Episode 494 of the Talking Cars With Consumer Reports video podcast covers driving the 2026 Nissan Leaf, car insurance, and ...

Episode 492 of the "Talking Cars With Consumer Reports" video podcast covers the 10 Top Picks for 2026 and car buying.

Hyundai's IONIQ 5 N has been named Best Performance EV in Car Talk's Best EVs of 2026 list. The IONIQ 5 is recommended as a ...

Main theme: We put together an extra-special panel to discuss our new 2025 Mini Cooper S, including a British-born test engineer and a former Mini warranty administrator, both of whom now work at CR’s ...

I’m hearing a whining noise from my car. It’s a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. I hear the noise all the time when the car is running. But if I turn the steering wheel — even while I’m parked — the whining ...

DEAR CAR TALK: We recently had my parents' 2013 Honda Odyssey minivan in the shop for a state inspection. It passed with flying colors, but the shop recommended that my mom replace the timing belt and ...

Two weeks after being paid to rotate and rebalance her car's tires, Liz' mechanic says they all now need to be replaced. Liz, sensing a rip off or at least bad service, started yelling at him. Was Liz ...

If you want to experiment, go to a parking lot, turn the wheel all the way in one direction, and step on the gas. No noise?

My 2014 Mazda CX-5’s driver’s seat won’t go back. The motor makes the appropriate sound, but it just won’t go backward, as if it’s stuck on something. The seat goes up, down, and forward with no ...