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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
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
