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Is It OK to Use a Gas Station Squeegee on My Carโs Windshield?
Photo: The News Wheel You can do a lot more than fill up your carโs gas tank at a gas station. You can inflate a low tire, run it through…
Warren Buffett Thinks Self Driving Cars are Terrible for Insurance
Warren Buffett When you are looking for investment advice or thoughts of the future, you canโt be wrong to seek the advice of Warren Buffett. Head of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett…
3 Tips for Organizing Your Car Trunk
Photo: The News Wheel If youโre anything like me, your car trunk is a mess of dog toys (and the accompanying dog hair), spare clothes for the kids, and random…
Why Is a Car's Spare Tire Smaller than a Normal Tire?
Why is the spare tire noticeably smaller than a standard wheel? Photo: robmba via CC Youโre driving your car along the highway, and you hear that sickening POP!ย as that rear…
North Texas Explores Wrong-Way Driver Detection and Alert Technology
Photo: Elaine with Grey Cats Wrong-way crashes are terrifying incidents. Thatโs why the North Texas Tollway Authority and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute are working together to help drivers manage…
Norris Wins Comfortably at Verstappenโs Home Race
Photo: Peter Menzel via CC Lando Norris won the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, and given the comfortable 20-second gap he put over home favorite Max Verstappen, one would…
Toyota Secured 2,667 Patents Last Year, More Than Any Other Automaker
Photo: Toyota An annual report by the Intellectual Property Owners Association shows Toyota secured 2,667 patents in 2023. This put it 7th in the overall rankings, just ahead of Google…
Vin Diesel Drives a DeLorean in Fast to the Future Trailer
Vin Diesel is Americaโs most automobile-friendly actorโnot only is his last name a type of fuel, but his first name is an acronym for a vehicleโs identification number. And while…
Behind the Badge: The Fascinating History of the Mazda Logo
Have you ever stopped and looked at the Mazda logo? Photo: Justine Ellifrits Unless youโre a graphic designer, you probably didnโt realize a lot of thought goes into auto brandsโ…
Toyota Remains Top Automaker for Diversity in 2024
Photo: Toyota For the third year running, Toyota was ranked fourth overall in Fair360โs rating of Americaโs top companies for diversity, and continued to be the only automaker ranked in…
Demonstrate Good Driving Skills if You Want Your Teen Driver to be a Safe Driver
Kids tend to learn by example. So, even if you tell him to obey the speed limit, be respectful of other drivers, and drive cautiously, if heโs witnessed your speed-demon…
Toyota Highlander Hybrid History
Toyota Highlander Hybrid History The Toyota Highlander Hybrid is a midsize crossover SUV that is built on the Toyota Camry platform. The Highlander Hybrid uses Toyotaโs Hybrid Synergy Drive technology…
Toyota Prius c History
Toyota Prius c History When the Toyota Prius c was first introduced in 2011, it was meant to offer a great city car option to consumers looking for a fuel-efficient…
3 Fall Driving Safety Tips
Photo: The News Wheel Fall may be a welcome respite from a hot summer, but it delivers a number of driving challenges. With cooler temperatures come fewer hours of daylight.…
Is the Mazda Lineup Changing for the 2025 Model Year?
The new 2025 Mazda CX-70 Photo: Mazda Thinking about buying a Mazda in the near future? Hereโs what the automakerโs lineup has in store for the 2025 model year. Most…
How to Save on Gas in Any Car
Photo: Andrea Piacquadio via CC U.S. gas prices are anticipated to climb to around $4 a gallon in 2024, the highest since summer of 2022. If youโre wondering how to…
Verstappen and Norris Clash, Russell Cleans Up at 2024 Austrian Grand Prix
Photo: pedrik via CC Max Verstappen and Lando Norris made contact while fighting for the lead of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix, leaving both of their Formula 1 cars with…
Hereโs Why the Toyota AE86 is So Valuable
As soon as you drive a car off the dealership lot, it starts losing value โ that is, unless you bought a Toyota AE86 between 1984 and 1987. This unassuming…
2018 Kia Sorento Earns Spot on US News List of 21 Safest SUVs
Combining stats from the National Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the editors at U.S. News & World Report have determined the 21 Safest SUVs, and…
New Ford Focus' Head-Up Display Draws From Fighter Jet Tech
There is a very strong possibility that at some point in your life, you got behind the wheel of your vehicle and imagined yourself instead at the wheel of a…
2026 F1 Regulations: The Big Changes
Photo: Jenda Kubeลก via Pexels The biggest Formula 1 regulation change of the decade is on the horizon. New engines, smaller cars, and new competitors are all coming in 2026,…
What Is Happening at Red Bull Racing?
Photo: Artes Max via CC BY-SA 2.0 In 2023, Red Bull Racing put in the most dominant season in the history of Formula 1, winning all but one of the…
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With 65 Years on the Job, Willie Fulton Jr. is Ford's Most Senior Employee
Willie Fulton Jr. has been working at Ford for 65 years Ford is celebrating 100 years at its Rouge complex, which now has the honorable distinction of being the only…
Behind the Badge: The Mysterious Origin of Chevyโs Iconic Bowtie
In the world of automotive branding, there are boring logosโฆthere are lazy text-based logosโฆthere are run-of-the-mill logosโฆthere are complex logosโฆand then thereโs the Chevrolet bowtie. For a hundred years, this…
