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Regular cab — no back seat, no second row, just two doors and the longest bed your truck offers — used to be the default way to buy a pickup. Today it’s nearly extinct at retail, and for 2026 the list of holdouts got shorter again: Ram no longer offers a regular cab 1500 at … Read more
Car incentives in 2026 are running hotter than they have in years — national incentive spending has climbed past 20% year over year, landing around $3,300 per vehicle on average. But that average hides the real story, because the money is wildly lopsided: some segments are practically being given away with stacked 0% financing and … Read more
Hyundai’s anti-theft software update is supposed to end the USB-cable thefts that plagued its cars for years — and mostly, it works. But a patched Hyundai Tucson was stolen anyway this year, in about two minutes, the same way thousands of Hyundai and Kia thefts have happened since 2022. It’s a reminder that even a … Read more
Fresh rubber doesn’t grip the way it will after a few hundred miles — and most drivers have no idea. Straight off the shelf, a new tire wears a thin film of mold-release compound left over from manufacturing, and its tread blocks haven’t yet worn into their final full-contact shape. Treat a new set like … Read more
Brake fluid never gets the attention engine oil does, which is backwards — it’s the one fluid standing between your foot and a wall. It’s the hydraulic medium that turns pedal pressure into clamping force at all four wheels, and when it fails, it fails at the worst possible moment: mid-stop. The good news is … Read more
A flat tire always seems to happen at the worst possible time. Here’s how to change a flat tire in about 20-30 minutes, with no special tools beyond what’s already in your car — and once you’ve done it once, you’ll never be intimidated by it again. Before You Start Pull as far off the … Read more
The Slate electric truck preorder window opened June 24, and the response has been the loudest signal yet that a genuinely cheap, genuinely basic new vehicle is what a big slice of the market has been waiting for: more than 180,000 reservations for the Bezos-backed startup’s stripped-down pickup. Now that pricing, specs, and the production … Read more
Subaru’s manual transmission 2027 lineup is now official — and it’s the most contrarian product announcement in the industry this year. While manuals hover around 1% of overall new-car sales and most automakers quietly delete the option with every redesign, Subaru stood up at the 2026 Fuji 24 Hours endurance race, showed three cars under … Read more
Checking your engine oil is the highest-value five minutes of car maintenance there is: it costs nothing, needs no tools, and catches expensive problems — low oil, a leak, a failing head gasket — long before a warning light or a tow truck does. Modern cars can go a long way between changes, but the … Read more
A dead battery is one of the most common roadside problems you’ll ever run into, and it always seems to happen at the worst time. The good news: here’s how to jump-start a car safely once you know the correct order of steps — it just takes a little care around the battery terminals and … Read more