and …
Bosch has developed a collision-detection system that not only warns a driver of an impending crash, but that applies the brakes and disengages the throttle to avoid the collision. What’s new about this system is that it’s made for light rail and will be tested on trams in Germany. Read …
In this final segment of this series, we’ll look at the PCV and EGR systems and how they can negatively affect your idle. In our first part, we looked at air intake. In the second part, fuel injection. In this part, we’ll look at some accessories that can be affecting …
A new engine idea, which combines an electric generator with a combustion engine’s piston, is being credited to Toyota’s research and development arm. Though we couldn’t find proof of Toyota’s plans to actually build these, we are intrigued by the idea of replacing the standard combustion-to-spin effect of a crankshaft-laden …
A relatively common “side-effect” of replacing a battery and/or alternator in a car is to have the voltage (battery) warning light come on. This is especially true in late-model vehicles with their more sophisticated internal diagnostic systems. It’s an issue that was mentioned in our forum last August by user …
