Snow tires vs. all-weather radials: Tread right
University of Michigan faculty member Dorothea Gail remembers a few bad moments driving the slippery, hilly streets of Ann Arbor last winter. "I was going up an incline and my...
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Snow tires vs. all-weather radials: Tread right
University of Michigan faculty member Dorothea Gail remembers a few bad moments driving the slippery, hilly streets of Ann Arbor last winter. "I was going up an incline and my...
Chicago Auto Show: One-stop shop
Millions of people visit auto shows in the U.S. each year. And billions of dollars are spent in setting them up, bringing in cars and equipment and staffing the stands....
Gauging accuracy: How accurate is that gauge?
Whether it's the bathroom scale or the car's gas gauge, we tend to believe what we see. Like it or not. And more than 99 percent of the time, the...
Gauging accuracy: How accurate is that gauge?
Whether it's the bathroom scale or the car's gas gauge, we tend to believe what we see. Like it or not. And more than 99 percent of the time, the...
Carmakers can get creative, not always successfully
Throughout their history, automakers have tried to fill holes in their lineups or expand into new territory. Some models they designed and built themselves. Some, from other manufacturers, were imported...
Affordable luxury, or luxuriously affordable?
Well-equipped, affordable cars are muscling in on the luxury market's turf. Or is it the other way around? Today's new-car market offers a panorama of models priced between $20,000 and...
Spare tire: safety net or space waster?
The standard spare tire may someday be a thing of the past. Weight and space considerations, automotive styling and wireless communications are pushing some auto makers to put run-flat tires...
Elusive search for cheap auto parts
Are affordable replacement parts for cars and trucks going the way of the shade tree mechanic? Corvette owner Dick Ruzzin thinks that may be the case. Two years ago a...
Driving simulator aids accident victims
DETROIT—Hop behind the wheel of the 2001 Chevrolet Impala and take off—into the future of "community mobility." Almost as strange as piloting a DeLorean into the past, huh? Not until...