In the wide, wide world of automotive terminology, there are a number of parts with names that are pretty logical and help to understand how cars work. Slang words aside, like a spider hose, some ...

A hydraulic brake booster is an electronic unit that is attached to the brake master cylinder and is responsible for providing assistance to the braking system when the engine ignition is on. This ...

There’s an old expression, “Why stop when you’re having fun,” but when the subject is a 1969 SS396 El Camino that couldn’t stop to save its proverbial soul there wasn’t anything fun about it. Such was ...

For the most part, C5s are great examples of the best of contemporary high-performance engineering. They are, however, Chevrolets, which means that mass-production, high-volume purchasing, and in some ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

As cars, trucks, and SUVs become increasingly electrified, their hardware will also slowly head towards a more digital era. Braking systems, up until recently, have all mostly relied on an antiquated, ...

If you’re still getting used to the feel of electrically boosted power steering, you might find this next bit of news troublesome. Over the next few years, you’re going to have to get used to the feel ...