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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
A new Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing model will sit at the top of the CT4 sedan’s lineup in terms of performance. It will offer a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine and a manual transmission. The CT4-V Blackwing should go on sale sometime later this year with a starting price of around $55,000. Like its big sibling the CT5, […] More
Illustration by Ben Summerell-Youde/Fox SyndicationCar and Driver The CT5-V Blackwing will be the new top dog of Cadillac performance sedans. It will have a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 with around 650 horsepower and—yes, really—a six-speed manual transmission. The CT5-V Blackwing should arrive later this year with a starting price around $85,000. Now this is a little […] More
Gert Kromhout/Stocktrek ImagesGetty Images A French defense-industry employee about to retire was gifted something he was extremely reluctant to accept: a ride in a Dassault fighter jet. The 64-year-old was not correctly instructed, to say the least, in passenger etiquette, and to make a long story short, he self-ejected midflight. He’s okay, according to the […] More
