ZF Friedrichshafen was formed in Germany just after the turn of the 20th century. Initially, ZF was dedicated to designing parts for Zeppelins, but the quickly growing automobile industry soon...
Quattro all-wheel drive has been the backbone of Audi’s brand for four decades. Being the first to market with full-time all-wheel-drive was a big deal in the day, and the four rings have become synonymous with it ever since. Traditionally, ‘true’ quattro has always been a longitudinal drivetrain...
European cars are often spoiled for choice when it comes to performance aftermarket suspension. Choices range from mildly stiffer dampers to wildly adjustable, motorsport-level coilover systems. Oddly, though, there’s only one game in town for a competent and long-proven middle ground. For...
You don’t need to own a top-level performance model to have a reliable car that offers many of the same characteristics. Underneath the wide arches and carbon bodywork is often a platform shared with every variant on the model line and heavily related to others from the same manufacturer....
The best way to save money during your car ownership is by fixing it yourself. No matter what your car may need, a dealership will have a reasonably significant hourly rate that can push a simple service into an eye-wateringly expensive experience. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be that way, as many...
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. A hot one for decades now...
Air suspension is its own science of pounds per square inch that requires some different tools and its own rules. Independent springs and dampers are tossed aside for pneumatically controlled bags connected by a series of valves and hoses. Aftermarket and OE alike provide a different way of...
As cars have evolved, breakthroughs in one area or another have forced engineers to try and catch up. Following the success of Group B and the catastrophe that was the Audi 5000, Audi was pushing their brand into the luxury mainstream against the best that BMW and Mercedes had to offer with an...
2004 was quite a year for the world. Americans had an election, the summer Olympics were held in Athens, and Volkswagen/Audi debuted the most significant new automotive product in decades: the dual-clutch transmission. At the time, it was a major leap forward, as it delivered the best of the...
By the time the mid-nineties rolled around, the 911’s chassis and engine were over thirty years old. To keep up with evolving technology, Porsche had to reinvent the 911. An all-new chassis with revised suspension mounting points, improved aerodynamics, and an all-new engine were designed for the...
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