Tony Stark had plenty of toys in The Avengers, but his red Acura NSX Roadster was something else. It looked like a supercar from the future, yet Acura never sold anything like it. Now, the one-off car
If a car’s head restraint pushes your head forward, check the seat setup and the adjustment instructions for that model. Some restraints tilt as well as move vertically, and their reset mechanis
Objects on the front passenger seat can trigger the seatbelt reminder in some cars. Remove the bag or other belongings and check whether the warning stops. If it continues with the seat genuinely clea
Why does the low-fuel light sometimes come on early? Some vehicles base their warning on estimated driving range, so higher fuel consumption can trigger it with more fuel still in the tank. The warnin
A retired police car can make an ordinary used-car listing look expensive. There is plenty of room, a purposeful set of steel wheels and the promise of hardware built for a harder life than the school
A rooftop tent can look perfectly at home on a small hatchback until someone opens the owner’s manual. The roof-load limit says 75 kilograms. Two adults weigh considerably more than that, even b
There is a particular stretch of road where the sun finds the narrow gap that your visor cannot quite cover. You swing the visor toward the side window, adjust it twice, and the light still lands squa
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
Open the door of a large American sedan from the 1950s and the front seat looks less like a modern cockpit than a particularly comfortable sofa. There is no center console dividing driver and passe
Pulling into a gas station should not require advance planning. Yet anyone driving an unfamiliar car knows the little moment of uncertainty that arrives before choosing a pump. Which side is the fu