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Greetings from the new and improved Car and Driver.
BACKFIRES • Think of it as the peer-review section of the magazine, hosted by your pal Ed.
Car and Driver
The 911 Report • The 992-generation Porsche 911 gets a mid-cycle recharge courtesy of an electrified-powertrain lineup.
Caution: Major Changes Ahead • How the transition to EVs is affecting product lineups at Audi, BMW, and Mercedes.
Reattaching the Wheel • Lamborghini’s Active Wheel Carrier adjusts camber and toe in real time for major performance gains without the typical downsides.
Hyundai’s Innovation Center • The Singapore factory features a rooftop test track, a smart farm, and more.
Alternating Current • EV sales are rising, and yet they’re also failing to meet expectations. What gives?
EZRA DYER • It’s looking like an Uber driver might be the subject of Hollywood’s next big racing movie.
ELANA SCHERR • Can a car be haunted? A Jensen Interceptor is proving to be demonically difficult. Time to call the exorcist.
Lightning Lap 17 • Our annual track test pits the fastest vehicles of the year against the clock on VIR’s 4.1-mile Grand Course. In addition to 12 of the hottest street cars, we invited the Garage 56 Chevy Camaro racer and Subaru’s Airslayer to play.
THE SUBARU BRZ GETS A QUICK FIX
THE HUMAN-INTEREST STORY
IS TWO GREATER THAN FOUR?
ALONG FOR THE RIDE
MEASURING STREET CRED
AMG’s Razor • Four cylinders plus three motors and two transmissions equal the quickest and most complicated C63 ever.
SUMANTICS • A German plug-in hybrid does a convincing job of proving 1 + 1 = 3.
Pickup Artists • The new Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road takes on the reinvigorated Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 in a battle of on- and off-road challenges in the Southern California desert.
6 Watch Your • The 296GTB charts the way to the future by channeling Ferrari’s V-6 past.
FLAVIO MANZONI • Ferrari’s design boss on how the 296GTB compares to the LaFerrari and also which Ferrari is his favorite.
COUNTERPOINTS
ELECTRIC SIX • The replacement for displacement.
TEETERING TOWER • ONLINEUSED-CARSELLER CARVANABEGINS TO RECOVERAFTER ITS METEORICRISE AND FALL.
A Stone Groove • Lucid Air Sapphire HIGHS: Magic-carpet quick, handling to match, range for days. LOWS: No coasting mode, quarter-million price, you better like blue.
Late Braking News • Subaru BRZ tS Big Brembos and new dampers spice up one of our favorite sports cars.
Tuner Ready
Boot Scootin’ Boogie • Honda Passport TrailSport HIGHS: Sensible as heck, V-6 loves to rev, more inside stowage. LOWS: All-terrain tires give up some on-road grip, new DOHC V-6, still no skid plates or suspension lift.
Fare Thee Well • Jaguar F-Type R75 HIGHS: Intoxicating V-8 soundtrack, classic sports-car traits, last of its kind. LOWS: Tight-fitting cabin, twitchy steering on uneven pavement, last of its kind.
Drivelines: Blips • HIGHLIGHTING THE DETAILS THAT MATTER
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 • The mid-engine two-seater may well represent the best all-around sports car Porsche produces.
Fleeting Thoughts • Updates and hot takes on the vehicles fortunate enough to spend 40,000 miles with...