From the April 1997 issue of Car and Driver. With the mini-sport-ute phenom in full flower, perhaps you’ve noticed that the ruling school of design seems obsessed with creating a kind of rolling athletic shoe, the sort of garish sneakers that give your feet the appearance of being stuck in an acid flashback. In this […] More
View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver Cadillac has a sedan problem. All it takes to realize it is to look at the brand’s sales. In the last decade or so, Cadillac has built its share of great sedans: the ATS, the CTS, all of the high-performance V models. Even the CT6 was fun to drive, […] More
From the October 1993 issue of Car and Driver. There is one outstanding requirement that Cadillac’s Sedan de Ville has to meet: when the owner, his wife, and their two kids pick up the grandfolks on Sunday on their way to the pancake house, they want to take just one car. That’s the message that […] More
From the June 2004 issue of Car and Driver. Ferdinand Porsche would be proud of the Carrera GT. The company he founded in 1948 has produced an amazing string of sports cars that was only recently interrupted by—of all things—a truck. If the introduction of that Cayenne sport-ute had you wondering if the folks from […] More
To test the Ferrari LaFerrari, we traveled to Italy to the storied marque’s personal track, Fiorano. Ferrari’s offer was this: We could either test there—or not at all. We chose to test. The Quickest Cars of the Decade The Quickest Ferraris We’ve Ever Tested The Fiorano circuit is nearly two miles long, a thirteen-turn rollercoaster […] More
Funnyman Louis C.K. does a widely known bit summed up by a phrase uttered early in the performance: “Everything is amazing and nobody’s happy.” He’s talking about personal technology, but the perspective applies to today’s car industry, too. Take a moment to count your blessings as a car enthusiast in today’s world, and you’ll quickly […] More
From the November 1987 issue of Car and Driver. Let’s put an end to the BMW-yuppie link. These days, all you have to do is whisper “BMW,” and everyone immediately thinks “yuppie.” Enough of the yups! That over-publicized group of consumers, who lust after Bimmers as they do any object perceived to confer status on […] More
The Civic Si only comes with a manual transmission, which may turn off some buyers, but for those in the know it’s an incredible fun-to-drive value. More
