For many, having a vehicle readily available is essential for everyday life — whether it's going to work, taking the kids to school, running errands, or chipping away at your road trip bucket list. In ...

In liquid-cooled cars, a thermostat is a valve that regulates the flow of coolant to keep things running safely within your engine's correct operating temperature range. Watch your car's temperature ...

Engine overheating can usually be avoided through regular maintenance and monitoring of the vehicle. Keeping the cooling ...

Humans use hot cocoa, coffee, tea, whiskey, and chicken noodle soup to warm up their insides and defrost from the cold abyss known as winter. Cars use engine block heaters. For the most part, modern ...

Heat is a byproduct of combustion. Both air-cooled and water-cooled engines need to dissipate that heat to keep the engine from running too hot. Can piston rings play a role in managing that heat?

A cold snap is bringing extreme temperature drops in large portions of the country, which means wide swaths of the U.S. are now facing frigid, sub-zero temperatures. Naturally, these conditions can ...

We love the questions and feedback we get here at Driving. With the recent spate of hot weather, our inbox has been full of concerns and inquiries on vehicle cooling systems. So, let’s tackle this ...

With blazing temperatures reaching into the 90s and to more than 100 degrees in many parts of the country, it's important to pay attention to your car and look for signs that the engine may be ...