Tire shops have turned a once simple errand into a surprisingly technical decision point: when you buy a fresh set of rubber, should you also spring for new tire pressure sensors hiding inside each ...

As people like to say, your car has only four contact points with the ground, or three if you drive something like a Reliant Robin, one of the lightest cars ever made. The wheels and tires are the ...

Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...

I happened to be perusing Summit Racing’s redesigned website, which recently added a section on its homepage for Late Model Muscle. Naturally the fifth-gen Camaro was one of the three choices, and ...

That little yellow exclamation point on the dash is easy to brush off. A lot of drivers assume it will disappear on its own.

Nearly all roadside tire failures can be traced back to underinflation. A TPMS system can reduce such incidents and pay for itself in less than 8 months. Photo by Jim Park Making the case for a tire ...