Highlight Reel: 37 Years of Technologue

摘要

By my count, this is MotorTrend's 263rd Technologue column, stretching back to May 1982. For the first two years, the page answered readers' techie car questions. Then Ron Grable, Rick Titus, John Hanson, B.J. Hoffman, and Don Fuller took turns mostly explaining new technologies hitting the market. Between January 1988 and September 1995, Technologue downshifted from monthly to occasionally. During the pre-Markus era, 23 future-tech concepts were explored, my favorites of which were the crazy Waller opposed-piston swashplate engine of September 1986 and the Acro-Tech "Vented Valve" concept of August 1994. Since November 2004 I've mostly used the page to explore how engineers, chemists, physicists, and scientists of all stripes are working to make our motoring world a better place. For this anniversary issue, I've spent a month working up this virtual highlights reel.