People spend tons of time and money keeping their car's engine running right, but the exterior matters too. Beyond just looking good, removing dirt, road salt, and grime prevents rust. And just li
Cars keep changing and not everyone's thrilled about it. Automakers used to build whatever they wanted. Now there are rules for everything. Emissions, noise, safety, design, all of it. The EPA say
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
Car theft has been around as long as street parking. Before cars, people stole horses. In 18th-century Pennsylvania, horse thieves got branded with the letters H and T on their foreheads after being s
Parking hasn't really changed in over a century. The goal is still the same: don't hit anything. Self-parking technology promised to fix that by taking human error out of the equation. And if
Remember those viral videos about roads that generate electricity while you drive? Roads with glowing LED lights and surfaces that melt snow automatically? That was solar roadways, and back in 2014 it
Convertible sales have completely cratered over the last 15 years. In the UK, only about 12,000 new drop-tops got registered in 2024. Compare that to 2019 when over 36,000 people bought one. Go back t
Touchscreens keep getting better, but you might wonder if the one in your car, which uses the same tech as tablets and phones, is actually any tougher. If it craps out, replacing it can cost a fortune
Cars are getting heavier every year, and there's no sign of it stopping. The EPA has been tracking this since the early '80s, and new vehicles just keep adding more weight. Electric batteries,