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From the February 1994 issue of Car and Driver. Put any car guy under the micro­scope, zoom down through his polite and civilizing layers to where the corpuscles flow red hot, and there burns The Uni­versal Fantasy: You get a surpassingly neat car, then you make it even neater. This is a field trip into […]

From the November 2023 issue of Car and Driver. The Dodge Hornet R/T is freighted with expectations. In the post-Challenger world, we’re all looking for a sign that Dodge can find its way without supercharged V-8s and red key fobs. The Hornet is a vision of that future, infusing a dreary yet marketable form—the small

UPDATE 10/19/23: This review has been updated with test results. Porsche loves to pay homage to its past. When your halo model has been in production since the 1960s, there’s a rich history to tap into. The 2023 911 Carrera T is the latest to get the retro treatment, although it’s certainly no old-school sports

We’re in something of a golden age of high-performance and luxury SUVs and crossovers. If you’re in the market for a two-ton people mover that corners harder than your dad’s old Corvette, you’re spoiled for choice. Alfa Romeo entered the conversation with the power-rich Stelvio Quadrifoglio for the 2018 model year. Now the 2024 Stelvio

From the November 2023 issue of Car and Driver. Say, are you handy with a wrench? Do you think the Ford F-150 Raptor would be a great truck if only it had a better suspension? Got about $25,000 of extra cash and a late-model Ford F-150? Well then, Factory Five Racing has the perfect project

The moniker that’s attached to the new top-dog Mercedes-AMG GLC—2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Performance—is the first indication of the newfound complexity of this extreme machine. AMG’s signature product was once known as the Hammer, a simple but effective tool. You wouldn’t call AMG’s new GLC simple, but it’s undeniably effective. The source of motivation

From the February 1995 issue of Car and Driver. Could it be? The in-depth selec­tion of four-doors newly avail­able and popularly priced at 60 large has escaped your attention? Tsk, tsk. While you weren’t looking, automakers have been particularly energetic in this rarefied stratum­—three new entries within the last few months. Comparison test, anyone? For

We’re well past the point of handwringing when brands historically known for sports cars and sports sedans build SUVs. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to impart brand character into these vehicles; layer on electrification, and it’s even more difficult. Alfa Romeo, though, did pretty well with its first effort, the high-strung Stelvio. Now comes

From the November 2023 issue of Car and Driver. To paraphrase Charles Darwin, evolve or die. That imperative applies to cars as well as animals and plants. Take the automotive species known as Corvette: In a bid to stay relevant, it branched off of its evolutionary tree for 2020 when the C8 generation sprouted an

Until now, the Venn diagram circles representing ultra-luxurious four-door grand-touring machines and sports cars with sub-10-second acceleration through the quarter-mile have never touched. Add a third circle representing EVs with over 400 miles of range and you’re in deeply unfathomable territory. Want to make it even more difficult? Let’s up the ante and lower the