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Posted November 3 2009 09:25 AM by Scott_Evans
Depending on the state you live in, building a custom hot rod or truck can be a fairly easy or excruciatingly painful process when it comes time to register the car. While some states couldn't care less what's under the...
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Posted July 28 2009 12:11 PM by Frank Markus
Most of us are conditioned to aim for the smoothest line down an aging roadway. It's more comfortable, it's easier on the hardware, and it's more efficient not to cause all that suspension friction, and heat dissipation...
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Music Review: In Overdrive, By Aaron Tippin
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Posted April 28 2009 09:23 AM by TT Editors
While some people were relieved that truckin' songs fell silent after the Bandit and Convoy movies did, others, many others still hold a special place for this genre. Both my father and brother were over-the-road truckers,...
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Posted February 5 2009 11:58 AM by Edward_Loh
It was an idea so simple, so elegant, yet so powerful it was to change the way the world interacted with the automobile. It flew in the face of modern convention, which said more (buttons/switches/knobs) equals better. It...
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Posted October 27 2008 12:57 PM by Frank Markus
Nav systems are becoming available on more and more cars these days, but are they really worth the asking price of $1000-$2000? I borrowed a Toyota on a recent trip and didn't bother to find out whether it was...
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A new tire could give your SUV newfound grip
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Posted July 29 2008 10:29 AM by Mark Williams
I was recently invited up to the mountain resort of Big Bear, California, to try out a new tire. I usually do a few of these a year, just to keep up on the current tire and rubber technologies and to talk to traction...
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Review and Reach of my own: RECARO Young Sport toddler car seat
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Posted July 24 2008 01:09 PM by Melissa
Just recently, I've "volunteered" to help my younger sister with the responsibility of taking my almost two-year-old nephew to daycare for her in the mornings. This has opened an whole new world of questions about safety,...
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Posted July 14 2008 09:57 AM by Frank Markus
We've covered the idea of cars talking to each other and to the roadside infrastructure before, back when GM pitched us the idea in February 2006. But those so-called vehicle-to-vehicle networks don't become really useful...
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Posted June 2 2008 10:54 AM by Frank Markus
I'm a self-avowed gadget geek, and I just spent a glorious weekend in Infiniti's latest baby 'ute (bionic cheetah cub?), the EX35. I was endlessly amused by the Around View Monitor included in its $1950 Technology Package.
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Posted April 22 2008 11:05 AM by TT Editors
Jeep offers its Wrangler Unlimited with a choice of two tops: the standard Sunrider soft-top and the removable Freedom Top three-piece modular hardtop. Our long-term 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon is fitted with the...
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Posted January 28 2008 03:24 PM by Melissa
I just recently went camping with some other truck enthusiast for three nights where we literally hung out near a camp fire in HAMX2GO's Trailer Hitch Hammock Chair Stand.
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Posted September 13 2007 08:33 AM by Melissa
Although August sales of the current Jeep Liberty declined by 51.2 percent compared with the same period last year, Chrysler hopes its redesigned-for-2008 model will broaden consumer appeal. SEMA research reveals that...
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Posted August 6 2007 12:48 PM by Melissa
BMW Motorrad celebrated an impressive record on 27 July as the 100,000th R 1200 GS rolled off the production line in Berlin, Germany. Since the introduction of the all-new, lighter and more powerful R 1200 GS in 2004, a...
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Make Your GM SUV Handle As Good As It Looks
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Posted August 6 2007 11:26 AM by Melissa
For the 2007 General Motors SUVs - code named "GMT900" by industry
insiders - represent a giant leap forward in refinement, utility, and
overall quality for The World's Largest Automaker. Whether you drive a
Tahoe,...
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Posted July 31 2007 04:25 PM by Melissa
Ford's latest F-150 is a rock-solid pickup with a quiet ride and a heavy-duty backbone. Unfortunately all that strength also translates to added weight, and the 5.4L V8 doesn't feel as powerful as it probably should. Now...
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