Jui Chakravorty, writing for Reuters, reported that the Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Japan’s top automakers, are dominating the influential list of the 10 best new vehicles for 2007. According to Consumer Reports magazine, which has released its top picks for new cars based on its own testing, the named Japanese automakers [...]
Ideally, you should change your motor oil every three months or after every 3,000 miles. If you often drive around in hot or dusty conditions, you might even want to change oil more often than that.
The process is pretty simple, and as easy as one-two-three. Step one is getting ready, step two is draining the [...]
If some people had their way, you’d be driving a small hybrid powered vehicle with no choice of other types of cars to own. While a gas-electric hybrid is fine for some folks, the majority of American drivers want the power and responsive of a trusty internal combustion engine and are not interested in being [...]
In many cities, car alarms are thought to be a necessity. Because many people, especially those in apartments, don’t have access to a garage, cars must be parked on the street overnight.
Unfortunately this also makes them targets for car thieves. That’s where car alarms come in to play. With their loud sirens and flashing lights, [...]
The first Lancaster bomber, powered by four of the seemingly ubiquitous Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 engines, took off in January, 1941. Regarded immediately as a success, Avro put it into full time production, with numerous companies sub-contracting for the parts. Consisting of 55,000 separate parts, it has been estimated that half a million different [...]
The 3-series each year sells about 450,000 worldwide-making it one of the biggest single car lines from any carmaker, which is especially remarkable for a premium vehicle. All U.S. 3-series models come with front, front-seat side, and full-length curtain air bags, but not with rear-seat side-impact air bags, because BMW claims “advances in side-impact safety [...]
The leader of the Ferrari racing team and currently the second ranking Formula 1 driver, Michael Schumacher, had dismissed the spreading rumors that he is on his way to jump to another Formula 1 team in the near future.
The report was formulated during the release of the August edition of ʽ Racing magazine. According to [...]
It is surprisingly easy to change the color of interior vinyl or leather, or to improve the appearance of older interiors. Today, there are true dye products that soak into the material and produce great results. In the past, the best you could do with aftermarket products was to coat the interior material, instead of [...]
It used to be that the US had some of the best cheap gas on the planet, but now gas prices are at unprecendented rates and climbing.
I won′t go into the political situations behind this at all.
Our interest here is how to help you get better mileage from the car you have.
There is a lot [...]
The cost of motoring has risen significantly in recent years, particularly with the rapid rise of petrol prices. There are however a number of ways in which you can reduce the cost of motoring. Try following our Top 10 Tips below and you could be driving further for less.
Get the best deal on petrol prices. [...]