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That Awful Scraping Under Your Car Could Be a Loose Plastic Panel

An engine splash shield can make a ridiculous amount of noise for a piece of plastic. One corner slips out of its clips, drops a few inches, and begins scraping the road. You hear it over the radio. Y

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Your Car’s Roof Limit Looks Too Low for Two Sleepers. Here Is What That Number Means

A rooftop tent can look perfectly at home on a small hatchback until someone opens the owner’s manual. The roof-load limit says 75 kilograms. Two adults weigh considerably more than that, even b

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Cars Had Ashtrays Everywhere Before They Found a Sensible Place for Coffee

A classic car could provide a cigarette lighter within easy reach of the driver, another for the front passenger and sometimes individual ashtrays for the people in the back. Yet bring a cup of coffee

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Your EV Slows Down Without the Brake Pedal. Does the Driver Behind You Get a Warning?

In a conventional car, the relationship between the brake pedal and the brake lights feels reassuringly simple. Press the pedal and the red lamps illuminate. Release it and they go dark. Drivers be

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Everyone Says Pop-Up Headlights Were Banned, but That Is Not What Actually Happened

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

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Mitsubishi Triton Savana Sertões Gets Factory Off-Road Gear

The Mitsubishi Triton has kept the same basic generation since 2023, but Brazil keeps finding new ways to dress it up. The latest version takes a different approach. The Triton Savana Sertões f

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That Blue Thermometer Light Is Asking for Patience, Not a Half-Hour Warm-Up

On a cold morning, the dashboard can produce a blue thermometer symbol that looks far more alarming than the engine sounds. The car starts normally. No steam rises from beneath the hood. Nothing sm

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Can You Drive Without a Rearview Mirror? The Answer Is Annoyingly State-Specific

So, can you legally drive without a rearview mirror? The slightly irritating answer is: maybe. That is not very satisfying, but it is the truth. In the U.S., mirror laws are not perfectly iden

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Your Automatic Car Moves Without the Accelerator, and It Is Usually Doing Exactly What It Should

Shift an automatic car into Drive, release the brake and it begins moving without a touch of the accelerator. The movement is usually gentle. Just enough to edge forward in traffic, ease into a par

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You Added Fuel, but the Gauge Ignored It. The Car May Be Doing That Deliberately

The low-fuel light is on, so a few gallons go into the tank. The engine starts, the receipt confirms that actual gasoline was purchased, and the gauge responds by remaining exactly where it was. No

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