-While there are plenty of players in the thriving compact-crossover segment, only the 2017 Ford Escape offers consumers their choice of three four-cylinder engine options, all paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. The powertrain trifecta starts with the naturally aspirated 168-hp 2.5-liter inline-four, which comes only in the base, front-wheel-drive… Continue reading
Flickr Many companies are now dedicated to making self-driving cars common on roads worldwide. It was recently announced that Singapore plan to test self-driving taxis. These cars will be fully autonomous, not even requiring a steering wheel. In other parts of the world, self-driving car technology testing is already underway.… Continue reading
-Hyundai dialed back the pizazz of the latest Sonata when it redesigned the family sedan for 2015. It’s a better all-around car and impresses with a spacious back seat and generous trunk capacity. It’s more mature-looking now, too, even if it lacks the sculpted lines of the last-generation Sonata and… Continue reading
– We can’t imagine that many buyers feel torn between a performance hatchback and a compact-crossover SUV, but if you’re one of these indecisive individuals, you’ll want to know about the Mercedes-Benz GLA250, which inexplicably merges these segments into one handsome package. READ MORE ›› – Continue reading
– Regulators have left carmakers little choice but to embrace plug-in-hybrid technology: In Europe, for example, ultra-aggressive fuel-consumption standards, coupled with testing methods heavily favoring plug-ins, give such models a big advantage. In China, they’re favored by legislation at both the municipal and national levels. Here in the U.S., CAFE… Continue reading
-In a world where downsizing is portrayed as a virtue, does smaller mean better? That’s the question raised by the standard Porsche 718 Cayman and its mighty-mouse engine. As in the brawnier Cayman S, which we’ve already reviewed, the regular car has ditched its naturally aspirated flat-six for a turbocharged… Continue reading
-As luxury SUVs have gone from relative obscurity to regulars in the valet line, competition has grown fierce, and the measure of overall goodness has been steadily on the rise. And that is how it should be; pretty good just doesn’t cut it anymore. READ MORE ›› – Continue reading
-Encased under glass and lit up like a museum piece, Audi’s ten-cylinder totem to human ingenuity looks as if it should be accompanied by a soft-spoken docent to narrate its very existence: At 610 horsepower, this naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 is the most powerful engine ever put into production by… Continue reading
Flickr – Bugatti Chiron If you’ve got a thing for speed, you’ve clicked on the right article! Today, we’re going to take a brief look at some of the fastest cars in the world. These behemoths are built for raw power, maximum speed and insane style! Now, before we begin,… Continue reading
– Porsche wasn’t the first to apply turbocharging to production gasoline engines. GM had done it a decade before with both the Chevy Corvair and the Oldsmobile Jetfire. Which, in fact, means the 930 was actually the second production turbocharged flat-six. But while GM quickly abandoned the idea and didn’t… Continue reading
-The vehicular landscape outside Car and Driver’s home office, located as we are in the heart of Detroit Three nation, can provide a skewed view of what’s selling in America. Lincolns are as thick on the ground as Benzes—thicker, in some locales—and employee lease deals saturate the market with whatever… Continue reading
-After 120,000 miles divided among a 2012 BMW 328i sedan, a 2014 BMW 328d xDrive wagon, and a 2015 BMW M3, we’re ready for a respite from the sixth-generation 3-series. Each one of those recent long-termers left us cold: too disconnected, too expensive, or too flinty, but most of all,… Continue reading
A car is the most popular choice when it comes to a new vehicle. Cars are sleeker, more modern, and easy to drive. It is no wonder most drivers decide to go with one over a van. However, they are all cosmetic reasons that have no bearing on anything. Sure,… Continue reading