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40,000-Mile Wrap-Up Automakers use the phrase “all-new” with the same broad license that Subway applies to “fresh.” True clean-sheet designs are rare in this business, and there’s a reason engineers typically don’t rewrite the whole recipe. Change too many variables at once and you risk breaking something that wasn’t broken. But 93-year-old Volvo has spent […] More
In previous incarnations of this journal, the procedure for writing a headline for a comparison test similar to this one would have been to add up the peak horsepower of all the participants, add an exclamation point or two or three, and be done with the thing. But in these more enlightened times, simply typing […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver We’ve already published a comparison test between the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and the Tesla Model S Performance. Now we’re breaking down our test results to compare the two electric cars’ range numbers. We ran both cars at the same time on the same loop at 75 mph, and arrived at […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Explaining to your neighbor that the 2020 BMW X5 M50i you just bought isn’t the full-tilt X5 M SUV could be difficult. As BMW’s half-tilt M Performance model, it scores above the regular V-8–powered X5 xDrive50i, yet it’s not quite the fire-breathing range topper. But the X5 M50i’s V-8 still roars, […] More
In our imagination, Porsche’s marketing department in Stuttgart is surrounded by a herringbone pattern of perfectly parked cars, each expertly maneuvered into a space with only fractions of an inch to spare. Why do we imagine that? Because Porsche folks are so good at finding niches. HIGHS: Lovely handling for an SUV, impressive ride comfort, […] More
The Jaguar F-type has always been a little bit of an enigma. Most people agree it’s a beautiful car, but it competes with the memories of its predecessors more than it does any modern car out there right now. Consider the least expensive F-type, the $62,625 P300 coupe: Perhaps car buyers aren’t always rational actors—if […] More
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
