The recent death of journalist Michael Hastings in a fiery car crash has conspiracy theorists presuming foul play. The sad reality is simpler: Terrible things happen when cars hit stationary objects.

Toyota has recalled millions of cars and trucks—4.2 million to replace floor mats that might impede throttle-pedal travel, and 2.4 million to install a shim behind the electronic pedal assembly ...

A Formula 1 race car engine is called a power unit because it’s a hybrid of a petrol internal combustion engine and electric motors powered by an energy recovery system (ERS).

Andrew Frow, a U-of-T mechanical engineering student, was driving Blue Sky's Faust II, a single-seat, wedge-shaped vehicle, covered in photovoltaic cells. At around 4:30 pm, witnesses report, Frow ...

Anatomy Of A Pit Stop. 1. Inside Front Tire Changer: Usually one of the mechanics, the tire changer takes the tire and air gun over the wall one lap before the pit stop and is on his knees when the ...