Two Is Better Than One: 5 Of Our Favorite Twin-Turbocharged European Cars

  ZF Friedrichshafen was formed just after the turn of the 20th century in Germany. Initially, ZF was dedicated to designing parts for Zeppelins, but the quickly growing automobile industry soon became their main focus. By 1934, Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen had built their first fully...

Direct ignition coils are a common failure item in a vehicle's ignition system. How do you truly know if your vehicle's misfire is due to ignition coils? An engine misfire can be so many things. Ignition, electrical, mechanical, the list goes on and on. Gareth Foley, our BMW...

  ZF and their transmissions, both automatic and manual, have always been a favorite of European automakers. Their most recent longitudinal automatic transmission offering, the 8HP, continues their success with one of the most talked-about automatic gearboxes in an era full of CVTs and DCTs. From...

As we approach the summer months, air conditioner use becomes a daily ritual; discovering that the A/C functions intermittently could be devastating. When an air conditioner begins to fail, the most common thought is that the A/C needs a refrigerant recharge. However, low refrigerant is not the...

  Automatic transmissions are fickle beasts which can be astronomically expensive if not maintained. Throw in the fact that it's a BMW, and the need for regular maintenance becomes quite clear. Unfortunately, a fluid and filter change is not as easy as it used to be. When parts are replaced in a...

  Automotive enthusiasts love a good argument. Whether it’s turbo versus naturally aspirated, FWD versus RWD versus AWD, or almost any other means of differentiating one thing from another, we’re all-too-happy to debate for hours on end about why what we love is the best. In the land of the...

  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...

  Is your cooling fan running at full speed constantly? This is a prevalent fault on Mercedes-Benz W204, W207, and W212 models. Typically, this is a "no code fault," meaning that the check engine light isn't illuminated and there are no codes stored in the ECU. On these models, this is often the...

  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...