Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple ...

The first time I rented a car with a press-button start, it felt fancy. Just a couple of decades later, it’s hard to find a ...

Recently we covered how keyless ignition systems could be a secret killer. After this story was posted, I was contacted by a Porsche owner whose family was only saved from a similar fate by the carbon ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

I wanted to hate the Ineos Grenadier. Really, I did. Its design is derivative, its powertrain borrowed and engineering outsourced. Not to mention, Ineos is a plucky startup that's neither plucky nor ...

DRIVERS are only just realising the hidden meaning behind a feature in a major car firm’s sporty motor. The start/stop button in a modern Jaguar XE car pulses red before you turn on the ignition.

It appears that you don’t have to own a Tesla, or a similarly highly automated vehicle, to fall victim to hackers: if your vehicle has a start-stop button for the engine ignition, you could be just as ...

Future generations of drivers may never know the feel of an engine rumbling through the key as they start their cars. Automakers are turning away from traditional turn-key ignition switches and ...

Engine start-stop buttons used to be a novelty, but now they’re found in most vehicles on the market. While most car ignitions are pretty standard and mundane, some automakers go out of their way to ...