Automotive
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
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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 |
July - August 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
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
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
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
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 |
May - June 2025
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
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
The saddest story in the world can be told in just six words-or 13 miles.I call it "The Auction-House Blues."
HEMINGWAY DIDN’T WRITE the world’s saddest short story, although he’s often credited with it.
3 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
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
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
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
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
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Can the old-school Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing stand up against the modern Audi RS7 Performance and the plug-in-hybrid BMW M5?
7 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
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
AN AMERICAN TOURING SCOTLAND IN AN ENGLISH CAR BUILT IN CHINA
In Dornbach, Scotland, Kitman walks past a modern MG and a Morris Minor, its distant relative. From left: Motoring through the Scottish Highlands; lobster traps in Dunbeath; taking on electrons at Gridserve; traversing the North Sea coast.
6 min |