Behind the wheel of a car, hands-free does not mean risk-free. Hands-freetechnologies, such as voice recognition, can be just as distracting to drivers as the hand-held habits they’re meant to curb, according to a AAA-sponsored study released Wednesday. Motorists had delayed reaction times and missed visual cues while using hands-free devices, leading them to miss …
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After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. But the recall, which came in an 11th-hour deal between the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers only 1.56 million of the 2.7 million Jeeps that …
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Mazda unveiled what’s probably their most important model Wednesday at an empty warehouse space in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, a neighborhood filled with artsy boutiques and graffiti that could one day hang on the walls of a museum. The 2014 Mazda3 will be the second production model Mazda has manufactured using what …
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A deal between the government and Chrysler over Jeeps linked to deadly fires isn’t sitting well with many Jeep owners and auto safety advocates. In early June, after a nearly three-year investigation, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administrationrecommended that Chrysler recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs because the fuel tanks could rupture, leak and …
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Toyota received a two-month extension to make changes to its popular RAV4crossover before the vehicle underwent an important new safety test. The extra time didn’t help. The vehicle received the worst-possible grade of “poor” on the new small-front overlap test administered by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety this week. Other small SUVs received their …
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Did something happen in your life that inspired you to write about this topic? Yes, with my father. He, Bill, was incredibly stubborn and always prided himself on his driving capability. He couldn’t wait to get his driver’s license when he turned 16 and he ultimately became a truck driver during WWII, delivering to a …
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Buying a used car is already risky business, and this story of fraud in New York will have you double checking your paperwork. Matin Jarmuz used Craigslist.com to sell his 1992 Toyota Camry. According to Jarmuz’s Craigslist post, at 21-years-old and 200,000 miles the Camry still had a smooth, quite ride. He sold the car …
This summer is turning into another extreme scorcher and once again, with heat waves hitting almost every region in America, your car is doing a lot of work under that summer sun. If you don’t treat it properly and know how to handle an overheating engine your car can quickly turn from a prized possession …
As Ford struggles to make Lincoln its only legitimate luxury brand, one would have to ask if the company has any seller’s remorse over getting rid of Land Rover and Jaguar in 2008 to Indian automaker Tata Motors, which is doing quite well with the brands. It’s very tough, of course, to get any Ford …
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If you thought police tracking your movements via license plate scanners was creepy, you may want to check your owner’s manual to see if your own car has been spying on you. Event data recorders, also known as EDRs or black boxes, began showing up in cars in 1990 when General Motors introduced them for …