We take braking for granted these days. Cars used to be huge, heavy, and severely under-braked. Back then, drum brakes were the norm, as were skinny, tall tires with minimal traction that provided a ...

There are few things worse as a motorist than the sinking feeling in your stomach when a warning light pings up on the dashboard. Some lights are worse than others, like flashing check engine lights, ...

Every car in the U.S. after 2011 has had to be equipped with electronic stability control thanks to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 126. This means they all have four-wheel antilock brakes. But ...

If you don’t eat, sleep and breathe cars, or devour car magazines in minute detail, there’s a good chance you don’t know all the technological terms that pop up in the media, new car advertising and ...

Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of vehicle performance, braking performance is quantified directly in this test, but it's also a critical part of the road race portion, and if you do it right, the ...