Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech ...

In the Odyssey, Homer repeatedly describes the spreading light of a new day as “rosy-fingered dawn.” The dawn of subscription-based vehicle features is upon us, but instead of rosy fingers, these are ...

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

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Paywalls are no longer solely a headache online — they’re also increasingly a part of modern car ownership. As confirmed last week by The Drive, Toyota is the latest vehicle maker to restrict certain ...

The 2013 Chevy Equinox may or may not be equipped with this feature, which allows you to start the engine from outside the vehicle. The best way to determine whether or not a vehicle is equipped with ...

Lots of cars have remote start functionality that allows you to turn on the engine with a simple press of the key fob. However, Toyota has gone down a slightly different route than most of its ...