Options

In case it doesn't, the six-speed in our 3.5SE test car can be swapped for a four-speed Jatco automatic with a manual shift mode at the same trim level, or even for a five-speed Aisin autom...
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Feel of the Forces

The existence of an actual limit of adhesion on a dry smooth surface seems to be a purely hypothetical question with the wide-section flat profile Goodyear Blue Streak tires. Michelin X tir...

Simply Phenomenal

As befits a Chapman design, the Elan's cornering power is simply phenomenal. It's a considerable improvement on the 1955 Lotus 11, which first established modern standards for high-speed ...

1965 Porsche 911 Archived Road Test – Review

From the April 1965 Issue of Car and Driver TESTED No contest. This is the Porsche to end all Porsches—or, rather, to start a whole new generation of Porsches. Porsche's new 911 model ...

Good Things Do Come

The automatic transmission felt a bit like the one used in the Ford Fairlane GT/A of our "Super Car" test, but better on part-throttle acceleration. Shelby American modifies this transmiss...

The GT500‘s Safety and Interior Features

We're sure someone will utter a cry of protest, but to our knowledge, the '67 Shelby Mustang is the first production car to offer a true rollover bar as standard equipment. Not a thicker r...
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2002 Mercedes-Benz G500 Road Test – Review

TESTED In the Austrian factory where workers in blue jumpsuits assemble the Mercedes-Benz G500, there is a sign that reads, "Geländewagen: Robust und Exklusiv." That sign describes ...
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Deceivingly Powerful

"It's a great machine," said one of the brightest young marketing and advertising types within the Chevrolet organization in an effort to describe the Corvette. "But it's not a terribly us...