The first time I rented a car with a press-button start, it felt fancy. Just a couple of decades later, it’s hard to find a ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

Recently we covered how keyless ignition systems could be a secret killer. After this story was posted, I was contacted by a Porsche owner whose family was only saved from a similar fate by the carbon ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

I wanted to hate the Ineos Grenadier. Really, I did. Its design is derivative, its powertrain borrowed and engineering outsourced. Not to mention, Ineos is a plucky startup that's neither plucky nor ...

The problem: In vehicles with a gate-type shifter, pressing the Start/Stop button may not turn off the ignition. Even if the shift lever is in Park and the engine shuts off, the ignition may stay on.

Cars are increasingly stuffed with fancy technology that not only makes possible the use of new gadgets from the driver’s seat but also novel ways of controlling familiar old hardware such as the ...

Engine start-stop buttons used to be a novelty, but now they’re found in most vehicles on the market. While most car ignitions are pretty standard and mundane, some automakers go out of their way to ...

In today’s shifting car world, how we fire up engines keeps evolving take the clean tap of a start button versus the old-school roll-and-drop trick for stick shifts. Knowing the small differences ...

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