Buying Guides

Whether you are transporting your family, pets or just yourself, it is likely safety is a top concern when you slide behind the wheel.

In this buying guide, we'll help you understand your car's safety features and how it compares to similar vehicles in terms of safety.

Then we'll give you some driving tips on how to avoid the most common types of accidents as well as what to do when the inevitable occurs.

There is no bigger change happening in the automobile market than the rapid shift from the gas and space hogging sport utility vehicle to the somewhat kindler and gentler breed known as the crossover utility vehicle, or more simply the CUV.

In many ways, just as the SUV took over from the station wagon as the American family vehicle, the CUV is now set to take the baton from the SUV.

Take a look at our guide to learn all you need to know about crossovers.

Sedans are the everyman of the car world. Four-door cars often fill a need rather than a want, but that doesn't mean they're any less important.

While there are a few truly exciting and lust worthy cars in the segment, most are designed to sensibly move up to four or five adults and a few of their things from one point to another in relative comfort.

And that's what sedans really come down to for most buyers -- a sensible choice.