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Truck-Based SUVs Are The Longest Lasting Cars Over 200,000 Miles
Truck-Based SUVs Are The Longest Lasting Cars Over 200,000 Miles

6 Apr 2017, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're planning on keeping your next car for 200,000 miles or more, then you might be interested in the likes of the Ford Expedition and Toyota Avalon

 
Study Finds Some Cities Are Better For Self-Driving Cars, You'll Never Guess #1
Study Finds Some Cities Are Better For Self-Driving Cars, You'll Never Guess #1

21 Mar 2017, 09:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A complex study that planned to discover the best cities to test and use self-driving cars has revealed interesting details. They contradict driverless tests

 
Lexus Earns Another J.D. Power Distinction, This One Is For Customer Service
Lexus Earns Another J.D. Power Distinction, This One Is For Customer Service

17 Mar 2017, 09:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lexus has managed to earn another distinction from J.D. Power. This time, the Japanese brand is acknowledged for its customer service. It had the highest score

 
Study Finds Chevrolet Is The Most Popular Car Brand In Music
Study Finds Chevrolet Is The Most Popular Car Brand In Music

23 Feb 2017, 14:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Cars are present in every aspect of our lives, and musicians have figured this out many decades ago. A study revealed the most popular car brands in music

 
Lexus Is Most Dependable Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year In J.D. Power Study
Lexus Is Most Dependable Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year In J.D. Power Study

22 Feb 2017, 17:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lexus has become the USA's most dependable brand in the latest J.D. Power Study. Porsche tied it in first place. Fiat was in the last position

 
Autonomous Cars Won't Be a Silver Bullet for Our Traffic Aches, Study Shows
Autonomous Cars Won't Be a Silver Bullet for Our Traffic Aches, Study Shows

11 Jan 2017, 17:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Self-driving vehicles have long been touted as our salvation from any kind of traffic problems, but a new study from the UK shows otherwise

 
And the Most Popular Car Color In 2016 Is... Wait For It... White
And the Most Popular Car Color In 2016 Is... Wait For It... White

31 Dec 2016, 17:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No surprises here: white and black continue to lead the ranking for most popular car colors in the world, followed closely by silver and gray

 
Going Lightweight Might Be the New Downsizing in the Automotive Industry
Going Lightweight Might Be the New Downsizing in the Automotive Industry

28 Dec 2016, 17:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A recent research documents the solutions automakers would employ if asked to reduce the weight of their vehicles by various degrees

 
Car Most at Risk of Being Stolen In the UK Is the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Car Most at Risk of Being Stolen In the UK Is the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

28 Dec 2016, 17:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you live in the United Kingdom and you drive a Porsche 911 in Carrera 4S form, it seems that your car is very popular with thieves

 
Carmakers' Advertising Patterns Show Tesla Was Right About Them All Along
Carmakers' Advertising Patterns Show Tesla Was Right About Them All Along

21 Dec 2016, 20:47 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Analyzing the way legacy carmakers distribute their advertising funding between different propulsion types is an eyeopener

 
This Is Why No Autonomous Car Tech Will Work Until It Reaches Level 5
This Is Why No Autonomous Car Tech Will Work Until It Reaches Level 5

15 Dec 2016, 15:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A recent study from Stanford University shows that the real reason Level 3 autonomous cars can't work isn't technological, but rather human related

 
The Inside of Your Car Is a Very Likely Place to Spark a Divorce, Study Suggests
The Inside of Your Car Is a Very Likely Place to Spark a Divorce, Study Suggests

8 Dec 2016, 20:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We kind of knew this, but we never really stopped to think about it more deeply: driving with our partners can be a bit stressful at times, to say the least

 
How Many Americans Buckle Up? You'd Be Surprised to Know
How Many Americans Buckle Up? You'd Be Surprised to Know

9 Nov 2016, 15:33 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Wearing a seat belt is not an option, and there's a good reason for that: it can save lives. However, some Americans don't agree. The question is: how many?

 
Consumer Reports Lists Most and Least Reliable Cars in 2016
Consumer Reports Lists Most and Least Reliable Cars in 2016

31 Oct 2016, 08:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Prius owners, rejoice! Toyota's hybrid has been voted Consumer Reports' most reliable car in 2016. The Cadillac Escalade, however, is not as reliable

 
Study Finds Strict Speed Enforcement Is Bad For Road Safety, We Knew All Along
Study Finds Strict Speed Enforcement Is Bad For Road Safety, We Knew All Along

28 Oct 2016, 09:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Making drivers stick to a specified speed limit in the name of road safety is not the safest decision for a section of road, an Australian team has learned

 
Study Finds Built-In GPS Systems Are Ignored By Most Drivers
Study Finds Built-In GPS Systems Are Ignored By Most Drivers

11 Oct 2016, 13:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A study made by JD Power has found that most drivers ignore their built-in GPS units when it comes to directions. Instead, they rely on their phones

 
Study Says Drivers Waste $2 Billion On Fuel By Using Premium Instead of Regular
Study Says Drivers Waste $2 Billion On Fuel By Using Premium Instead of Regular

23 Sep 2016, 14:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The AAA says that American drivers have wasted over $2 Billion just in 2015 by using premium gas instead of regular. There was no impact on their cars

 
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with

14 Sep 2016, 09:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new study reveals that men tend to stay away from the so-called "green products" because they fear they would affect their projected masculinity

 
Over 200 Million Cars Will Get Over-The-Air Updates By 2022, According To Study
Over 200 Million Cars Will Get Over-The-Air Updates By 2022, According To Study

7 Sep 2016, 16:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla is the first automaker to implement an automatic over-the-air software update for its cars. It will be joined by many OEMs, a recent study shows

 
One In Three Brits Would Buy An Autonomous Car In The Near Future, Study Shows
One In Three Brits Would Buy An Autonomous Car In The Near Future, Study Shows

5 Sep 2016, 15:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a recent survey, one third of British drivers would buy an autonomous car if it were available. Two thirds would feel safe riding in them