News and tips related to being an automobile driver and owner
Self-driving vehicles no longer are science fiction. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll spot one on a road near you just yet. But it does mean some vehicles could have self-driving, or autonomous-driving, features as soon as 2016. Audi and Cadillac,…
What state is most expensive for car ownership? Most people would think of somewhere such as New York, New Jersey, California or Massachusetts. Very few would think of Wyoming, which, in fact, is the most expensive state for car ownership,…
Drivers of convertibles are young and carefree, right? Wrong. At least that’s what findings of a study by Experian Automotive showed. Owners of convertibles apparently are older, more educated and more affluent than the typical American new-car buyers, running counter…
Labor Day weekend is less than two weeks away and that means a lot of Americans, up to three-quarters, in fact, will be on road trips. In a recent survey of 1,000 of your fellow citizens, Edmunds.com found that 40…
Here are several seemingly immutable facts: (1) Americans hate paying high gasoline and diesel prices. (2) We hate paying taxes even more than high gas prices. (3) Americans hate driving on crumbling roads and bridges. (4) The federal Highway Trust Fund, which funds roads…
There’s no denying the fact that the Ford Mustang is a bona fide piece of Americana. The coupe with the galloping pony on the grille is instantly recognizable. But the Mustang has changed significantly since it debuted at the 1964…