Eventually, every battery wears out. This can be painfully obvious with cars when things like this seem to happen at the worst time. While you shouldn't assume that a vehicle's starting problems are always due to a bad battery, understanding what's involved in replacing a battery is an essential part of car ownership.
Read moreWhether you're trying to keep the rain or snow out-or keep the air conditioning in-a car window that won't go up is inconvenient and unpleasant. Worse, you won't be able to secure the vehicle, and the interior could be exposed to inclement weather (and just think what moisture can do to all those electronics).
Read moreThe mechanics of hybrid and electric vehicles are unlike those used in conventional gas-powered automobiles. These different systems have unique terms that you need to be familiar with when considering one for purchase.
Read moreThe American automotive industry has seen unique, unforgettable, and fast cars. But arguably the most legendary is the 1967 Shelby Cobra 427.
Read moreThe Bizzarrini 5300 GT is considered the most successful creation of storied Italian automotive designer and engineer Giotto Bizzarrini. After all, it was the very first car that was credited entirely to him. The 5300 GT was based on the Iso Griffo concept and used the structure of Iso Rivolta.
Read moreIn the 21st century, the answer to this question would be a list of European brands like Bentley, Rolls Royce, or Aston Martin. But asking the same question a century ago would have yielded a different result.
Read moreAmong serious car enthusiasts, the Nissan GT-R is an example of what a Japanese automaker can build when the focus is the mission more than the bottom line. One way to describe the GT-R is as the combination of what Porsche can do with a six-cylinder engine stuffed into the sleek, but not an overly refined body of a C6 Corvette.
Read moreThe field of JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars is awash with a huge variety of unique vehicles that usually don't make it to the U.S. (at least not through manufacturer channels). Among the quirky and impressive is one of the best JDM cars ever built, the Nissan Skyline (especially in performance GT-R form). It's a car of legend and dreams.
Read moreIn one form or another, SUVs have been around for many decades. Yet, until the 1980s, SUVs were more appliances than polished driving machines. The launches of the Jeep Cherokee in 1984 and Ford Explorer in 1990 would pave the way for today's SUV onslaught.
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