You'd be forgiven if years of goading from Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson made you think you should be turning off your car's traction control to have the most fun ...

The “icy road” sensor on my 2011 Subaru Outback misreads the road all the time and cuts the power, making the car stutter. It happens most when I turn a corner and slowly accelerate out of the corner.

When a tire slides relative to the road surface, whether skidding or spinning, bad things can happen—like accidents and riveting dash-cam videos. The engineering community first tackled the skidding ...

Fishtailing in a car after hitting a patch of black ice is adrenaline-pumping and scary. Feeling your car wrestle itself out of your control isn’t an often sought-after experience. After all, your car ...