Gas Troubles
Could new E15 blended gas spell trouble for car engines?
Could new E15 blended gas spell trouble for car engines?
Join us for the tales of two Chevys-- and two troublesome Magliozzi boys.
Which car is faster? Solve this week's New Puzzler!
Pollute your i-Whatever and waste yet more perfectly good hours. Here's how.
...on a single tank of fuel. It's a new world record MPG-- and the number is...
Would you use this new smartphone collision-avoidance app?
... of car salesmen. Car Talk talks with our man on the inside, "Deep Plaid."

We get a lot of whacko voicemail messages here at Car Talk Plaza. Listen to them right here!

George's Prius needs low-rolling-resistance tires, and his Toyota dealer insists buying the tires from anywhere esle would compromise his gas mileage. Is his dealer full of you-know-what? Find out, and learn more than you ever wanted to know about these special tires.
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Will's 1945 Farmall-A tractor stalls on hills and he wants to figure out why. Tom and Ray admit to knowing nothing a...
George's Prius needs low-rolling-resistance tires, and his Toyota dealer insists buying the tires from anywhere esle...
Two of the country's leading researchers on distracted driving, David and Paul dispel common misconceptions, critiq...
A regular contributor to the New York Times, Jim's focus is the green car revolution ... though he loves the occasi...
So, just what does go on at Car Talk Plaza? Our staff blog takes you past the angry hordes outside our door, and into ou...
Professor Paul Atchley's visit to the Distracted Driving Summit inspired a passionate call in his classroom to end t...
Time Kill Weekly
This week on Car Talk, strange things are happening in the night: Bruce's tires are going from full to flat while h...
"Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? A: Keep it in the cow," and other large errors resulting from a ...
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Do-It-Yourself Guide
Will's 1945 Farmall-A tractor stalls on hills and he wants to figure out why. Tom and Ray admit to knowing nothing a...
Actually, we know that flying is much safer than driving, though our minds refuse to process that information. When a pl...
George's Prius needs low-rolling-resistance tires, and his Toyota dealer insists buying the tires from anywhere esle...
By popular demand: The truly lame jokes from our Time Kill Weekly newsletter.
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George's Prius needs low-rolling-resistance tires, and his Toyota dealer insists buying the tires from anywhere esle would compromise his gas mileage. Is his dealer full of you-know-what? Find out, and learn more than you ever wanted to know about these special tires.
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Actually, we know that flying is much safer than driving, though our minds refuse to process that information. When a plane crashes, we know about it. But what does it mean that last year's highway crashes were way down? With so many distracted drivers, it's not because we're obeying the rules of the road. Think safer cars and fewer miles traveled.
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Luxury SUVs: They're vulgar, they're pricey and they're selling like hotcakes.
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Kieran Lindsey, Car Talk Wildlife Guru and Guest Blogger, explores the animal-vehicle attraction conundrum that rears its head each spring.
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We get a lot of whacko voicemail messages here at Car Talk Plaza. Listen to them right here!
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Professor Paul Atchley's visit to the Distracted Driving Summit inspired a passionate call in his classroom to end this dangerous behavior. The message is getting through.
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