PBO’s engine whisperer Stu Davies ponders the not-so-silly question of why we need to change boat engine oil…
Why do we change our boat engine oil? A seemingly innocuous question I was asked a few months ago. Because we do? Because it’s dirty? Because the handbook says so? It got me thinking and to do some research because it’s not
Though interest in the Mini vehicles seems to have dwindled in recent years, the BMW Group sub-brand continues to produce cute, zippy cars. Some models are competitively priced, while others, like the Cooper series, fall within the above-average price range. The 2023 Mini Cooper S Convertible is the highest-priced model you can buy outside the lineup’s special editions. What does
Spotify introduced Car Thing to the world earlier in February. It launched at an $89.99 price tag in the US, and it promised to provide more control and freedom than using your smartphone while driving. The idea was good; it was fairly inexpensive, yet it failed to take off, and it’s now getting discontinued.
Summer is the season for beaches, barbecues and breakdowns. Even though summer usually means fun, the hotter months have a way of wreaking havoc on your vehicle.
Extreme weather can cause potholes and damage tires, while residue left over from the cooler weather corrodes the components that make your vehicle work. In addition to regular road traffic, it’s no surprise
BMW will enter its new M Hybrid V8 race car in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2024, the automaker said on Tuesday.
This will be addition to BMW’s previously announced participation in the IMSA SportsCar Championship starting from 2023.
The M Hybrid V8 has been designed to meet new LMDh (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) regulations, with the cars eligible
Mini probably isn’t the first automaker that comes to mind when you think of car camping, but don’t write it off just yet. The 2023 Mini Cooper S Countryman ALL4 Untamed Edition is designed to hit the great outdoors, and it looks great doing it. So, how exactly does this tiny crossover manage the task?
Every few years, students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands develop some kind of amazing technology for cars. This year, the students didn’t want to just go green; in the words of Ruby Rhod, they wanted to go super green. They came up with the Zem, an EV that actually captures carbon as it travels.
The Zem
In 1978, Toyota unveiled the first-ever Toyota Supra. Sold as the Celica XX, the Toyota Supra is quite popular for its speed, decent throttle response, and more. Before the Supra became as famous as it is today, and long before joining the fast and furious franchise to become an iconic Hollywood racecar in the early 2000s, it sold alongside the
