10 Cars Too Tall for a Standard Parking Garage

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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

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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

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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…

Used-Car Loan Rates Hit 11.43%, Nearly Double New Vehicle APRs, Experian Finds

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Buying a used vehicle has long been viewed as the financially smarter alternative to purchasing a new one. Used cars typically cost thousands of dollars less, depreciate more slowly, and often deliver similar functionality for…

Ford Climbs to 11th in Consumer Reports Reliability Rankings, Its Best Finish in 15 Years

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For much of the last decade, Ford found itself battling an issue that had little to do with horsepower, towing capacity, or sales figures. Despite producing some of America’s best-selling vehicles, including the F-Series pickup…

10 Models Getting a Bigger Battery Without a Price Rise

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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…

Subprime Car Buyers Are Back at Their Highest Share Since 2021

Subprime Car Buyers Are Back at Their Highest Share Since 2021

For several years, America’s automotive finance market has been defined by one recurring challenge: affordability. Higher vehicle prices, elevated interest rates, and tighter lending standards made it increasingly difficult for consumers with lower credit scores…

Borrowers Made Up 15.31% of Vehicle Financing, the Largest Q4 Share Since 2021

Borrowers Made up 15.31% of vehicle financing, the largest Q4 share since 2021

For much of the past four years, rising interest rates, elevated vehicle prices, and tighter lending standards pushed many consumers with weaker credit scores to the sidelines of the automotive market. Lenders became increasingly selective,…

10 Vehicles With the Highest Five-Year Cost of Ownership

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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…

10 Systems the Government Says Allow Remote Access

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Modern vehicles are no longer purely mechanical machines. They are rolling computer networks, built from dozens of interconnected electronic control units. Federal agencies, including the FBI, NHTSA, and the Department of Commerce, have repeatedly flagged…