Comparison Test: Top 5 New Pickups
GM raised the bar with the latest iteration of the Silverado and GMC Sierra. Given the competition, however, the bar didn't go high enough. And, in the end, the new GMs fall short of our expectations. There's no complaint with the redesigned ... [... more]
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Is Your Car Smarter Than You Are?
Antilock brake systems (ABS), which were introduced in 1978 and became widespread in the '80s, marked the first of the car-overrides-driver technologies. And ABS laid the foundation for all the systems that have followed. Essentially, ABS works ... [... more]
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Your Dad Was Wrong: 10 Auto Myths Debunked
Most of us grew up thinking our fathers had encyclopedic knowledge, particularly about those things important to a young man coming of age ? sports, women and cars. But as we learn from experience, we realize that much of what we thought was ... [... more]
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Video: Debunking Our Auto Myths With Jay Leno
Hi Jay You were correct on all the myths, I take a bit of exception the the battery disconnect switch on later cars...if they are daily drivers i agree a switch is not necessary unless, they are not driven for extended perios like several weeks. ... [... more]
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Podcast: Pm's Man Vs. Machine Showdown
Is your car smarter than you? We'll test three computer-assisted vehicles against three carbon-based drivers to see if ABS, yaw control and throttle-by-wire can out-drive our experts. Plus: It's hard out there for a nerd. We'll check in with ... [... more]
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Safety Showdown: Car Or Truck?
According to 2005 statistics collected by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), very large sport utility vehicles, like the Dodge Durnago and the Chevrolet Suburban, have the lowest death rates on the road--about 24 occupants killed for ... [... more]
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Supercar Showdown
The sleek Audi is so futuristic it looks like an earthbound stealth fighter. At dusk the LEDs that surround the headlights create a Cheshire cat-like smile. It?s as if the R8 knows exactly how strikingly handsome it is. The midengine chassis has ... [... more]
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Long-Term Test: Hyundai Azera Limited (Final Report)
Our stint in the Azera Limited was uneventful, except for one seriously ruined rear tire. We picked up a piece of metal a good 4 in. long in the right rear tire while careening down the corkscrew into the Lincoln Tunnel one morning late for an ... [... more]
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Long-Term Test: Kia Sedona Ex (Final Report)
The only things we won?t miss are minor: the rabid-mouse squeak from the rear corner on turns; the persistent rattle from the same vicinity (it seems as though a $31,000-plus vehicle should go farther than 17,000 mostly highway miles without ... [... more]
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Long-Term Test: Nissan Versa 1.8 Sl
Now the biggest disappointment of all: Ahead of its regular service appointment, the Versa?s Check Engine warning light has come on, though it seems to be running fine and nothing obvious seems wrong. We?ve gotten used to occasional Check Engine ... [... more]
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Infiniti G35 Sport: Long-Term Test (First Report)
When you get knocked down ? even by an armored car ? you have to get back up. So after the premature demise of our previous PM Infiniti (totaled on 34th Street in Manhattan last summer), we're doing it all over. Since we conducted a yearlong test ... [... more]
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Mercury Crossover Is Latest In Ford's Name-Change ...
Okay so I am totally confused about why the author wrote this article. Yes Ford and Mercury have done a name change but they have brought back the Taurus and the Sable name and put it on the 500 and Montego. This is the Freestyle with a Mercury ... [... more]
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