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We tested each of Tesla’s high-output charging stations with our long-term 2019 Tesla Model 3. More

The LQ will be the Lexus brand’s new flagship SUV when it arrives in showrooms. Expect the LQ to borrow much of its platform and powertrain lineup from the Lexus LS sedan. The Lexus LQ should command around $80,000 with top models requiring close to $100K. This story originally appeared in the May 2020 issue […] More

A forum post purports to have found the official horsepower and torque numbers for certain models, and they’re higher than Ford’s initial claims. More

Christian SchulteCar and Driver BMW recently applied to trademark the name X8 M in a filing with the German trademark and patent office. The application, filed March 24, leads us to believe that an X8 coupe/SUV is on the horizon. A future X8 and X8 M would be expected to be based on the X7, […] More

The new 2021 911 Turbo S features the Porsche 911’s most complex active aerodynamics yet. Three movable elements—a front spoiler, rear wing, and flaps ahead of the front radiators—combine for a host of possible combinations based on speed and mode. There’s also a new air-brake function that puts the front and rear elements to max […] More

Delivery robots helped deliver food and medicine in Wuhan, China, during the coronavirus-related quarantine. In the United States, autonomous shuttles from the French company NAVYA have been repurposed as delivery robots to transport COVID-19 tests. Most of these delivery robots still have human controllers keeping track of them and driving them when needed. While the […] More

German tuner Novitec has announced its three stages of tuning for the McLaren Senna. In its highest stage, the Novitec Senna produces 889 horsepower and 655 lb-ft of torque. Novitec claims that with its engine tune, the Senna will reach 62 mph in 2.7 seconds and 124 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a […] More

Car and Driver The average cost of a new car in the U.S. was $38,948 in December 2019, according to Kelley Blue Book. That’s up 1.7 percent from December 2018. As you may know, here at Car and Driver we love to spec cars at all price points. However, we recently had a shocking revelation: […] More