Car Questions (Page 43)

Used car buyers need to do adequate research before buying in order to drive home with a good deal, and the 2014 Consumer Reports lists of best and worst used cars can provide a place to start.

Have you ever considered creating an emergency car care kit for your automobile? Nowadays, most of us just jump in the car and roll. We do not often think about what can happen while we are out on the road. But, cars are machines, and anything can happen when we are out for a drive.

Recently, I returned from a road trip with my wife, brother and our dogs to visit my parents for the holidays. We took our new 2014 Chevy Volt. From the heart of Colorado in Denver to Trinidad on the southern border of the state, the Volt performed amazingly.

A recent J.D. Power and Associates survey highlights the importance to shoppers of car audio and navigation. Buying a certified pre-owned or used vehicle does not have to mean living with old sound and navigation technology. Here is what you need to know.

Where do you start when considering alternative energy vehicles, between completely gas free or the use of some gasoline?

What is the best way to adjust your rear view mirrors to optimize your viewing area and eliminate most blind spots? We'll show you how.

You could actually lower your monthly auto payment by refinancing, if certain aspects of your credit or employment have changed since you financed the car in the first place.

It doesn't have anything to do with peace or electric vehicles. We'll dissect a Subaru Impreza Premium PZEV for answers to this conundrum of marketing, science, and politics. Mostly politics.

Here are 5 things that every buyer of a convertible should carefully consider before making a purchase

The design of a new automobile is often a mystery to those outside of the industry. Here, the 3-year process is broken down and revealed.

Cold weather has the potential to diminish electric car driving range, but there are a few simple tips you can follow to mitigate the issues.

As the end of the year approaches, many folks are rushing out to buy new cars because of end-of-year deals. Here is some advice for new car buying you never thought of but could be important in protecting you as you make the second largest financial commitment most people will ever make.

With Cars.com's iPhone App and mobile site, consumers have access to prices and reviews on the go

Research shows Black Friday is a good day to shop for new and used cars and the 2011 season is not going to be different.

With cold and icy conditions arriving for fall, TireRack.com, America’s largest independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, wheels and performance accessories, reminds drivers to pay attention to their car's tires.

In Britain, worn tires have been made a moving violation – 3 points per tire – meaning a set of tired old tires can cost you your license, not to mention a fine of nearly $4,000 per tire. Simply put, that’s how dangerous slick tires are to the other people on the road.

What did a Crosley, pictured, have that most American cars didn't have circa 1950?

What kind of animal would you expect to find on the hood of a Dodge?

What characteristic separated the Chevy Bel-Air from the more-expensive Impala most years?

What kind of car sometimes had Twin H Power do you think?

At one time it was a big, luxurious car. But after it merged with Studebaker in 1954, sales were so slow it was forced to become a Studebaker lookalike with only minor trim changes.

When this GM president was kicked out of office, he bought the Jefferey car plant in Wisconsin, changed the car to his name and merged with Kelvinator refrigerators.

This man was a chief engineer for General Motors. He quit, bought the Maxwell automobile works and changed the car name to his own.

Test your knowledge of Chevrolet Corvette history today with this 10-question quiz that we put together. The answers are given to you at the end of the list of questions.

What automobile offered tops as standard equipment in 1915?

Name the first U.S. carmaker to mass-produce cars with standardized parts.

Euro NCAP, officially known as European New Car Assessment Program, organizes crash-tests and provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. That now includes plug-in electric vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz got its name from founder Carl Benz. The word “Mercedes” comes from the 10-year-old daughter of a car buyer Emil Jellinek. He was an early customer of the Gottlieb Daimler and ordered a custom-built car that he named after his daughter, Mercedes.

Mitsubishi (三菱) has two parts to its name: mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means diamond (the shape). Hence, the three diamond logo. (Note that "diamond" in this context refers only to the rhombus shape, not to the precious gem.)

Here is a primer on the American car companies and how they got their names. We start off with Ford Motor Co., which was named after founder Henry Ford, who is pictured.