1974–1978 Mustang II, Cobra II, and King Cobra
By 1974, the muscle car frenzy of the 1960s had petered-out like an all-night kegger at sunrise. After a ten-year bender with 100-octane leaded premium and 300-horsepower V-8 engines, Ford Motor...
2011 Toyota Venza
Apparently, station wagons are not cool. And "crossovers" are becoming too commonplace.
So what do you call a new vehicle that's based on an existing sedan and has most of the characteristics...
How to Change Oil & Filter
Here's a nice little vide that shows you the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJ0A...layer_embedded
Here are a couple of things not discussed:
* If you don't have access to a lift, you will probably need a floor...
Smog Police Gunning For Bikes….
The smog police have finally caught up with motorcycles - last bastion (excepting weed whackers) of relatively unregulated internal combustion.
The Environmental Protection Agency has come down hard on bikes during the...
They Keep Making Cars Safer…
But what about us?
Air bags and crumple zones make a car more crashworthy. But they don't make it less likely we'll crash the car.
That's still up to us, to a great...
Cadillac Eldorado, 1953–1985
A good name is a good beginning—and when Cadillac decided to christen its ultra- convertible after the mythical "gilded one" of Aztec/Mayan legend, it could not have chosen a more fitting...
Can You Read a Sidewall?
What do all those numbers (and letters) really mean?
Here's a short primer on tire-related terminology that should help you get to know your four friends a bit better:
* Contact Patch -
As...
2011 Buick LaCrosse
Sometimes silence isn't golden.
Why isn't Buick doing more to advertise the 2010 LaCrosse? By rights, this car should be puttin' a hurtin' on the Lexus ES350 - known for years as...
Videotaping Thug Cops Can Lead to Trouble . . .
For you!
If you witness police misconduct and record it as a video on your phone or camera, you won't be welcomed as a hero in the United States - formerly land...
2011 Volkswagen Golf
It's easy to like the VW Golf.
On the one hand, it's an economy car - with an available turbo-diesel engine that can return more than 40 mpg on the highway (better...