These Automakers Need To Abandon Their Signature Design Elements, At Least According To Our Readers
Whether you'll ever find someone in complete agreement with you on which cars are ugly mistakes and which ones aren't, no one can say.
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Get Ready For Even More Tariffs
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Maybe, if we're all lucky, some trendsetter will take our ideas and build the perfect car — after all, surely none of us disagree on what trends annoy us.
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At $22,500, Is This 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata The Answer To Our Prayers?
Miata may always be the answer, but should we question this price?
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The First Vehicle With A Direct-Injection Diesel Engine May Be Older Than You Realize
If you think direct-injection diesel engines made their debut in the 1980’s, think again. The first diesel without extra plumbing debuted decades earlier.
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How Consumer Reports, The IIHS, And Others Test Car Headlights
Headlights are a topic of conversation at the moment, with some concerns about brightness, but this is how independent organisations measure cars' lights.
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The Reason Automakers Are Moving From Port Injection To Direct Injection
Port fuel injection has some big advantages, but automakers increasingly are using gasoline direct injection instead. The reasons are numerous.
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The Gas Additive MTBE Was Banned By California In 2003: Here's Why
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Here's What Happens When You Blueprint An Engine
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Here's Why Designing Hybrid Motorcycles Is So Tough
Hybrid motorcycles could be faster, more efficient, and have longer engine life, but there are significant hurdles keeping them from being widely adopted.
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Lithium Ion Batteries Keep Exploding In New York City Garbage Trucks, Which Is A Problem
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How Mercedes Turned Its Massive S-Class Into The Fastest Production Car Of 1975
Mercedes' 6.3-liter SEL was already a beast, but the 6.9-liter engine turned the Sonderklasse into one of the world's fastest sports saloons.
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It's been four years since Speed Bump Olympics posted its first video showing negligent drivers catching air, but drivers still haven't learned their lesson.
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How Aerodynamics Changed Car Design After The 1970s
Several advances in aerodynamics technology after the '70s completely revolutionized the car world, making cars sleeker, faster, and more fuel-efficient.
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This 3D-Printed Exhaust Delivers More Engine Horsepower Than X-Pipes, But At A Cost
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Finally, A Racing Game That Lets You Pick Which Cup Goes In The Cupholder
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2 Toyotas With Unusually Low Resale Value
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Here's How EV Companies Can Provide Direct-To-Consumer Sales
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