Owning a Koenigsegg CC850 puts you in a very exclusive club. Only seven examples have been delivered to the US, and each costs more than $3 million. But these owners have something else in common: the
Parking sensors can give false alerts when accessories obstruct their detection area. Number-plate brackets, bicycle racks, large tow hitches and bumper covers are among the examples manufacturers ide
The Messerschmitt KR200 looks as though it ought to have a pilot rather than a driver. Its two occupants sit one behind the other beneath a clear canopy, with the little engine tucked behind them. The
There is a point in parallel parking when a space stops looking like a space and starts looking like a judgment of your driving. The front of the car is almost where it belongs. The rear is still out
Washing a car in winter can feel wonderfully pointless. The bodywork is clean for perhaps half a journey. Then a truck passes in the opposite direction, the windshield receives a cold brown showe
A driver can move between unfamiliar modern cars and still understand the transmission selector within seconds. Park sits at one end, followed by Reverse, Neutral and Drive. Lower ranges, manual modes
The old battery has been replaced, the engine starts with renewed enthusiasm and the dashboard clock has been corrected. Then the driver’s window develops amnesia. It still moves when the swi
The brake pedal is down. The engine may even be running. Yet the gear lever remains planted in Park with the determination of a fence post. Pulling harder rarely improves the situation. It can, how
Mercedes has redesigned the C-Class around one big idea: make the car feel more like a rolling computer. The grille gets plenty of attention with an illuminated star and tiny chrome stars, but the rea
Shift an automatic car into Drive, release the brake and it begins moving without a touch of the accelerator. The movement is usually gentle. Just enough to edge forward in traffic, ease into a par