Compact SUVs dominate American driveways for good reason. They’re easy to park, practical for families, and generally efficient enough that you don’t feel a pinch every time you stop for fuel. But not every crossover ages gracefully. Some become rolling collections of warning lights, rattles, and “known issues” buried in …
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has spent more than three decades doing something few SUVs have managed to pull off: being equally at home in suburban driveways and halfway up a mountain trail. That’s a balancing act that has earned it a loyal following, and for 2026 Jeep has wisely resisted …
Every year, Shell Rotella hosts the SuperRigs truck show. Held at varying locations nationally, the show features the most beautiful big trucks on the road today as owners and drivers vie for coveted trophies in various categories. See the winners and gallery at CarNewsCafe.com.
The vehicle-to-everything ideal is a big reason why automakers don’t like the Right to Repair movement. It’s all about data ownership. Read more about this on the AaronOnAutos Substack: https://aarononautos.substack.com/p/v2x-is-why-automakers-dont-like-right
Electric vehicles have dominated headlines for years, but reality is setting in. The current market for them is a pretty small percentage of new vehicle buyers. Most of us just don’t match with an EV for a variety of reasons: charging infrastructure remains inconsistent, battery replacement concerns linger, and not …
For decades, turbochargers have carried a reputation that’s somewhere between “performance miracle” and “expensive ticking time bomb.” Ask around at a local cars-and-coffee gathering and you’ll hear plenty of horror stories involving blown turbos, smoking exhaust pipes, and huge repair bills. Is a turbocharged engine a reliability issue? Read more …
One common issue for 6.6L Duramax engines is snapped crankshafts. A shop tear-down of an engine core from an unmodified, stock, heavy-duty truck with a correctly-torqued crank bolt and harmonic balancer provides evidence as to why this happens, and offers valuable insights into the Duramax crankshafts failure issue and how …
