motor

The part that can destroy your engine doesn’t warn when it’s going to break, ages even when idle, and has a different lifespan for each car.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/06/2026 at 18:34

Interesting facts

The same type of jet engine that powered the V-1 bombs of World War II now appears under a motorcycle made in a garage, with thrust of up to about 45 kilograms, which the owner claims exceeds 110 kilometers per hour.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 10/06/2026 at 01:20

Peugeot publicly acknowledged the errors of the PureTech engine, which caused serious failures in hundreds of thousands of cars, and introduced the new Turbo 100 as a definitive solution, a 1.2 turbo tested for over 3 million kilometers that replaces the faulty belt with a more durable chain.

Bruno Teles 03/06/2026 at 17:02

Science and Technology

Faster than the Concorde and designed for transpacific passenger travel at Mach 3, Astro Mechanica’s Duality hybrid-electric engine behaves like a turbofan, a turbojet, and a ramjet without the need for hardware changes, while its fourth-generation prototype is on track for its first flight within three years.

Carla Teles 31/05/2026 at 19:59

Gasoline adulterated with naphtha becomes the target of an operation and puts drivers on alert with the risk of burned-out fuel pumps, corroded injectors, clogged catalytic converters, and destroyed engines.

Viviane Alves 30/05/2026 at 15:06

Chinese SUV arrives in Brazil for R$ 175,000 with a 1.5 turbo flex engine of 180 hp, 20-inch wheels, and 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds, but the new mechanical set becomes the big question.

Carla Teles 26/05/2026 at 18:02

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder arrives with a 115 hp 1.5 hybrid engine, e-Drive transmission, and a declared fuel consumption of 27.97 km/l, more economical than Corolla Cross, Creta, T-Cross, and Compass in Brazil; the affordable SUV showcases a compact, modern, and economical Toyota that Brazilians can only find at dealerships in India.

Carla Teles 24/05/2026 at 18:51

Changing the 5W30 oil to 10W40 to “compensate for clearances” after the Corolla surpasses 150,000 km can damage the engine, warns a technical consultant.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 13/05/2026 at 19:15

1990s V8 engine running without gasoline: A German institute and an American startup have successfully made an engine run without gasoline and without emitting CO2, operating on ammonia and emitting only nitrogen and water vapor.

Ruth Rodrigues 08/05/2026 at 09:24

Science and Technology

NASA engineers are testing a new electric propulsion engine that could take humans to Mars in record time.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 03/05/2026 at 11:01

Chinese company launches car with a rocket engine that accelerates quickly and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 0.9 seconds; meet the Nebula Next 01 Jet Edition from Dreame Technology.

Ruth Rodrigues 01/05/2026 at 13:37

An engine that consumes 40% less gasoline than the average new car already exists and runs on 100% renewable fuel that costs only 10 cents more per liter at Repsol stations.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 02:19