BMW seems determined to change the definitions for automotive segments. All of their even-numbered X vehicles, for example, are “sport activity vehicles”–not quite crossovers and not quite coupes. The new BMW 640i Gran Turismo is along that same vein, being not quite a four-door coupe and not quite a station …
Ever wonder what it takes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records? Not much. Just a few more than 24,000 car models and space to line them up. A group of British volunteers did just that. Read it at TorqueNews
The Ford Model T is known to automotive history for many things. It was the first car to become genuinely mass produced, was the first vehicle built by workers paid far more than the industry average, it was one of the earliest vehicles to be produced on a moving assembly …
The best-selling Lamborghini in history, the Gallardo, saw its final unit roll off the line and into the hands of a private collector this week, marking the end of production for this iconic Raging Bull. Read more at TorqueNews.com.
Recently in our Ask a Mechanic forums, Carl asked why, after bleeding his brake lines, the brake pedal still sinks to the floor (has no pressure). The answer is very simple, but many DIY mechanics wouldn’t know it. Carl assumes, as would many (including myself), that the problem is the …
