For the bulk of its history, Mercedes-Benz has offered vehicles with their considerable, and even not so sizable, powerplants ...

Mid-engine cars have had their periods of popularity through the years, each followed by a valley of decline. Most recently the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette sports car sparked a renewed interest in these ...

John CooperÕs 1961 Grand Prix racer, above, provided the template for his attempt at the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500, called by many “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” started in 1911. For the ...

This week marked the 40th anniversary of the Skoda Type 762 series of cars: The Skoda 105, 120, 130, 135, Rapid and so on. Though pretty much unknown in America, these were very popular in Eastern ...

If I had to pick one time in history to be an automotive engineer, I'd have to pick the mid-to-late 1930s. Well, as a Jew, there'd be some pretty serious trade-offs about that era, of course, but as ...

When a new car is launched car manufacturers often stress on the point that their vehicle is a front when drive, a rear wheel drive or an all wheel drive. You’ll also hear petrolheads boast of the ...

Rear-engine jets, once a common sight in commercial aviation, have largely disappeared from the fleets of major airlines. Despite their decline in commercial use, these aircraft remain a staple in the ...

Check out these speculative engine-location swaps inspired by the immense popularity of the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8. The designers at Budget Direct Car Insurancewent to town shuffling around ...

The 8x10 black-and-white glossy was stuck in a folder in the Petersen Photo Archive marked "1959 Corvette." But from its rear-three-quarter view the car looked like no other '59 Corvette we'd seen, ...

This week, E-ONE will be introducing a product at FDIC that is sure to be a “show-stopper” — a rear-engine pumper called the HS Series. The completely new apparatus, designed from the ground-up, is ...