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Backfires • The joyful noise of the commentariat, rebutted sporadically by Ed.
A CHECKERED FLAG OF SORTS
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Spare a Chip? • A lot happened in 2021, and some of it was even okay. But the long and the short of it was an industry short on supplies.
The Year the Future Came into Focus • The days of Tesla having the EV market largely to itself are over.
Pay Up, and Up • New-vehicle prices are soaring, but how bad is it really? History says pretty bad indeed.
Testing Winners and Losers • A 20/20 look at 2021’s highs and lows, as seen through the carefully calibrated lens of our testing department.
Save the DVD Player • You cannot have a most excellent entertainment experience in your vehicle without this piece of throwback tech.
Driver Assists • A disability doesn’t have to mean a lack of mobility. Some people use custom equipment and strategies that get them behind the wheel safely.
10 BEST
PORSCHE 718 • THE PORSCHE 718 FAMILY AND THE VW GTI EACH BLEND AN INCREDIBLE DRIVING EXPERIENCE WITH DAY-T0-DAY USABILITY AND MANNERS.
VOLKSWAGEN GTI
FINER POINTS • Pulled directly from staff notebooks, what follows is our commentary on the vehicles that didn’t make 10Best.
HONDA ACCORD • THE MOST AWARDED CAR IN 10BEST HISTORY IS BACK TO COLLECT ITS 36TH TROPHY.
CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY • THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE’S PERFORMANCE AND VALUE ARE UNDENIABLE.
FINER POINTS
FORD BRONCO • THE RAM 1500 AND THE FORD BRONCO ARE AS GOOD AS THEY ARE POPULAR.
RAM 1500
FINER POINTS
CADILLAC CT5-V BLACKWING • TWO OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD FOUR-DOORS FROM CADILLAC.
FINER POINTS
CADILLAC C T4-V BLACK WING
A NEW HOME FOR 10BEST
SUBARU BRZ & TOYOTA GR86
KIA TELLURIDE • KIA’S READYFOR-ANYTHI NG TELLURIDE IS NOW THE BENCHMARK OF ITS CLASS.
FINER POINTS
Just Enough Truck • The Maverick’s reimagination of the simple and small entry-level Ford inspired us to visit the birthplace of the original affordable Ford.
TIME MACHINE • TESLA’S MONSTROUSLY QUICK 1020-HP MODEL S PLAID NABS RECORDS AND DELIVERS ON MOST OF THE COMPANY’S HYPERBOLE, BUT THAT’S NOT THE WHOLE STORY.
[THE OPPENHEISER PROJECT] • GENERAL MOTORS GIVES THE WORLD AN ELECTRIC HUMMER WITH THE POWER TO CONVERT PICKUP-TRUCK BUYERS.
SHOP THE SIGNATURE LINE OF GEAR & GOODS • ROAD & TRACK SHOP
Big Truck, Big Wait • The first entirely new Tundra in 15 years ditches the V-8 for a twin-turbo V-6.
Half-Full Fridge
Show Business
Take a Load Off
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Quitting Golf
Shark Attack
WHAT TO BUY: 1990–96 NISSAN 300ZX • The imminent arrival of the new Nissan Z and the resurgence of seemingly all things ’90s have sparked new interest in the 1990–96 Z32-generation Nissan 300ZX. A bold return to form after the more-show-than-go Z31, the Z32 heralded the onslaught of 1990s Japanese sports-car dominance. The Turbo, with its 300-hp twin-turbo V-6, is the...