Car and Driver
Uncaged Tiger
Porsche 718 Spyder RS HIGHS: Howls like a werewolf, light as a soufflé, somehow still comfortable. LOWS: No manual available, nose lift is a must, enrichment doesn't come cheap.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
The Balance of Power
Just how much does an EV’s state of charge affect straight-line performance? We took three of our long-term battery-powered vehicles to the track to find out.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Spanish Crusade
Once a subbrand of Seat, upstart Cupra plans to bring a bit of Catalonian flair to the U.S. by the end of the decade.
3 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Wizardry of Oz
Artist Paul Oz combines racing imaging, 3-D printing, and ancient casting techniques to make sculptures of legendary racers.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Limited Capacitor
Despite their many strengths, capacitors have weaknesses that limit their viability as a real alternative to the large-capacity battery packs in modern EVs.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Ship's Shape
The pride of the Japanese automaker's humble fleet, the Mitsubishi Outlander gets some modest upgrades.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
4RUNNER 4LIFE
We step into the idealized lifestyle of a Toyota 4Runner owner to see how the 2025 Trailhunter enables our sport-utility fantasies.
7 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Small Sedan of Serious Substance
The Audi S3 gets some upgrades under the skin, where it counts.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Strident Trident
An homage to the GT2 race car, the Maserati GT2 Stradale needs more punch behind its promise.
3 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Fleeting Thoughts
Updates on the long-term vehicles fortunate enough to spend 40,000 miles with C/D’s staff.
5 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Drive a Subaru WRX often enough, and it gets into your blood. From there, it's not a long trip to your driveway.
SUBARUS AND I GO WAY BACK.
3 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Six
Ram 1500 RHO HIGHS: Costs less than a TRX, quiet and smooth highway manners, shares the TRX's love of getting dirty. LOWS: Negligible fuel-economy gains, slower than the TRX, former chest-beating exhaust roar now a purr. VERDICT: A balanced package with bona fide off-road chops yet still destined to live in the shadow of a legend.
4 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Weather or Not
Big names from the newest tire category battle it out on dry, wet, and snow-covered surfaces to see which is the ultimate evolution in all-season rubber.
8 min |
May - June 2025
Car and Driver
Imagine a teen trying to pass muster with a driving instructor.
That’s how I’d describe the experience of Waymo’s autonomous Jaguar I-Pace taking me to my friend’s house in San Francisco.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Motor Trend
$100,000 LUXE TRUCK DUEL
GMC'S SIERRA EV MEETS RIVIAN'S RIT TRI: WHICH ONE IS THE MOST LUXURIOUS PICKUP?
10 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
NOT JUST ANOTHER MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR HYPERCAR
THE UTOPIA MIGHT NOT BE THE NEW PAGANI EXPERIENCE YOU EXPECTED, AND IT'S ALL THE BETTER FOR IT
6 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
WILD THING
FERRARI'S 12 CILINDRI IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FRONT- ENGINE CARS MARANELLO HAS EVER CREATED
7 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
HUGE RANGE, HIGH EXPECTATIONS
LUCID'S FIRST SUV IS A WORTHY SEQUEL TO THE AIR, BUT WILL IT SELL?
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
DRESSED TO THE NINE
THE NEARLY YEARLONG WAIT FOR HYUNDAI'S PIXELTASTIC THREE-ROW ELECTRIC SUV PAYS OFF
4 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
SENSATIONAL, AGAIN
MINOR CHANGES TO PORSCHE'S GT3 PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL RESULTS
4 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
A REAL BRAPTOR THREAT
TOYOTA DROPS A RAPTOR-LIKE GAUNTLET ON FORD'S FRONT DOOR
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
WORTH YOUR ATTENTION
THE AVIATOR REMAINS FULL OF PERSONALITY DESPITE MISSING A KEY NEW LINCOLN FEATURE
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
SHOULD AMERICANS BE AFRAID OF THESE CARS?
WE LEARNED JUST AS MUCH ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CHINESE AUTO INDUSTRY FROM OBSERVING AS WE DID FROM DRIVING
9 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
We'll Say It Again: Racing Matters, Even if You Don't Know It
\"Racing improves the breed.\" \"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.\" There was a time when these axioms indeed rang true throughout the car business, but the linkage between performance on racetracks and performance on the roads most of the global population is limited to driving on has become increasingly tenuous over the years.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
2022 KIA EV6 WIND AWD: HOME RUN ROOKIE
Gas-powered vehicles are usually our favorite long-termers to road-trip, but our electric EV6 bucked that trend as it racked up 24,180 miles in 13 months.
2 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
JAGUAR FLIPS THE BIRD AT CONVENTION
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STORIED BRITISH MARQUE? AND WILL IT WORK?
4 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
IS THIS THE END?
DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA SCAT PACK VS. FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE
9 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
THE SUB-$40,000 FAMILY SEDAN SHOWDOWN
FOUR MAINSTREAM MIDSIZE SEDANS DUKE IT OUT TO SEE WHICH ONE DESERVES YOUR MONEY
9 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
CAN WE PLEASE GET EV MOTORS OUT OF THE CAR?
Nineteenth-century EVs were as likely to use inboard motors as they were wheel-hub motors. OG car guy Ferdinand Porsche raced a wheel-hub-motored EV in Vienna in 1897, and Lohner and others built production versions from 1900 to 1920. Porsche's direct drive eliminated the friction of a geared or chain drive but also lacked their torque multiplication. So the copper and iron required to generate sufficient torque to accelerate his heavy batteries resulted in 320-pound motors.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
CONTEMPLATING THE MEANING OF “WILDERNESS” IN OUR 2024 SUBARU CROSSTREK
Blackened trees fill the valley ahead, stubborn Douglas fir refusing to give into the previous season's wildfire. Snow still caps distant peaks, but here the early summer sun shines through wispy clouds, and a cool breeze rustling the undergrowth is all I hear.
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