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Andrew TrahanCar and Driver Some cars are for winning races. Some are for winning attention. The Porsche 718 Spyder is for winning souls. It’s not the quickest car in the 718 Boxster/Cayman family. Or the most structurally stiff. But what it lacks on the spec sheet, it returns in deep and meaningful allure. We spent […] More
We don’t have the sex appeal of Adrienne Barbeau or Tara Buckman climbing out of a Lamborghini Countach [Maybe not you, Oldham—Ed.]. Even if we did, we left our skintight spandex jumpsuits back at the hotel. But we are hauling ass through the California desert in a black Lamborghini, specifically Robert Patel’s modified 2020 Lamborghini […] More
The Pontiac Aztek looks somewhat decent these days. Hummer is coming back to make electric SUVs. Tesla just built its millionth car. To that pile of things we thought we’d never say, we can now add: Porsche builds two sedans. HIGHS: Incredible performance doesn’t hamper its luxurious side, attractive and rich interior, you-must-be-this-tall-to-ride spirit of […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver When Ford Motor Company announced the CD6 platform that would underpin the 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer would have a longitudinal engine arrangement and available rear-wheel drive, we started daydreaming about drifting a twin-turbo V-6 SUV. Not everything that seems possible in your head actually plays out, though. So, when […] More
The guy in the Subaru Crosstrek came down the hill, stopped uncomfortably close to my driver’s-side door, and rolled down his window. “Can I help you?” he asked. He seemed irritated that I had pulled over in front of his vineyard in, what, some old 911 or something? I wanted to tell him that by […] More
Honda’s hybrid system enhances the refinement and impressive fuel economy of its top-selling vehicle. More
20,000-Mile Update During the winter months, Michigan’s freezing temperatures and intermittent snowstorms often send muscle cars into hibernation. However, the season of salt didn’t stop our staff from regularly strapping into the saddle of our long-term Ford Mustang. There is no rest for long-term cars, as evidenced by our Bullitt, which accumulated its second 10,000 […] More
Audi refreshes the three-row Q7 where it needed it and leaves the rest alone. More
