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The 2024 Toyota Tundra, specifically the mid-tier Limited trim, adds a Nightshade appearance option and a standard digital gauge cluster.The 2024 Toyota Sequoia Limited sees the same changes, plus their TRD Off-Road packages add new content.The ’24 Sequoia also has a newly available dealer-installed 3.0-inch lift—just like the kit already revealed for the Tundra.With full-sized proportions, the Tundra pickup truck and Sequoia SUV are Toyota’s two brawniest models. For 2024, their mid-tier Limited trim levels benefit from some changes that make them more desirable, including a newly standard 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a newly optional Nightshade appearance package.Blacked-Out Big RigsThe stealthy Nightshade look has become a Toyota staple, with the aesthetic available on everything from the compact Corolla to the Camry family sedan to the hybrid Venza SUV. Now offered on the Tundra and Sequoia Limited, it adds black-painted wheels, black mirror caps, and a black grille with a body-color surround.ToyotaSimilarly, the TRD Off-Road package that can be paired with the Limited trim on both full-sizers receives a color-matched grille surround and black mirror caps. Plus, the next-level Platinum model now can be had in TRD Off-Road guise—provided it’s equipped with four-wheel drive. Unlike before, the Tundra and Sequoia’s Platinum and 1794 Edition offer a head-up display separate from the load-leveling rear suspension. However, we think those who will splurge for one of those options will probably opt for the other, right?Jacked-Up Full-SizersLast year, Toyota introduced a 3.0-inch lift kit developed by its TRD division, and it can be equipped on all non-TRD Pro versions of the Tundra and Sequoia. Along with jacking up the ride height by 2.6 inches, it increases approach and departure angles and works with the full-sizers’ driver-assistance tech. Bilstein monotube shocks, taller red-painted front coil springs, forged upper control arms from Roush Performance, and more are part of the setup. The TRD lift kit costs $3995 (not including installation) and can be installed at Toyota dealerships on all 2022 and newer models.toyotatoyotaWhile Toyota hasn’t yet released pricing—or images, for that matter—for the 2024 Sequoia, the newest Tundra can be configured on the consumer site. The truck’s base price is $41,815 for the entry-level SR trim, $53,705 for the Limited, and just over $64K for the fancier 1794 Edition. Of course, adding four-wheel drive and/or opting for the hybrid V-6 powertrain will up the cost even more. Both upgrades are standard on the ’24 TRD Pro and Capstone, which start at $73,980 and $80,695, respectively.Extra Tundra and Sequoia ReadingThis content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorEric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si. More

The Ferrari 812 Competizione Tailor Made is one of just 999 models, and its body art is completely unique.Inspired by the blank-sheet design process, it has matte yellow paint on which sketch-like details are traced—the same goes for the interior.The one-off car debuted during Monterey Car Week and will be auctioned for charity on October 17 at the Ferrari Gala in New York City.It’s one thing to have your friends draw on your face with a permanent marker, it’s another to take a Sharpie to a $600K-plus exotic sports car. While one look at the Ferrari 812 Competizione Tailor Made might make you think such a tragedy occurred, rest assured that’s not actually the case.Instead, the yellow V-12—powered coupe with black markings all over its body is a one-of-a-kind creation that celebrates the Italian automaker’s design process. Inspired by the a blank-sheet design process, specifically the work of Ferrari’s chief design officer, Flavio Manzoni, the company’s stylists and its Tailor Made customizing division worked together for over a year on this one-off 812.FerrariThe resulting car is shown in these photos wearing matte Giallo Tristrato (yellow) paint with details traced in matte Nero DS Sketch. They highlight bits such as the aero-blade that bisects the hood, the side louvres, and the vortex generators on the rear panel. The Sharpie-like aesthetic continues inside, with the 812’s cabin covered in Alcantara that has design sketches embroidered into the seats as well as the dashboard.FerrariFor those curious about the Ferrari 812 Competizione that is the basis for this work of art, it’s an 819-hp farewell to the brand’s nonhybrid V-12. Only 999 will be built, with a price tag north of $600,000. This custom Tailor Made example is one of those limited numbers, and while it is virtually priceless, it’ll be auctioned off for charity on October 17 at the Ferrari Gala in New York City.More on the Ferrari 812This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorEric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si. More

