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My iPad has a Giant Cadillac Case

Cadillac is about to launch its new XTS, and it is not the styling or the Navigation Unit that people are talking about. The feature getting all the buzz is a little well known gadget known as the iPad. Every XTS sold will come with a brand new Apple Tablet. Each iPad will be preprogrammed…

Mercedes Airmatic vs ABC Suspension

There is a lot of confusion about whether a Mercedes S or CL-class has Active Body Control suspension or just standard Airmatic (air ride). The biggest difference is that the standard Airmatic suspension runs on air, whereas ABC runs on power steering fluid supplied by the power steering (tandem) pump and does not run on…

Charging Made Easy

Although electric car owners don’t have to worry about their fuel pump and fuel injectors going bad, one of the drawbacks they face is the car charge time. A Chevy Volt takes up to 10 hours using a 120 volt outlet, and about 4 if you have access to a 240 volt supply. A Nissan…

Best of the Beijing Auto Show

If your big gas guzzler has been having diesel fuel pump or diesel injector problems and you are in the mood to get rid of the big vehicle and downsize to something sporty than the Beijing Auto Show was the place for you. The show has come and gone, and it brought some great new…

The Auto Black Box

A car navigation system can record where a car is located, but there is a little device in all of our cars that tracks everything we do. Well… not everything but close enough. This gadget is referred to as the vehicle’s Event Data Recorder (EDR). The EDR works just like an airplanes black box and…

Cadillac’s “Super Cruise” To Take On Autonomous Driving

We’ve all dreamt about the idea of hopping into our car, popping our destination into the car navigation system, and sitting back and listening to the car radio while our car drives itself. Google has been working on the autonomous car for years now, but who knows when the day we start seeing these cars…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Thinking about filling up your vehicle with hydrogen can be pretty intimidating. Wasn’t the Hindenburg full of hydrogen? What about H-bombs? Is my car going to explode in the first fender-bender I get into? Will a faulty engine control unit or fuel pump send me flying? We’re going to talk a bit about the reality…

Lamborghini Unveils SUV at Beijing Auto Show

Lamborghini has been hinting for awhile now that it was considering either a sedan or a crossover for its third model line, and the answer is finally here: a crossover named the Urus. While it may end up with a supercharger (and hopefully avoiding parent company's Volkswagen Jetta turbocharger), you can bet it will still…

Basic Oil Change

Changing your own motor oil is the most basic DIY maintenance of your vehicle. It has to be done often enough that it really helps to know how to change your own oil. It's not complicated like a steering rack or AC Compressor install, but it is handy. Below is a short guide on what…

Synthetic vs. Conventional Motor Oil

Maintaining clean motor oil is essential in the proper care of your vehicle, but whether you take it to a shop or do it yourself, a debate is inevitable: conventional or synthetic? Synthetic is obviously more expensive, but is it worth the extra dollars spent? You might want to to tune in, especially if you…