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Pocket Burning Oil Changes – 10 Cars With High Maintenance Costs

As we know, the price paid for a car doesn’t end the cost equation for your newly acquired vehicle. Beyond the fuel bill, there are a number of additional expenditures to be incurred over the lifetime of the vehicle. We know these mostly as maintenance costs. Whether we are discussing oil changes, new filters, the occasional fender repair or new tires, new brake pads, or engine repairs, ...

20 Automotive YouTube Channels You Must Subscribe To

There is hardly any other online community that’s both united and as ardent as the automotive enthusiast world. From rubber burning, beefy muscle car lovers to JDM fans and F1 geeks, we are all over the web enjoying everything that comes with 4 wheels, an engine and a steering wheel. Since images speak 1000 words, videos do even more. YouTube has become one of the main sources of content ...

15 All-Time Greatest Japanese Cars

The automobile world is dominated by Asian manufacturers. A small percentage of manufacturers belong to North America and the rest come from Europe. European manufacturers like Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, McLaren, and Renault have made the world market tough and competitive with their highly reliable vehicles, but even faced with their pressure Asian manufacturers and especially Japanese car ...

The Best Engines of the Last 25 Years

As we inch our way closer to electric cars each and every day, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the greatest internal-combustion engines from the last 25 years. Pretty soon all cars will be, effectively, appliances. The switch from internal-combustion engines (ICEs) to electric motors is inevitable. Rather than mourn the death of the ICE, we’ll celebrate its life by ...

10 Car Features That Were Once Luxury

Luxury cars have changed over the years, and options that were once exclusively limited to luxury can now be found in cars costing under $20,000. While these options might make your drive better or safer, they are no longer luxury items. Here are 10 features that were once luxury, but are now everywhere. Adaptive cruise control Old school cruise control has been around nearly as ...

Luxury Car Features You Don’t Need

Luxury cars are all about having the best. Whether for style, comfort, entertainment, or performance, luxury features are meant to be new, desirable and exclusive. They are also sometime expensive and offer dubious return on investment. Here are ten of the most common luxury car features you may want, but don’t need. Seat massagers Massaging seats of various quality have been ...

The ULTIMATE Car Baby Names List

We’ve compiled the ultimate car baby name list for auto enthusiasts that may want to name their newborn boy or girl after a car make, model, part, or general automotive term! It may surprise you to see the nearly 500 car baby names on this list that other parents have used, whether or not they were aware of its' connection. Beyond the child car names that you’ve probably heard, like Bentley ...

Over 300 Car Baby Names for Boys

Car enthusiasts with a newborn son on the way often contemplate the idea of a car-related baby name for their boy. The process that soon-to-be parents go through to select a name can feel overwhelming at times. The sheer quantity of male baby names can be stressful enough when it comes to narrowing the field of possibilities. Other considerations come in to play such as the uniqueness of the ...

180+ Amazing Car Baby Names for Girls

Do you have a baby daughter on the way and are looking for a great name for her? Of course there are thousands of ideas for girl names out there, but finding the perfect name for her that both parents can agree upon can be tricky. If one or both parents have an affinity for automobiles, then may we suggest considering a car-related girl baby name? Not only do car names for girls provide a ...

Best Sounding V10 Cars

V10 engines are only put into badass cars and trucks. That’s the law. So it might be a bit of a shock to some when looking for a vehicle on the new or used markets factory equipped with a V10, as there are so few out there. This is even more surprising considering the benefits of the layout, as the V10 offers higher revs than a V8, and quicker revs and a more compact design compared to a ...

Best Car Mods Under $100

Let’s say you have a random $100 bill in your pocket that you really want to spend on automotive upgrades. I hate to break it to you, but that isn’t going to cut it for a supercharger or new wheels. The good news is that there are lots of affordable upgrades for your vehicle, you just have to be a little more selective or know where to look. Get started right here with this list, and figure ...

Top 20 Best Sounding V12 Cars

This was going to have the snappy title “The 12 best V12s!” but Road and Track has a list of 14. Screw you R&T; we’re going to 20! Twelve cylinders is a lot to pack into a cramped, modern vehicle. Manufacturers still use them for one reason: they kick ass. Whether V12 or flat-12, the firing order makes them sound more refined than a rough V8 or raspy V10. A 12 cylinder under power sounds ...

14 Best Classic SUVs You Need to Buy Now

Classic SUVs don’t receive nearly the market respect that similarly aged muscle cars receive, but that may be about to change. SUVs, and their younger brother – the crossover – have been a part of American culture for the last 50+ years. Like classic muscle, a generation of kids grew up riding in back of these vehicles, and now those kids have the cash to properly restore their nostalgic ...

Best Sounding V6 Cars

The V6 takes a lot of punishment among car enthusiasts, as the outcast outsider that sounds terrible when compared to high strung cracked out four bangers or larger rumbly V8s. The inline six has a better reputation, in similar displacement and power, but the configuration seems stout and sounds good. Still, inline or vee, here are some of the best sounding sixes on the road. Lotus Evora ...

Ten Ways to Spill-Proof Your Ride

Life is messy. That once beautiful brand new car with the perfect interior and new car smell now looks like Baghdad and smells like New Jersey. That backseat isn’t purple camo; yep that’s all juice stains. There is hope though, so follow along as we help you spill-proof and reclaim your ride. WeatherTech floor mats While pretty much any rubber floor mats, and even high quality ...

Top 10 Malaise Era Performance Projects

The “malaise era” in automotive history is often overlooked by gearheads. The power was down, complexity was up, and there were some seriously ugly designs that hit the streets. The Mustang had become an economy car, the GTO died with a whimper, and the Corvette had all of 165 horsepower. Still the years between 1973 and 1983 offer some interesting options for cheap performance projects, if ...