On a quiet side street, a driver easing a vintage hatchback into a tight parking space wrestles the wheel with both hands.

Have you ever tried parking a car without power steering or with an older style gearbox? If you have, you know that a modern dual combination is golden in comparison to the manual setup. Believe it or ...

What do you do when it looks like everyone in the world is having fun with Jeeps? If you love Toyotas, you show how easy it is to have the same fun, maybe more, with an old FJ. That was the idea when ...

If you know the early small-block Chevy engines ('55-'57), you're aware of their inherent accessorizing shortcomings. For one, the smooth-faced (non-drilled/tapped) cylinder heads provide no help for ...

The only thing worse than not having a taut-handling car is not being able to take full advantage of everything a great suspension promises because of an ancient, slow manual steering gear box. That ...

Charlen holds a BA Languages & Culture degree and has over a decade of experience in automotive journalism. His work experience includes stints at CAR Mag and News24 Motoring. Charlen didn't grow up ...

No technological advance is without drawbacks, which is also true for vehicles. Modern engines give us better gas mileage and efficiency, but without the charm or control of a manual transmission.

There is a war of hyperbolic statements among enthusiasts, waged both in the comment sections of websites and in the texts of articles. Not one of worldly significance or anything that’d affect our ...

A car’s power steering system is a mechanism that assists drivers in steering their vehicles. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of driving an old vehicle with manual steering, you know how much effort ...