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Toyota Could Make Its Biggest Corolla Change in Decades — And Kill the Traditional Sedan

Toyota has sold more than 131,000 Corollas in the U.S. during the first half of this year, even though the current model is getting close to a decade old. A new generation is coming, and it could brin

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Old American Cars Could Seat Six Without a Third Row. The Shifter Made It Possible

Open the door of a large American sedan from the 1950s and the front seat looks less like a modern cockpit than a particularly comfortable sofa. There is no center console dividing driver and passe

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A CVT Has No Fixed Gears, So Why Does It Pretend to Shift?

Press the accelerator hard in a conventional automatic car and its behavior follows a familiar rhythm. The engine climbs through the rev range, the transmission changes gear and the engine note drops

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Your Front Brakes Do Most of the Work, So Why Did the Rear Pads Wear Out First?

The usual explanation sounds perfectly logical. When a car slows down, its weight moves toward the front. The front tires carry more load, so the front brakes provide more of the stopping force. That

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Rubber Is Naturally Pale, So Why Did the Automotive World Make Every Tire Black?

A bright red car, a metallic blue car and a taxi painted the color of a highlighter will normally leave the factory with exactly the same footwear. Black tires. The color seems so inevitable

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One Rule Forced American Car Designers to Reuse the Same Headlights for Over 40 Years

Park a 1940s Jeep beside a Chevrolet sedan, an early Volkswagen Beetle and a British roadster, then look closely at their headlights. The surrounding bodies could hardly be more different. The glass c

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The Parking Brake Is Off, but the Red Light Stayed On. Check the Fluid

The parking brake has been released, but the red warning light remains on. The first reaction is usually to pull the lever again or press the parking-brake switch a few times. Perhaps the sensor

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Genesis GV80 Hybrid Debuts With 347 HP And 25% Better Fuel Economy

Genesis is giving the GV80 a new way to move, and the hybrid setup brings more power with a clear focus on smooth, quiet driving. The new GV80 Hybrid debuts in South Korea and reaches the market next

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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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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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