From the August 1982 Issue. You can’t keep your cool when you’re at the wheel of a Maserati Quattroporte. This big grin comes over you. Or maybe it’s a leer. Anyway, you head directly for Rodeo Drive just to see the shock of recognition ripple through the crowd clustered around Bijan’s. You’re driving a Maserati, […] More
We parse through the hot compact-crossover segment to pick the best among the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV4, and VW Tiguan. More
View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver We may cherish sports cars here at C/D, but we’re no strangers to the joys of off-road driving. Fewer rules. Ever-changing terrain. The high of conquering Mother Nature with all of a vehicle’s drivetrain (hopefully) still intact. But we’re impatient. And clambering over rocks and through mud in production […] More
From the July 1981 Issue of Car and Driver. “But what’s a Jeep for, anyway?” If you’re driving the new Scrambler, no stoplight smart ass will ask you that. Obviously, it’s a pickup truck. See, it has a five-foot-long cargo bed. The Scrambler furnishes the increased carrying capacity that Jeep owner have been hollering for, […] More
From the May 1964 issue of Car and Driver It’s easily the best thing to come out of Dearborn since the 1932 V-8 Model B roadster. But for all Ford’s talk of Total Performance, it’s still clear that the Mustang has been designed and built to a price. The necessity of meeting cost goals meant […] More
For a moment, put aside thoughts of speed, adhesion, and power. Don’t think about heritage, beauty, or price. Before we get to that, we’d like you to consider how tremendously good the 2021 Porsche Turbo S is when it’s going slow. Whether its urban trawling, suburban errands, or a lackadaisical back-roads tour, this is the […] More
10,000-Mile Update The updates on many of our long-term cars, particularly the trouble-free ones, tend to be as much about us as about the vehicles. In the absence of reliability or service drama, the focus instead becomes the places we visit, plus whatever new annoyances we find over the course of 40,000 miles. But the […] More
In the automotive world, venturing into a new segment is risky business. Remember the two-seat convertible SUV segment pioneered by the Suzuki X90? No? Well, that’s because it failed to gain any traction. But, there are benefits to taking a chance, which is what Mercedes-Benz did when it launched the GLA-class. Not quite a hatchback, […] More
