If you’re a fan of niche vehicle dealerships and repair shops, boy, do we have a treat for you. Tanin JDM in Caledonia, Wisconsin sounds like a typical Japanese car importer on the surface, but what ...

The Lexus ES has always been a rational luxury car. Since its 1989 debut, it has served buyers who wanted the refinement, quietness, reliability, and dealership experience of a premium brand without ...

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There is only one king in the luxury car segment, and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sets the bar. But there is only one rival that sent Mercedes scrambling back to the drawing board: the Lexus LS.

One of the most important measurements we make while tuning an engine is finding out what the actual balance of air and fuel was inside the engine. It doesn’t matter if we have a carburetor, port ...

If you build engines, tune cars, or even just like mashing your foot on the throttle with conviction, you’ve probably heard the term “wideband O2 sensor” being thrown around at the track, dyno ...

I live in New Jersey, one of the states that mandates inspection for all vehicles newer than 1995. My daily driver, a Jeep Cherokee, happens to be a 1996 model year with an OBD-II sensor, meaning I ...

Lexus has an interesting steering wheel button setup where there are two thumbpads on the spokes, unlabeled, that can be shifted between functions (like the shift key on your computer, not shifting ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...

The problem: The issue has to do with a faulty occupant weight sensor, known as an Occupant Classification System (OCS). If the OCS short circuits, the airbag might not deploy as designed in certain ...

Rivian recently announced plans to open a new technology hub in London, much like the one in California, as the EV automaker seeks to gain an edge over rivals by producing vehicles that are “the most ...

[This story originally appeared in the May 2006 issue of MotorTrend] Wildfire. For one to occur requires three basic ingredients: fuel, heat, and oxygen. Minus one of those elements, there is no ...