Automotive
Car and Driver
Even in its most basic form, the Chevrolet Corvette is easily 10Best material.
NO MATTER WHEN you first took a shine to the Chevrolet Corvette, you owe it to yourself to take a good hard look at the current C8 generation.
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January / February 2026
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Drivelines
The Ferrari 296 Speciale gets the once-a-generation factory treatment—and a name that's basically a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
For a relatively small cash outlay, the Chevrolet Trax still delivers big value.
UNTIL THE CURRENT Chevrolet Trax debuted for 2024, it seemed like General Motors would never get the affordable small vehicle right.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
The Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing pairs a ballroom dancer's poise with a basement brawler's punch.
THE CADILLAC CT4-V BLACKWING'S list of awards may soon be longer than its name.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
THE GREAT EV RESET
SALES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL LIKELY FALL FOR A WHILE. BUT DON'T BELIEVE THE GRIM PROGNOSIS—EVS ARE HERE TO STAY.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
A gutsier engine makes the Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo the Tig that zigs.
The compact-SUV class is fat with choices that are thin on fun. The Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo aims to stir up that segment.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Marriage of Convenience
2025 Toyota GR Corolla HIGHS: Ultraplayful chassis and steering, hatchback versatility, automatic makes eating tacos while driving easier. LOWS: Inconsistent launch-control starts; less acceleration, efficiency, and money in your pocket than with the manual.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Losing the manual didn't keep the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R from winning us over, again.
LOSING ANOTHER MANUAL transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Practicality, refinement, and affordability are hallmarks of the Honda CR-V, which tops that trifecta with an athletic driving experience.
IT MUST BE ANNOYING to be other automakers trying to engineer an entry in the all-important compact-SUV segment to compete with the Honda CR-V, because it's good at everything.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
The Best Odds
The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest.
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January / February 2026
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These Chevrolet and GMC full-size SUVs combine impressive capability with comfortable accommodations and surprising agility.
WE LIKE OUR full-size SUVs like we like our burritos: big and made with high-quality ingredients.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Judged by its specs, the Lucid Gravity would appear to be another example of EV overkill; a quick stint behind the wheel proves otherwise.
THE NUMBER OF LUXURY ELECTRIC SUVS is growing, as are the figures that define them.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
With long-standing practicality and engaging driving dynamics, the Honda Accord is now a 40-time 10Best winner.
CONSISTENCY IS a fast-food chain's secret weapon.
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January / February 2026
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Logos à Go-Go
Mercedes-Maybach SL680 HIGHS: Cushier ride, elevated exclusivity, enhanced snob appeal. LOWS: A Louis Vuitton handbag becomes a car, pooch-perch rear seats are gone, cleaning the white carpet (or having to doff your shoes).
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
A potent powertrain and a top-tier interior put the new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid on the board in its debut year.
THE KING IS DEAD, long live the king! The Kia Telluride has finally stepped down from its 10Best pedestal, as it's in the midst of a major changeover and wasn't ready in time for consideration.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Based on my experience running my neighborhood road association, I advise you to go hug a DOT worker.
LAST YEAR, I moved to a spot that’s a little bit rural.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
She's tiny and squirmy and has changed my being.
This past summer, a beautiful baby girl joined the Quiroga family. As a friend predicted, my capacity to love has grown exponentially.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
The Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86 recall simpler times, relying on providing a joyous driving experience rather than technology and features.
WE'VE LONG THOUGHT that the Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster, 10Best stalwarts, were more expensive and refined versions of the pure sports-car formula adhered to by the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Under the appealingly boxy new look of the Honda Passport lies a well-rounded mid-size SUV that deftly toes the line between ruggedness and civility.
HONDA HAS ENGINEERED plenty of successful SUVs, but it struggled to figure out the two-row mid-sizer.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
With its 668-hp V-8 engine, standard manual transmission, rear-wheel drive, and fastidious execution, the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing has power, purity, and purpose.
CADILLAC'S ground-pounding sports sedan roars back onto our 10Best list for the fifth consecutive year because, really, what's going to knock it off? Granted, it did face fresh competition in the form of the new BMW M5, but the CT5-V Blackwing vanquished that challenger, along with the Audi RS7, in a comparison test earlier this year.
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January / February 2026
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Fortunate Sone
There's more than one way to measure and quantify what we hear when driving a car.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
High Impact
Porsche 911 GT3 Touring HIGHS: Every drive is a qualifying lap, screams at 9000 rpm, three pedals are better than two. LOWS: Sometimes you just want to chill, no more analog tach, the thought that you'd enjoy it more if you were younger.
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January / February 2026
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LATE BLOOMER
THE NISSAN LEAF LAUNCHED THE EV ERA. IT HAS FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE REVOLUTION IT STARTED.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Luxury and performance in an elegant wrapper that satisfies any metric neatly describes the Mercedes-Benz E450.
IT'S A HYPERKINETIC WORLD out there, and it seems you need to make a lot of noise to get noticed.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
A Blast from the Past
Morgan Plus Four HIGHS: Modern performance, steers and handles well, a real conversation starter. LOWS: Inherit the wind; unlockable; please, sir, may I have some storage space?
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January / February 2026
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M5 vs- M5
THE BMW M5 SEDAN TAKES ON FIS HOMONYMOUS RIVAL, THE KUBOTA M5.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
It's not often that anything as fun as the Ford Ranger Raptor is also an excellent value.
IT'S A FAIR CRITICISM that we might occasionally get so caught up in otherworldly performance or a divine driving experience that we neglect to adequately scrutinize the value end of the equation.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
Continuing a decades-long tradition of packing above-average variety, versatility, and vim into a compact package, the Honda Civic does it all.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, don't fix it.
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January / February 2026
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Bob Lutz's Paper Chase
As an auto exec, Lutz railed against paper pushers. Now in his 90s, he has become one-but not in the conventional sense.
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January / February 2026
Car and Driver
For many people today, the American dream includes a family, a house, and a pickup; never has a half-ton truck been more desirable than the Ram 1500.
RAM DIDN'T NEED to resurrect its V-8.
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