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Never mind the fact New York had a fleet of electric taxis running in Manhattan in 1897: If you believed the hype surrounding the launch of the Tesla Roadster from some sections of the media, you’d almost think this Silicon … Continue reading →

Worried that the Camaro is being overexposed before its launch next year, Chevrolet has gone mum with official word about the car, while going to the unusual step of testing cars without camouflage in the hopes that spy photographers and … Continue reading →

For 2009, Hyundai took its satisfying Sonata mid-size sedan—already a more-than-credible alternative to the segment’s entrenched big dogs—and endowed it with more power and refreshed styling inside and out. As enthusiasts, however, we were most interested in what they’d done … Continue reading →

In the race for change, the Porsche 911 could lose to an Icelandic glacier. But as with most evolutionary processes, it doesn’t stop. Such is the flow of new product from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Less than one year since the GT2, the … Continue reading →

What it is: Audi will launch two variations of the two-seat supercar. First up is a more powerful 5.2-liter V-10, followed by a roadster R8. Why it’s important: A powerful V-10 moves the R8 into the stratosphere where the other … Continue reading →

To most James Bond movie hounds, Daniel Craig was the star of the most recent James Bond film, Casino Royale. But we speculate that most Car and Driver readers were more interested in seeing his new ride, the Aston Martin … Continue reading →

When the Spanish arrived in the New World some 500 years ago in their enormous wooden sailing ships, it is said the indigenous people standing on the shore literally did not see the great vessels on the horizon because they … Continue reading →

By Kirill Ougarov 638. That’s the number of SAE-certified horsepower packed into the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1′s supercharged 6.2-liter V-8, along with 604 lb-ft of torque. The supercharger has a displacement of 2.3 liters with a maximum boost pressure of … Continue reading →

After four years of development, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, as it will now be called, is ready for series production. The most exclusive sports car of all time is following in the footsteps of the legendary Bugatti, those universally-coveted limousines … Continue reading →

What you see above is the first rendering released of the upcoming spec racer that Ferrari is designing for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. If it looks familiar to racing fans, it should: the new car is based heavily … Continue reading →