Automotive
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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
Car and Driver
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 |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
THE MOSTLY HUMAN EDITOR OF OUR 140TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE ASSESSES THE STATE OF CARS IN 2095.
HERE AT CAR UND DRIVER, WE PRIZE OUR POWERS of prognostication even more than we adore our aptitude for alliteration.
3 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
The Analysis
DIGGING DEEP TO FIND ANSWERS.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
The Experience
IT IS A TRUISM THAT THE WORST IDEAS OFTEN MAKE THE BEST STORIES.
3 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
STEER IT UP!
If you like your racing with a side of jerk chicken, reggae music, and killer views, head to the Carnival of Speed in Jamaica.
8 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
MINE CRAFT
SUBARU DROPS OFF A CRUSHER CAR AT OUR OFFICE, SO WE BREAK OUT OUR SAWZALL AND TAKE A TRIP BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.
7 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
The Irreverence
FUN, PROVOCATIVE, DARING, AND NEVER BORING.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
HARD CORVETTE
THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THIS MAGAZINE EXISTENCE. WE BEGIN OUR CELEBRATION WITH THE MOST EXTREME VERSION YET.
10+ min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
The Road Test
THE LAST WORD ON HOW A NEW CAR DRIVES, FEELS, AND PERFORMS.
3 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT
Modern cars and light trucks offer an alphabet soup of active safety helpers. Just how effective are they?
9 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES
A QUARTET OF COMPACT FOUR- DOORS FROM THE U.S., EUROPE, AND JAPAN PACK SATISFYING DYNAMICS INTO PRACTICAL PACKAGES, DELIVERING ON THE SPORTS SEDAN'S LONGTIME PROMISE.
10 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
GOAT vs. Goat
We see how the iconic 1960s Pontiac GTO stacks up dynamically against today’s Jeep Wrangler.
7 min |
July - August 2025
Car and Driver
The Project Car
SOMETIMES WE JUST CAN'T LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
2 min |