Piston rings are the seals in your cylinders, giving you better compression and power, but what happens if they wear or break? And how can you spot the signs?

Constantly low on oil, getting bad fumes, or is your engine not as peppy as it once was? Your car's engine may be experiencing the dreaded blow-by.

Thanks to their conservative tuning, robust materials, and proven design principles, these engines can go the distance.

Taking your car to the mechanic is convenient, but it isn't always the cheapest. Diagnosing your car yourself, for example, can save you a lot of money.

Made in Tennessee, the Nissan Rogue is a best-selling SUV under fire due to two big recalls. Can it still be called reliable?

The most reliable sports car you can pick up today, if it wasn't already obvious, is the Mazda MX-5 Miata. While reliability isn't generally on your mind when you're banging gears and torturing tires ...

Despite its 370-horsepower rating from the factory, this old-school muscle car engine was capable of much more than that.

Unless you’ve been living in Mars (or Jupiter), you’ve heard countless stories of pristine restorations that fetch six-figure ...

No matter how good you are at something, you can’t be 100 percent perfect. That applies to every person, brand, or thing. So even the companies that sell billions of products each year have products ...

The recall comprises 2024 and 2025 Nissan Rogue models produced in the period from November 13, 2023 through April 28, 2025 ...

Its roots can be traced way back to the '50s.

Automotive Magic Shares Expert Guide for Diesel Truck Owners Kenvil, United States - February 23, 2026 / Automotive ...