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Are Large SUVs Really Safe? | Giga Gears
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these family haulers had varied crash test performances. Full-size SUVs are popular choices due to their size and the perceived…
GM’s Super Cruise: Handy Features and Quirks | Giga Gears
My friend group was recently looking at taking separate cars on a road trip from Los Angeles to Yosemite when we were saved from that logistical nightmare by a big Pearl Beige Metallic GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate. This Yukon is called the Ultimate for a reason; it was equipped with GM’s Super Cruise, a rear seat…
“SEMA 2002 Showcased Wild Concepts | Giga Gears”
The Specialty Equipment Market Association show is known for its brash excess and questionable design choices. No matter what your automotive passion, you will see something to both delight and infuriate you from some well-heeled turner shop. But there was a time when automakers ruled the SEMA concept floor with…
The Downside of Owning a Car | Giga Gears
In my driveway, right now, I have four cars. If you combined them all together, I’d probably have the equivalent of one good, decently functioning vehicle — but even then, I doubt I’d have functional brakes. For me, that never-ending maintenance cycle is probably the worst thing about vehicle ownership; right when I…
“Unmarked Jeep Wagoneer L | Giga Gears: Spotting The Feds From Afar”
If there’s one thing government enforcement officials love more than using tax dollars, it’s driving huge unmarked SUVs. For years, GM has almost exclusively been the supplier of these vehicles. Motorcades and FBI agents everywhere are always full of unmarkedChevy Tahoes and Suburbans. Now it seems as if another…