Streaking, skipping, or squeaking wipers aren’t just annoying — they’re a visibility problem waiting to happen the next time it rains hard on the highway. The good news: this is the single easiest maintenance job on any car. Here’s how to replace wiper blades in about five minutes with no tools, plus the parts of … Read more
Cars change slowly enough that you don’t notice a feature is gone until you reach for it and it isn’t there — the spare tire that’s now a can of goo, the CD slot that became a blank panel, the little vent window your grandfather swore by. Some of these car features that disappeared were … Read more
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 — dark, raining, or the one day you’re already late. The good news: changing one is a genuinely simple job you can learn in a driveway on a sunny afternoon, so that roadside version never catches you helpless. Here’s how to change a … 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