– Audi is having itself a busy little year, having so far debuted the redesigned 2016 R8 and TT sports cars; refreshed (and priced) the A6, A7, S6, S7, and RS7; and introduced a new Q7 SUV. Having already covered those cars in depth, we’re focusing this latest Audi model lineup update on the 2016 A3/S3, A5/S5, Q5/SQ5, A4 sedan, and Allroad wagon, which have just been given new prices and minor equipment
– We’re celebrating our 60th anniversary this July! Big deal, we know, but this momentous occasion isn’t really about us—it’s about you. Our readers are the reason Car and Driver has thrived, and they’re the reason we do what we do. You’ve had a huge hand in shaping an incredible six decades, and we want to hear from you. – Here’s what we want to know: – • Your favorite car you
– When Mazda completely severed ties with Ford back in 2013, we were a bit skeptical of the brand’s future despite it having a great product lineup—and its cars are even better today. Without the economies of scale afforded through shared development costs with Ford or some other large partner, Mazda could find itself marooned, fighting calamitous seas tossed up by larger, stronger companies juggling multiple brands such as Fiat-Chrysler and Volkswagen Group. Right
“When you hit a bridge at 160 [mph] where you take off, that’s pretty scary. Because there’s nothing you can do; you land where the thing lets you land.” That’s legendary racing driver Stirling Moss, recalling just one of the many intense moments that defined his record-breaking and still unbeaten 1955 Mille Miglia victory. Only 25 years old at the time, Moss famously piloted the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #722 to
– Plug-in-hybrid and hydrogen-powered Mazdas are coming, by way of Toyota City. That’s right—imagine all the whole-grain, combustion-free goodness of a Toyota Mirai or a Prius Plug-In, but with the sexy, Mazda-shaped bodies you wouldn’t kick off your driveway in the morning. – – The two Japanese automakers want to expand their manufacturing cooperation beyond today’s Mazda-built Scion iA and Japan-only Mazda 3 hybrid, with the goal to electrify more
– Having cobbled together a psychotic supercharged golem to drop between the fenders of the Dodge Challenger and Charger, SRT needed a name. They found it in “Hellcat,” a moniker that had previously graced the WWII-era Grumman F6F, a stubby, radial-powered plane that could finally take the fight to Mitsubishi’s excellent Zero, the pre-eminent carrier-based fighter of the first part of the war. But given Chrysler’s history with cartoon bees and
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-A handful of the self-driving cars currently on the road in California have run into trouble—albeit allegedly not caused by the cars themselves. An investigation by The Associated Press has discovered that four of the 48 autonomous vehicles licensed for operation on public roads there have already gotten into some kind of accident. – All four of the scrapes reportedly happened at less than 10 mph. In two of them the car was in
– The Opel Zafira Tourer wouldn’t appear to be a chic or an epic choice for a strobe-light-and-string-bikini kind of spring break. This, however, was a different kind of road trip. A spunky grandmother rode shotgun and a supercharged six-year-old boy held court on a booster seat in the back. For purposes of context, we must point out it wasn’t our first European road trip. This particular family has a thirst
– Ford is recalling 8963 F-150 pickups in the U.S. for steering shafts that can break, the automaker said today. – Poor riveting on the upper intermediate shaft can cause it to separate from the steering assembly on certain 2015 F-150s, causing a sudden total loss of steering. Ford said it knows of one report of steering failure but did not report any accidents or injuries. Another 3348 F-150s subject to