There's alot of principles to life. "Treat others the way you want to be treated." "Wash your hands before you eat." "If it sounds to good, it's too good to be true." Lastly, my personal favorite, "to each his own." "To each his own" is probably the theme of this post, because we are talking... Continue Reading →
What is a turbocharger? A turbocharger is a turbine driven forced induction device, that increases the engines fuel efficiency and power output, by forcing more air into the combustion chamber. In other words, a turbocharger basically forces more air (and a proportionate amount of fuel) into an engine which can have a fuel saving effect... Continue Reading →
The Dodge Challenger is one of the most infamous names, when discussing American Muscle. It's heritage is focused around high performance and straight-line speed. Later renditions, have became better all around performers. Names like SRT8, Scat Pack and Hellcat, invoke a desire to ingage in wreckless driving activities. The Challenger GT sounds like something different.... Continue Reading →
I thought that a Hellcat version of the Grand Cherokee would be extremely cool. In the days of electric vehicles and "green" cars, it's generally refreshing to know that someone, somewhere is still pushing high performance and big engines. Apparently, someone from Jeep read the post where I compared super-SUVs and decided to pitch the... Continue Reading →
If your like me, you have a tendency to randomly roam Craigslist for everything from cars to motorcycles and anything else with an engine. So let me give you a scenario. You run a general search for various cars. Not looking for anything specific, you come across the typical overpriced cars that are on their... Continue Reading →
4WD vs. AWD. Another age old question about the difference. Essentially, both have the same general function, turning all four wheels at the same time, through various means. It's basically the same system, with different means to accomplish the same goal. So in this, "'X' Explained," it will feature some more crude drawings and factual... Continue Reading →
The long awaited spec sheet for the Ford GT, has finally came out from under a rock. The now 2017 Ford GT, was the first car I blogged about on The Car Files and its funny to see this thing come full circle. Anyway, all we knew about the new GT was that it was... Continue Reading →
My last list of badge engineered cars, was comprised of cars that sucked. This list is almost the exact opposite. No long introduction is needed here, so here is the list of "Badge Engineered Cars That Actually Weren't Bad." Holden Commodore (VE/VF)-Pontiac G8/Chevy SS/Caprice PPV- People who know me personally, know that the G8, SS... Continue Reading →
Going off of my Badge Engineering Explained post, here are some cars that are the epitome of badge engineering. There are way more cars that explain badge engineering to a tee, so drop the comments. Aston Martin Cygnet/Scion iQ- Aston Martin. The makers of the DB5, Vanquish, One-77, Vantage, Rapide and more. James Bond's weapon of choice. Scion.... Continue Reading →
