There was a time when checking automatic transmission fluid involved a dipstick, a rag, and five minutes under the hood. Now the dipstick has vanished. The filler may be buried beneath the car, the fl
Set the cruise control to 70 mph and glance at the navigation screen. It may insist the car is traveling at 67. Increase the cruise setting to 71. GPS grudgingly moves to 68. The two displays can sp
Volvo's Belgian factory could soon be doing more than building Volvos. As European manufacturers search for ways to make better use of underused production lines, and Chinese automakers look for l
Watch the back of two cars at the same intersection and you might notice something odd. The first car hits the brakes, then one of its red brake lights starts flashing. The second car does the
A used car with gleaming paint, freshly shampooed carpets, and half a dozen pine-scented air fresheners may look beautifully prepared for sale. Or it may be trying much too hard. Flood-damaged
A tire can look almost offensively healthy for its age. The tread grooves are deep. There are no nails in sight. The sidewalls still turn glossy after a wash, and the car has covered so few miles th
Here is a mildly alarming experiment: open the trunk of your car and lift the floor. There may be a spare tire under there. There may also be a little black compressor, a bottle of sealant, and a
The Audi Sport Quattro is coming back, just nowhere near an Audi factory. Homologation Specials Reimagined, or HSR, has revealed the Type 859, a carbon-bodied restomod that takes the famous rally shap
Bruce McLaren never got to see his road car dream reach production. More than half a century later, McLaren has gone back to his unfinished project and completed it. The result is a newly built M6GT,
A used car can look completely fine and still be lying to you. That is the uncomfortable truth behind a lot of “great deals.” The paint shines. The interior smells normal enough. The s