The engineer explains how recreating a vital component made all the difference. To many auto enthusiasts, “high-performance electric car” is an oxymoron like ‘jumbo shrimp,’ ‘humble brag’ or ‘open ...

Legendary race car engineer Steve Nichols has come out of retirement to launch a new supercar under his own name. Revealed on Wednesday, the Nichols N1A tips the scales at less than 2,000 pounds and ...

Swiss-born German race engineer for the car of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team driver Esteban Ocon for the 2025 season, Laura K. Müller didn’t set out to become a motorsport engineer. In fact, she didn’t even ...

Mechanical engineer and Stanford professor Chris Gerdes answers the internet's automotive questions. Why aren't solar powered cars a thing yet? How do self-driving cars see? How can Teslas crash when ...

Munro Associates lead engineer Carl Crittenden not only disassembles new cars to see what makes them tick: he also reassembles old cars to make them like new again. As a member of the classic car ...

As recently as 2022, Tesla’s Cybertruck development program was struggling with basic engineering issues that impact all new vehicles, leaked internal documents show. While some aspects of the ...

6-20-16 update: Iowa State’s Formula SAE Team faced plenty of engineering challenges this racing season: manufacturing mistakes, Plan B’s, blown parts, overheating and long nights thrashing away in ...

Join MotorTrend in our celebration of Women's History Month. Each week, you'll hear about incredible women who leave their mark on the automotive industry. (Previously: Wendy Bauer) It's hard not to ...

Throughout history's evolutionary arc, nature has solved many of the elemental problems modern engineers face. Biomimetics is a branch of science devoted to seeking out and emulating such natural ...