Play buttonAutos 494-HP 2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring Co-Stars in Matthew McConaughey CommercialCar and Driver - Mihir MaddireddyIf you imagined the confluence of a Lincoln luxury crossover, Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, Breaking Bad director Johan Renck, and billowing smoke in a color that brings to mind the Hendrix classic
Mazda Mazda's First EV Is Officially Coming Next MonthCar and Driver - Joey CapparellaUPDATE 9/16/19: Mazda spokesperson Tim Olson confirmed that a new EV model will be shown in Tokyo, although he couldn't share any more details at this point. We have updated our story accordingly. Mazda's
FCA US Ram 1500 Is Only Full-Size Pickup to Be Rated IIHS Top Safety Pick PlusCar and Driver - Clifford AtiyehThe 2019 Ram 1500 earns the only Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick+ rating for a full-size pickup, an enviable result. It bears noting that the Ram was just as safe months when
Honda 2020 Honda Accord Prices Rise by $185–$385Car and Driver - Joey CapparellaAs is typical for a new model year, the 2020 Honda Accord is going up slightly in price. The base Accord LX goes up by $185 to a new starting price of $24,800, while the Accord Sport rises by $385. EX
Florida Florida Man Selling Bugatti Veyron for $125,000; It's Actually an '02 CougarCar and Driver - Mihir MaddireddyJust when you didn't think that the online car-sales world could get any wilder, the good old Florida man proves you're wrong by offering up a Bugatti Veyron for $125,000. The only catch is that the car
Autos UAW Is on Strike against GMCar and Driver - Clifford AtiyehUPDATE 9/16/19: UAW workers walked off the job at General Motors facilities at 11:59 p.m. Sunday night. With talks between the union and GM set to start again this morning, the Teamsters union has said
Autos Volkswagen Microbus with Civil Rights Background Heads to WashingtonCar and Driver - Sebastian BlancoSometimes, a bus is more than a bus. Like the rusting 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter with fading green paint you see above. It may not look like much today, but VW is helping preserve this particular
Autos Vision Mercedes Simplex Concept Is Retro Gone WildCar and Driver - Tony QuirogaThere's retro, and then there's retro. Mercedes-Benz's Vision Mercedes Simplex is about as retro as a car can get: its name and spirit date back 118 years, to the first car that wore the Mercedes name.
Autos Bentley Is Making a Dozen Blower Bentley ReproductionsCar and Driver - Sebastian BlancoEveryone knows that prewar Bentleys are extremely valuable and extremely rare; the last one to sell at auction went for more than $8 million. That is one of the reasons it makes sense that Bentley has
Autos Anti-Car German Protest Groups Call for a Ban on SUVs at the Frankfurt Auto ShowCar and Driver - Sebastian BlancoUPDATE 9/14/19: Anti-SUV protestors entered the Frankfurt auto show when it opened to the public on Thursday, according to the Associated Press and as seen in the photo above. These protestors climbed
Autos The Electric-Car Community Wants to Invite You to a PartyCar and Driver - Sebastian BlancoElectric vehicles may have a distinct advantage over ICEs in a drag race—all your torque at zero rpm certainly helps—but they could use a boost when it comes to sales. That's especially true in the United
Autos Tesla’s a Game Changer When It Comes to Windshield WipersCar and Driver - Mihir MaddireddyThe last car part you'd ever think would change is being revolutionized by Tesla, which has filed a patent for a new windshield-wiper design. The basic windshield wiper hasn't changed in a long time. just
Autos Restored 1930 Ford Model A Is Not Junk, Nebraska Man Insists, but the State DisagreesCar and Driver - By Connor HoffmanSome would argue that modifying a classic car is a sin. And that is what Lane Nelson of Wahoo, Nebraska, is trying to convince state officials. Nelson and his father have restored a Ford Model A that been
Autos Owning a New Car Will Cost You $9000 a Year, Says AAA StudyCar and Driver - Clifford AtiyehYou're not imagining it: New cars are getting more expensive. You're not just paying more once, when you take delivery, but every time you spend money to fuel, fix, finance, insure, register, and watch
Autos 2020 Toyota Prius Gets Apple CarPlay and a Slight Price HikeCar and Driver - Joey CapparellaAfter an update for 2019 that added optional all-wheel drive, revised styling, and a restructured trim-level lineup, the Toyota Prius is now slightly better equipped for 2020. It gains a few new connectivity
