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Superchargers and turbochargers both serve to increase an engine’s power, but they go about it in different ways.
By Rick Cotta
March 13, 2022

Cars.com set up six of its editors with 240-volt home EV chargers. With installations ranging from simple to elaborate, we got a glimpse of how tricky and expensive this process can be.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
March 1, 2022

For 2022, a total of 101 vehicles earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus award, which is up 12% over 2021, when 90 vehicles made the list.
By Jane Ulitskaya
February 23, 2022

Nearly 330,800 model-year 2015-17 Ford Mustangs are being recalled for a faulty backup camera.
By Patrick Masterson
February 23, 2022

More and more vehicles are beginning to offer wireless Apple CarPlay, with wireless Android Auto close behind. Which cars have it? How does it work? Here’s what you should know.
By Kelsey Mays
February 9, 2022

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety determined that automatic emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection work during the daytime, but they aren’t very effective at night.
By Jennifer Geiger
February 2, 2022

A recall affecting the entire Tesla lineup has been issued over its Full Self-Driving system’s “rolling stop” function, available with FSD Beta.
By Patrick Masterson
February 1, 2022

Electric vehicles don’t use oil in the traditional sense because their electric motors generally don’t have oil in them, but EVs may use other lubricants that should at least be checked periodically.
By Rick Cotta
January 30, 2022

As more semi-autonomous driving features are introduced, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety is launching a new program to evaluate their safeguards.
By Jane Ulitskaya
January 20, 2022

Our 2021 F-150 was finally set to receive BlueCruise, Ford’s driver-assist system that couples hands-free lane centering with adaptive cruise control, but we found no evidence it had been installed.
By Kelsey Mays
January 13, 2022