Calling this a rematch is absurd, but we’re doing it anyway. The last time we pitted the supercharged Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 against the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was way back in 2012. Now the Camaro and Mustang are on new platforms and make more power, and both can lap a racetrack faster than their predecessors. […] More
Dark window tint is popular in Seoul, especially on high-end cars, so we can’t see the driver of the blacked-out, Brabus-modified Mercedes-AMG G63 that’s been following our 2021 Genesis GV80 for the last few blocks. Then, surprisingly, he reveals himself at the next light, dropping the driver’s window of his shiny new G-wagon so he […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver Transforming Polestar from the performance-tuning arm of Swedish automaker Volvo into an EV-focused brand is the master plan, but we’re happy to report that Polestar is still up to its old upptåg, tuning Volvos into powerhouses. The latest effort is the 2020 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered station wagon and, like […] More
“I don’t think I’d vacation in Germany,” declared our British photographer and now German resident, Tom Salt, as we poured along the A7 autobahn in a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S at a blissful 130 mph. Salt’s words echoed in my head, but he didn’t get an amen or even a response from me. My […] More
Aston Martin might be betting its future on the DBX, but it’s an informed bet. Vehicles such as the Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini Urus have already taken much of the critical flak over whether or not luxury automakers should be producing SUVs. Not to mention the long-term success of the Porsche Cayenne, which proved that […] More
1/14/20 UPDATE: This review has been updated with test results. When the BMW X6 arrived in 2009, most armchair experts gave the X5 with the funky roof the life expectancy of a Hollywood A-lister’s marriage. But BMWs product planners turned out to be right about the hunchback of Munich. Now in its third generation, the […] More
UPDATE 1/13/20: This review has been updated with test results. “We do a lot of research at Subaru,” says Outback car-line manager Peter Tenn, almost in apology as he shows his 20th consecutive slide of customer research charts to a crowd of just-post-coffee auto writers. But given the brand’s continued sales success—Subaru just concluded its […] More
10,000-Mile Update There comes a time in life when you have to acknowledge your shortcomings. And as our 2020 Kia Telluride SX AWD passes the 14,000-mile mark, that time for us is now. Try as we might, we are unable to find much to criticize about our moss-green Kia long-termer. Maybe that’s not considered a […] More
