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The Jetsons Promised Us Jet-Propelled Cars of the Future. Here's Why That'll Never Happened

Automakers are on a massive quest to find alternative fuel sources. Some believe batteries are the future, while other, more skeptical minds are exploring hydrogen, synthetics, and other alternatives in hopes of keeping the combustion engine alive. However, they might have overlooked a far more exciting alternative—jet propulsion.

Motor1 · Jun 15, 2025

This Supersized Lada With Two Engines Can Drift

Leave it to Garage 54 to somehow create something more radical than its EV "engine" made from 50 cordless drills, but the channel has done it. After showing how it combined two 1.6-liter engines to power one supersized Lada, the channel uploaded another video demonstrating the car's handling capabilities—and it…

Motor1 · Apr 6, 2025

Here's What Happens When You Give a Lada 22:1 Compression

A combustion engine makes power by compressing fuel and air in a cylinder, then igniting it. The tighter you compress the mixture, the more power you make. That's the compression ratio in a nutshell. Most engines have a compression ratio of less than 10:1.

Motor1 · Mar 30, 2025

Here's What the Inside of Your Engine Looks Like When It's Overfilled With Oil

Your oil shouldn’t look like a milkshake.

Motor1 · Apr 14, 2024

This Lifted Lada On Portal Axles Fears Nothing

This Lada has been modified with custom portal axles to make it ride exceptionally high, and we can't stop watching.

Motor1 · Dec 16, 2023

Watch This Small See-Through Engine Fire Up And Run

The last one exploded.

Motor1 · Oct 27, 2023

Car Made Of Logs Is A Lumbering, Real Life Flintstones Mobile

It draws a crowd like a supercar wherever it goes.

Motor1 · Aug 27, 2023

See How Much Better A Crusty Old Lada Stops With A DIY Exhaust Brake

A butterfly valve stops the exhaust gasses from escaping.

Motor1 · Jun 4, 2023

See How Long A Lada Lasts With An Air-Cooled Engine Conversion

These Russian mechanics tried to go back to the roots of motoring.

Motor1 · May 20, 2023

Hatch With Rear Tires Cut In Half Is The Strangest 6x6 You'll Ever See

It rides as smooth as it looks.

Motor1 · Apr 7, 2023