Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city has gotten a lot of complaints about excessive noise in residential areas, often from motorcycles and speeding cars.

Austin City Council will vote on whether to amend the city code, so officers can cite for loud vehicle engine noise The city said it has received lots of complaints about excessive noise in ...

What is a V6 engine? Why do cars use V6 engines? What are the benefits of this engine layout? V6 engines are compact and rigid. This allows for versatile placement, and a strong engine. These engines ...

Some Buick Enclave owners may notice their crossover producing an engine ticking noise, in particular around the top end of the engine. Now, GM has issued a new service bulletin to addresses the issue ...

General Motors has released a new service bulletin to address a potential engine ticking condition affecting certain units of the GMC Sierra 1500, GMC Canyon, and GMC Acadia. The new Preliminary ...

The Volkswagen VR6 engine has been used in the VW Golf GTI, Passat, Phaeton, Touareg, Beetle, and many of the golf generations, among others. The VR6 engine is a bit of combination of a "V" style ...

Austin drivers might soon have to think twice before flooring it past their homes. In a memo issued Tuesday, Police Chief Lisa Davis laid out plans to ask the City Council to create a new offense for ...

GM is facing over 28,000 reported failures of its 6.2L V8 (L87) engines and is recommending thicker oil as a potential fix—but is that really enough? Engineering Explained dives into the root causes ...

NHTSA reopened a recall query into nearly 600,000 GM vehicles after receiving complaints that a prior 6.2L V8 recall fix may not have prevented engine failures. The investigation focuses on whether GM ...

NHTSA is questioning whether GM's 2025 recall remedy worked for nearly 600,000 trucks and SUVs, including the 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...

Cylinders aren't the only feature that contribute to an engine's energetic output, but for good reason, they're the one we've settled on as shorthand. While it's just as accurate to say Corvettes have ...