Modern cars have changed. Your driving habits should too. Cars today are nothing like the ones people learned to drive on 20 or 30 years ago. They've got sensors everywhere, computers handling
Turns out, water temperature is kind of a big deal when washing a car—who knew? Using water that's too hot can crack windows or wreck the paint, especially in winter. And in summer, hot w
Most people don’t think about their wheels until something goes really wrong. But here's the thing: it’s not always the big stuff that does the damage. It’s the tiny things&mdash
Manual transmissions are almost extinct in new cars — less than 1% of 2024 models came with a stick. And yet, for the few still holding the clutch, it’s more than just nostalgia. Driving s
When gas prices jump, drivers start trying every trick in the book to squeeze a little more mileage out of a tank. And on hilly roads, the idea seems obvious: why not drop the car into neutral on the
For decades, the parking brake was as simple as it gets: a metal lever (or a floor pedal) yanking on a pair of cables to keep the rear wheels locked in place. It didn’t matter if the car was a s
Some things are better without filters – like unfiltered conversations with friends or those classic rock albums that sound too polished when remastered. But car engines? They absolutely need pr
Car designers are smart people, but sometimes they come up with ideas that make you wonder if anyone actually tested them in the real world. Here are some of the most head-scratching design decisions
Picture this: sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a motorcycle, watching all that empty space between cars just begging to be used. In most states, that's just a cruel tease – lane filter
Solar cars are basically electric vehicles that get their juice straight from the sun using photovoltaic cells. They're still pretty experimental, but they're getting more interesting every ye