Category: Cars
The Popular Luxury SUV You Should Avoid, According To Consumer Reports
If you’re in the market for a luxury SUV, chances are you’re budgeting high. But before you spend that money, it’s important to know what your options are. To that end, Consumer Reports (CR) has compiled a list that could come in handy…. Check out the original article: [Slashgear] The Popular Luxury SUV You Should…
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This Ultra-Rare Classic Car Screams 1970s, And It’s For Sale
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s rare for the internet to turn up a car that very few people know much about. However, when a bright purple 1979 Kanzler Coupe popped up on Facebook for sale, such was the case…. Check out the original article: [Slashgear] This Ultra-Rare Classic Car…
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Why Was The Ferrari 812 GTS Discontinued?
The Ferrari 812 GTS has been dead for a minute now, having been officially discontinued back in the second quarter of 2024. The news of the car’s demise came via financial paperwork coming out of Maranello for that period, although the writing had been on the wall for the V12 icon for years. The company…
How To Tell If Your Brake Pads Are Glazed
You might assume that as long as the pedal goes down and the car eventually stops moving, the brakes are working exactly as the engineers intended. That said, there is a specific failure state called brake pad glazing where the friction material on your pads gets pushed past its thermal limit and actually crystallizes. Instead…
Why Do New Mazda 3s Still Have A Torsion Beam Rear Suspension?
When Mazda debuted the compact Mazda3 in the early 2000s as a replacement for the Protege, the car quickly earned praise for being one of the best-handling, most driver-focused cars in its class, and by most accounts, that’s still the case today. Mazda may have discontinued the Mazda6 sedan as part of its pivot toward…
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Not Honda, Not Toyota: This Was The Best-Selling Car Of 1995
Although it’s pickup trucks (namely the Ford F-Series) both currently and historically rank at the top of America’s vehicle sales charts, automotive history gets a lot more interesting when you look specifically at the most popular passenger cars in America over time. In fact, if you go back 30 years to the best-selling car of…
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Looking For A Luxury Car? Consumer Reports Says Skip The European Brands
Whether you have a million dollars in the bank or lead a modest lifestyle, luxury cars have a certain appeal that’s hard to deny. They turn heads in parking lots and on roads, are associated with celebrities and the ultra-rich, and allow drivers — and passengers, for that matter — to ride in style and…
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What Are The Rubber Strips On Older Car Doors Really For?
First, let’s just clear up a potential point of confusion — we’re not talking about rubber door seals; they still very much exist and help keep us warm, dry, and relatively soundproofed in our cars, although you still might need to drain your car doors. Rather, we’re looking at the rubber strips that ran along…
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This Is The Highest-Quality Large SUV, According To JD Power
The market for sport utility vehicles is, arguably, about as robust as it’s ever been. It is, however, more heavily saturated than it’s ever been as well, with virtually every automobile manufacturer boasting a dependable SUV with unmatched reliability in its lineup. Some of those brands even boast several, marketing SUVs in all shapes and…
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5 Classic ’80s Sports Cars You Can Find For Under $20,000
The 1980s were a wildly different time, and although it might not seem all that long ago for some of us, the decade is 40 years forgotten now. Still, regardless of how long gone the decade is, it’s still well worth celebrating — especially in today’s age of $50,000 commuters, autonomous driving, and cinema-spec infotainment…
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7 Of The Most Dangerous F1 Tracks In The World, Ranked
Throughout its 75-year history, Formula One has raced at just about every type of racetrack. While some tracks have become staple venues for the sport, such as Silverstone and Monza, we’ve seen a few circuits come and go that all present their own unique challenges. Today, safety has become paramount for the pinnacle of motorsport,…
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What’s The Difference Between Mercedes-Benz And Mercedes-AMG?
In the 1960s, two Daimler-Benz engineers, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, were creating the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE racing engine. Their work was interrupted when Daimler-Benz decided to end its motorsport push due to a ripple effect stemming from the Le Mans Disaster in 1955. Aufrecht and Melcher were disappointed, but they didn’t give up,…
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