At the annual Speed Days of the Baikal Ice Motor Sports Festival 2019 in Russia, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk set a new speed record for SUVs driven on ice. Let’s check out some more, shall we? According to the information given by the Russian Automobile Federation, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk has achieved an average speed […]
If you think that a plug-in hybrid vehicle is just a hybrid vehicle that you can “plug in,” you are not alone. Many people do. However, there is quite a difference in the technology between the two. In this article, we will look at the difference between these in greater detail. If you are considering […]
Vehicles are built a lot better in the last 20 years than they have been in prior decades. The result: people are holding on to their old cars longer than ever. This is likely due for a number of reasons but the point is that with proper maintenance, you can hold onto an old car […]
There are a variety of different fluids used in today’s cars and trucks. You have engine oil, antifreeze, power steering fluid, windshield-washing solution, brake fluid and others. While automotive engineers work hard to design their vehicles to keep these fluids “contained,” we all know that sometimes they end up on the garage floor. And what’s […]
If you have water getting into your car, you need to deal with it as soon as you can. Water that remains too long in a car’s passenger compartment can grow mold and soon start to smell bad. And, i it lands on wiring under the dash or under the hood, it can be a […]
What Is a Bad Wheel Bearing? It may start with a slight grinding sound. If you have a front wheel drive car, the sound will usually seem like its coming from one of front tires and it may get louder when you turn corners. The problem? Quite often it’s a failed wheel bearing. Great, but […]
If you are an audio enthusiast, you’ve probably heard that Bluetooth wireless audio isn’t quite as good as hardwired digital audio. In other words, if you play a song on your car’s infotainment system by connecting your smartphone to a USB port, it will sound better than if you “Bluetooth it.” As it turns out, […]
How Chrysler Corporation Has Helped to Shape The Industry We were looking at a list of automobile manufacturers that existed in the early 1900s and there were just too many to count. We stopped at fifteen hundred but the list kept going and we knew when to get out of a sticky situation. Obviously, most […]
How The Off-Road Jeep TransformedEarly 70’s Jeep CJ-5 or CJ-6If you are one of Jeep or off-road fans that strongly believe your Jeep must be a manual, and nothing else, well then the early 70’s CJ models were a dream come true to you. They were the last model from Jeep that held strong and […]
Sports Car Sales Decline As soon as there were horseless carriages being built, there were people racing them. This is likely because it was the best thrill ride around. After all, before the advent of the 1900s, the fastest a human move was some 30-40 MPH on a train- not quite daredevil -level stuff. After […]