2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS Turns the Rennsport Focus to the Street
On paper, the Porsche 718 Spyder RS is a Cayman GT4 RS without a roof and without a wing, though it is hardly without. While it lacks the rollover protection desired for a racetrack and the downforce needed to increase apex speed, the Spyder RS has more …
Read more2024 Lotus Emira 2.0 Brings Back the Four-Cylinder Lotus
Lotus is rightly proud of the chassis-tuning expertise that has created so many fine roadgoing sports cars over the decades. Yet the British company has long been agnostic when it comes to the question of where it gets its engines. The list of previous …
Read more1988 Panther Solo 2: Second Time’s a Charm
From the January 1988 issue of Car and Driver. The British press has given its homegrown Panther Solo 2 a tremendous buildup. Car recently called it “the most important British sports car since the E-type Jaguar.” Autocar , mixing its metaphors deliriously …
Read more1999 Volkswagen Golf GLS: The Thrill Is Gone
From the March 1999 issue of Car and Driver. However much we rhapsodize about the mystical bond between drivers and certain special automobiles, at some point a car has to deliver on some fundamental functions, specifically, its ability to haul people …
Read moreOur 2022 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch has a bit of flair
20,000-Mile Update It did not take our Ford Bronco long to reach the halfway mark in its long-term test. We all continue to note how loud it can be at highway speeds, which means we tend to turn up the radio even louder, sometimes bringing to the fore …
Read moreQuadratec JTe Is the Two-Door Gladiator That Jeep Doesn’t Make
About six months after its green paint was shimmering on display at last year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas, the Jeep Quadratec JTe concept was covered in dirt, horsing around at Holly Oaks ORV Park in Michigan. About 60 miles north of Car and Driver headquarters …
Read more2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at Lightning Lap 2023
From the February/March 2023 issue of Car and Driver. Class: LL3 | Base: $137,180 | As-Tested: $141,855 Power and Weight: 670 hp • 3646 lb • 5.4 lb/hp Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R ZP; F: 275/30ZR-20 (97Y) TPC, R: 345/25ZR-21 (104Y) TPC With a 670-hp …
Read morePresenting Car and Driver’s 2023 EV of the Year
John Roe |Car and Driver Car and Driver From the July/August 2023 issue of Car and Driver. 60 mph: 4.3 sec 1/4-Mile: 13.1 sec @ 104 mph Braking 70–0 mph: 182 ft Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.86 g Highway Range: 270 mi Here we are again. After gathering …
Read moreGreat Wall Motor Company’s Ora Funky Cat Is True to Its Name
It is always brave to call the final result of any contest before it has ended. Yet it seems impossible that anything will beat Great Wall Motor Company’s Ora Funky Cat for the title of the most oddly named vehicle C/D will drive this year. This is no …
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