NHTSA Owners Accuse Nissan Rogue of Braking for No Reason; NHTSA InvestigatingCar and Driver - Clifford AtiyehNissan is under investigation for collision avoidance systems on late-model Rogue models that allegedly brake the vehicles for no reason, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Autos Jeep's Hot-Selling Gladiator under Stop-Sale Order for Driveshaft ProblemCar and Driver - Drew DorianJeep's hot-selling and long-awaited Gladiator pickup truck has been on sale for just a handful of months, but it's already being recalled for a serious flaw. The recall, which was first reported by Jalopnik,
Tesla Tesla Model S Spotted Lapping the Legendary NurburgringCar and Driver - Eric StaffordThose who thought Tesla CEO Elon Musk had short-circuited last week when he promised to send a Model S to the Nürburgring for some hot laps now have to clean the egg off their faces. In fact, we had barely
Autos 2020 Cadillac CT4 Sedan Lineup Comes into FocusCar and Driver - Andrew WendlerWhen Cadillac introduced the medium-performance 2020 CT4-V in May, it assured us that details regarding the rest of the CT4 lineup would follow. Now, with summer on the wane and winter looming, Cadillac
Autos Did a Tesla Model S Really Set a Lap Record at Laguna Seca?Car and Driver - Eric TingwallElon Musk's track record of grand overstatements and broken promises has many observers casting doubt on his claim that a Tesla Model S set the four-door lap record at Laguna Seca. But Musk's boast that
Stripe Why Racing Stripes Cost $10,000 on the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500Car and Driver - Alexander StoklosaWant to inflate the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500's $73,995 base price by 14 percent with only one option? Buy the optional painted-on racing stripes, of course! They cost $10,000, which seems, um, decadent
Tesla Model S Tesla Posts Video Claiming Model S Has Set Fastest-Four-Door Record in Laguna Seca TestingCar and Driver - Daniel Pund9/11/19, 9:30 p.m.: This story has been updated with the video below and the statement from Tesla, via a spokesperson directly to C/D as well as on Twitter, that the driver of the Model S in the video
Autos California Could Soon Reclassify Ride-Share Drivers as Employees, Not ContractorsCar and Driver - Clifford AtiyehWithin months, some of the hundreds of thousands of Californians who drive for ride-sharing and delivery services might see their phone alerts go silent. On the other hand, they stand to gain a lot in
Land Rover C/D Joins Land Rover Designers for an Analysis of the 2020 DefenderCar and Driver - By Matthew AskariThere are few icons in the automotive industry as lauded as the Land Rover Defender, and the new, next-gen 2020 Defender has just been unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show to a great deal of world attention.
Porsche Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Spied Looking Menacing and Ready for Track DutyCar and Driver - Andrew WendlerTalk about synchronicity. Just hours after Frank Steffen-Walliser, Porsche head of sports cars, told Autocar that Porsche is considering a Cayman GT4 RS, our wily spy photographers checked in with this
Lego 2020 Land Rover Defender Lego Technic Kit Has High to Low Gears and Working WinchCar and Driver - By Connor HoffmanEarlier this summer, U.K. retailer Smyths prematurely posted a listing for a 2020 Land Rover Defender Lego Technic set, which had us on the edge of our seats for the return of the off-road SUV as well
Autos How We'd Spec It: 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500Car and Driver - Mihir MaddireddyThe 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 configurator is finally up and running. We were looking forward to learning how much it would cost to buy our preferred spec of the most powerful Mustang ever, so we
Autos Sportsmobile Turns Ford's Classic E-Series into a Rugged Camping RigCar and Driver - Andrew WendlerFord pulled the plug on its venerated E-series van in 2014, but the crafty artisans at Sportsmobile have found way to the keep the spirit of the Econoline alive in the form of the Classic 4x4 Overlander.
Jaguar XJ Jaguar Teases Its Upcoming Electric XJCar and Driver - Rich CepposIn line with previous Car and Driver prognostications, the next generation Jaguar XJ will be a pure electric vehicle like the company's I-Pace SUV. But will it be a conventional four-door luxury sedan
