Recently, we discussed the pending OBD III, but we did not go into detail about its predecessors OBD II or OBD. These are On-Board Diagnostics that came about when emission controls were born. With ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

Do you remember talking cars? (No, not that insipid mid-’60s sitcom “My Mother the Car.”) In the 1980s, several carmakers offered automobiles that would go beyond bells and buzzers. A voice, ...

The 90s were a pivotal time in world history, and 1996 was no different. You might have spent the year glued to the TV playing Super Mario 64, or perhaps you were busy campaigning for Bill Clinton or ...

It is obvious—painfully so, to some—that vehicles have become considerably more dependent on electronics. We are all aware that performance gains on our new cars often aren't as easily obtainable as ...

Concluding this series is difficult because current vehicle electronics and OBD is such a love-hate issue. We hope to have armed consumers with enough information to make the best of what's facing the ...