Mack Trucks Inc. has introduced the PowerLeash engine brake, which is now available on Mack’s Application Specific Engine Technology (ASET) engines, providing drivers with improved vehicle braking ...

For many people, driving is as simple as hitting the gas to go — for more engine power — and using the brakes to stop. But your motor can actually help slow you down in certain situations, too. It's ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has announced an optimized engine brake for the 2017 Cummins X15 engine designed to add additional braking power from the engine compared to past models. Jacobs Vehicle Systems ...

Engine braking can save your brakes from unnecessary abuse, but there's a right—and wrong—way to do it. Most drivers know how to use the brake pedal. But there's another way to slow a car that doesn't ...

In any automotive braking system, the linchpin factor is pressure. When you press on the brake pedal in your car, for instance, pressurized brake fluid is distributed to the pistons in wheels, which ...

Engine braking isn't some secret technique reserved for manual drivers. Fundamentally, it's simply easing off the throttle and letting the engine's internal resistance help slow down your car. When ...

A warning light can be easy to dismiss if your car seems to be running perfectly fine; but this could be the difference between a quick fix and an expensive repair. Knowing what each light means, what ...

We suspect you’re falling into one of two categories here. A) You’ve followed this link from Facebook and are wondering why we’re explaining something as simple as engine braking on Car Throttle, or B ...

Few things on a race car are as regularly underappreciated as the brake system. Yes, stock car racing is about going fast, but that's all the way around the track, not just the straightaway. The best ...