How to Customize Your New Car Easily

Photo: The News Wheel Getting behind the wheel of your new car is an exhilarating experience. However, it may feel a bit foreign to you at first. And, if it’s your first new car in a while or your first new car ever, you might feel overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles. Available Now:…

How Seatbelt Pretensioners Work

By now putting on your seatbelt before you head out on every journey should be an automatic response after getting behind the wheel or settling into the passenger seat. Why? Because seatbelts have proven themselves useful in helping to keep you protected in the event of an accident. And the notable component of its safety power…

Cinema Cars Foreshadow What Future AVs Will Look Like

Photo: Hertz UK As automated vehicle (AV) technology progresses, cars might one day function like mobile living rooms. The industry just got one step closer to that reality, with the “cinema cars” that Hertz has introduced. The company revamped six minivans into compact movie theaters, drawing on art deco-inspired decor for the interior renovation. A…

7 Formerly Important Car Features That Are Now Obsolete

Since the genesis of automotive transportation, revolutionary new features have been engineered and released every couple years that change the driving experience forever–the seatbelt, automatic transmission, in-car radio, and so much more. However, while some of these features were been progressive in their time, not all of them have aged well. Although you may have…

Top 5 Car Scenes in “One Tree Hill”

It’s official: One Tree Hill is being removed from Netflix in October. Many fans are binge-watching the series before it is taken away (myself included), so I decided to highlight some of my favorite car-related scenes from the show, in order of appearance. Model Overview: 2018 Buick Enclave Top 5 Car Scenes in One Tree Hill [wptab name=”The…

4 Ways to Childproof Your Car

Photo: Kampus Productions via Pexels Driving safely and having a vehicle equipped with the latest safety tech aren’t the only ways to protect children during car travel. Here are four ways to help ensure that young passengers are as safe as can be during daily commutes and family road trips. Quiet and Safe Family Travel:…

Esquire Names Lincoln Navigator Best Road Trip Car

Lincoln Navigator dubbed Esquire‘s Best Road Trip Car for 2021 Photo: Lincoln The Lincoln Navigator earned the title of Best Road Trip Car in the 2021 Esquire Car Awards by showing off exactly what the luxury brand means when it talks about sanctuary. Esquire’s Kevin Sintumuang gave the Navigator the nod(igator) after driving one for…

Mazda Voluntarily Initiates 2010-2011 Mazda2 and Mazda3 Seat Lifter Recall

Mazda Motor Corporation has lately been marketing itself based on the phrase “Driving Matters.” So far, that has meant attempting to improve all manner of driving dynamics, such as installing systems like the new G-Vectoring system, where control through turns is improved through torque manipulation, all in the name of designing its vehicles with the…

12 Reasons Your School Prom Should Be Car Dealership Themed

You know what this prom needs? More haggling. Photo: Sean Freese via cc/Flickr Spring is here, and with the warm temperatures and rainy days ahead, you can bet there’s one thing you’re going to see everywhere: teenagers crawling out of their rooms, dressing somewhat respectably, and wasting tons of cash on what they believe is the biggest…