Cars.com's 2010 Pickup Truck Buying Guide
Pickup Trucks and Safety
Pickup trucks have one or two basic safety advantages and a surprising number of disadvantages.
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What Kind of Drive System Is Best for All-Weather Traction?
Shoppers who live in snowy climes often ask if they should get front-, rear- or all-wheel drive. We list the pros and cons of each drive type.
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Standard vs. Optional Tires: What to Choose?
Automakers today give new-car shoppers a choice of wheel and tire sizes, designs and applications. Your choice affects the car's safety, efficiency, comfort and damage resistance, so it's best to know what you're getting into.
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Interpreting Crash Tests and Safety
Passenger vehicles are safer than they've ever been, but the crashworthiness of individual models varies greatly, even within a vehicle class. Because of this, understanding how a model is expected to perform in a crash is important before buying your next car.
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Roof-Strength Ratings Offer Insight on Rollover Safety
For the 2010 model year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has implemented the first standardized test to reflect how vehicles and their occupants might fare in a rollover. By considering a particular model's weight versus its roof strength, as determined by a real crush test, the organization now rates vehicles using its familiar Good/Acceptable/Marginal/Poor rating scale.
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