Cold mornings have a way of exposing every weakness in a car. Batteries feel sluggish, engines sound rough, and drivers fall ...

Why are cars sometimes harder to start when the weather is cold? Why does using the choke help? My car doesn’t seem to have one. --Bernard. Mechanical things are profoundly unamused by the cold. As a ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Diesel-fired engine pre-heaters can help ensure reliable engine starts in cold-weather conditions while reducing engine wear, preventing ...

On a bitter morning, remote start feels like a tiny miracle. You’re still in socks, coffee’s brewing, and your car is already warming up like it’s doing you a personal favor. But there’s a very common ...

Q: When I start my Honda CR-V anytime the engine is cold, I get this horrible noise, same as what you’d get if you would turn the ignition key after the car was already started. This started occurring ...

ACES (Airbreathing Cold Engine Start) will design and build a system which will allow a JetCat P90-SXi miniature turbojet engine to start after being cold-soaked to -50 degrees Fahrenheit.