Shimano created some serious waves with their latest-generation XTR group, what with its fantastic brakes, ultra-smooth shift performance and impressively light weight. But not many people can afford ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Okay, so let’s say it’s the early 1990s, you're an auto executive and your company's sales are in the toilet. Sport utility vehicles are starting to outsell cars, and you don’t have one in your lineup ...