The new 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is out, and Ford has already released a video of the model testing at Road Atlanta. It sounds incredible, so you should stop what you’re doing to watch and listen.What you’re hearing is a 5.2-liter supercharged V-8. It appears to be an evolution of the old Shelby GT500’s “Predator” engine, albeit with hardware changes and a new dry-sump oiling system. Output is 800 horsepower and 730 pound-feet of torque, which gets to the rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle via a carbon-fiber driveshaft. What’s unclear here is if the camouflaged testing mule is sporting the optional titanium Akrapovic exhaust, but what is clear is that it sounds amazing.All the Details and SpecsNot too different than the GT500, of course, but that’s no bad thing. That car made its presence known for miles. While testing one a few years ago, we actually got in trouble for violating a track’s noise limits. This, in a car that had license plates. Expect similar shenanigans from the GTD.You can hear a bit of supercharger whine from the front, but as the car passes, all you hear is exhaust note. It sounds like the transmission shifts quickly, too. That was the case with the seven-speed Tremec dual-clutch in the GT500, and we suspect that the GTD uses Tremec’s eight-speed transaxle, a development of that seven-speed. The car, of course, looks very fast. Ford is targeting a sub-seven-minute Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time, and with all that grunt plus massive Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires and real aerodynamics, we can see them getting there. We’ll settle for driving one at Road Atlanta, however.Senior ReporterA car enthusiast since childhood, Chris Perkins is Road & Track’s engineering nerd and Porsche apologist. He joined the staff in 2016 and no one has figured out a way to fire him since. He street-parks a Porsche Boxster in Brooklyn, New York, much to the horror of everyone who sees the car, not least the author himself. He also insists he’s not a convertible person, despite owning three. More

This one-off 2023 Bentley Continental GT Speed, created by the brand’s Mulliner customizing division, celebrates the original car. To match the spec of the OG Conti, the new version wears Cypress Green paint and a Saddle leather interior.The one-of-one Continental GT Speed was sold to an American collector and displayed at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The original 2003 Bentley Continental GT helped the ultra-luxury brand go from surviving to thriving. Not only was it a huge sales success right out of the gate, but the OG Conti was the first modern Bentley—as it was designed and developed under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group. To celebrate the nameplate’s significance for its 20th birthday, Bentley has commissioned a one-of-a-kind 2023 Continental GT Speed.Created by Bentley’s Mulliner customizing division, the tribute Continental GT is spec’d like the very first production model. The new coupe features Cypress Green paint, and its interior has Saddle leather upholstery with Burr Walnut trim. The cabin also has a couple of exclusive contemporary touches, including “Special Green” contrast stitching and matching striping on the doors, seats, and center console sides. There’s also a plaque that reads, “20 years of the Continental.”BentleyLike the first-generation car, the Continental GT Speed is exclusively powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W-12. While its predecessor produced a hefty 552 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, the latest—and last—version of the unique engine produces a prodigious 650 horses and 664 pound-feet. That power is routed through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic that feeds all four wheels, which on the one-off car are Dark Grey Satin 22-inchers.BentleyThe commemorative 2023 Bentley Continental GT Speed has already been spoken for. While its expected exorbitant selling price is being kept under lock and key, Bentley says it was sold to an American collector, who took possession of the car at The Quail at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it was also on display.Continental GT Speed ReadingThis content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorEric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si. More

