Few automotive features can make a parked car look as alive as pop-up headlights. Turn the switch and two neat sections of bodywork rise from the hood, pause with theatrical precision and reveal the l
There was a time when getting lost required some commitment. A driver would unfold a road map across the steering wheel, locate two towns that appeared to be printed directly on top of one another, th
Open the door of certain 1980s or early 1990s cars and a small buckle begins travelling along the roofline. Sit down, close the door and the shoulder belt glides toward the B-pillar, hopefully passi
I was eighteen the first time I heard someone brag that their Toyota cracked 300,000 miles. It sounded like folklore: the Loch Ness Camry. Two decades and six very different cars later, I’ve
Most drivers assume they would know if something serious was wrong with their car. That seems fair. If a vehicle has a safety problem, surely someone would call, email, text, send a giant red enve
Just when everybody thought catalytic converter theft was finally fading out, the thieves apparently decided to run it back for another season. And honestly? The timing makes perfect sense.
Car thefts are finally dropping in America. Which sounds great until you realize the same handful of cars are still basically getting hunted like it’s open season. Here’s the w
A few years ago, most Europeans probably couldn’t name a single Chinese car brand. Now? They’re buying them in huge numbers. And honestly, the speed of it is what’s shocking e
There’s a weird pattern in the U.S. car market. We stop buying something, automakers kill it, and then a few years later everyone starts asking, “wait… why did we get rid of that?&r
We drove from Austin to Dallas a few weeks ago, and somewhere around Waco I started paying attention to what was around us on I-35. Trucks. SUVs. Crossovers. More trucks. We kept counting fo