Guides

I Took a Manual Through the Lincoln Tunnel and Hit Traffic. Forty Minutes Later My Left Foot Was Wrecked and I Stopped Telling People to Learn Stick

By Dave McQuilling — Sep 3, 2026

How to disable the driver monitoring system in a 2026 Subaru WRX

By Dave McQuilling — Aug 12, 2026

Cadillac’s $140,000 Blackwing keeps its best performance feature locked behind a $25 SD card, the format laptops dropped years ago, and it records nothing until you go buy one

By Dave McQuilling — Jul 29, 2026

Wildfire smoke has DC, Boston and New York under air quality warnings, and the cleanest air you can find might be inside your car, depending on one cheap part behind the glovebox most drivers have never checked

By Dave McQuilling — Jul 27, 2026

The three electric SUVs that undercut the Tesla Model Y on price all did the same thing Tesla will not: they kept the buttons — a Hyundai at $35,000 with a gauge cluster, a Kia that charges 10 to 80 percent in 20 minutes, and a Rivian with a bigger frunk

By Olivia Richman — Jul 17, 2026

Two tickets to the World Cup Final cost $33,698. The average used car in America costs $27,046. So here are five cars you could buy instead of watching one soccer game, from a Civic to a 480-horsepower Mustang

By Olivia Richman — Jun 16, 2026

Planning on car camping this summer? Here are a few things you’ll need

By Dave McQuilling — Jun 8, 2026

My Dad Asked Why His BMW Still Has a Gas Cap When Newer Cars Don’t. I Write About Cars for a Living and Had No Idea — So I Looked Into Why Carmakers Quietly Killed the Cap, and Why BMW Didn’t

By Olivia Richman — May 31, 2026

Carmakers Have Known About This Security Flaw Since 2011. Drivers Are Now Fixing It With $1 of Kitchen Foil

By Luis Reyes — May 15, 2026

Motor Oil Could Be the Next Thing Drivers Start Panic-Buying — Toyota and Nissan Are Already Warning Dealers

By Olivia Richman — May 14, 2026

Don’t Buy a “DOT Certified” Helmet. They’re Trash

By Dave McQuilling — May 14, 2026

What Do D1, D2, and D3 Mean On Your Gear Shifter?

By Dave McQuilling — May 5, 2026

I Was About to Spend $429 on New Tires for My Toyota Corolla. Then a Tire Expert Told Me Something I Wasn’t Expecting

By Olivia Richman — Apr 15, 2026

The common mistake people make when shopping for off-road tires, according to a tire expert from BFGoodrich

By Dave McQuilling — Apr 5, 2026

A Valvoline expert says cheap engine oil is fine — look for the API donut on the bottle and skip the upsell

By Dave McQuilling — Mar 21, 2026

E85 fuel explained: what it is, which cars can use it, and what happens if you can’t

By Olivia Richman — Feb 25, 2026

“The best part is seeing the reaction of others”: Car photographer shares the right gear, angles, and emotion needed to take killer Instagram pics

By Olivia Richman — Feb 21, 2026

Winter driving tips: how to drive safely in snow and ice, even if you’ve never done it before

By Dave McQuilling — Feb 18, 2026