Starting in 1918, American cars had 6-volt batteries. But over two years in the 1950s, every U.S. automaker switched over to ...

The muscle car is American, the exotic sports car Italian, and the performance saloon German ...

Every new car has air conditioning now, and that's something we take for granted. But A/C might have taken much longer to ...

Mercedes-Benz is known for its luxury cars, including the Maybach line. But before the company existed, Wilhelm Maybach ...

Three decades ago, Mazda invented a car that was was literally a drivable suitcase. It never went into production, so man ...

A bespoke model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The high bid for the ...

It’s been far too long since I’ve been able to report a new land speed record. For a while, it looked like Bloodhound might have been able to make good on its 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h) attempt, but then ...

“Mabel” rolled into the bare patch of red soil on the western slope of Skyline Drive. Temperatures were in the upper 80s in the Touchet Valley but 10 degrees cooler in the mountains above town. Still, ...

The automotive industry has largely depended on gasoline and diesel engines to power various vehicles for over a century. Between the two, diesel engines are more efficient due to several reasons, ...

123 years ago, Ford sold its first car—a Model A for $850. That single transaction launched an empire and reshaped the automotive world. On July 23, 1903, the newly formed Ford Motor Company reached a ...