Autos
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Why driving a stick shift makes you a superior driver
Manual transmissions have quietly become a niche skill, yet the drivers who still use them tend to be more attentive, more mechanically aware, and more…
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The most durable engine designs in automotive production history
Across more than a century of automotive history, a handful of engines have earned reputations for surviving abuse, neglect, and astronomical odometer readings. The most…
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Tesla-style door handles get banned as China cracks down
China is moving to outlaw the sleek, flush door handles popularized by Tesla, turning a once futuristic design flourish into a regulatory liability. The decision,…
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Driving with snow on your car may be a crime depending on where you live
In much of North America and parts of Europe, brushing a peephole in the windshield and driving off with a white mound on the roof…
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Humans are getting paid $22 to shut a robotaxi door
Self-driving cars were supposed to erase human drivers from the equation. Instead, a new kind of gig has emerged in cities where robotaxis operate: people…
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IIHS names the safest new cars you can buy today
Shoppers who care about crash protection have a powerful shortcut: the latest Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for…
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Ram’s Hurricane turbo six beats the Hemi V-8 according to experts
Ram’s decision to replace its beloved Hemi V-8 with a twin-turbo inline-six was always going to be a lightning rod for truck fans. Yet in…
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Car loans now stretch to 100 months as payments rival mortgages
Car payments in the United States are starting to look uncomfortably like mortgage bills, and the terms now stretch close to a decade. As vehicle…
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Automakers face a costly EV mess as federal rules keep shifting
Automakers spent the past decade racing into electric vehicles, only to find the ground shifting under their feet. Rapid swings in federal rules, tax credits,…
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These states will fine you for warming up your car with idle laws
Across the country, a winter habit that feels harmless can quietly put drivers on the wrong side of the law. Dozens of states and cities…
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