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Those Giant 1970s Bumpers Were Built for Parking-Lot Crashes, Not High-Speed Safety

Look at an American car from 1971, then find the same model from 1974. The earlier car may have a slim chrome blade tucked neatly against its body. Three years later, the bumper appears to have lef

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Rubber Is Naturally Pale, So Why Did the Automotive World Make Every Tire Black?

A bright red car, a metallic blue car and a taxi painted the color of a highlighter will normally leave the factory with exactly the same footwear. Black tires. The color seems so inevitable

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One Rule Forced American Car Designers to Reuse the Same Headlights for Over 40 Years

Park a 1940s Jeep beside a Chevrolet sedan, an early Volkswagen Beetle and a British roadster, then look closely at their headlights. The surrounding bodies could hardly be more different. The glass c

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Your 1980s Sports Car May Stop Counting at 85 MPH. The Government Told It To

Open the door of an American-market performance car from the early 1980s and something may appear terribly wrong. There is the dramatic driving position, a powerful engine and perhaps a body design

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Your Headlights Perform a Little Bow at Startup. They May Be Checking Their Own Aim

Start certain cars in front of a garage wall and the headlights put on a brief performance. The beams drop, rise and settle. Some sweep sideways too, giving the impression that the car has opened i

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Your Brand-New Car Rides Terribly. The Dealer May Have Left Its Shipping Blocks Installed

A new car is allowed a few small imperfections. The protective plastic may still be clinging to the touchscreen. The tires may feel slightly noisy before they settle in. The cabin may smell like an in

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Ford Super Duty Gets A 37-Inch Off-Road Upgrade From AEV

How much tougher does a Ford Super Duty really need to be? For most owners, the answer is probably "not much." For those who spend weekends exploring trails or tackling remote job sites, h

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That Red Oil Can Is Not an Oil Change Reminder. It Is a Stop-Driving Warning.

There are dashboard lights that can wait until the weekend. A low washer-fluid warning, for instance, is hardly a reason to abandon a grocery run. The red oil-can symbol is not one of those lights.

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Premium Gas Sounds Better, but Your Car May Be Getting Nothing From It

The word “premium” makes the expensive pump handle sound like the healthier choice. Better fuel, cleaner engine, more power. It is an easy assumption to make, especially when regular,

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Nearly 10 Years Later, The Tesla Roadster Is Still... Not Here

The Tesla Roadster has now spent so long in development limbo that it almost feels mythical at this point. First revealed back in 2017 alongside the Tesla Semi, the second-generation Roadster was supp

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