Cars

Whether you're a car aficionado or just trying to get around, use this guide to decide on your next car and keep it running smoothly.

  • Car Dealerships
    A Guide to Automotive Dealership Structure
  • New Car Dealership
    7 Steps to Opening Your Own Car Dealership Franchise
  • 2008 Mazda CX7
    5 Reasons Why People Buy Sport Utility Vehicles
  • Woman using smartphone as gps navigation in car
    9 Best Features for Cars to Have
  • Penetrants and Lubricants
    Use Penetrating Oil to Loosen a Stuck Nut or Bolt
  • woman polishing headlight
    History of the Headlight
  • A mechanic looks at a trouble engine.
    11 Sources of Engine Rattling and How to Fix Them
  • Orange Toyota Prius
    Dead Toyota Prius Battery, Explained
  • Volkswagen dual-clutch transmission cutaway
    How Twin-clutch Transmission Works
  • Car Painter painting truck black
    6 Things to Consider Before Painting Your Car
  • Man driving off-road vehicle over rocks
    Vehicles You Can and Cannot Tow 4 Wheels Down
  • Jeep Driving Over Rocks in Namibia, Africa
    The Differences Between 4x4 and 4x2 Vehicles
  • Coolant
    What is the Shelf Life of Radiator Coolant or Antifreeze?
  • Man turning key in car ignition, close-up
    What to do When Your Car Key Won't Turn
  • Gasoline direct injection system components
    Direct Fuel Injection
  • General Motors Stabilitrak in action
    Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
  • Know your oil change facts, avoid ripoffs.
    How to Avoid Oil Change Ripoffs and Upsells
  • Fix-a-Flat tire sealer
    Is Fix-a-Flat a Dangerous Product?
  • Engine belt
    How to Quiet a Squealing Belt on Your Car
  • Mechanic Brake Job
    How Disc and Drum Brakes Work
  • CH015_252TW.jpg
    Chrysler: Luxury Brand Or Not?
  • supercar brake system featuring dual fixed brake calipers
    How Brake Calipers Work
  • Allegheny Ludlum Stainless Steel Cars
    The First Stainless Steel Car
  • How to Inspect Your Serpentine Belt
  • Custom ATV in the sunlight.
    What Is an OHV, or Off-Highway Vehicle?
  • Genesis New York Concept at the 2016 New York Auto Show
    What Is the Most Popular Car Color?
  • Car Impounded
    How Do I Get My Car Out of Impound?
  • Car Engine, Isolated on White
    Short Block vs. Long Block vs. Crate Engines
  • A teenaged driver sits behind the wheel as her father looks on.
    How Teens Can Convince Parents to Let Them Get a Driver's License
  • The line wrench is a useful tool.
    What Is a Line Wrench?
  • Spark Plug
    What Is Spark Ignition?
  • Neon anatomy of an automobile on black background
    What Is Regenerative Braking?
  • Woman Checking Tire Pressure
    What Is PSI?
  • Fuel injector of an engine
    Function of Fuel Injector Pulse Width
  • Carburettor
    What is Fuel Atomization?
  • What Is Detonation?
  • Drivers Cross European Borders To Queue For Cheap Fuel
    What Is Compression Ignition?
  • Fuel pump
    What You Should Know About the Diesel Fuel Cetane
  • Aerial view of the throttle body in a diesel engine.
    What Is a Throttle Body and How Does It Work?
  • Mercedes-Benz’s BlueDIRECT 2.0-liter 4-cylinder direct injection engine
    Lean-Burn Engines
  • LPG sign against sky
    Availability of Propane-Powered Vehicles and Fueling Stations
  • LPG refueling
    Propane and LPG Conversion Kits for Automobiles
  • diesel engine
    Reader Question: Should gasoline or kerosene be burned in a diesel engine?
  • 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT2 4X4 flex-fuel ignition coil
    Cylinder Deactivation
  • gas pump in a car
    Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion Kits
  • Diagram of the Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC exhaust stack.
    BlueTEC Clean Diesel Technology
  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC GL
    AdBlue Fluid and Cleaner Diesel Emissions
  • Pumping diesel gas
    What Gasoline Does to a Diesel Engine
  • Rust on a car
    How to Fix Rust on a Car
  • Secondary ignition coil winding test.
    Bench Testing Your Car's Ignition Coil
  • Cars driving along a highway in the desert.
    How to Remove Road Paint From Your Car
  • high beam headlights for seeing and being seen
    9 Reasons Your High Beam Headlights Are Not Working
  • How to fix sagging car headliner
    How to Fix a Sagging Headliner in Your Car
  • Traffic: Inside Car
    Why Is My Car Shaking at Idle?
  • catalytic converter inside
    How to Fix a Catalytic Converter (Without Replacing It)
  • Control pedel brake clutch
    How to Clean Car Carpet in Five Steps
  • Hand wash of car headlamp. Hands in disposable gloves scrub the headliner
    How to Clean a Car Headliner
  • Close-up of young man checking oil level of car with dipstick
    High Mileage Vehicle Maintenance Checklist
  • starting a car with key in ignition
    5 Common Ignition Switch Problems and How to Fix Them
  • gas gauge on empty
    4 Reasons Why Your Fuel Gauge Isn't Working
  • a typical constant velocity joint or CV joint
    How to Tell if a CV Joint Is Bad
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