Every vehicle owner has faced that moment of uncertainty. A warning light suddenly appears on the dashboard, an unfamiliar sound begins coming from under the hood, or a system stops functioning as expected. Almost immediately, a decision has to be made: should the vehicle be taken back to the dealership or entrusted to a local […]
Beyond the Badge: 12 Non-Toyota Cars with Toyota Engines
It is globally known that Toyota is a manufacturer of some of the most reliable and fuel efficient engines that have the ability to last hundreds of thousands of miles. Although the average owner may know this to be the case as it applies to vehicles such as the Toyota Corolla, Camry, or the Land […]
Riding With Robots: A Guide to Waymo’s Driverless World
We can hardly think of self-driving cars as anything but a science fiction fantasy, confined to the screens of movies and the pages of futuristic novels, far removed from any street scene. It was a vision to be looked forward to decades from now; a future based on sophisticated robotics and AI. Today, however, the […]
The Bull Market List: 11 Cars Poised to Appreciate in Value
In the world of collector cars, something profound is changing. While on the surface it may seem like a subtle evolution from an obsession with 1960s-1970s “big iron” muscle machines, it’s more significant than that; the entire market is becoming far more personalized, nostalgic and driven by emotional attachments than simply a collection of rare […]
The Premium Gas Myth: An Expert Guide to Modern Car Care
Car maintenance tips tend to have an incredibly long shelf life, lingering long after the actual technology on which they were based have become entirely obsolete. It’s a common phenomenon to find yourself relying on driving and car maintenance habits learned from your parents or grandparents-habits which may not really apply any longer. What might […]
Your Car Isn’t What the Dealer Promised? Here Are Your Options
Buying a car is a significant financial commitment for almost everyone involved, and most buyers anticipate that the transaction will be fair and direct. When purchasing a car, the buyers rely on the information provided by the seller concerning its condition and features, and generally expect what they are told to be truthful. Not all […]
America’s Most Popular Imported Cars of 1975
The year 1975 represents something of a milestone for the US car industry. In the decades that preceded it, the highways and driveways of America were a predictable panorama of enormous domestic cars. The global oil crisis of the early 1970s, however, completely turned how consumers thought about cars on its head. Fuel efficiency, mechanical […]
Front-Wheel Drive Legends: 12 Cars That Defined an Era
Front-wheel drive has had an unfair reputation-mostly in the eyes of performance junkies, where it’s synonymous with being unexciting compared to RWD power. For years it was associated with practicality rather than emotion, a stigma that neglects how much ingenious engineering was poured into developing the platform into something capable and enjoyable. The history of […]
Wheels of Wonder: A Journey Through Top Car Museums
Many people think of car museums as quiet places filled with static machines covered in dust. That description is nowhere near what these museums are actually like. In fact, a good car museum seems like a time capsule where movement, sound and feeling are kept alive inside still images of metal and glass. The machines […]
Toyota Recalls New Land Cruiser, Lexus Models for Software Glitch
Vehicles in today’s world have become very different from what they were just a few years ago. Driving, once dominated by mechanical parts like the engine, gearbox, and various gauges, is now a more sophisticated combination of hardware and software, with digital dashboards presenting information such as vehicle speed, fuel status, navigation directions, vehicle status […]