The TLX is using the 9-speed ZF 9HP48 transaxle that is a member of the 9HP family currently used in FCA, Honda and Land Rover applications. It's an extremely compact design and uses a lot of frictio… (View Post)

Many in the automotive press praise the nicer interiors in recent years and all the soft-touch material, which can definitely help to sell a car, but what about five or ten years later? Walk through … (View Post)

Another thing to keep in mind is the EPA doesn't necessarily test every car. The manufacturer will test or have their vehicles certified at a testing facility and provide those results to the EPA for… (View Post)

Likely because with how reliable most components and subsystems are, the average owner will never have to have panels removed from the car. By using single-use plastic clips or push rivets (which man… (View Post)

The tire stem-mounted sensors require a little more care when removing and remounting tires, but I've three different sets of tires swapped onto an OEM wheel/sensor combo and one or two tires off an … (View Post)