The Evolution of Quattro
In the beginning: the 1977 Volkswagen Iltis, a go-anywhere Sherpa for the German military. The front and rear differentials are open bevel-gear type with a manual...
Building Our Long-Term Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
The V badge on the back of a Cadillac CTS-V is not supposed to sit parallel to the bumper. Also, remember that the letter leans. Okay, so it’s in a stylized font and attached to an angular...
2013 Ford Fusion – Future Cars
Last year’s stunning Evos concept previewed the 2013 Fusion’s styling, and the production sedan lo...
Volkswagen Touareg V-10 TDI
One of the most powerful diesel SUVs ever sold in the States, the twin-turbo V-10 VW Touareg, come...
Radical and Futuristic
The Gullwing and this magazine have a special relationship besides sharing an official birth year of 1955. While stationed in Germany as an Army Signal Corps radio repairman in 1958, our m...
Cars That Wear The Silver Star
Originally published in Car and Driver magazine in May 1967.
“Even though we’ve come to expect each new model from Daimler-Benz to be the best thing of its kind, we still find ourselves...
Baby Boomers Created the Classic-Car Market—and Could Crash It – Feature
A demographic shift looms: Some 76 million baby boomers will soon reach retirement age, crushing the health-care system and the social safety net with their massive numbers. ...
1983 10Best Cars – 10Best Cars
Car and Driver isn’t the first magazine to bring you the ten best of something or other, nor will we be the last. We hope that we’re breaking important new automotive ground, however, by b...
A Lighter Engine
There are two models initially?Ruedisueli: Yes, the base car and the GTS. The GTS has different wheels and two suspension settings—street and race. And it has a Harman/Kardon stereo, an ...
There‘s No Question That This is a Stingray
How did you manage to keep the 50/50 weight balance?
Bennion:
The new engine is a little longer, with the variable-valve-timing hardware at the front, which is why the wheelbase is an i...