Drum brakes are used all around on the Corolla; two leading shoes in front and leading and trailing shoes in the rear. Pedal pressure is reasonable and no significant fade was noticeable ...
The dragstrip was also the place to find out whether the hood scoop had as much effect on acceleration as it did on appearance. Its operation is very simple. Whenever manifold vacuum drop...
Despite its tire weaknesses, the Corvette is a superior automobile in all departments of handling. Like the man said, the machine is excellent, but the car's functional applications are li...
Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated magazine in June 1957.
As these points were observed the engine coolant rose to about 170 degrees F. and the idle dropped to a mere 1200....
Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated in March 1959.Having carefully selected our list, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Chevrolet Division could put such a sample at...
As always, the fuel-injected Corvette engine is a sweetheart to drive. Power is excellent, but even more impressive is the torque curve, which is as close to being flat as any we've seen. F...
Audi redesigned its bestselling A4 sports sedan in 2002 and as an option added an automatic transmission that wowed even the staunchest dyed-in-the-wool stick-shifting staffers here at Hog...
In 1963 we were a bit stunned by a Mercury Marauder that had 427 cubic inches, 425 horsepower, good handling, and performance that, to us, was absolutely breathtaking. The Tempest GTO is ...
The barrels have alloy cooling fins and shrunk-in "Hirai" (a special cast iron) liners. The bore and stroke, at 3.15 x 2.60 inches (80 x 66mm) are fashionably oversquare, with a ratio of...
Nor is there any significant difference between this year's Shelby Mustang and last year's, although there is a whale of a difference between Ford's stock $3500 Mustang and Shelby's versio...