Car and Driver

This magazine is for automobile enthusiasts interested in domestic and imported autos. Each issue contains road tests and features on performance, sports, international coverage of road race, stock and championship car events, technical reports, personalities and products. Road tests are conducted with electronic equipment by engineers and journalists and the results are an important part of the magazine's review section. Get Car and Driver digital magazine subscription today.

A brief eulogy for the most significant car of this century.

BACKFIRES • Think of it as the peer-review section of the magazine, hosted by your pal Ed.

Car and Driver

The Autonomous Motorist • Robotaxi services put the auto in autonomous.

The Ultimate Upsell • For ultraexclusive automakers, maximum profits come from minimum volume.

Battle Bot • Can CarEdge’s AI car-buying agent finagle an amazing deal for us?

Perfect 10 • The most influential car of the 1980s was American, electric, and only 15 inches long.

EZRA DYER • Do kids still care about cars? I look for answers with a $753K 1001-hp Lamborghini Revuelto.

ELANA SCHERR • The shock of the new is supposed to be earthshaking, but familiar and functional is better than jaw-dropping.

A SMALL GETAWAY • BMW’S M2 CS IS A PETITE CAR WITH A LOT OF PERFORMANCE. WE MADE IT THE HEADLINER ON CALIFORNIA STATE ROUTE 58.

COUNTERPOINTS

BIG LITTLE CARS • Does the perfect car for $30,000 exist in a market largely washed out to sea? We drive six contenders all over California to find out.

X CESS • CHEVROLET’S 1250-HP CORVETTE ZR1X IS EVERYTHING ON THE MENU, ALL AT ONCE.

COUNTERPOINT

DON’T MESS WITH TEX • SOMETIMES YOU GET THE CARWASH. SOMETIMES THE CARWASH GETS YOU.

BAJA IN SLOW MOTION • ROLLING THROUGH THE MEXICAN WILDS IN AN INEOS GRENADIER QUARTERMASTER. BECAUSE IN THE MARCH OF PROGRESS, SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO MISS A STEP.

By Odin’s Beard! • The Aston Martin Valhalla charges into the hypercar battle with 1064 horsepower and a Formula 1 pedigree.

Pay to Play • More performance, refinement, and tech come to the 2026 Audi A6, but the re-designed luxury sedan’s best features are locked behind a sizable paywall.

Go Go Godzilla • Ford F-250 Super Duty 7.3-Liter HIGHS: Nearly as quick as the top-dog diesel but with higher payload capacity and five-figure savings. LOWS: Less than half the torque, 15 mpg on the highway, badge envy.

The Great Shrinkage • The Rivian R2 appears to have what it takes to become the brand’s first volume model.

Fierce Defender • Land Rover Defender Octa HIGHS: Stonking V-8, surprisingly capable chassis, a value among its set. LOWS: Its set starts at $150K, jarring ride, flirts with 6000 pounds.

Bolt Strikes Again • The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt might look familiar, but there are significant changes underneath.

2024 Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid • The pint-size hybrid pickup became a sales monster overnight. If it can put up with our abuse, you better believe it’s built as tough as any other Ford.

FROM THE LOGBOOK

Fleeting Thoughts • Updates and hot takes on the other vehicles brave enough to spend 40,000 miles with C/D’s editors.

Drivelines: Blips • HIGHLIGHTING THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

The Best Odds • The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest. Certainly not the most expensive. They were machines that emerged willfully peculiar and intractably idiosyncratic.