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Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains typically have a longer lifespan.
By Rick Cotta
March 12, 2023

Darker mornings along with the drowsiness that drivers experience after daylight saving time lead to a significant increase in traffic accidents and fatalities, according to a 20-year study published in Current Biology.
By Jane Ulitskaya
March 10, 2023

The short answer seems to be that an electric car battery likely will last longer than you’ll want to keep the vehicle.
By Fred Meier
March 10, 2023

In a bid to enhance the safety of its vehicles, Volkswagen is offering its Car-Net Safe & Secure plan for five years to owners of model-year 2020-23 VWs — at no additional cost.
By Carl Malek
March 8, 2023

Ultra Cruise is an evolution of GM’s existing Super Cruise system, which is slowly trickling down into a growing pool of the automaker’s vehicles.
By Carl Malek
March 7, 2023

With some Supercharger locations now open to non-Tesla EVs in New York and California, the EV giant has shared more details about how the process works for owners of these vehicles.
By Carl Malek
March 1, 2023

IIHS has released its list of Top Safety Picks for 2023, which includes 48 models across both Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ categories — less than half compared to the 101 models that qualified in 2022.
By Jane Ulitskaya
February 22, 2023

The interior of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class features a more minimalist look thanks to a reworked dashboard.
By Carl Malek
February 22, 2023

The recall concerns the safety of the Full Self-Driving feature, a Level 2 semi-autonomous driving-assist system.
By Patrick Masterson
February 16, 2023

A new study surveyed more than 3,000 owners of vehicles equipped with crash-avoidance technology, and over half the respondents who said they’ve had repairs stated they had problems with the technologies after the repair was completed.
By Carl Malek
February 15, 2023