Category: Cars
5 Classic Cars From The ’60s That Nobody Talks About Today
Many remember the 1960s only because of the fast muscle cars, but the decade was easily one of the most significant for the automotive world more broadly. It was at this time that we got the Corvette Stingray, Jaguar E-Type, Ford Mustang, and Ferrari 250 GTO, among many other legends. And that’s precisely the problem;…
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Should You Clean New Brake Rotors Before Installing Them?
Anyone who has worked on a car’s brakes knows that it can be a dirty job. Grease and brake dust get everywhere, though to some people that’s just part of the “fun” of getting your hands dirty while working on cars. That being said, there are a number of situations where getting dirty isn’t necessarily…
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5 Used Honda Motorcycles You Should Steer Clear Of At All Costs
For the most part, anything mechanical that comes out of Japan is considered highly reliable, chief among them vehicles. Honda, a company that built its reputation on bulletproof reliability and (relatively) good prices, is certainly no exception. That’s what makes its occasional failures all the more surprising…. Check out the original article: [Slashgear] 5 Used…
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Are Portable Jump Starters As Good As Traditional Jumper Cables?
If you have more than a few years of driving experience under your belt, then you’ve likely faced this situation: you turn the key or hit the start button, and your engine doesn’t turn over, no dashboard lights appear, and you hear a clicking noise or just total silence. Your car battery is dead or…
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Four Underrated Tire Brands That Can Compete With Michelin
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Walk into any tire store in America and you’ll be met with a wall of names. Some of these are familiar, some obscure, and many you’ve probably never seen before…. Check out the original article: [Slashgear] Four Underrated Tire Brands That Can Compete With Michelin
Why In-Car Tech Can Sometimes Stop Working In Cold Weather
Modern cars are inescapably packed with technology. Even the cheapest possible cars, many of them forbidden fruit in North America, still have at least a little infotainment, possibly a color screen in the dash replacing the gauges, and so on. Although many people have reservations about in-car tech, there are some strong, objective benefits: cars…
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Solid-State EV Batteries Just Got One Step Closer To American Roads
Just about every modern electric vehicle on American roads is powered by one of three battery types: lithium-iron phosphate (the most common, also known as LFP), nickel-manganese cobalt (NMC), and nickel-cobalt aluminum (NCA). Each of these is a relatively mature and well-understood system, with each holding certain advantages — LFP batteries are cheap and stable,…
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Gearheads Say This Is The No. 1 Car City In America – And No, It’s Not Detroit
The United States has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely car-centric, and you’ll find cities and regions across the country that are known for their deeply rooted automotive cultures. But is there one American city that rises above the others for car enthusiasts? Detroit — famously known as The Motor City and home to the…
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This Might Be The Highest-Horsepower Manual Production Car Ever Made
Most high-performance vehicles use some form of automated transmission to change their gears. But there’s now a hypercar that combines a high horsepower rating with a manual transmission. That car is the 1-of-1, 2,031-horsepower Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution LF, which its maker claims is the “most expensive, complex, and highest spec Hennessey hypercar ever…. Check…
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