Automatic stop-start has a peculiar talent for irritating drivers both when it works and when it does not. At one traffic light, the engine shuts down the moment the car stops. At the next, it keep
An electric car is sitting in the driveway with 200 miles of range showing in the app. The large battery beneath the floor contains enough energy to move two tons of metal across an entire county.
There is no graceful way to discover how ABS feels for the first time. Something enters the road. The brake pedal goes down hard. Then, at precisely the moment when calm would be useful, the pedal beg
Finding a hole in the exhaust usually leads to one conclusion: the muffler is rusting away and the bank account is about to become involved. That conclusion is often correct. Exhaust systems live a
Every premium automaker wants a flagship SUV, and Audi has finally built one designed to compete with the biggest names in the segment. The all-new Q9 sits above the Q7 as the brand's largest and
Neutral has a reassuring name. It sounds harmless, disconnected and mechanically impartial. Put the selector in N, release the parking brake and the car can roll. Surely that means it can also be towe
A cold engine starts, and a pale cloud rolls out of the exhaust. The sight is particularly dramatic on a winter morning, when the plume hangs behind the car as though the engine has chosen a new caree
Luxury SUVs have become as much about the passengers as the person behind the wheel, and BMW's latest China-exclusive X5 L reflects that shift. Unveiled less than a month after the standard X5,
Luxury buyers have plenty of choices, but BYD believes it has another one worth considering. The new Da Han sits at the top of the Dynasty lineup, combining generous dimensions with flagship-level p
Most people call it a headrest, which makes it sound like somewhere to relax during a long traffic jam. Its proper name is head restraint, and that description is much closer to its real purpose. T