Electric Ford Focus lands gig on Leno
DETROIT — Although electric cars won’t be hitting dealer lots any time soon, automakers are working hard to get customers accustomed to the idea of driving without gasoline engines.
Tops for 2010
The last time the car industry was on its knees, in the early 1980s, the cars were just as desperate as the times. Four-cylinder Camaros, 5-liter V-8s with less power than modern 3-liter V-6s, and...
A rough road
Lots of people like the idea of owning a vintage car — but the reality is often not what they expect. It’s kind of like buying a Great Dane puppy: Six months later, you discover you may...
The 40+ club
The good news is that small “econocars” no longer suck. At least not gas, anyway. And these types of cars are becoming more available.
Don’t get taken
The biggest secrets of successful used-car buying aren’t really secrets — they’re just not very well-known to those who don’t buy used cars regularly. Here are the five big...
Race City, USA
Mooresville, N.C., doesn’t call itself “Race City, USA,” for nothing. This small town is home to big business — the racing business — and the community rolls out the red...
Va-va-vroom!
2009 may be a full year away, but several ’09 vehicles are going to arrive at dealerships long before New Year’s Day.
Car storage: An engineman’s tips
After we published our 14-step guide to prepping a car for storage before deployment, we heard from Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Follman, an engineman with Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 501...
Store your ride
Whether it’s a restored vintage muscle car or your late-model daily driver, no car should be parked and left to sit while you’re deployed.
Protect your car, data from hackers
In a late-model vehicle, an onboard computer -- the "ECM," or Electronic Control Module -- controls everything from basic engine operation to when and how firmly the transmission shifts.
5 tips for working with an auto dealer's service department
Death, taxes and dealing with auto dealership service personnel are three of the unavoidable ugly parts of life. But unlike the first two, dealing with the service department can be made less...
How to avoid buying a nightmare of a used car
Tales of deep woods-dwelling ax murderers may instill fear in Cub Scouts huddled around a flickering late-night campfire -- but few things are as frightening to adults as the real-life used-car...
7 tips when looking for your teen's first car
The ideal car for a first-time teen driver is one that decreases the odds of having an accident -- and minimizes the potential for harm if it does happen. We're talking pre-emptive damage...
Nine cars that will make you want to hit the road
The year 2009 is going to be very different for the auto industry — and for buyers, too. Big SUVs and 400-horsepower performance cars are endangered species. High-efficiency (and low-cost)...
Beat the ticket
So you’re no Kyle Busch on the roadway. But like any other local, you’ve been known to goose the gas pedal from time to time. And you’ve got the traffic citation to prove it.
Road rage
It looks like a souped-up golf cart crashed into a Cessna and then someone tried to put it back together. It’s called a T-Rex, but there’s nothing prehistoric about this three-wheeled...
Pavement pioneers
Bikes used to come only in primary colors — no shades of nuance, nothing that really deviated far from the Basic Concept. These days, you’ve got your choice of Frighteningly Fast or...
Motorcycle 411
Buying the right motorcycle can be a challenge. Whether it’s looks, operating characteristics or “ergos” (how the bike physically fits your specific body type), buying a bike is...
Steer clear of troubled rides with this 17-step inspection
Used bikes are individuals. Each has its own history, a past that has left it in better — or worse — shape than a seemingly identical counterpart. Some are well-kept cherries. Others are...
The sensational Spyder
On initial contact, there’s usually a three-step reaction. People stop — accompanied by a “Whoaaaaaaaaaa.” Then they eyeball. Long and hard.
Classic bikes of the ’70s are still around — and still affordable
The decade of disco may have been unkind to cars, but it was a golden age for motorcycles. In the 1970s, bike manufacturers dodged the double-whammy of becoming fuel-efficient almost overnight...
Sport-bike instruction offers fast fun on a track
Having a 140-horsepower sport bike in your garage is great. Learning to ride it to its potential -- and yours -- is even better. But most of us are limited by the realities of cops, crowded roads and...
Best bikes
So far, the economic collapse hasn’t crippled the motorcycle market — probably because even top-tier bikes are cheap compared with cars. And most of them — even the...
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