Read everything else we have to say about 2023’s Monterey Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster won Best of Show at Pebble Beach in the traditional festive atmosphere of the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday afternoon, August 20.The 540K is one of only three Long-Tail Special Roadsters with a covered spare that still exist worldwide, according to the Concours program notes.The car was purchased by its current owner in 2022.A 1937 Mercedes-Benz Special Roadster just took the Best of Show prize at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car is owned by known collector and concours winner Jim Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky, and Palm Beach, Florida. “We recognized and bought this car because it was a rare vehicle,” Patterson said on the judges’ stand just after accepting the trophy. “Its condition was almost virginal. It had never been separated [from its drivetrain], never restored, and had only 13,000 miles on it.”Michael Simari|Car and DriverThe car, already an icon of engineering with its advanced, high-power supercharged straight-eight, is an exquisite example of Streamline Moderne styling, exemplary of this era. Patterson has owned the car since early 2022, having purchased it from an RM Sotheby’s auction. The car was complete, but Patterson’s team still worked to make it perfect. “We redid everything about it,” he said. “But we didn’t have to order or make any parts.” This car is exactly the type of vehicle to win in the concours, which tends to privilege uniquely designed pinnacle iterations of the so-called Classic era between the World Wars. As such it reinforces recent trends at Pebble, where such cars have continued to dominate, especially special, coachbuilt cars styled with an imminent menace, reflecting the years leading up to the Second World War. Michael Simari|Car and Driver”Historic elegance prevails,” said Ken Gross, a veteran Pebble Beach judge and noted automotive author and curator. “People think the concours should be rapidly moving toward awarding postwar cars, but even in a year of incredibly tight competition, this was a breathtaking example.”Whatever the reasoning behind this vehicle’s win, we remain delighted, as always, that enough people are passionate enough about owning, maintaining, showing, and paying witness to these paragons of rolling sculpture that Pebble continues to draw crowds. And if, one day, Best of Show is awarded to a 1978 Stutz Blackhawk, or a 2005 Mitsuoka Orochi Nude-Top, we will celebrate that as well.More Headliners at Pebble Beach 2023Contributing EditorBrett Berk (he/him) is a former preschool teacher and early childhood center director who spent a decade as a youth and family researcher and now covers the topics of kids and the auto industry for publications including CNN, the New York Times, Popular Mechanics and more. He has published a parenting book, The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting, and since 2008 has driven and reviewed thousands of cars for Car and Driver and Road & Track, where he is contributing editor. He has also written for Architectural Digest, Billboard, ELLE Decor, Esquire, GQ, Travel + Leisure and Vanity Fair.    More

Land Rover has unveiled a new special-edition version of the 2024 Range Rover called the Carmel Edition.It’s finished in an exclusive white exterior paint and has interior bits including tan and maroon leather and ceramic trim pieces.It stickers for $371,475 and only seven units will be produced.Range Rover SUVs already reach into the upper echelons of price and exclusivity with their $200,000+ SV models that offer a wide range of customization options, but this new Carmel Edition goes even higher. Revealed at Monterey Car Week 2023, this new version of the 2024 Range Rover stickers for $371,475 and only seven will be built specially for those who were invited to the Range Rover House experience in California.The Carmel Edition is based on the top long-wheelbase SV model with the 606-hp version of the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 engine. Its unique exterior and interior treatments are surprisingly subtle, starting with the SV Bespoke Special Effect Gloss white paint and the 23-inch wheels with white inserts. Inside, it features the four-seat interior with a fold-out table and a fridge, and the cabin is finished in two-tone Perlino and Deep Garnet leather. There’s also Cream Ash Burr veneer and white ceramic trim, along with Pearl Oyster accents, embroidered cushions, and door sills denoting the special edition as one of seven.Land RoverLand RoverFor all the extra money that the Carmel Edition costs over the standard $235,475 Range Rover SV model, these lucky seven buyers do get a set of Titleist golf clubs and other bits of Range Rover swag. Land Rover also says that a portion of the money from the sale of these vehicles will be donated to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.More on the Range RoverThis content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorDespite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.   More

