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Category: Cars
8 Noises That Get Worse Only When It Rain
Ever notice how your car suddenly develops a whole new personality the moment rain starts falling? That squeak you never hear on dry pavement, or that clunk that only shows up in a downpour, isn’t…
8 Vehicles Under a Do-Not-Drive Order Right Now
Several older vehicles remain subject to urgent do-not-drive warnings tied to unrepaired Takata airbag recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and vehicle manufacturers continue urging owners to keep affected vehicles off public roads until…
8 Discounts Insurers Do Not Offer Unless You Ask While Buying a Car
Buying a car involves more than choosing a model, arranging finance, and negotiating the showroom price. Car insurance can also affect your total ownership cost, yet many buyers accept the first premium quote without asking…
Ford Sold a Truck That Could Outrun a Mustang: The Lightning Heritage
Ford has a long history of building trucks that work hard, but the SVT Lightning changed what a pickup could be. Created as a high-performance version of the F-150, the Lightning combined V8 power, Rear…
6 Dashboard Lights That Mean Stop Driving Now
Modern dashboards can display dozens of warning symbols, but they do not all carry the same level of urgency. Automakers generally use red warning lights for serious conditions, amber or yellow lights for faults that…
10 Car Parts Dealers Mark Up the Most Over Wholesale
Anyone who has compared a dealership parts-counter price with an online OEM listing has probably noticed that the same component can sometimes cost dramatically more in person. Much of that difference comes from parts matrix…
8 Cars That Need Cell Service to Unlock
Modern cars have become closely connected to smartphones, cloud accounts, and cellular networks. For some vehicles, that connectivity can affect how owners unlock the doors, especially when they rely on a phone app instead of…
10 Cars That Timestamp Every Door and Seatbelt
Modern vehicles collect far more information than speed, fuel level, and mileage. Many cars monitor door positions, seatbelt status, occupant detection, and other safety events through electronic control modules. In some vehicles, these events can…
3 in 10 Trade Ins Now Owe More Than the Car Is Worth
Car trade-ins can make upgrading to a newer vehicle feel simple, but there is a financial issue that many buyers overlook: negative equity. When a driver owes more on an auto loan than the vehicle…
8 Car Smells That Mean a Different System Each Time
Your nose might be the best diagnostic tool you never knew you had. Long before a dashboard warning light flickers on, a strange smell drifting through your vents or lingering under the hood is often…
9 Ways a Car Contradicts Its Owner After a Crash
Every crash produces two stories. One is spoken. The other is recorded in silicon. Modern vehicles carry sensors that quietly log data long before impact occurs. That data often survives even when memory does not.…
4 Mitsubishi Models Worth Buying vs. 4 to Skip
Mitsubishi has long occupied an unusual position in the automotive market. The brand has produced everything from rally-bred performance cars to affordable economy hatchbacks and increasingly sophisticated electrified SUVs. Today, Mitsubishi’s U.S. lineup is much…
Buick Sold a Wagon With a Corvette Engine
Somewhere in a quiet suburban driveway, a wood-paneled station wagon sat next to minivans and sedans, looking like the most unremarkable vehicle on the block. Nobody glanced twice at it. That was the point. Tucked…
7 Car Noises That Mean an Expensive Repair Is Coming
Cars rarely suffer major mechanical failures without giving some kind of warning first. Sometimes that warning appears as a dashboard light, but many expensive problems announce themselves through sound. Knocking, rattling, grinding, humming, clicking, and…
GMC Built an SUV Quicker to 60 Than a Ferrari
Nobody expected a boxy SUV wearing a GMC badge to embarrass one of Italy’s most respected sports car brands, yet that’s exactly what happened in the early 1990s. The GMC Typhoon, built on the humble…
Cadillac Built a V16 Engine Before World War Two
Long before Bugatti made headlines with a sixteen-cylinder hypercar, Cadillac had already achieved the feat decades earlier. In January 1930, General Motors’ luxury division launched the V16, an engine so advanced that competitors struggled to…
10 New SUVs That Lose $17,000 Before 30,000 Miles
Buying a luxury SUV brand new feels great for about a year, right up until you check its trade-in value. Depreciation studies from iSeeCars keep confirming the same painful pattern: premium SUVs, electric models, and…
10 Cars That Share Your Data With More Than 20 Companies
Modern cars have become rolling computers, collecting far more information than many drivers realize. Navigation systems can record destinations, smartphone apps can track remote commands, and onboard electronics can monitor speed, braking, diagnostics, location, charging,…
85 Percent of Keyless Cars Open to a Relay Attack
Keyless entry has become the default in modern vehicles. Drivers love the convenience of unlocking and starting a car without pulling out a key. But this convenience comes with a hidden cost. Security researchers have repeatedly…
10 EVs That Lose Functions on a Used Purchase
Buying a used electric vehicle is no longer just about checking battery health, mileage, accident history, and warranty coverage. Modern EVs are heavily dependent on software, subscriptions, connected accounts, charging promotions, and digitally activated equipment.…
10 Cars Too Tall for a Standard Parking Garage
A 6-foot-8-inch clearance equals 80 inches, which is a common benchmark for older or tighter parking structures, although garage heights are not universally standardized. Most sedans, crossovers, and ordinary pickups have no problem fitting beneath…
4 Genesis Models Worth Buying vs 4 to Skip
Genesis has built a strong reputation for delivering luxury-car comfort, powerful engines, upscale interiors, and generous equipment at prices that often undercut German competitors. Depreciation makes many Genesis sedans and SUVs even more attractive on…
10 Cars With the Most Gears in Their Transmission
Automatic transmissions have gained an extraordinary number of ratios over the past two decades. Four- and five-speed automatics were once completely normal, but manufacturers kept adding gears to improve acceleration, fuel economy, refinement, and highway…
10 Rarest American Cars Ever Sold to the Public
American automotive history is filled with limited-production machines, but only a small number were genuinely available to the public while being built in quantities below 500. Some were experimental-looking supercars, while others were factory muscle…
10 Models Getting a Bigger Battery Without a Price Rise
Electric vehicles are improving at a pace that would have seemed unusual in the gasoline-car era. Instead of waiting for complete redesigns, manufacturers are increasingly installing higher-capacity batteries during mid-cycle updates, sometimes while holding the…
8 Cars in Continuous Production for More Than 40 Years
For most vehicles, production lasts a decade or two before changing market trends or stricter regulations bring an end to the nameplate. A select group of automobiles has done something far more impressive by staying…
8 EVs That Report Battery Health to a Dealer
Battery health is becoming one of the most important factors in the used-EV market. A conventional gasoline vehicle can often be evaluated through mileage, service history, oil condition, engine performance, and transmission behavior. With an…
10 Vehicles With the Highest Five-Year Cost of Ownership
The sticker price is only the beginning of what a new vehicle can cost. Depreciation, financing, insurance, fuel or electricity, maintenance, repairs, taxes, and registration can transform an already expensive luxury or performance vehicle into…
8 Vehicles Owners Report Breaking Down Most Often
Vehicle reliability has improved, but breakdowns remain common on American roads. AAA handled more than 27 million emergency roadside calls in 2024, with batteries, towing, tires, engines, and electrical systems among the major causes. About…