A burnout is pretty easy to do, but it's a lot easier with a line-lock. A line-lock allows you to lock the front brakes independently of the rear brakes, so the car stays put while the tires smolder.

More cars are switching from manual parking brakes using a pull-up lever to the electrical type requiring the touch of a button. The proof is in the latest edition of the CarGurus U.K. Manual ...

Say goodbye to the mechanical parking brake and the levers, ratchets, cables and adjusters that go with it. Electrically operated parking brakes are starting to replace mechanical systems, which have ...

The manual parking brake is going the way of hand-cranked windows, ashtrays, and using a key to start a car—replaced by a small switch you can activate with just the tip of your finger. But is an ...