Chrysler's A57 Multibank Engine Bolted Five Inline-Sixes Together For The Sherman Tank
A massive engine known as the A57 Multibank was built by Chrysler for the Allies in World War II. But this one engine literally had the power of five.
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The Largest Plane You Can Fly On In 2026 Is Indeed Quite Large
There are some massive planes out there that offer plenty of room and some incredible comfort. And this passenger plane has been the biggest around since 2005.
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Is This Boat Motor Advice Wisdom Or Myth?
The 1,000 rule for boat motors is a helpful guideline when making a buying decision, but it can't tell the whole story. Learn why service and use matter too.
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Mercedes Set A New Safety Benchmark In 1959, And Now It's Everywhere
Over half a century ago, Mercedes-Benz revolutionized the world of auto safety by introducing this technology that's now standard on virtually all vehicles.
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The Liberty V12 Aircraft Engine Was Designed In A Hotel Room And Forged Lincoln
Powering the legendary "Liberty Planes," this turbo-supercharged aircraft V12 sparked the founding of Lincoln and helped the Allied forces win World War I.
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The Soviet ZIL-4104 Boasted A Hand-Built 7.7-Liter V8 Engine For Communist Elites
When communist Soviet leaders needed a luxury car, they turned to American designs, reverse-engineering U.S.-made sedans to create their own elite limousines.
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Chevrolet Considered Turbo-V6 Corvettes During The Late '70s Gas Crisis
In the interest of fuel economy, GM first experimented with a turbocharged V6 Corvette in the late '70s. It went just as well as you might imagine.
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Could NASA's Lithium-Plasma Engine Be The Key To Getting Humans To Mars?
NASA is working on a lithium-plasma electric thruster that uses roughly 90% less fuel than chemical rockets. Can this new technology help us colonize Mars?
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Hyundai Just Patented An Electronic Gated Manual Shifter And It Might Be For More Than Fake EV Gears
It looks like an electronic gated manual shifter that can be used both as a manual and as an automatic, and it doesn't seem to be only for EVs.
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Manthey-Modified Porsche 911 GT2 RS (The Previous-Gen Car!) Topples C8 Corvette ZR1's Road Atlanta Time
When Porsche breaks out the Manthey kit, you know it's out for blood.
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Jeep And Land Rover Could Become Cousins As Stellantis And JLR Partner Up For U.S. Market Cars
All I know is that if the two brands build cars together, the reliability and recall headlines will write themselves.
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Lotus Is Replacing Its Toyota And AMG Engines With A Horse
Hopefully, it sounds good, too, because you don't want your Lotus to sound... hoarse. OK, I'll stop.
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Only One Ramble Seat AMX Muscle Coupe Prototype Survived, And AMC Sold It For $50
AMC built only a handful of Ramble Seat AMX prototypes in the 1960s. While most were destroyed, one was sold for $50 and is rumored to still exist.
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This WWII Plane Is Flying Again After Being Found Under 268 Feet Of Greenland Ice
Glacier Girl flies again.
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Ford Patented Tech That Lets Your Parked Car Dodge Getting Hit All On Its Own
The big question is whether autonomous car regulations will eventually allow Ford to let its cars move on their own without a driver on board.
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Billionaire Ted Turner Once Budgeted His Cash By Daily Driving A Toyota Cressida
Turner traded in his Cadillac for a Toyota Corolla in 1973, following the oil embargo, and he seemingly never looked back.
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Nissan's Roll-Up Tailgate For Pickup Trucks Is As Clever As It Is Confusing
The trend of weirdly complicated truck tailgate designs continues, and Nissan wants in on the action.
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This Manual-Swapped Maserati Gran Turismo Might Be Worth The Risk Of Financial Ruin
Does the appeal of a gated manual override the risk of financial disaster? Don't ask me, I'm currently Googling which non-vital organs are worth the most.
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How Advertising Made You Think Chrysler's Rich Corinthian Leather Was Special
The marketing campaign behind the Corinthian leather inside Chrysler vehicles was a massive hit, that affected pop culture for years to come.
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Learn To Drive Like It's The 1970s With This Aetna Drivotrainer Simulator
Can you actually use it to learn how to drive? Without the accompanying screen and instructor, probably not.
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Porsche Developed A Sedan For Studebaker, And It Even Involved John Z. DeLorean
Porsche didn't always just make Porsches. It was founded as an engineering firm, and it created cars for other brands. Studebaker almost was one of them.
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Suspected Car Thief Spider-Mans Through Underside Of Bridge Trying To Escape Police
After chasing the stolen Civic, police had to shut down the bridge, bring fireboats units into the bay, and bring hostage negotiators to the scene.
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Astoundingly, Two Separate Companies Tried Rotary-Engined Chainsaws
While most people might know rotary engines for their use in cars, a pair of companies made use of them in chainsaws — and those chainsaws aren't easy to find.
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Chrysler's Bugatti Tribute Featured A Straight-Eight Made From Two Dodge Neon Fours
When Chrysler made a 1990s concept car honoring a 1930s Bugatti classic, the body was appropriately stylish. But the effort didn't extend to the engine.
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How Engineers Made An Engine That Ran On Gas And Diesel At The Same Time
Trying to mix gasoline and diesel in most engines will only lead to problems in the long run. But engineers have found a way for the fuels to coexist.
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A Miami Waitress Allegedly Claimed $180,000 Per Month Income To Finance C8 Corvette, Mercedes S560, And More
The idea was to buy a bunch of cars in quick succession, using fraudulent information, before the purchases show up on a credit report, then bail.
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