Dodge Dart Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Recommendation
The sleek and feature-filled new 2013 Dodge Dart, the best small car to come from Chrysler in a generation, can now claim an IIHS Top Safety Pick recommendation among its list of virtues. The Dart...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Car in a Hurricane
As Hurricane Sandy touches down on the East Coast, we hope for safety and strength for affected residents and commend the efforts of emergency response teams. Here’s how to protect your car in the...
View ArticleTowing at 140 MPH. You’ll have to see it to believe it.
Tuning a GMC Sierra 2500HD diesel truck to attain 140 mph takes serious know-how, but what about 140+ mph while towing a big brick of a Kalispell travel trailer? The crazy minds at Diesel Power, in...
View ArticleGas Thief Catches on Fire
An Arizona man allegedly attempting to steal gasoline using a homemade electric siphon instead ended up catching himself on fire. In Mesa, Arizona, residents say the man was siphoning gas when a stray...
View ArticleToyota Recalls 2.77 Million Vehicles Over Water Pump Issue
Toyota has issued a recall affecting 670,000 Toyota Prius vehicles in the United States, plus over 2 million more Toyota passenger cars worldwide for a total of 2.77 million vehicles. All...
View ArticleHybrids Are More Efficient. But Are They Safer?
A new comprehensive study of real-world car collision data conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute suggest that hybrid cars are not only more efficient, but better at preventing injuries as well....
View ArticleDo Women Make Better Drivers Than Men?
A new study by Carrentals UK suggests that women may well be better drivers than men. Asking 700 adults about their driving records and ability to identify common road signs, the car rental shopping...
View ArticleWhat Are the Best Headlight Bulbs?
If you’ve ever driven a car with worn-out headlight bulbs or dirty, yellowed lenses, you know just how scary the road can be without enough light. When it’s time to replace your headlight bulbs, you’ll...
View ArticleFord Recalls Fusion and Escape With EcoBoost 1.6-liter, Details Fix
Ford Motor Company has issued a recall for all model-year 2013 Fusion sedan and Escape crossover models fitted with the brand’s 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine. Certain operating conditions could lead the...
View ArticleHonda Recalls Odyssey, Pilot, Acura MDX Over Potential Rollaway Issue
Honda has issued a recall on the 2003-2004 Pilot SUV and 2003-2004 Odyssey minivan, as well as the 2003-2006 Acura MDX luxury SUV, over a potentially faulty ignition interlock that could lead to...
View ArticleToyota’s $1.1 Billion Settlement, and What It Means for You
Current and former Toyota owners of any of the 8 million cars and trucks covered under the unprecedented unintended acceleration recalls: terms of an agreed-upon class-action lawsuit settlement mean...
View ArticleHow the 2013 Lincoln MKZ Drives Itself
The 2013 Lincoln MKZ is a sharp new luxury sedan that offers drivers a couple of cutting-edge new active safety systems that, when combined, take us one step closer to a world of fully autonomous cars....
View ArticleHybrid Cars Will Need Audible Alert at 18 mph and Below
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a new set of rules for hybrid and electric cars that would require the whisper-quiet vehicles to make a constant audible noise at low...
View ArticleHonda Recalls 777,000 Odysseys and Pilots
Honda has issued a voluntary recall affecting around 777,000 Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans related to driver’s side airbags that may not deploy properly in the event of a collision. The recall...
View ArticleLegalization of Marijuana: Laws and Citations if You Smoke and Drive
The recent legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Washington and Colorado brings a new set of challenges for lawmakers who seek to keep all of us safe on the road. How much does marijuana...
View ArticleIn-Car Texting Allowed Once Again, But With a Catch
Among the myriad of small changes to laws around the country going into effect Jan. 1, 2013, Californians can now legally text while driving… if they are using hands-free device, that is. Changes to...
View ArticleText Someone By Using Their License Plate Numbers
Someone’s blocking your driveway and it’s time to leave for work. You feel like a tool, but you’ve no choice: you make the call, and the car is towed. But what if you could alert the car owner directly...
View ArticleToyota Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Over Airbags and Wiper Blades
The recall woes continue for Toyota Motor Corporation, as the company has announced two separate voluntary recall efforts affecting around 1 million vehicles in the United States and close to 300,000...
View ArticleIs Cheap Gas Bad for Your Engine? The Results Might Surprise You.
Chevron with Techron. Nitrogen-infused V-Power gas from Shell. Union-76 with PROClean. Or plain old ‘Joe’s Quik Stop’ gas at $0.20 less per gallon. You’ve likely asked yourself if paying the price...
View ArticleToyota and Nissan Recall 3.4 Million Cars for Airbag Flaw
Some safety recalls are relatively trivial, but this is one all older-model Japanese-car owners need to know about. Toyota and Nissan, along with Honda and Mazda, have issued a worldwide recall...
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