Car Stuff

A look at some of the high-output performance engines available today.

Okay. I knew that there were several recent(ish) engines that had outrageously high compression ratios, but I’m having trouble believing what I’m seeing. A European-spec Mazda2 with a normally-aspirated 15:1 compression ratio! FIFTEEN TO ONE! And to add to the insanity, Mazda claims that it runs on regular gas! For those of us in the

Maybe it’s not fair to compare the two publications that are so removed in time from one another. In addition, the nature of DIY repairs has changed. I’ve done tons of repairs on my cars and others that had nothing at all to do with engines or transmissions. Come to think of it, most of

The wipers on my wife’s F150 were streaking like all get out, despite my having cleaned the rubber wipers themselves. So, I made the trek to the local auto parts store for replacements. Every time I do this, I’m reminded about how back in the day you just replaced the rubber piece and its stamped

I don’t know when it happened. It’s almost like I woke up one morning and realized that the U.S. doesn’t make cars anymore. Trucks? SUVs? Most certainly, but not cars; not anymore. It seems like the minivan thing was just a couple of years ago. Now they’re all but gone, having been all but replaced