On August 28, 2009, off-duty California Highway Patrol officer Mark Saylor and three members of his family were killed when the 2009 Lexus ES they were riding in sped out of control, crashed into another vehicle, rolled over, and burned. News reports...

A few recalls have been announced recently that affect the BMW X5 and X6, Honda Accord and Civic, Subaru Baja, and Volkswagen Touareg models. If your vehicle is listed here, the manufacturer will contact you with information about what to do, or you ...

The last-generation Mazda6 had some room for improvement. Sized for European roads, the global design lacked the interior space and horsepower of competing mid-sized family sedans here in the United States. It fell somewhat short in noise and ride re...

Since the dawn of the stoplight, drivers have been challenging one another for automotive bragging rights. Just as the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang have been pitted against one another since the mid-1960s, the last decade has given rise to more ...

With the national economy and elevated gas prices having a real impact on American households, it is more important now than ever for car buyers to look at the complete cost scenario when choosing a model.

The holidays are over, presents unwrapped, and once again a portable navigation devices (PNDs) were popular gift-giving items. For Garmin, the hot ticket was the 255W, a well-equipped wide-screen model with spoken street names. TomTom was pushing...

The staff at the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center and in Autos Editorial rotates through nearly 80 vehicles during the year, plus probably two dozens more at various media events. So many, in fact, that I sometimes find the jumble of work and personal...

About one in four drivers ignore recalls on their cars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). That’s a problem, because safety recalls speak to an unseen threat to the driver, plus passengers, other motorists, and...

This past fall, we hosted a small group from Chrysler/Fiat, who brought along a European-spec Fiat 500 for us to look at and take for a spin on the familiar roads adjacent to our test track. Though not exactly the production-model 500 that the...

Ford Motor Company has announced today that they have settled “all substantive commercial terms” to sell off Volvo to Geely Holding Group Co. LTD, a privately-owned Chinese automotive group. Ford and Geely expect to sign a definitive stock purchase...