


Park a new full-size pickup next to a 1990s truck and the old one looks like a toy. Hood heights are up about 11 percent since 2000. Fuel economy rules that reward a bigger footprint, buyers treating trucks as family cars, and styling chasing toughness all pushed in the same direction.

Jeffrey Wiley · Aug 3, 12:37 PM ET

BYD, Nio, Zeekr, Leapmotor and Xpeng are Chinese electric car brands, several of them huge, and most people can't tell them apart. One makes its own batteries, one swaps them in three minutes, one is owned by Volvo's parent, and one is partly owned by the company behind Jeep.

Jeffrey Wiley · Jul 31, 12:51 PM ET

Understeer and oversteer are the two ways a car stops following your steering in a corner. Understeer is the front pushing wide when the car won't turn enough; oversteer is the rear stepping out and turning too much. Here is what causes each, how to tell them apart, and why one built an entire motorsport.

Cam Walsh · Jul 29, 2:18 PM ET
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