Rolls-Royce unveiled its latest coachbuilt automobile, the Droptail, during Monterey Car Week.A total of four Droptails will be built, each highly personalized.The first Droptail is named La Rose Noire and is said to be inspired by the Black Baccara rose varietal.Rolls-Royce has long indulged requests from its clients seeking special design elements, be they an embroidered falcon in the headliner or a baby’s footprints in the dash trim. But recently, the company has taken this effort up a notch, from a “bespoke” level of specialness to a new level: “coachbuild.” The first product from Crewe to flex those muscles was the Sweptail, back in 2017, a two-door fastback that looked much like the Wraith but was based on the Phantom. Next came the Boat Tail, a nearly roofless tapered-bodied coupe with butterfly doors covered in Caleidolegno-wood veneer over the luggage compartment, from which a sun parasol could be deployed. The tale of custom ‘tails now continues with the Droptail, which is again an open coupe but this time with seating for just two.This project was more extensive than the previous efforts. The Droptail’s architecture is described as a monocoque made from steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber. The car is some 10 inches shorter than a Ghost, and the body is a combination of steel (doors, front fenders) and carbon fiber (rear quarter-panels, trunklid). The 6.7-liter V-12 here got a 30-hp bump over the standard Phantom spec to 593 horsepower, and torque is increased to 620 pound-feet.The first of the four Droptail efforts makes its debut at The Quail during Car Week. Dubbed La Rose Noire, it takes inspiration from a type of rose that the commissioning owners have a particular penchant for. The Baccara Rose informs the exterior colors, which appear to be red and black, but the latter has dark red highlights. The brightwork also wears a unique dark finish. The upright elements in the Rolls grille are angled, for the first time, and the lower air intake features 202 individual rectangular projects, a three-dimensional twist on mesh.Inside, 1603 pieces of black sycamore wood trim veneer are used to create a design that suggests rose petals scattered in the wind. An (also custom-designed) Audemars Piguet watch is mounted into the dash but also can be removed and worn. And there’s a special champagne storage compartment that stores (at the correct temperature) champagne from the clients’ own vineyard. Three other Droptail commissions are still to come, each with its own specific detailing.Related StoriesUnsurprisingly, there was no Monroney price sticker stuck on the window of the Droptail, and it seemed gauche to ask the price. But if you’re considering having Rolls build one for you, know that the previous commission, the Boat Tail, is rumored to have cost around $28 million, so we’d guess the Droptail is in the same neighborhood. Deputy Editor, Reviews and FeaturesJoe Lorio has been obsessed with cars since his Matchbox days, and he got his first subscription to Car and Driver at age 11. Joe started his career at Automobile Magazine under David E. Davis Jr., and his work has also appeared on websites including Amazon Autos, Autoblog, AutoTrader, Hagerty, Hemmings, KBB, and TrueCar. More

Northern Californian company Aska showed this prototype of a flying car during Monterey Car Week that it hopes to produce within two to three years.The Aska A5 flying vehicle can take off both vertically and horizontally, an improvement on the “flying car” idea.The plan is to use these planes as rentals or taxis, priced at around $800,000, and 100 prospective buyers have already placed reservations, a spokesman told Car and Driver.Flying cars have been teased as a someday technology for decades, long before self-driving cars became the just-around-the-corner technology to chase. A few, such as Terrafugia, made real strides but, ultimately never made it to market. Now there’s a new player promising to land the dream in two or three years’ time.Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying MachinesAska, a company located in Northern California, has been engineering a solution with a team of about 50 for the past six years, and we got a quick (land-bound) ride in its first prototype during the Monterey Car Week happenings. It’s still very early, and rough, but Aska has a further innovation on the flying-car concept, as it can take off vertically as well as horizontally like a typical plane. That means it could get in and out of much smaller spaces. In fact, CEO and co-founder Guy Kaplinsky has grand visions of converting gas stations, many of which he sees going out of business with the transition to electric cars, into landing pads for his creation.Dave VanderWerp|Car and DriverThe Aska A5 will seat four, and is propelled through the air by six propellers, four of which can rotate from a vertical to horizontal orientation to facilitate the transition from takeoff to flight. The Aska can also take off conventionally, in which case its acceleration is boosted by an electric motor at each rear wheel. Power for the 5000-to-6000-pound craft—Kaplinsky promises the production version will be lighter—comes from a roughly 100.0-kWh battery pack, with a gas-powered range extender to make more electricity when needed. Flying range is a claimed 250 mph with a 150-mph cruising speed. Dave VanderWerp|Car and DriverTo convert to driving configuration, the front and rear wings fold over the fuselage, which takes about a minute, and the wings have to be secured to keep them from bouncing around with road impacts. This is currently a manual process, but an auto-locking mechanism is right around the corner, according to Kaplinsky. Really, a more accurate name is a “driving plane” rather than a “flying car,” however, as the Aska won’t meet all of the regulatory requirements to be fully street legal. Instead, it will be registered as a neighborhood electric vehicle. Dave VanderWerp|Car and DriverKaplinsky envisions that the driving part would be typically fewer than 10 miles, just to get to an appropriate takeoff location, and that the A5 would typically be operated as a rental or taxi. He says he already has 100 reservations for his craft, which will cost just $800,000. The company has recently begun unmanned hovering as they go down the path of FAA approval. We hope the flying car really makes it this time.Director, Vehicle TestingDave VanderWerp has spent more than 20 years in the automotive industry, in varied roles from engineering to product consulting, and now leading Car and Driver’s vehicle-testing efforts. Dave got his very lucky start at C/D by happening to submit an unsolicited resume at just the right time to land a part-time road warrior job when he was a student at the University of Michigan, where he immediately became enthralled with the world of automotive journalism. More