Battery-electric cars became a political mess well before Elon Musk turned public opinion against his cars by leading the "government efficiency" campaign that sent about 300,000 federal emp
Chinese automaker SAIC has unveiled a new electric model that may look surprisingly familiar. The Z7 sedan and its Shooting Brake version borrow heavily from the design of the Porsche Taycan, enough t
Horse Powertrain says it has developed a new hybrid engine that can deliver up to 71 miles per gallon combined, at least under the European WLTP cycle. The engine, called the H12 Concept, is an evolut
Drum brakes are mostly gone now, though weirdly the Audi Q4 e-tron still rocks them in back for some reason. Took forever to get here. Disc brakes got invented way back in 1902, same year drum brakes
Used cars have gotten stupid expensive. Early 2020, the average used car went for about $20,500. Now it's closer to $27,000 according to CarGurus. That's a 25% jump in six years. People are de
Dry rot on tires isn't really rot at all. It's the rubber breaking down chemically, showing up as cracks, fading, and weird lines on the sidewalls and treads. New tires are flexible and dark b
Stuck in traffic, watching someone cut you off for the third time in five minutes, it's pretty easy to assume your state is full of the worst drivers on earth. But some states actually are worse t
Start-stop has always been one of those features that splits drivers down the middle. You roll up to a red light, the engine shuts off, and just as you’re about to move again, it kicks back on.
That whole "wheels vs. doors" thing that blew up online a while back was hilarious. People got weirdly passionate arguing about which one there's more of. It turned into this massive deb
Apple CarPlay is basically a dealbreaker for most people shopping for a new car these days. You plug in your iPhone, and boom - your apps are right there on the car's screen. No fussing with terri