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I've done a fair bit of tuning on turbo cars running E85 (I Live i Sweden and we have one of the most established E85 infrastructures in the world) so I have a bit of experience on the matter. Yes, ethanol blends gives you higher octane rating and a more controllable burn that reduces the risk...

That is only true if your injectors could inject an infinite amount of fuel. Since an increased amount of ethanol in the fuel requires the engine to inject more fuel to sustain an correct A/f ratio the injectors need to be capable of this. Otherwise a lean situation could occur and cause...

The rust warranty on any car is constructed in a way that it's pretty much impossible to claim it. Valid only on frame parts that have been rusted through. Doors, bonnet, trunk lid, etc. is not considered frame parts(since they are not part of the frame). Surface rust isn't covered. Had a...

Did you double click the button on the remote to start the heater?

I'll have to agree with ClasseClas. From the images it seems your car is in desperate need of a proper cleaning. "flygrost" appears on most cars if you don't wash them regularly and will disappear with a good clean, I use Turtle Super Wash and a microfiber sponge to remove tar spots and "flygrost".

Be aware that LiPo batteries are quite flammable under wrong circumstances. If stored fully charged over a long period of time they can swell and burst (if the battery containment breaks it will become a fireball, google "lipo fire" ). I do a bit of RC car racing and we use LiPo batteries. At...

The Energy monitor and the EV stuff is fun for abut 5 minutes when the car new, after that you'll never use it.

Delivering a car early is a common trick used by car dealers if you are trading in an old car for the new one. That makes the risk of you selling the old car privately less likely. The dealer often gives you a low price on your trade in and you might think for yourself that you'll give it a try...

Must be some sort of retrofitted hardware. Perhaps parking sensors, tire monitors e.t.c. Can you locate where its coming from? The speakers or some separate buzzer? Also check the fuse box in the lower part of the dash for signs of retrofitted hardware.

Brilliant!

Ran my first PHEV 40,000 miles and the ICE was as quiet as ever. (Live in Sweden so pretty cold weather)

I went from a 260hp Saab Aero to my first PHEV. As much as I appreciated the performance of the Aero I appreciate the relaxed drive in the PHEV. The family is much happier also just floating along in the PHEV. The back seat in the PHEV is nice for the kids since it's high up and visibility is...

I'm on my second Outlander PHEV now and I dissagree with onlynik:s answers, here's my version. Premium feel lacks a bit compared with BMW and Merc, the PHEV is OK but not great. Nah, not really. Had my fair share of fast cars (two Supras, Saab Aero e.t.c.). The performance is decent, not...

I've been using this feature for a while now and it seems to work perfectly. It's the best feature (if you can count it as a feature) of the car!

Perhaps, the main problem is to get the dealer to connect the new key to your old car. They probably won't do it.

Rear beepers - Great! Front/rear camera - Great! Front beepers - Worthless and dangerous! Front beepers beep to much, every time you reverse out of a parking spot they go off since when you turn the wheel the car parked next to you passes the front sensors. This makes you ignore the beeps and...

Finally got some inspiration and hacked my keyfob. Managed to do it in a way so that it is possible to restore it if needed. Desoldered the switch and added two layers of kapton tape on top of the pad, then mounted the switch back again. This isolates the switch from the board. Added a wire to...

A Swedish car magazine tested the MY16 PHEV (along with other SUV:s). They placed the cars on a slight incline with rollers under the left set of wheels to test the diff locking capabilities. The PHEV failed the test and only spun the left wheels getting nowhere. The "4WD Lock" function made no...

Added a new difference found to the first post.: Armrest storage compartment now has a light in it, no more digging for coins in the dark :)

I also started out with a china LED bar ($100) that promised 5W Osram emitters, and with 42 emitters it would be 210W in total. When I received it I took the bar apart it only had 3W drivers for each LED emitter. And when i measured actual power draw it only pulled 80W which is less than 2W per...