The usual history of the rearview mirror is wonderfully neat. Ray Harroun entered the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with a mirror attached to his Marmon Wasp. He drove alone while his competitors
A car battery does not need to be completely dead to leave the car behaving as though it is. Sometimes the battery is charged and perfectly willing to work, but the electricity cannot get past the
It is a cold morning. The windshield is cloudy, the cabin feels like a refrigerator, and the defrost button has just been pressed with all the optimism available before coffee. Then the A/C light come
Here is a mildly alarming experiment: open the trunk of your car and lift the floor. There may be a spare tire under there. There may also be a little black compressor, a bottle of sealant, and a
Nobody thinks they need a car emergency kit until they’re standing on the shoulder of a highway at 11 pm with a dead battery and a phone that’s about to die too. It happens more often t
Portable tire inflators are one of those things that seem pointless until you're stuck on the side of the road wishing you had one. Sounds good in theory, but how about testing it in practice? We
Winter driving is rough. Between slippery roads, dead batteries, and spending forever scraping ice off the windshield every morning, getting to work becomes a total pain. And honestly, tons of people
Exhaust tips are one of those little details that quietly ruin the look of a car. From a distance, the paint can be glossy, the wheels spotless — and then the camera zooms in on the back and t
Jeep has been expanding its appeal in recent years, but it has also been careful to remain true to its roots as an off-road specialist. The Avenger is the best example of that balancing act. It’
Well, here’s something nobody had on their bingo card: Mercedes has entered the baby stroller game. The company teamed up with German stroller specialist Hartan and rolled out four models—