Marc UrbanoCar and Driver We didn’t set out to dangle the competition under Tesla’s nose. The plan was merely to line up a Tesla Model S against a Porsche Taycan—the Tesla’s first true challenger—to see if there’s a new EV front-runner. But if you want to experience the most powerful Supercharger in the greater Los […] More
20,000-Mile Update Our long-term Nissan Altima may be wholly capable as a family sedan, but a scenery-blurring, gut-compressing rocket it is not. Now, we’ll cop to our bias for vehicles with wide-awake performance. But the Altima’s lack of excitement is a shame, because its torpor just might be the reason why it’s underappreciated and often […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver The origin story of Mercedes-Benz’s biggest SUV goes like this: Mercedes executives were tired of hearing about Americans whose Benzes shared garages with Chevy Suburbans. So Mercedes made a Suburban of its own and introduced it to the U.S. market for 2007 as the GL-class. Now called the GLS-class, this behemoth […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Crossovers are popular, but in our office of car enthusiasts they aren’t the keys we fight over. We worship the tenets of performance, handling, and refinement. Crossovers have different values, and while we can appreciate their practicality, we’d argue that a station wagon does everything a crossover can do while being […] More
10,000-Mile Update Our long-term Honda Passport is proving to be an accomplished and frequent traveler in the few months that it’s been with us, sailing past the 10,000-mile mark on the back of a number of journeys around North America. More impressively, it has done so while generating only a few nits for us to […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver The current-generation Mazda CX-9 may have debuted for the 2016 model year, but it still cuts a dashing figure both inside and out, and it remains the driver’s choice in the mid-size three-row SUV segment. We’ll always have a soft spot for it. A handful of improvements for 2020, including under […] More
20,000-Mile Update It has taken nearly a year for our long-term Mazda CX-5 to cross the halfway point in its 40,000-mile stay with us. But that gradual mile accumulation is not for the Mazda’s lack of goodness as a compact SUV. While we’re not petty enough to shy away from the CX-5’s handsome styling, excellent […] More
Austin IrwinCar and Driver Introduction When we got the go-ahead for a long-term 40,000-mile Porsche Cayenne, we pretty much knew what we wanted. Well, we knew at least whatever configuration we decided on would spark more than a few arguments among our staff. Because one of our favorite things to do is tinker with Porsche’s […] More
