Cars

Different_brian/Getty Images The Pontiac name was first used in 1893 by a horse-drawn buggy company that took its moniker from the Michigan city where it was founded and the Ottawa Native American chief for whom the city was named. Pontiac merged with the Oakland Motor Car company in 1906, and the newly formed General Motors […]

Sue Thatcher/Getty Images You don’t have to be a Mazda fan to know that the RX-7 is an iconic car. After its debut in 1978, the car had three successful generations, each one bringing changes to the style and performance. Regardless of the exact RX-7 model, though, it remains one of the most memorable cars

Photoschmidt/Getty We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cars are expensive machines you must take care of if you want them to last long. And while bringing them to a mechanic every time you run into trouble could help increase their lifespan, every visit will also cost you. If you want to

Ominae/Wikimedia Commons Since the invention of automobiles, virtually every major manufacturer has tried its hand in the luxury car arena. By the late 1980s, even typically price-conscious Japanese automakers were looking to stake a claim in the luxury car market, with Honda throwing its hat in the ring in 1986 through its newly-acquired subsidiary Acura.

Different_brian/Getty Images The line that graphs the appeal of the speedy Chevy Nova throughout the nameplate’s history is a jagged one, beginning in 1962 when Nova was used to label the uppermost trim level for the Chevy II compact sedan. The Nova’s appeal peaked along with muscle car production in the late ’60s, and plunged

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Traffic stops are a familiar reality of a motorist’s life. According to Stanford University’s Stanford Open Policing Project, there are around 20 million such stops every year on roads in the United States, or approximately 50,000 (on average) every day. While these can be entirely routine stops of perfectly law-abiding drivers, there’s no denying

Bloomberg/Getty Images While there has been a lot of talk about electric cars and hybrid vehicles, you may have missed out on the Toyota Mirai, which is hydrogen-powered. With benefits like an average fueling time of five minutes, water instead of carbon emissions, and a range of over 400 miles, it certainly is an interesting

From the M1 to the i3, BMW has always had a reputation for making innovative cars. It was first formed as a maker of aircraft engines, but after the Second World War, transitioned solely to making motorcycles and passenger cars. After financial trouble in the ’50s, the following decades saw the brand expand significantly, building

By Mike Shutt/March 24, 2024 10: 00 am EST Back in the heyday of the muscle car, just about every car company came out with a V8 engine. The big, gas-guzzling plants weren’t terribly efficient or practical, but the ability to step on the gas and feel that heavy engine work was something car enthusiasts couldn’t

Kenmo/Getty Images Chevrolet began in 1911 as a partnership between former GM boss William Durant and Swiss race driver Louis Chevrolet. At the time, there were 270 American car brands in the United States, and Chevrolet is one of only four that still exists (Buick, Cadillac, and Ford are the others). Chevy has produced more

Art Zelin/Getty Images For fans of movie car chases, vehicle stunts, and likable anti-heroes just barely eluding the long arm of the law, you can’t get much better than «Smokey and the Bandit.» It wasn’t just stars like Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, and Sally Field that made the film iconic; it was also the car.