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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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Your Eyes Are Not Broken: Here Is Why Moving Car Wheels Suddenly Spin Backward

A car accelerates away on screen, clearly traveling forward, while its wheels begin doing something ridiculous. First, the spokes slow down. Then they appear to stop. A moment later, they are rotating

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These Plug-In Hybrids Were Supposed To Be The Smart Choice. A Few Are Already Dead

Plug-in hybrids always sound like the sensible answer when you first hear the pitch. You get some electric driving for the short stuff. You still have a gas engine for road trips. No full commi

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The Cars That Cost the Most (and Least) to Own After 5 Years — Based on Actual Data

The sticker price is the beginning of what a car costs, not the end. What you pay over the next five years in maintenance, repairs, and reliability surprises adds up to a number that can exceed the di

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These Transmissions Refuse to Die Even After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles

Some transmissions are basically automotive cockroaches. Not glamorous. Not exciting. But somehow impossible to kill. Meanwhile, other gearboxes seem to explode emotionally the second yo

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McLaren Built a Le Mans-Style Hypercar You Can Actually Buy

McLaren is heading back to endurance racing, and this time it’s bringing two cars with very different roles. The MCL-HY FIA Hypercar will take on the 2027 WEC grid. Alongside it, there’s t

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Toyota Was Supposed to Be the Safe Bet. So Why Has It Already Recalled 1 Million Cars?

Toyota is one of those brands people buy when they are tired of surprises. That is the whole appeal. You buy the Camry, the RAV4, the Highlander, and the expectation is pretty simple: it will start

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These Wheels Became More Famous Than the Cars They’re On

Some cars are remembered for their engines. Others for their shape. But every now and then, it is the wheels that people never forget. Car design is funny like that. You can have a beautiful body,

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Miata vs GR86: Has Mazda Lost the Value Crown to Toyota’s Performance Package?

Mazda's not a volume giant compared to other Japanese automakers but enthusiasts respect the brand. For decades if you wanted a rewarding rear-wheel drive sports car, the MX-5 Miata was probably y

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Why Automakers Won’t Stop Messing With the PRNDL Shifter

Carmakers seem to have a grudge against the traditional shift lever. Rotary dials, fancy knobs, crystal shift orbs (yeah, Genesis did that). Manufacturers keep trying to reinvent the familiar "PR

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