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Michael SimariCar and Driver Ten years ago, lazy auto writers used the Toyota Camry as shorthand for anodyne transportation, a car for people who think of cars as appliances. But then the Camry went and got sneaky fun on us, ripping from zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds and offering a TRD package and […] More
Jessica Lynn WalkerCar and Driver People fall in love with Porsches on curvy roads and in love with convertible Porsches on curvy roads under blue skies. When your first drive in the 2020 911 Carrera S cabriolet is in stop-and-go traffic on a rainy California day that appears committed to making up for the previous […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver 3/11/20 UPDATE: This review has been updated with test results. Anyone who wants Jaguar Land Rover’s long-serving supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 in a vehicle fresh off the production line should hurry. The 2020 Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic edition is likely to be the last new model ever fitted with that engine. […] More
James LipmanCar and Driver A lot of small SUVs hint at sportiness, but the 2020 Porsche Macan Turbo actually delivers. It’s not merely sporty; it’s wicked quick. The handling isn’t just performance oriented but sticky, like duct tape on bare skin. It’s almost a shame to mention the Macan Turbo in the same breath as […] More
40,000 Mile Wrap-Up Regular facelifts and redesigns are the ticks and tocks marking the passage of time in the car business. But even with continuous improvement being the cadence of the industry, there are updates and changes and then there are wholesale reinventions. Infiniti’s 2019 QX50 wasn’t a mid-engine-Corvette brain exploder, but it was an […] More
30,000-Mile Update Sometimes it feels like we’re piling on. When one of us starts complaining about a car, it’s all too easy to join in. We summarized a few negative comments about our Volkswagen Atlas and its lack of Germanic driving verve in its last update. But not everyone has bought into the narrative that […] More
Michael SimariCar and Driver When the Mercedes CLA-class debuted, in 2013, the debate was all about whether it would be accepted as a real Benz. Based on our experience with the second generation, that question has been answered. Unless you’re traversing the type of gruesome locale where the citizenry is well drilled on model hierarchy […] More
The updated 2020 Audi S4 is hot. It may not be hot like the eye-poppingly gorgeous Alfa Romeo Giulia, but hot in a subtle, slow-burning way that isn’t obvious at first. The more time you spend with the latest S4, however, the more you notice its design elegance, the more you pick up on its […] More
