Cars are getting heavier every year, and there's no sign of it stopping. The EPA has been tracking this since the early '80s, and new vehicles just keep adding more weight. Electric batteries,
BMW is apparently thinking it’s a good idea to turn all the screws on their cars into tiny versions of their logo. Yep, you heard that right. Their new patent features heads that divide into fou
Modern tires feel pretty routine now, but they’ve gone through a long, weird evolution. Back in the 1800s, wheels were literally wood and metal until rubber finally became practical thanks to Ch
Cars have been part of American life for more than 100 years — and along the way, the auto world has cranked out some genuinely cool eras… and some truly awful ideas. For every ‘60s
Car designers are smart people, but sometimes they come up with ideas that make you wonder if anyone actually tested them in the real world. Here are some of the most head-scratching design decisions
So a rock just kamikaze'd into your cracked windshield and now there's a crack staring back at you. Your brain immediately goes to "eh, I can probably live with this for a while."
So there you are, cruising down the highway in your 2005 Cadillac, feeling pretty good about life. The music's loud, the sun's out, and you're getting decent gas mileage. Then boom –
Picture this: someone buys what looks like the perfect used car, drives it off the lot, and then realizes the speedometer is completely dead. Classic car shopping luck, right? Now they're stuck gu
Ever tried to fix a scratch on your car and ended up with a patch that looks like it belongs on a completely different vehicle? Yeah, that's what happens when you guess at paint colors instead of
Car makers got all fancy with direct injection to squeeze out better gas mileage, but nobody mentioned the nasty side effect: carbon buildup. Basically, your engine starts growing this disgusting blac