CPO
Audi Certified Pre-Owned Program
Quick Facts What We Like What We Don’t Audi Certified Audi’s reputation rides on the twin pillars of design and…
Compact Car
2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Starts Under $30,000
When Honda last redesigned its popular Civic sedan and hatchback for the 2022 model year, the company surprised observers by…
General
What Inflation? Average New Car Price Fell Again In May
The average new car buyer in America paid $48,389 in May — about 1% less than a year ago. May…
Electric Vehicle
Musk Says No Model Y Refresh in 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on his social media site X (formerly Twitter) that the long-anticipated refresh of the Tesla…
Sports Car
Recall Alert: Manual-Equipped Ford Mustang
Ford has issued a recall for 8,161 Mustang muscie cars from model year 2024 equipped with manual transmissions because they…
Electric Vehicle
Survey: EVs Should Sound Like Cars, Not Starships
This week, I am Luke Skywalker. It’s a bad idea, apparently. A new survey shows that I should sound more…
Sub Compact Car
Mini Debuts 4-Door Cooper Hardtop
Mini is a bit unusual, and so are the people who buy Mini cars. The Mini Cooper is one of…
What Is
What Is GCWR?
Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is the maximum allowed weight of a vehicle, its maximum payload, and an attached trailer and its maximum payload.
What Is
What Is Payload?
Payload is the combined weight of cargo and passengers a vehicle carries. Maximum payload is the vehicle’s rating for how much weight a vehicle can safely carry. Payload is a component of GVWR and GCWR.
General
The Car Dealer You’re Negotiating With Is Worried
New car sales have accelerated in 2024, but the people selling those cars don’t feel any better. A survey of…