Aaron Cole

The Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, shown at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, has a 3.8-liter flat-six engine with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

What is torque vectoring? Dual clutch transmission?

August 18, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

As new cars become more sophisticated — and expensive — they are loaded with the latest technology that too often sounds like engineering shorthand. It is confusing at best, and...

The traction control button, on the bottom right of the dial, on the 2016 Lexus RX 350 can be shut off to help rock the vehicle if it's stuck in snow or mud. The left-side button locks all-wheel drive when power is needed to all wheels to get out of snow or mud or go uphill.

What is the difference between stability control and traction control?

June 1, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

The alphabet soup near your steering wheel or dashboard that lists a bunch of letters like "DSC," "ESC," "VSC" or any combination thereof, means less than nothing to most drivers....

Car art: 4 gifts to rev up the auto enthusiast

June 1, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

1. Racetrack wall sculptures Hanging on the wall like a trophy buck, racetrack wall sculptures can loom over drivers' living rooms to provide year-round fodder of their track conquests to...

For years, automakers have been focusing efforts on improving engine sounds for drivers and passengers — even pedestrians — in a psychoacoustics battle for pleasure and perfection.

Automakers amp up the art of engine noise

June 1, 2019 at 6:43 a.m.

For some people, the mellifluous warble of a V-8 engine is as all-American as "The Star Spangled Banner." A car's engine and "bombs bursting in air" have more in common...

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