We used to own a few Volvos equipped with variations of the D5244 engine from 2004-2014, which was also an all aluminium engine, and an early one at that. Generally speaking I’d say the material isn’t as much of a worry as the fuel system is.

There is still some things to be cleared. I used to own this Renault Espace, which by all accounts is effectively an Avantime with four doors.

Oh no, I’ve made a factual mistake on the Internet! Thank you for your constructive comment pointing this out to me random Internet commenter I don’t know in person and have never ever met before!

It is also a ‘91, so you’d have to wait 30 seconds or so for the suspension to raise into driving height before taking off. 

I like them. Yes they look like a Taurus that’s been run over by a Bulldozer but compared to a Toronado/Riviera of the same vintage? 

Afaik some versions of the S12 came with the VG30E from the 300ZX.

I know I am late, but this needs to be mentioned. My idea is actually quite simple, take classic semi-truck, preferably a 6x2 Scania w/ Taglift axle, but its all down to personal preference:

Well the M60 was the de-facto replacement for the M30 straight sixes, and since the smaller M50 I6 only went up to a 2.5 in 1992, the M60B30 had to fill in for the M30B30 while the M60B40 replaced the M30B35.

I hate these kind of posts. Quite obviously meant as a joke, but the lack of subtlety and nuance makes them unfunny to me. 

Always remember that 1950s BMW first intended to build the 531, a small coupe powered by a 600cc flat twin derived from the motorcycle branch. Which was quickly abandoned because “small cars are not worthy of BMW”, completely ignoring how BMW started less than 30 years earlier by producing motorcycles and…

Just no. The JZ is a 30 year old design. The amount of reengineering needed to be done to make the old iron pig meet current emission standards, reduce fuel consumption and weight is far more work and expensive than designing a new engine. There were plenty of good engines in the past, but VERY few engines have a…

I know from a reliable source that the newest generation of Scania engines use an interesting solution, namely removing the EGR, VGT, reducing injection pressure and basically all emissions reducing technologies that affect the engine itself, and letting a giant and super expensive (~€20,000 a piece) box handle all…

Except for the 1997 Autech 4-door

Even in germany those 90s models have a tarnished reputation due to something we refer to as the “Lopez Effect”. Mr Lopez was tasked to optimize the production processes at Volkswagen during the 1990s as well as the sourcing of parts from suppliers. Incidentally he came from General Motors to Volkswagen, which also res…

The Gamma truly was the last “real Lancia”, unfortunately it wasn’t up to the quality standards set by its predecessors. And to be fair the 2000 was also built after Fiat took over but it retained that Lancia DNA, probably because it came before Fiat had the chance to actually influence how Lancia built cars.

I think we can be friends. Pre-1969 Lancia is my favourite brand of them all, because it was run by engineers entirely focused on making the best car possible. 

Apparently only classic rock qualifies as great driving songs.

Give it 4-doors, some headlights and call it Cressida. 

The Ferret is still not a Mercedes. There is a small but noticeable difference between Daimler Company and Daimler-Benz.

That’s a Jag, technically. With a Rolls-Royce engine.