Volkswagen has been dressing up vans for years, and the idea of giving a workhorse a sportier look is nothing new. The brand has already brought GTI-inspired styling to its commercial vehicles, while
A vehicle identification number has the charm of a password printed by a malfunctioning office computer. It is long, awkward to recite and generally ignored until an insurer, parts supplier or registr
For the Polestar 4, the biggest change is surprisingly simple: it finally gets a rear window. The new SUV version trades the coupe’s steeply sloped tail for a more upright design, bringing extra
Automatic stop-start has a peculiar talent for irritating drivers both when it works and when it does not. At one traffic light, the engine shuts down the moment the car stops. At the next, it keep
The fuel light comes on. The dashboard says 80 miles to empty. The next gas station is 35 miles away, so there should be no problem. Ten miles later, the display reads 54. Nothing has leaked out. N
There is a reason car ads suddenly get louder around the Fourth of July. Summer is usually one of those weird in-between stretches for car sales. Spring tax-refund buyers have already made
There's a number that car salespeople don't bring up, and financial advisors mention mostly to people who already bought the car. The moment you drive a new vehicle off the dealer's lot, i
Walk onto a new car lot right now and something feels different. The inventory is back. Like, really back. Rows of vehicles, lots of the same trim in four different colors, salespeople who seem ge
For a few years there, the future looked pretty settled. Every glossy car commercial had the same mood. Silent roads. Blue charging lights. A handsome crossover gliding past a wind farm. The
The average check engine light repair cost in the US just hit a record $554. That is up 33 percent in a single year, and it is the kind of number that should make every car owner pay attention. The