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Full-sized SUVs provide incredible utility for hauling large families and towing heavy cargo, but their sheer size usually comes with a steep penalty at the gas pump. Fortunately, modern powertrain technology—from high-efficiency twin-turbo V6s to advanced hybrids and frugal diesels—has made reaching 20+ mpg on the highway an achievable benchmark for many full-size models.

These are the 10 bad habits that will certainly destroy your car.

High fuel prices have boosted the online popularity of crossover SUVs and hybrid vehicles over the last several months, but pickup trucks still get plenty of clicks.

According to iSeeCars' latest study, passenger cars carry the lowest probability of lasting 250,000 miles at just 3.4%, meaning traditional sedans and hatchbacks face a steeper uphill battle to last long term. However, buyers who want to avoid the high up-front costs and lower fuel economy of a heavy truck can still find incredible lifespans in traditional passenger cars.

While the average SUV has only a 4.8% probability of hitting the 250,000-mile mark, top-tier utility vehicles drastically outperform the baseline. Japanese manufacturers account for the vast majority of the top-ranked models, though luxury options like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class also make strong showings.

The whole appeal of a sleeper is looking like nothing while doing everything.

When it comes to raw utility, truck owners expect their rigs to perform demanding tasks under high stress without complaint.

Long-term reliability is the ultimate bragging right for any daily driver. Straight-line acceleration and high-tech features are great, but real-world dependability keeps money in your pocket and creates a bond with a machine that simply refuses to quit.

Car auctions are no stranger to eight-figure hammer prices, but when provenance involves legendary racing drivers, Hollywood icons, and automotive pioneers, values skyrocket into an entirely different stratosphere.

Full-size trucks carry high price tags when new, and that premium carries directly into the used market. The Ram 1500 saw the largest dollar-amount increase on this list, with 3-year-old models leaping by nearly $12,000 to cross the $40,000 mark.

The JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study ranks automotive innovation across the entire industry.

Despite minor improvements on individual aging platforms, persistent electrical bugs keep Lincoln near the bottom.

What makes a particular vehicle a sales success? There's no easy answer to this question as there are so many factors and possibilities. I could spend the next 2000+ words dissecting this topic, and still only scratch the surface. But in summary, it's all about producing the the right vehicle for the right audience at the right time.

Modern vehicles are expensive, and it’s not just the gigantic figure on the window sticker that hurts. You have to consider the price of everything else involved with automobile ownership.

While small cars and muscle cars carry the highest driver mortality rates, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) highlights a different story when measuring other-driver death rates—the frequency at which occupants in other vehicles are killed during multi-vehicle collisions.

Based on the latest AutoPacific Future Attribute Demand Study data, new car buyers are heavily prioritizing everyday comfort, parking assistance, and advanced driver-safety tech.

While the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) report highlights that smaller vehicles and high-horsepower sports cars remain disproportionately dangerous, it also provides the flip side of the coin: the safest vehicles on the road.

When it comes to vehicle safety, the laws of physics are non-negotiable. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently released its triennial report analyzing real-world driver death rates from traffic fatalities over the 2021–24 period. Across all vehicle makes and models, the industry baseline sits at an average of 37 driver deaths per million registration years.

Earlier this year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported a historic 23% nationwide decline in vehicle thefts, signaling a definitive end to the pandemic-era spike in automotive property crime. Despite this encouraging shift, hundreds of thousands of cars are still targeted annually, with a vehicle being stolen every 48 seconds across the United States.

"Greatest 911 ever."

The J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study shows an 18-point increase in consumer satisfaction for mass-market automotive websites on a 1,000-point scale.

While mainstream trucks and compact crossovers dominate the overall automotive market, the premium segments tell a completely different story.

Want to keep your vehicle shining like the day it was built? If not, what’s wrong with you?

Let’s look exclusively at the top 5 market leaders within each specific segment based on the demand trends from June 2026. This gives us a highly focused look at what consumers are actively researching at the absolute top of every bucket.

These five insanely reliable cars that nobody is buying.

An analysis of the North American automotive landscape over the last three decades reveals a stark shift in consumer and dealership purchasing behavior, resulting in a market heavily dominated by monochromatic tones.

Sometimes, it’s best not to be first.

The exterior design of the fifth-generation X5 looks as though it was carved from a single piece of metal thanks in part to the absence of traditional door handles - but more on that later.

Yeah, we’re spoiled. But darned it, we still wanted more.

Turbocharging continues to take over at a torrid pace, allowing automakers to stuff smaller engines into new cars, trucks, and SUVs, while increasing output and improving efficiency.

Jaguar has made some of the most remarkable, beautiful, and fastest sports cars in history, each of which offered a distinctly British charm!

For better or worse, American automotive shoppers still care substantially about not just whether a vehicle is made in America, but to what extent. Trucks in particular have an expectation to be American made. But which trucks rank the highest when it comes to being truly American?

In recent years, Toyota has been on a bit of a resurgence when it comes to performance cars. The Japanese manufacturer has a steep history in making some incredible sporty machinery, with the current Supra, GR86, and GR Corolla proving that. Plus, a new Celica and Toyota GT are on their way.

Since its introduction, the automobile has always been a sign of the times.

Sometimes, automakers have holes in their lineups bigger than Van Halen did in 1985.

Just as the pop charts are filled with one-hit wonders, the automotive industry has more than a few shining stars that burned out pretty quickly.

It Just Feels Right; Passion for the Road; Get In; Be Moved; Zoom-Zoom; Driving Matters.

The sit-down racing game. Is there any more of an immersive arcade experience? With the wheel in one hand, the shifter in another, and pedals sitting under your feet, you can almost forget that the Recaro you’re sitting in is formed out of hard, durable, vomit-proof plastic as you carom around a virtual track at triple-digit speeds.

It’s a bit hard to believe that 28 years ago, no one really knew what a Mazda Miata was.

Owning a car is expensive, and having to fuel it with gasoline at the current, ridiculous prices, only makes matters worse.

Mercedes-Benz is one of the oldest automobile manufacturers in the world.

What are the best Japanese cars currently on sale?

Spanning over two decades and including thousands of cars, the Gran Turismo franchise is a juggernaut of the gaming world.

These are the best cars, trucks, and SUVs offering the most reliability, the lowest insurance costs, the cheapest maintenance costs, and the least amount of depreciation over 10 years.

The current Civic Type R continues a long line of unique and/or performance versions of Honda's compact car.

A lot of vehicle purchases are made based on passion.

Hitting the open road; there isn’t much that matches this feeling of freedom and adventure.

With a twist of the key or poke of its start button your vehicle’s engine should fire up with the urgency of a physician responding to a code blue.

As gas prices continue to climb, car buyers continue to research vehicles that don’t gulp down the dino juice.

The car business is one that’s in constant flux; people, nameplates and even brands change with practically every season. There’s no guarantee that what’s here today will still be available tomorrow.

The super expensive and very exclusive McLaren GTS and Lamborghini Revuelto take up two of the spots on our list of the least researched cars in America in April, and the hydrogen-fueled Toyota Mirai occupies a third. Nothing surprising about that.