Performance

Cold mornings encourage one of the most persistent habits in car ownership: starting the engine and letting it sit for

A used car can look immaculate, drive smoothly around the block, and still be hiding problems expensive enough to erase

Cars rarely develop expensive problems because of one dramatic moment. More often, wear accumulates quietly through habits repeated on every

Cold weather rarely creates every automotive problem from scratch. More often, it exposes weaknesses that were already developing—an aging battery,

A car that feels perfectly normal around town can become surprisingly unsettled once highway speeds magnify small problems. A faint

Full-size pickups remain enormously popular, and there is little evidence that drivers have abandoned them as a category. Yet admiration

Heavy rain can expose weaknesses in a vehicle that barely register on a dry day. Tires, glass, lighting, brakes, driver-assistance