| Aging Punx! Re-Live Your Fumbling Youth with this 1960 Valiant! |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
The mighty Road Toad! In the 1990s, Mopar A-bodies were a staple mode of transport in the Bay Area punk scene. Cheap-as-free, largely unrusted under the California sun, simple to work on, and boasting oodles of cred owing to a mention in the Circle Jerks’ cover of “Wild in the Streets”: “Got a ’64 Valiant, […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Car and Driver’s Auto Executives of the Year |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
It can be oversimplifying things to blame an automaker’s top executives when a company flounders—or to lavish praise on them when the good times roll. The five executives recognized here, however, all stood out on individual merit for their leadership and poise in 2015. They work for companies large and small, independent and subordinate, but […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Sketchy: Mercedes-Benz Teases the New 2017 E-class |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
“Emotional design and intelligent high-tech perfectly embody the Mercedes-Benz design philosophy of Sensual Purity,” Mercedes gushes on various social media channels today, with the release of this sketch. The car to which they are referring is, of course, the next-generation E-class, which will be fully unveiled at the Detroit auto show in less than two […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Stump-Puller to Tree-Hugger: My Power Stroke Diesel Bronco Now Runs on Biofuel |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
When I converted my ’93 Bronco to a 7.3-liter Power Stroke diesel, one of my goals was to eventually run it on biofuel. Of course, that wasn’t my main objective. Higher on the list were items like “get 500 pound-feet of torque” and “make loud turbo noises at all times.” But yes, also: sneer down […]
|
| |
|
| |
| After Delay, Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon Diesels Are Being Released to Dealers |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| Jerry Seinfeld Puts President Obama Behind the Wheel of a ’63 Corvette Sting Ray [video] |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
We’ve already shown you the teaser for President Obama’s appearance on Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, but now the full episode is out. And yes, the Commander in Chief slides behind the wheel of that gorgeous ’63 Corvette Sting Ray. The full episode, which you can watch here, breaks with some of […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Faraday Future Shows Flickers of Its EV Concept, the Car Looks Wild |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
We’re just days away from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, and still we have not gathered a single good look at upstart EV manufacturer Faraday Future’s concept car that’s scheduled to debut there. There has a been a teaser photo of . . . some part of the car, a darkened photo depicting the car’s […]
|
| |
|
| |
| After Delay, Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon Diesels Are Being Released to Dealers |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
These are tense times for automakers selling diesels in the United States. In the wake of Volkswagen’s emissions cheating, the EPA announced that it would be more stringent in its testing. All this happened just as GM was supposed to bring its first-ever mid-size diesel pickup to market in the fall. And sure enough, the […]
|
| |
|
| |
| The Very Best Car and Driver Stories of 2015 |
Dec 31st, 2015 |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| 2016 Kia Optima 1.6T Test: Painless Frugality |
Dec 30th, 2015 |
|
When it debuted at the New York auto show in 2010, the now-outgoing Kia Optima wowed spectators with its attenuated roofline and determined visage, penned under the direction of design boss Peter Schreyer. That Optima established Kia’s current design language, and the new, 2016 version doesn’t stray far from the script, with the tiger-nose grille, […]
|
| |
|
| |
