Today’s performance SUVs and sedans have become a bit shouty about their purpose. Whether brightly colored accents, enormous calipers, or aerodynamic elements, they’re not very “under the radar.”...
“Time Attack” is a far simpler premise than wheel-to-wheel racing. Swapping positions and trading paint at any level is glamorous and sexy to most audiences, but Time Attack is either something people have never heard of or is discredited as your typical track day with additional steps. In...
All engine coolant is not created equal. In a similar fashion to engine oil, coolant is a complex mixture of chemicals and minerals designed to keep your engine running as cool as possible. Aluminum and cast iron, the most common engine block materials, require different properties from the...
Shop FCP Euro’s Winter Garage Sale for all your Genuine, OE, OEM, and car care parts needs this season. It’s a new year, and with that, new inventory. We’re clearing out our “garage” while helping you stock yours. Universal tools, parts, and fluids, that not too often go on sale are now available...
The gasoline-powered world that we know and love is in its waning moments. The naturally-aspirated engine is nearly dead, and we’re only about a decade away from the end of new internal combustion engines. Supplementing the inevitable demise of combustion is the growing electric vehicle market....
If you own an R56 MINI, there's probably a good chance you've looked up a replacement high-pressure fuel pump. The N14 engine found in the R56 is a Prince engine, which is part of the Peugeot, Citroën, and BMW family. It's incredibly common for the HPFP to fail, so much so that MINI issued a...
What defines success when it comes to a car? There are plenty of ways you can quantify and qualify the merits of a specific make or model. There is price, performance, sales success, and those intangible, subjective qualities of look and feel. Some cars hit the mark right out of the box—seemingly...
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...
Human beings are fascinating creatures. For all of our likenesses as people, thanks to nature, nurture, or a combination of the two, our brains develop in delightfully different ways, and we have very different ways of tackling the problems life throws at us. Take, for example, the solutions for...
Search any of the MINI forums about a rattle coming from the engine of your R56, and you’ll see some frightening results. Timing chain issues are common on the N12/N14 engines in this generation of MINI and often destroy an engine if not taken care of. Aptly nicknamed the “Death Rattle,” the...
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