Autos
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How Chrysler’s 1939 Fluid Drive put an oil-filled coupling where the flywheel used to be
For 1939, Chrysler Fluid Drive took the heavy steel flywheel out of the driveline and put a sealed, oil-filled coupling in its place. The engine…
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12 fastbacks that deserve to be the most collectible of their era
A fastback roof is one long line from the windshield to the tail. Detroit loved the shape in the late 1940s, walked away from it…
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12 inline-sixes we’d quietly rank above everything else
An inline-six is one of the few engine layouts that is naturally balanced. With six cylinders in a row, the forces cancel each other out,…
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Toyota’s 2027 Grand Highlander Woodland adds a half-inch lift, all-terrain tires and a removable cooler
Toyota’s biggest three-row crossover now has an outdoorsy trim of its own. The 2027 Grand Highlander Woodland, announced on October 1, sits about half an…
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Honda is recalling 4,804 CR-V and Accord Hybrids again because replacement tire repair kits got old parts
Honda has opened a second tire repair kit recall for 4,804 CR-V Hybrid and Accord Hybrid owners who already had their kits fixed once. The…
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Volvo is recalling 9,930 EX30s because front head restraint cushions may come loose in a severe crash
The Volvo EX30 recall covers 9,930 small electric SUVs in the United States because the cushion inside a front head restraint may come loose in…
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8 Cadillacs that will not stay affordable much longer
In 2020, a low-mileage 2012 Cadillac CTS-V wagon with a six-speed manual sold for $93,975, a record for the model at the time. To us,…
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9 forgotten British roadsters that deserved better
In 1960, a Turner Sports Mk1 cost £645 in kit form, and it came with something the Austin-Healey Sprite didn’t have: a proper boot lid.…
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7 station wagons that continue to turn heads decades later
In 1963, Studebaker sold a station wagon with a roof panel that slid forward, so you could haul a refrigerator standing up. That car, the…
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8 two-stroke motorcycles that were faster than anyone admitted
When the Yamaha RD350LC arrived in Britain in 1980, it was fast enough to start talk of restricting learner riders to 125cc bikes. That is…
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