DragonImages/Getty Images During my car selling days, the test drive was one of the love-or-hate parts of the job. Away from the showroom, I got to know the customer in a more neutral environment and I could immediately tell if the buyer was serious or not. On
In the small Australian town of Underbool, home to fewer than 220 people on a remote stretch of Victoria’s muddy highway, 99-year-old mechanic Ray Gloster is continuing to do something that many people half his age have already left behind. Six days a week, he still goes to the family workshop, where he has spent
Of course, cars are more connected than ever. In most cases, this results in bad stuff like targeted ads in cars, dealers tracking your vehicle, and other nannying. However, Ford does have at least one connected vehicle feature that puts real power in the hands of owners: a remote kill switch. Here’s how it works.
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. As someone who aspired to write about cars for a living because of the cool concept cars of my youth, I’m sad to report that today’s moonlighting design projects no longer keep
GMC The Hummer name has been back in vogue for a few years at this point, but when you think of the brand, the first vehicle that comes to mind is probably a bright yellow H2 from the early 2000s. Apparently the folks at General Motors know
Leshchenko/Getty Images Air conditioning, once considered a luxury, is today standard equipment in almost every car sold in America, but the refrigerants used in these systems have changed several times over the years. Scientists discovered that what was originally promised to be a completely harmless compound was
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an event like no other. This is more than just a fancy car show; Every year, hundreds of cars race up the 1.16-mile hill climb to see who can go the fastest. Everything from classic race cars to modern hypercars went faster this year, and the top 10 fastest
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. forza horizon 6 It’s barely been with us for two months, and the game is entering its third cycle of updates. Part of this is a new Italian-themed car pack, available to
VW Group plans to reduce the number of its models by 50 percent. There are no names given, but German media already have a list of 10 cars. The combustion engine Porsche Boxster and Cayman may not return. When Volkswagen Group outlined its massive cost-cutting agenda last week, there was no mention of plant closings
Volkswagen Group CEO says low profit margins are the company’s underlying problem. More cost-cutting measures are planned across all areas of the business. According to Bild, up to 120,000 jobs could be cut, or about one-fifth of the company’s workforce. Ford CEO Jim Farley once said that core models such as the Fiesta, Focus, and