Park some cars facing a garage door at night and start the engine. Before the wheels have moved an inch, the headlights perform a small piece of theater. The beams dip toward the ground, rise again
The key slides into the ignition normally, but refuses to turn. The steering wheel feels almost solid. Trying harder only makes the key flex in a way no piece of metal that small should ever flex.
A car left in the afternoon sun does not need long to turn into a small greenhouse. The steering wheel becomes unpleasant to touch, the seats feel freshly ironed and the dashboard claims it is 104 deg
There is something wonderfully unhelpful about the traction-control symbol. It shows a car wriggling across the road, which makes the button beside it look like the obvious thing to press when the roa
There was a time when replacing a car battery was a reassuringly simple job. Disconnect the old one, wrestle it out of its tray, drop in the new one and tighten the terminals. If the engine started, t
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
For most of car history, one assumption sat underneath everything. There would be a driver. Not just in the vague philosophical sense. Physically. Literally. A person in a seat, looking forward
This is one of those car technology shifts that sounds fake the first time you hear it. Because for basically your entire life, steering has worked the same way. You turn the wheel, a metal sha
Mercedes is changing something most cars still keep old-school. The steering. In the updated EQS, there is no physical connection between the steering wheel and the front wheels. Instead, everythin
MG Motor is expanding its electric lineup with a new compact SUV called the MG 4X. It joins the growing family built around the MG4 but takes the formula in a slightly more practical direction. Like t