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OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF AUTOMOTIVE SUPERSTARS FOR 2025.10BEST
What's the best car?\" Getting asked that question is an occupational hazard in this business.
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January - February 2025
Car and Driver
Afloat in a sea of autonomousdriving converts and questionable robotics, I found myself a doubter.
IT BEGAN, as most things in Los Angeles do, with a traffic jam. Cybertrucks approaching the Warner Bros. studio parking lot were clogging up the lanes a good four hours before Tesla's Robotaxi event was due to start.
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January - February 2025
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Quarter-MillionMile Baby
This well-loved and well-used 1984 Ferrari 308GTS is no garage queen.
1 min |
January - February 2025
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Wind-Tunnel Visionary
As an aerodynamicist at Porsche, Francesca Cogotti is literally shaping the German automaker's future.
2 min |
January - February 2025
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Scout Out
No longer a model under the International marque, Scout returns as its own brand with plans to sell a pair of South Carolina-built battery-powered vehicles before the decade's end.
2 min |
January - February 2025
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Fleeting Thoughts
Updates and hot takes on the vehicles fortunate enough to spend 40,000 miles with C/D's editors.
2 min |
November - December 2024
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Swedish Bliss
The new Volvo EX90 channels the brand's characteristic approach to wellness and serenity into an electric SUV sized for the whole family.
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November - December 2024
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Tick, Tick, Boom
Tesla Model 3 Performance HIGHS: Nauseatingly quick, airy cabin with great visibility, genuine value. LOWS: Off-putting user interface, inescapable clinical feeling, austere interior design.
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November - December 2024
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Black Ops
The new Precision package for the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing hones one of our favorite sports sedans.
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November - December 2024
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Pay to Play
Porsche Panamera HIGHS: Ample motivation, fun in every corner, surprising fuel economy. LOWS: Grip levels drop slightly, big price tag, dumb touchscreen vent controls. VERDICT: The bottom rung, but you'd never know it.
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November - December 2024
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Man-o'-War
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Racing HIGHS: A clinic on proper steering response, 9000 rpm of sonic glory, more grip is good. LOWS: A mirror full of wing, upgrades useful only on track, quiet only when it's off.
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November - December 2024
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Low-Pro Hero
Honda Civic Hybrid HIGHS: Fuel efficiency of a hybrid, Si-beating acceleration, as comfortable to ride in as it is engaging to drive. LOWS: No adjustable lumbar support, low-limit tires, quicker at the track than in the real world.
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November - December 2024
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Back in Tune
CarBahn CB3 M4 HIGHS: A monster inline-six with an available warranty, massive grip and lateral stability, a better-looking face. LOWS: The exhaust needs an off switch, suspension links clatter, steering is still mute.
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November - December 2024
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Hurricane Force
Ram 1500 HIGHS: Quicker than the old V-8 Ram, powerful and smooth turbo six, class-leading luxury. LOWS: Detectable turbo lag, slow-to-react touchscreen, hands-free mode zaps confidence.
3 min |
November - December 2024
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Good Vibrations
No one has to guess what's under the hood of the Ferrari 12Cilindri.
4 min |
November - December 2024
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CAT NAP
WILL JAGUAR'S SELF-INDUCED PRODUCTION PAUSE PROVE TO BE A BENEFICIAL RECHARGE, OR IS IT THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE STORIED BUT TROUBLED BRITISH MARQUE?
7 min |
November - December 2024
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Return to Center
SOME 30 YEARS LATER, GORDON MURRAY'S GMA T.50 ATTEMPTS ΤΟ PERFECT THE ICONIC MCLAREN F1, CENTER SEAT AND ALL.
7 min |
November - December 2024
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Silicon & Steel
In their quest for speed, the Aston Martin Vantage and Porsche 911 Turbo are constantly reinventing themselves. We stage their latest showdown in Pittsburgh, a city that knows a thing or two about embracing change.
7 min |
November - December 2024
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BIG SHOT
AFTER INFINITI'S EXTENDED NEW-PRODUCT HOLIDAY, THE NEW QX80 ATTEMPTS TO REAWAKEN THE SOMNAMBULANT LUXURY BRAND.
7 min |
November - December 2024
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CATCH A BUZZ
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz is finally here as the long-awaited modern-day, battery-powered reinterpretation of a revered classic.
7 min |
November - December 2024
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Drivelines - Refreshed but Not Revitalized. The Forester has long begged for more driver interaction, anything to differentiate it.
Refreshed but Not Revitalized. The Forester has long begged for more driver interaction, anything to differentiate it. But its innate funkiness has been discarded in a roadside ditch. Sure, it’s practical. But if that’s what you’re after, go hug your dishwasher. This redo feels half-hearted when what the Forester really wanted was a whole new hear
4 min |
July - August 2024
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Selective Evolution
Now hybrid only, the Toyota Camry features careful tweaks for its ninth generation.
2 min |
July - August 2024
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Stress Reliever
IN THE LINCOLN NAUTILUS, the loudest sound you hear at highway speeds is the rhythmic respiration of the massaging seats. With just 66 decibels of interior noise at 70 mph, this slick-looking new Lincoln is on a mission of zen.
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July - August 2024
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Mega Bus
A three-row mid-size SUV trying to look and feel bigger, the latest has size on its side but still lacks charisma.
2 min |
July - August 2024
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Going to Extremes
The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT pulls out all the stops in its quest for EV supremacy.
2 min |
July - August 2024
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What the Tech?
IT’S NO COMPLAINT TO SAY that given the slow visual evolution of the Mercedes-Benz E-class, many wouldn’t notice that the stately three-box sedan has entered a new generation this year.
3 min |
July - August 2024
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The Full Monty Carlo
EVERYONE IS NAKED. Just putting that out in the open.
6 min |
July - August 2024
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
THE MAZDA MX-5 MIATA RF CLUB AND THE SUBARU BRZ IS MAY BE SMALL IN STATURE, BUT THEIR PERSONALITIES ARE LARGER THAN MOST.
8 min |
July - August 2024
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Sterrato > Dirt Road
Nothing lost in translation here. Might as well call it what it is: the best Lamborghini Huracán ever.
4 min |
July - August 2024
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DEAD OR ALIVE?
Is the new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser the real deal? We venture into the wilds of Utah to find out.
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