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Personal experiences and safety studies have shown us that car safety should always be top of mind. That's why you'll see an abundance of cars touting crash - and offset test ratings and all of their available safety features. Unfortunately, for the less tech-savvy of us, the titles of some of these features do not clearly explain their purpose and/or advantage. To ensure you get the car that best suits your wants and needs, reference the easy-to-digest synopsis below.

Safety Features Explained

Stability Control

Ah, yes? it's a feature we've all heard of. But, what exactly…

You don't have to buy a car or truck with higher EPA-estimated MPG to improve your mileage Truth be told, some of the responsibility for MPG lies in the driver, not the car.

People savvy to the hypermiling craze can attest to the truth of this not-so-common wisdom. If you don't know what hypermiling is, it's the art of pushing a vehicle's fuel efficiency to new limits. While some of the practices of hypermiling are admittedly a bit extreme (i.e., taking a 25 mpg corner at 50), there are some safer practices that we can…

Automotive technology advances over time, and some regular features fall to the wayside. Remember the days of steering-column-mounted shifters and armrest ashtrays? Every vehicle once came with both. Take a look back at some of automotive's classic standard features, which you would be hard pressed to find today.

Ashtrays
Your grandmother's Buick and your father's Chevrolet both included ashtrays in either armrests, dashboards, or both. These butt-depositories were once made of metal, until plastic became popular in the '80's. Today, much like a tape player, you'd have a tough time finding a car that's…

Cars.com recently went over some of the best reasons to go for used, or pre-owned, cars over new ones. "As the price of new cars has climbed, used vehicles have become more popular than ever. They're also more expensive than ever...but thanks to engineering strides, vehicles have never been more durable and maintenance-free, and previously owned vehicles are no less a value."

This according to Cars.com writer Joe Wiesenfelder.

"Because new vehicles lose such a high percentage of their value as soon as they're driven off a dealer's lot, used cars have always appealed…

Jalopnik, is an informative and quirky auto news website, and they put together an interesting list of vehicles - the Best Cars for Burnouts.

2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM AMG: The V8's torque is more than enough to break the racing slicks loose to smoke them up and the diffuser in the rear channels the cloud up and out the back end.

Twin Engine Hyundai Tiburon: The joy of two completely separate powertrains in the same chassis is that you can put the front engine in drive and the rear engine in reverse and then do epic donuts about the cars…

Some hybrid cars have been around for a decade, while others are just starting out. We have the consumer picks for the most popular hybrid vehicles:

2010 Toyota Prius: A decade under the influence, of high sales and legendary status. The Toyota Prius has barely changed over the years, aside from a huge jump between first and second generation models, but why fix what works? Toyota has set the standard for hybrids world wide.

2011 Honda CR-Z: Barely out a month and already the CR-Z has taken the world by storm. With its powerful hybrid sportscar engine, and those catchy…

Dodge has been working on a new logo to take a grille spot on all upcoming vehicles, once RAM graduates to its own entity next year.

It's been a while since RAM first took its place at the front of all Dodge vehicles, and we hate to see it go. Why not keep the RAM shield for Dodge cars, and just put a slightly changed RAM head, minus the background shield, on RAM trucks?

Dodge's updated logo was rumored to apparently sport "the company's name in between cross-hairs." Now we've seen the real branding come to…

We may not be able to predict what the future might bring to us, but for Toyota there is a pretty good idea what some cars will look like.

During the Los Angeles International Auto Show, designers for Calty Design Research Inc. constructed a Toyota LeMans race car for the year 2025.

In the year 2025 - Toyota envisions a racer that never needs to stop for fuel. It is their Toyota LeMans Racer for the Design Los Angeles competition, featuring the theme Motor Sports Vehicles 2025.

Calty Design Research Inc. out of California, who work directly with the Japanese auto…