Torture-tested Ford EcoBoost V6 engine torn down at Detroit Auto Show

by Jeremy KorzeniewskiExactly as promised, Ford sent a couple of technicians to the show floor at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in front of a live audience to disassemble the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine that was torture-tested for the equivalent of a few hundred thousand miles of rigorous duty on the dyno and in the engine bay of various F-Series trucks.How'd it fair? Rather well, we'd say, and it managed to churn out 364 horsepower and 420 pound-feet...

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BMW Unscripted follows Tiffany Coates around the globe

by Zach BowmanThe last time we heard from BMW Unscripted, an ancient 5 Series was stalking the tall grass of South Africa in search of meerkats. Now the company has turned its attention to Tiffany Coates and her BMW R80GS. The duo have traversed the globe together, ranging over five continents and covering untold miles in the process. For Coates, no country or region is off limits, and she's spent time everywhere from Afghanistan and Pakistan to...

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