Category: Cars
What’s Considered High Mileage For A Used Car? What To Know Before You Buy
The average mileage covered each year by motorists in the US is about 12,200 miles. So, if you are shopping around for a 10-year-old car, it’s logical to assume that most examples on the market will have in the region of 120,000 miles. Anything higher than this could be considered as high mileage, as it’s…
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What’s The Difference Between Axle-Forward And Axle-Back Trucks?
There are a huge number of variations in the trucking world, and picking whether you require a light, medium, or heavy-duty truck is only the start of it. Choosing whether you require an axle-forward or axle-back truck is another consideration to make; these can also be referred to as set-forward and set-back axles. These names…
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Why Was The Oldsmobile 442 Discontinued?
The Oldsmobile 442 was an intermediate-sized high-performance muscle car that had a place in the Oldsmobile lineup during most years from mid-1964 until 1991. The original meaning of the 442’s name comes from it having a four-barrel carburetor, a four-speed transmission, and a dual exhaust setup. The car’s specs evolved over the years, with the…
How Yamaha’s Crossplane Tech Revolutionized High-Performance Motorcycles
Yamaha’s crossplane crankshaft, first seen on the 2009 YZF-R1, rewired how liter-class bikes felt under throttle. Traditional inline-four engines fire two pistons simultaneously at 180-degree intervals, causing torque pulses that can unsettle the chassis under aggressive inputs. Yamaha’s crossplane (not to be confused with flat-plane) configuration staggers the firing order at 90-degree intervals…. Check out…
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What Makes A Police Car Engine Different From What’s Under Your Hood?
The differences between a police car engine and the one that’s under your car’s hood are due to the type of life the typical police car leads. All mass-market police cars offered by Ford, Chevrolet, and Dodge/Ram are based on production vehicles, with factory modifications designed for police duty. This means that a police car’s…
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