Do you even look to see if the speedometer works when you buy an old car? When we shop for something built in the 1960s or 1970s, we assume the speedo needle winged off into the night or the cable is ...

It happens quite often; we see many street machines with the most aesthetically appealing gauges, only to find out the speedometer is far from functioning. Some will rationalize that it’s unnecessary ...

I drive a SsangYong Musso, and the speedometer consistently reads a few miles per hour above my satnav. I have always believed that the satnav would be the most accurate and reliable, but I recently ...

Are automobile speedometers set accurately or just “generally”? I always assumed that a car’s speedometer accurately reflected the driving speed, assuming there is nothing wrong with the speedometer.

DETROIT – The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact's 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can't push it any ...