Automotive
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PRINTING QUEST
A CALIFORNIA COMPANY IS LOOKING TO ADVANCE THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, ONE 3-D-PRINTED PART AT A TIME. ALSO, WITH A HYPERCAR OR TWO.
8 min |
November / December 2025
Car and Driver
So Long, Farewell
Tesla Cybertruck Long Range HIGHS: Kids think it's Minecraft for real life, plenty roomy under that pointy roof, not bad at driving itself. LOWS: Much slower, reduced capability, you can't buy one.
2 min |
November / December 2025
Car and Driver
Taking a gamble on a 23-year-old luxury car to escape the heat came with a cool bonus history lesson.
I NEEDED A CAR with air conditioning. A sensible person would have bought the 208,000-mile Lexus LS430 for $3000 as a summer beater, or maybe the flawless one-owner 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis for $7700.
3 min |
November / December 2025
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A STAR IS BORN
WE SURVEY DETROIT'S TRANSFORMATION FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF CADILLAC'S HEAVENLY NEW FLAGSHIP, THE $360,890 CELESTIQ.
7 min |
November / December 2025
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FORD V FERDNINAND
FORD'S TEAM CONJURES AN UNPRECEDENTED FREAK TO STARE DOWN PORSCHE'S BEST.
10 min |
November / December 2025
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Coming In Clutch
Honda's E-Clutch automates the clutch without sacrificing manual control.
2 min |
November / December 2025
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China in High Gear
How China's automakers went from being bit players at home to dominating the world's biggest auto market.
3 min |
November / December 2025
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Seeing Signs
THERE'S A ROAD SIGN on the edge of town that reads No Engine Brake.
2 min |
November / December 2025
Car and Driver
If you find yourself having to sell a car, skip the classifieds drama. The best buyer is one who's in your contacts list.
SELLING A CAR is a terrible experience. If buying a car is your first day at Walt Disney World, selling one is the long drive home. List a car for sale and you'll soon see why people amass car collections. Jay Leno probably only likes about five of his cars; he just doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life answering questions about the service history of Doble E-20 piston valves.
3 min |
November / December 2025
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Executive Shuffle
Wherever the president travels, the world's most secure vehicle goes too.
1 min |
November / December 2025
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Headlights on the Half Shell
As a feature for one model year only, the 1965 Buick Riviera's clamshell headlights are a rarity. So are the parts needed to keep them working.
2 min |
November / December 2025
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The Best Odds
The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest. Certainly not the most expensive. They were machines that emerged willfully peculiar and intractably idiosyncratic.
2 min |
November / December 2025
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Hybrid Theory
The Porsche 911 and its new powertrain inspire us to revisit an old favorite road and suitably wring out this Carrera GTS.
9 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
The Best Odds
The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest. Certainly not the most expensive. They were machines that emerged willfully peculiar and intractably idiosyncratic.
3 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
Don’t Call Me Baby
BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe HIGHS: Potent turbo four, sharp handling, tech-intensive interior. LOWS: Oxcart ride, low-speed transmission lumpiness, buying this instead of a 3-series.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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REAL FEELS
THE LAMBORGHINI TEMERARIO IS POWERED BY AN ALL-NEW 10,000-RPM V-8, BECAUSE THE BRAND'S CLIENTELE DOESN'T WANT AN EV.
9 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
Forget the bestseller list—we’re stacking our to-read pile with novels in which cars are the main characters.
IT WAS A MEDIOCRE BOOK, the kind you pick up at the airport and forget by the time you get to baggage claim. I couldn't tell you the plot, but I can tell you which cars were in it. I remember because they were unusual models: an Oldsmobile 442, a Dodge Shelby Charger, and a '73 Plymouth Road Runner.
3 min |
September/October 2025
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Time to Re-Tire
Ford Maverick Lobo HIGHS: Raucous Lobo mode, shrewd parts-bin upgrades, rad (standard) wheels. LOWS: Not so sporty in other modes, no extra horsepower, would be a lot cooler if it had a grippier tire.
3 min |
September/October 2025
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FERRARISSIMA!
FERRARI SUPERCARS, DATING BACK TO THE 288 GTO, HAVE ALWAYS PUSHED LIMITS—IN TERMS OF BOTH ENGINEERING AND STYLE.
8 min |
September/October 2025
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Cache for Cars
The age of innocence for OnStar, and connected vehicle technologies in general, is no more.
1 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
The Big Kahuna
Cadillac Escalade IQ HIGHS: Undeniable visual presence, genuine interior finery, 380-mile real-world highway range. LOWS: Outsize mass, surprisingly cramped third row, long stopping distance.
3 min |
September/October 2025
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SLATE EXPECTATIONS
This radical new pickup is set to become one of the most affordable vehicles in the U.S. market.
5 min |
September/October 2025
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Big Gulps
How EVs from brands such as Hyundai and Lucid inhale an 800-volt jolt of juice from a 400-volt charging unit.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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Better Bestseller
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD HIGHS: Solid EPA range, great visibility, nicer interior. LOWS: Too much touchscreen, ergonomic oddities, firm ride.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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BIG THINGS
WE LOAD UP SIX LARGE SUVS TO SEEK OUT THE WORLD'S LARGEST ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS.
10+ min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
Passport Renewal
Honda Passport TrailSport HIGHS: Tons of room, quiet cabin, pleasant ride. LOWS: Calling it slow is overselling, a lot heavier than before, practical isn't exciting.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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Attractive Forces
Lucid Gravity Dream Edition HIGHS: Three roomy rows of seats, Corvette Z06-level acceleration, more fun to drive than other three-row EVs. LOWS: A few rough edges, lower-spec variants will be better values.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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EV of the Year 2025
ONCE AGAIN, a bevy of the automotive industry's newest electric vehicles descended upon an unassuming office in Ann Arbor.
3 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
My wife's new company car is a Nissan Altima, an unassuming sedan with a thirst for mayhem.
A RUSSIAN GUY DELIVERED THE ALTIMA on a one-car trailer at 10 p.m. on a rainy Tuesday night. My wife, Heather, drives a lot for her job as a nurse practitioner, so her company gave her a car. That car is a Glacier White 2025 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV, its window sticker boasting of its 39-mpg EPA highway rating, five-star safety score, and all-in price of $29,375. On its way off the trailer, the delivery guy dragged the chin spoiler on the ramps, giving the vehicle its first scrape. But surely not its last, because this is a Nissan Altima, the most chaotic car on earth.
3 min |
September/October 2025
Car and Driver
The Comparo
GATHER, TEST, JUDGE, WRITE, REPEAT.
2 min |