From the August 1988 issue of Car and Driver. Driving the Mercedes 300TE station wagon is like having Gregory Peck for your father. If you’ve ever seen Gentleman’s Agreementor To Kill a Mockingbird, you know what we’re talking about: a character of incorruptible morals, devoted family dude, solid citizen, conservative dresser, reliable as the sun, […] More
From the February 1998 issue of Car and Driver. Following America’s pioneer days, fossil-fueled conveyances came to the Old West even slower than potty stops came to Comanche country. Our westwardly mobile pioneers used the Conestoga wagon, which could haul through hell and high water an entire household, including the missus’s kitchen sink. Our Mercedes […] More
The Toyota Land Cruiser goes way back. Its introduction predates the Porsche 911 and the Ford Mustang. Its 40th-anniversary model arrived in 1997. So, Toyota decided it’s time to celebrate the Land Cruiser’s multi-decade run with a new trim level, the 2020 Heritage Edition. They named it that because it would’ve been weird to call […] More
From the March 1990 issue. The Land Cruiser is Toyota’s longest-running act in the U.S. The company sold one—literally one unit—in 1958 and has continued to sell the heavyweight sport-utility vehicle ever since. The Cruiser is Toyota’s heaviest American-market machine, its most profligate in the consumption of natural resources, and, at about 6000 units a […] More
View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver As automotive journalists, our friends and families are often unwilling victims of our vehicle evaluations. Cloverleafs at highway interchanges elicit cries of, “Not again. Please, Dave. No!” as they scramble to secure their loose belongings before the lateral g-forces hit. Roundabouts are an extension of our proving grounds, the […] More
Call it bad luck or bad timing, but the new CLA35 seems to be the star-crossed model of the second-generation CLA-class lineup. More
There’s a new hot-hatch version of the Toyota Yaris, an all-wheel-drive homologation special with limited-slip differentials, a 268-hp turbocharged inline-three, and a carbon-fiber roof. Called the GR Yaris (for Gazoo Racing), it’s essentially a street version of the Yaris rally car that competes in the FIA World Rally Championship. It’s also the latest member of […] More
View Photos Andrew TrahanCar and Driver There’s a phrase going around, one that everyone is sick of hearing, so we won’t repeat it here. However, it reminds us of what technology and globalization are doing to the car industry: consolidating the spectrum. There’s simply not as much difference today between the bottom rung and the […] More
