GM’s User-Friendly Technology Takes on Ford
On the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM announced three user-friendly infotainment products that may well give Ford a few headaches. Available soon on some of Chevrolet’s most affordable cars … [more]
7 Weirdest Car Designs of All Time
Of all the strange-looking cars that have come and gone, these seven have the weirdest designs by far. [more]
Clear Direction on Driving in the Fog
Learning from the Thanksgiving Day pile-up in Texas It couldn’t have been a worse Thanksgiving morning for more than 100 drivers traveling through Beaumont, Texas, on Interstate 10. A fog rolled in … [more]
Gov’t Agency Wants 5 Safety Technologies as Standard Equipment
Federal accident investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board believe the government should mandate the latest collision technology, usually only found on luxury vehicles, in every new … [more]
Carpooling: Saving Time, Money, and the Planet
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey shows that only around 9.7% of American employees carpooled to work that year, despite the numerous environmental and financial benefits of … [more]
Is It Time to Recall Toyota?
When you’re Toyota — a company that only two years ago survived a huge public relations debacle — another massive safety recall is not what you want. But headlines are screaming this week about … [more]
Safest Pickup Trucks for 2012 Announced
Pickup trucks have vied with sedans as the most popular style of vehicles for years. But if safety is what you want from a truck, J.D. Power and Associates has narrowed the list to two — the 2012 Ford … [more]
The World Running on ‘E’: The Coming Oil Crisis
While it’s unlikely the we’ll find ourselves using the last drop of the world’s oil anytime soon, we are nearly guaranteed to face a shortage of cheap and accessible oil in the coming century. Known … [more]
Top Car Maintenance Tips for Teens
When teenagers (ages 16 - 20) have their own cars, the danger of them crashing it are 2 and 1/2 times more likely than the teens who used the “family car.” So those priviledged few teens who … [more]
Ford Fusion Wins Top Safety Pick in IIHS Crash Test
A completely redesigned 2013 Ford Fusion has been picking up all sorts of kudos among the automotive press since it arrived on the scene in the last few months. New from the ground up, the Fusion is considered … [more]