5 European Cars For Your Next Ski Or Snowboard Adventure

There are two things that you can guarantee a Volkswagen will need during its lifespan. Those are fuel, and new ignition coils.    If you recently grabbed a set of red top Genuine VW Audi ignition coils, you might be wondering how to install them. Fortunately, this is one of the easiest repairs...

A combination of imitation and competition between auto manufacturers has bred some of the best cars of all time. As certain cars become benchmarks, auto manufacturers and marketers take aim at their competitors, seeking to attract customers to their brand and respective models. Those in the...

We often tend to think of automotive brands as being free-standing, independent entities with their own very individual characteristics. There's the design language of the exterior, interior, powertrain, and chassis, but also their unique feel and identity. A BMW looks, smells, and drives like a...

Sports cars are wonderful. They allow us to experience the limits of adhesion, intense g-forces, and unending smiles as we motor along. The passions they stir from their race-winning pedigrees, beautiful body lines, and emotion-filled driving characteristics make them life-altering things....

  Turbochargers have been in use for a lot longer than many seem to realize. Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning used two turbocharged Allison V12s to power it along back in the 1940s. By the 1970s, turbocharging had become a big focus around race tracks after the Porsche 917/10 and 917/30,  utilizing two...

  Audi has been one of the most successful automotive manufacturers over the last two decades. Slowly rising through the ranks of more prominent German brands of the 80s and 90s, Audi came on strong in the 2000s. In 2009, this set the stage for Audi to release one of their most popular cars to...

  There is an often-repeated opinion that “real” performance cars are equipped with three pedals and a transmission that requires the driver to handle the shifting. It’s debatable whether this is the case since the ubiquitous spread of direct-shift gearboxes such as Volkswagen’s excellent DSG...

  The front-wheel-drive layout is best when looked at in terms of efficiency. Compared to rear or all-wheel-drive vehicles, they use fewer parts, save more space, use less fuel, and offer safety advantages when in the hands of overzealous drivers. Treacherous conditions also favor a FWD vehicle...

Audi’s legacy of producing fast and comfortable sedans didn’t stop with their fifth generation of mid-size sedan. The B8/8.5’s lineage can be traced back to the first fast Audi, the Sport Quattro, a homologation special designed to allow Audi to enter Group B and dominate with their...