A starter button on the dashboard? Zzzz. Somehow, it’s more interesting – more Italian – to locate it on the steering wheel. Audi does that in the R8 V10. Lots of Ferraris do the same. But the Alfa ...

Vehicle alternators are interesting beasts. Produced on a massive scale, these electric machines are available for a minimum of cost and contain all kinds of great parts: some power electronics and a ...

Most of us aren’t going to try to turn off a car at 70 miles per hour on the highway. But what would happen if you accidentally bumped the push-button starter or experienced a mechanical failure while ...