Between the hundreds of people working under the FCP Euro banner, we all strive to support you in every way we can. For the most part, that means supplying you with the latest in high-quality European auto parts, but it also includes using our expert knowledge to create informative and...

The N55B30 engine is one in a long line of BMW inline six-cylinder engines. It replaced the N54, a wildly popular engine known for its potential for big horsepower. Like its predecessor, the N55 is a turbocharged 3.0L inline-6 cylinder engine utilizing direct fuel injection. It was available in...

The mid-size SUV market is one of the toughest around. Most global automakers have a product, if not multiple, that fits within and presents a real case as to why they should be the recipient of your hard-earned money. Oddly enough, the Europeans mostly avoid this segment, producing highly...

If all you knew about motorsports were the professional level, where teams roll in on semi-trucks with hundreds of members for the weekend with cars needing several laptops to turn on, you’d have a terribly skewed view of how simple it can be. Auto-cross is arguably the easiest way to push your...

The motoring world was alight in a golden age of emerging technology in early 2003. A generation of supercars and poster-worthy sports cars were leaving factories across the globe, and mixed in between all of the current classics we love today, the first generation of European SUVs was in full...

Cars are almost always a compromise in some way. Performance and outright power usually mean a relatively poor fuel economy. Access to inexpensive gasoline is prevalent in the US, so we Americans often choose to live with the terrible MPG figures. But for those looking to have their cake and eat...

The long-roofed sedan was the American family's transport of choice for many years. Better known as a wagon, the decade and a half following the oil crisis forced the hatch-bearing body into a running joke thanks to the soul-crushing designs of the malaise era. It was a paradigm shift that the...

While not as warm as many of us would like, these winter months are a critical time for many of our vehicles. Weekend machines sit idly under covers and in garages while daily drivers shuttle us through the cold and weather. With so much time to take advantage of, why not pick up some of those...

For cooling systems to work right, they need to keep the coolant inside the system. With water cooling being the industry-wide standard for a century, you would figure at some point early on that manufacturers would have it all figured out. Alas, that’s not the case. Plastics and penny-pinching...

If you’re into cars and on social media, you’re bound to see reels, videos, and TikToks focusing on car washes and detailing. Watching a dirty barn-find get sprayed down and brought back to life by a professional using thousands of dollars of equipment is super satisfying, but doesn’t that feel a...