Cars

We get hundreds of new car models each year, with thousands of existing models to choose from if you want to buy one. But if you’re looking for a new plane to purchase for you and your friends or family, the pickings are much slimmer, with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) listing less than 85 […]

H. Armstrong Roberts/classicstock/Getty Images Car tires have silently but steadily been on a roll (pun intended), undergoing transformative changes. It’s been a multi-century-long journey, marked not just by advances in design but by an evolution in materials and concepts, bringing us to the high-tech wheels of today. In this story, we look at how and

AshTproductions/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who has driven long enough understands the dangers of blind spots in a car. Most of us have experienced that sickening, falling-out-of-bed feeling when attempting to change lanes, only to discover that we’re inches away from colliding with another motorist. And we’ve all

Khosrork/Getty By Ron King/Feb. 12, 2024 2: 45 pm EST The venerable 350 engine is based on a cast iron small block derived from previous small block engines of various displacements. While a General Motors 350 cubic inches small block sounds standard, each GM division produced engines with unique designs in the late 1960s. Chevrolet didn’t

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are many different styles of camping. For example, you can walk out into the middle of the wilderness and hang a hammock to sleep in for the night, or you could invest in a cool camping RV that can be used year-round in all

Jorge Villalba/Getty Images An internal combustion engine needs three things to get going: Air, fuel, and spark. The throttle body and intake plenum feed air, while injectors spray the right fuel mix into the combustion chamber. Meanwhile, the spark plugs ignite the volatile mixture to produce power, and the cycle repeats. If anything goes wrong

sv1ambo/Wikimedia «I’ve got a ’69 Chevy with a 396, Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor» are the opening lines to Bruce Springsteen’s classic song «Racing in the Street» from the 1978 «Darkness on the Edge of Town» album. For most listeners, this is a lot of words that mean very little, and they enjoy

Bloomberg/Getty Images By Russ Good/Feb. 10, 2024 1: 30 pm EST Japanese automaker Subaru is known for its reliability. Its vehicles have a reputation for being some of the longest-lasting in the industry, and the engines that power those vehicles need to be reliable for the Outbacks, Imprezas, and Crosstreks the company produces to stay on

The Super Bowl is packed with commercials for new cars. With its 60-second ad «Talkin Like Walken» for the BMW i5 series electric sedan, BMW is no exception. The German car manufacturer went for comedy over substance with its commercial. Because of that, the specifications of the new electric series weren’t on display. But we

We-ge/Getty Images A new Super Bowl commercial from Volkswagen — its first U.S. ad during the big game in 10 years — is putting a heavy focus on its most iconic vehicle: the Beetle. The Beetle last saw mainstream production in 2003, and was officially retired in 2019. However, does this mean the German automaker