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.
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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
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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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AMERICAN GLADIATOR Customizing Our Everyday American Hero
When you get your hands on a stock Jeep Gladiator, it doesn't take long before the itch hits and you want to make it your own.
1 min |
September/October 2025
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TERRA CREW'S SPEED METAL 2025
In 2019, the founder of Terra Crew, James Holguin, had an idea.
2 min |
September/October 2025
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ROCKS-ANN
THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY QUEEN OF THE TRAILS
3 min |
September/October 2025
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A BETTER BED COVER
Installing SmartCap's Modular Truck Cap System on a Third-Gen Tacoma
2 min |
September/October 2025
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OVERLAND EXPO WEST
The Biggest Overland Party in the West Finishes Another Successful Year
5 min |
September/October 2025
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STOCK 2 NOT 4RUNNER
Have you ever considered wanting to take your truck from pure stock to making it a next-level rig? That is exactly what we were expecting to do with a 2023 Toyota 4Runner. The idea behind getting just the traditional TRD package was that it would be a solid starting point, but also bring to light what we could do and how exciting things could get if we started adding to the mix.
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September/October 2025
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JEEP BEACH 2025
Best of Vendor Row
2 min |
September/October 2025
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TREAD ON TRAILS
Exploring Off-Road Trails and the Breathtaking Landscape of Arco, Idaho
1 min |
September/October 2025
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THE CIORUNNER
Pushing a k Chevy Squarebody to the MAX!
3 min |
September/October 2025
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4RUNNIN' TO FREEDOM
How To Break the Routine
3 min |
September/October 2025
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ALL-AMERICAN SENDER
THE FISHER FAMILY'S '97 F-350
3 min |
September/October 2025
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CUTTING EDGE
A Close Look at Four Standout OTF Knives
3 min |
September/October 2025
Road & Track
EVERYBODY'S GOT START TO SOMEWHERE BEFORE THEY WERE MOTORING ICONS.INDUSTRY TITANS WERE JUST HUMBLE HUMANS PSYCHED TO SEE THEIR NAMES IN PRINT.
DESPITE WHAT PSYCHICS might say, you never know what the engines of fate have in store.
4 min |
August – September 2025
Road & Track
THE GODFATHER
AT 27, THIS MAN ENGINEERED THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPERCAR, AND THAT WAS JUST A START.
5 min |
August – September 2025
Road & Track
THE CHAMP, THE SPY, BIG BILL, AND THE ONE-TURN TRI-OVAL
THE IMPROBABLE TALE OF FUJI SPEEDWAY.
9 min |
August – September 2025
Road & Track
A BUG'S LIFE
THIS STRIPPED-DOWN BEAST SPAWNED 340-MPH DRAGSTERS.
3 min |
August – September 2025
Road & Track
ADVANCING ADHESION
THE RECENT RAPID PROGRESSION OF HIGH- PERFORMANCE TIRES.
3 min |
August – September 2025
Road & Track
EYE CANDY
THE PEDIGREE BEHIND THREE VISUALLY STRIKING CUSTOM-CAR STYLES.
8 min |