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Those Black Dots Around Your Windshield Have Been Hiding Several Important Jobs

They run around the edge of almost every modern windshield: a solid black border that gradually breaks into smaller and smaller dots before disappearing into clear glass. Most drivers have stared t

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The Seller Warmed Up the Used Car Before You Arrived. That May Not Be a Favor

The car is parked out front, freshly washed and looking suspiciously pleased with itself. The seller hands over the key, mentions that it “runs beautifully,” and points out that the engine

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Your Dashboard Is Lit. The Back of Your Car Might Be Completely Dark

Picture a gray car on a gray highway just after sunset. From the front, everything looks normal. Its white daytime running lights are glowing, the dashboard is lit, and the driver has no reason to sus

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Those Nearly New Tires May Be Much Older Than They Look

A tire can look almost offensively healthy for its age. The tread grooves are deep. There are no nails in sight. The sidewalls still turn glossy after a wash, and the car has covered so few miles th

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The Spare Tire Quietly Disappeared From New Cars, and Many Drivers Haven’t Noticed

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

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Forget Hybrid Power, RUF's New Boxer-Eight Makes Over 1,000 HP

New performance engines are becoming a rare sight, but RUF has just built one from scratch. Called the B8, it's a 4.8-liter twin-turbo boxer-eight producing more than 1,000 hp with zero hybrid hel

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A Parked Car Gets Dangerously Hot Way Faster Than People Think, and Cracking the Windows Barely Does Anything

A lot of people still think a parked car needs a long time to become dangerous in summer. It doesn't. That is the part people keep underestimating. They picture a car slowly getting

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Japan’s Prime Minister Just Swapped a Century Sedan for This Luxury SUV

The phoenix badge is staying in Japan's prime ministerial motorcade, though it's now attached to something much taller. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has now swapped her Century sedan for

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Americans Say They Want Interesting Cars. Then They Keep Buying White, Black, and Gray

Every year, car buyers get asked to imagine themselves as bold, expressive people. People who care about design. People who say things like, “No, I don’t want the boring one.”

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The Movie Cars So Wrong They Instantly Ruin the Scene

A bad movie car can do more damage than a bad line of dialogue. Most people will forgive a lot if the story is moving. They will forgive a plot hole, a ridiculous explosion, even an actor tryin

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