Cars, like people, don’t function as well in cold weather. Your car doesn’t like it anymore than you. Because most employers frown on hibernating, we’ve compiled a list of precautions to increase the odds of your car functioning in extreme or unseasonable cold.
I drive a 2-year-old 2017 Chevy Volt. It has a beeping noise coming from the front end. Any ideas what that may indicate?
Southwest Airlines Co. Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly piqued investor curiosity recently when he said new ways to generate revenue are “under construction.’’
When a young Howard Carter joined the Tuskegee Airmen just after World War II, he achieved his dream: to fly.
Auto sales got off to a frosty start to the year, with all major carmakers reporting weaker numbers than expected.
I removed the gas tank from my 1995 Ford Ranger extended cab so I could replace the fuel pump.
DETROIT — Michael Oakley is one of only 80 people in America who scored a $110,000 Lincoln Continental within 48 hours of its debut.
Looking for the most fuel-efficient three-row crossover with all-wheel drive? Chances are you’ve zeroed in on the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Not much has changed for the 2019 Highlander Hybrid except the market. Automakers are rolling out more fuel-efficient crossovers by the day, it seems, w…
My family thinks I’m crazy. But I think it is a good idea to power down the radio and the air conditioning controls in the car before turning off the engine. My reasoning is that when I go to start the car again, it will be easier on the car’s systems.
John Grammas insists that his traffic light idea would address safety concerns for drivers trying to exit nearby Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s.
This month in Detroit after multiple leaks on blogs and social media, Toyota unveiled in real life the continuation of many fan boys’ most darling of darlings, the 2020 Toyota Supra.
The glass-half-full people would like you to know that no matter how many Americans decide to buy sport utility vehicles, millions of other consumers will still buy their sedans.
I used to do a lot of off-road adventuring in my 1986 Chevy S-10 Blazer. Now, in my later years, I would like to get a vehicle to go on some of the unpaved roads in the Southwest. In particular, one area I want to frequent has deep sand, but not serious rock crawling.
Congressman Chris Pappas learned last Thursday he had been assigned to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, as well as the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.
Ed Franco has a flying museum. That's what the Air Force veteran from Brandon calls the 1943 Douglas C-47 plane that his company, Turin Aviation Group, has been restoring since 2016.
The government shutdown is delaying Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’s efforts to bring crucial new heavy-duty Ram pickups to the market.
MANCHESTER — American Airlines is starting nonstop service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport on June 6, nine months after United dropped the same route.
Walkability is an important factor in attracting new residents, including millennials, to downtown areas, a renowned urban planner and author told business leaders last week.
Self-driving car company Cruise Automation is rushing to create a new autonomous vehicle with the help of one of the largest names in the automotive industry.
In an era where some midsize sedans have styling that call to mind kabuki masks, while others are disappearing altogether, the Mazda6 remains the choice of those who love to drive, and who find the thought of autonomous cars nauseating.
In a column from 2012, your recommendation when parking on a hill was to set the parking brake first, then put the transmission in park.
PHILADELPHIA — The old saw goes that the only thing that separates men from boys is the price of their toys.
I’m retired, and at age 70, I hit my midlife crisis and bought my first Mercedes (new). But being retired and living downtown in the city where I can walk to most things, I find myself doing city driving almost all the time.
Look out, Tesla: The Germans are finally coming.
DOVER - City officials in Dover are embracing technology and expect to receive nearly $800,000 in grant money to improve traffic management controls.
MEREDITH - A broken water main on Route 25 just east of the busy Route 3 intersection snarled traffic on Saturday.
The all-new 2018 BMW X2 rides like a sedan, sits low like a sedan, is a tad taller than a sedan and it has five doors. Sound like a hatchback? Not in these crossover-crazy times.
While browsing cartalk.com recently (I had nothing better to do ... I was at work), I came across a user’s comment that a vehicle that is driven less than 10 miles per outing is more likely to develop engine problems.
PARK CITY, Utah — It seems unfair, but it's true: Weekends fly, and weekdays walk. For the most part, life is a day-to-day drill of monotony punctuated by a few moments of pleasure. This explains why comfort and convenience, not high horsepower thrills, is what most motorists prefer — especi…
My car is a 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue with 80,000 miles on it. About five months ago, the car would not start. I just got a “click” when I turned the key.
On a good day, car dealers can bend time.
I was looking at a new car (finally bought the RAV4) and was reading reviews of lots of different makes and models. Many of the articles brought up styling, usually as a positive, for a given car.
Bring on the hate mail: I love electric motorcycles.
The Toyota Sienna "stumbled" as the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica both captured solid overall ratings in the latest crash tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for 2018 and 2019 model year minivans.
For years, Martin Bruesch was the bread and butter of the German auto industry. He routinely used his 211-horsepower Audi A4 station wagon for the 20-minute trip to the office.
NASHUA — As part of the city’s ongoing green initiatives, two diesel trolleys will be replaced with new hybrid electric/diesel buses.
Chances are you've owned or ridden in a Toyota Corolla. Maybe you've forgotten. The world's best-selling car has done a historic job of blending in.
Highly computerized cars could mean consumers' data is vulnerable or the driver safety might be endangered if car companies aren't prepared to cut off any data breach or threat to cybersecurity at the pass.
I change the oil in our cars, mainly because I’m too cheap to pay what oil-change shops charge.
CONCORD - New Hampshire is withholding about $1 million in payments to the new vendor that maintains the E-ZPass highway toll system, citing a failure to deliver on key contract features like an improved website, a mobile app, texting capabilities and enhanced options for cash payment on tra…
The 2018 Lexus RX 350L six- or seven-passenger SUV is an uncharacteristically half-hearted effort from Toyota's normally buttoned-down luxury brand.
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PORTSMOUTH – New Hampshire's two U.S. senators had sharp words for the Environmental Protection Agency, which stopped short Thursday of setting safe drinking guidelines for water contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyls.
JAFFREY — New Hampshire Catholic Charities is selling the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to a private company and setting aside a $1 million trust to help Monadnock area seniors.
HOOKSETT -- Thanks in large part to a $203,000 grant from Southern New Hampshire University, the town of Hooksett has all but guaranteed that the Fire Department will be able to purchase a $400,000 used ladder truck to replace the town’s current truck, which has been off the road for more than six months due to severe corrosion that caused it to fail inspection.
DERRY -- The Derry Cooperative School Board agreed Wednesday night on a grade school population trigger that would set the closing of an elementary school in motion.
KEENE — Keene State College’s music department is helping out the Manchester teen injured in last month’s fiery crash on Route 101 in Dublin.The college performs a regular lunchtime concert at St. Bernard’s church on Main Street, and the upcoming concert on Feb. 22 will include a fundraiser …
In speaking with local entrepreneurs, a common piece of feedback is that New Hampshire fosters an impressively collaborative business environment, particularly when compared with innovation hubs in other parts of the country.
