It looks like declining sales of high end luxury cars may shut the doors at Maybach, the high end subsidiary of Daimler. Increased luxury and technology content of Mercedes S-Class vehicles is expected to further draw customers away from the famed luxury marque. Daimler can't justify the expense...
Honda Motor Co. announced a recall on over 410,000 vehicles. Over 344,000 Honda's Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Honda Element S.U.V.s have been recalled because of "soft" brake pedals. The brakes can, in a statement issued by Honda, over time cause a loss of braking power as time and wear cause...
Today's cars have gotten so go we no longer have to think about things like carrying spare parts, carrying tools or taking night classes to learn how to be a mechanic. Still, there are a few essential skills that every driver should have to cope with driving emergencies or even routine maintenence....
The initial Gooding & Company classic automobile auction at Amelia Island has produced a record setting $16.1 million dollars in sales. Several cars exceeded pre auction estimates, including a 1931 Voisin (estimated at $2 million, sold at $2.75 million) and a 1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder (estimated...
GM is supporting a Texas congressman’s push to require event data recorders in all vehicles sold in the United States. Event data recorders (EDRs) capture multiple data streams from a vehicle prior to the deployment of air bags. In some cases, EDRs record much more data and (in the case of Nissan...
Stopping a car with unintended acceleration isn’t as dramatic as the news media would have you believe. The above video explains the process in language any driver can understand. Here's what the video shows: 1) First, move the gear selector for Drive to Neutral. On a Prius, this is done by...
Consumer Reports has just come out with their Best Cars of 2010 issue. This issue covers more than 280 vehicles sold in North America and reviews every aspect of the automobile. Fuel economy, comfort, reliability, build quality are all covered in high detail, as well as how the final scores are...
Those of us old enough to have owned rear wheel drive cars as our first rides are WELL acquainted with oversteer. For those of you weaned on VW Golfs and Honda Civics, oversteer may not be familiar to you. Oversteer (or "loose" in racing terms) refers to the back end of a car coming loose, which...
Understeer, or "push" in racing lingo, refers to the tendency of a vehicle to continue in a straight line when the wheels are turned. Understeer is the natural handling characteristic of front wheel drive and most AWD cars, for several reasons: • The majority of vehicle weight is carried over the...
A Toyota Prius encountered a stuck accelerator and made headlines as a "runaway car." The Prius accelerated out of the driver's control per reports from the California Highway Department. James Sikes, a sixty one year old, was driving along the bustling Interstate 8 near San Diego, California,...
