Britain is considering a significant change to its electric-vehicle strategy after the government opened a consultation on whether to ease the country’s 2030 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The review could allow the effective share…
Top 10 Cars Targeted By Thieves Most In California
Car theft is a headache nobody wants, and California drivers know this better than most. Every year, thousands of vehicles vanish from driveways, parking lots, and street corners across the state, leaving owners frustrated and…
10 Car Free Repairs Owners Pay For by Mistake
Car ownership comes with plenty of expenses, but not every repair recommended by a workshop is necessary. Many drivers approve work because they are unsure what a warning, noise, or inspection result really means. That…
10 Repairs That Cluster at 120,000 Miles
Reaching 120,000 miles is a significant point in a vehicle’s life, and several repairs often begin appearing around this mileage. Cars that have received regular maintenance may continue running reliably, but age, heat cycles, road…
Chinese Automakers Are Surging Overseas While Their Home Market Slumps
China’s auto industry is experiencing an unusual split. Vehicle sales at home are weakening sharply, yet Chinese automakers are expanding overseas at a remarkable pace, taking market share from established manufacturers across Europe, Southeast Asia,…
Ferrari’s Prancing Horse Came Off a Fighter Pilot’s Plane
Ferrari’s famous Prancing Horse did not begin on a luxury sports car or inside a racing workshop. Its story started during the First World War, when Italian fighter pilot Francesco Baracca displayed a black rearing…
Why Exotic Owners Register Their Cars in Montana
Montana license plates are a familiar sight on Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porsches, Rolls-Royces, and other high-value cars that may spend little or no time in Big Sky Country. The reason is mostly financial. Montana has…
8 States That Pull Your Plate for No Insurance
Driving without required auto insurance can trigger more than a ticket. In several states, maintaining liability coverage is legally tied to keeping a vehicle’s registration and license plate valid. When an insurer reports that coverage…
10 SUVs With a Documented History of Early CVT Failure
Continuously variable transmissions promised smoother power delivery and better fuel economy than traditional automatics. For more than a decade, automakers leaned hard into CVTs across compact and midsize SUV lineups. Some CVTs have logged over…
How to Delete Your Data In Car Before You Sell It
Selling a modern car means transferring more than metal, glass, and mechanical parts. Connected vehicles can retain phone contacts, call histories, navigation destinations, Bluetooth pairings, driver profiles, garage-door information, and links to manufacturer apps. The…
10 Car Rodent Deterrents With No Field Evidence Behind Them
10 Car Rodent Deterrents With No Field Evidence Behind Them Rodents can cause expensive damage inside parked vehicles, especially when they find shelter, nesting material, or food nearby. That has created a market for homemade…
Illinois’ 10 Most Targeted Cars by Thieves
Illinois has seen vehicle theft fall from its recent peak, but the problem remains unusually large. The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported 28,327 vehicle thefts in Illinois during 2025, the third-highest state total in the…
10 American Engines Still Being Built After 50
America has produced thousands of engines over the last century. Most disappeared within a decade or two. A handful proved so tough, so simple, and so adaptable that manufacturers never found a reason to kill…
10 Cars With the Worst Owner-Reported Problem Rates
Consumer Reports’ annual Auto Reliability Survey offers one of the most useful ways to identify vehicles that are giving owners more trouble than their competitors. The latest survey collected information on about 380,000 vehicles covering…
Ford’s $25,000 SUV Could Become Its New Entry-Level Model by 2029
Ford is preparing to rebuild the affordable end of its U.S. lineup with a small SUV expected to arrive in 2029 at a starting price of roughly $25,000. The still-unnamed crossover was previewed to dealers…
Report: Volkswagen Plans Its First U.S. Pickup, Likely Built in Tennessee
Volkswagen is reportedly planning a pickup truck for the U.S. market, with its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant emerging as the likely production site, a move that would give the German automaker a second American truck program…
Chevrolet’s Next Camaro Gets Four Doors, a V8, and a Manual: Report
Chevrolet’s Camaro could return in a form that would have been almost unthinkable when the sixth-generation car ended production: a four-door performance sedan. General Motors is reportedly developing a next-generation Camaro on a rear-wheel-drive architecture,…
10 States That Still Require a Safety Inspection For Cars
Most American drivers no longer have to take their cars through a recurring state safety inspection, but that does not mean the practice has disappeared. A number of states still require passenger vehicles to be…
Ford Shows Dealers a Four-Door Mustang as It Expands Its Icon Strategy
Ford Motor Co. is reportedly considering one of the most significant changes in the Mustang’s more than 60-year history with the possible introduction of a four-door model. Sources familiar with a recent dealer presentation say…
Musk Teases Flying Cars as Tesla Preps Rocket Thruster Roadster Demo
The automotive industry and Tesla enthusiasts have spent nearly a decade waiting for the true successor to the original Tesla Roadster, a car that originally redefined the possibilities of electric mobility when it was first…
8 Cars You Cannot Legally Sell in California
California does not publish a simple blacklist of models that private owners can never possess. The real prohibition applies when a new or near-new vehicle is not certified for California emissions requirements or was built…
8 Cars That Fail an Ohio Safety Inspection
Ohio does not require every privately owned passenger car to pass a statewide annual safety inspection. However, Ohio law allows State Highway Patrol officers to order inspections of vehicles suspected of being unsafe, and political…
EVs Keep 78 Percent of Their Range at Freezing
Winter is coming, and if you drive an electric car, you have probably heard the warnings. Cold weather drains batteries, shortens trips, and turns a confident daily commute into a nail-biting guessing game. But how…
Peugeot Forced Porsche to Rename the 901 the 911
Here’s a fact that surprises even die-hard Porsche owners: the world’s most famous sports car almost carried a completely different name. Before it became the legendary 911, this German icon was known internally as the…
Porsche’s Flachbau RS Is a Radical One-Off Inspired by Le Mans Legend ‘Moby Dick’
Porsche’s elite Sonderwunsch program has consistently pushed the boundaries of automotive customization, giving life to some of the most extraordinary and inspired vehicles ever to grace the asphalt. From the sleek nostalgia of the 993…
10 Cars With Engines That Cannot Be Repaired In Shops
Modern engines have changed what the word “repair” means. A traditional engine shop could bore cylinders, machine a crankshaft, fit new bearings, and return an engine to service. With some newer powertrains, manufacturers instead direct…
10 Cars That Cannot Be Registered for Road Use in Arizona
Arizona does not publish a model blacklist that permanently bans particular cars from receiving license plates. The problem usually begins before the vehicle reaches the state counter. Federal import law requires recent foreign market vehicles…
10 Vehicles That Have Never Ranked Below Average in Reliability
A reliability record becomes much more valuable when it stretches across several model years instead of relying on one unusually good year. Consumer Reports bases its reliability ratings on owner-reported problems across areas such as…
10 Cars Stolen Most From Driveways Overnight
Vehicle theft has fallen sharply across the United States, but the risk has not disappeared. NICB recorded 659,880 vehicle thefts in 2025, a 23.2% decline from 2024, yet that still meant roughly one vehicle was…
10 Car Body Panels That Got Much More Expensive Since 2024
A damaged body panel can look like a relatively minor problem until the repair estimate arrives. Since 2024, U.S. collision repair costs have continued to move higher, with parts becoming an important contributor to the…