Diego PatiñoCar and Driver Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale, usually held in spring or early summer, was delayed for 2020 and is taking place October 13–14. Nearly the entirety of Amazon’s vast inventory of products will see major discounts during the two-day sale. Automotive deals are plentiful, but not everything …
Read More »2021 Chevrolet Silverado HD
Overview Heavy-duty pickup trucks are built to do the jobs that their half-ton counterparts can’t, and the 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD are no exception. Although they share a nameplate with the smaller Silverado 1500, they alone offer a Duramax V-8 with 910 lb-ft of torque and a max …
Read More »2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: Final Thoughts On Our Long Term Tester
When VW agreed to give us a 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport SEL for a few months, we were excited. Among many things, the Cross Sport is a good-looking, rugged two-row crossover based on an already well-selling model for VW, the traditional three-row Atlas. Now on the back end of …
Read More »MetLife Vs. Geico: Car Insurance Comparison (2020)
MetLife and Geico are two popular choices for car insurance nationwide, but how do you choose between MetLife vs. Geico for your vehicle coverage? In this review, we’ll see how the providers stack up to each other with a side by side comparison of coverage, cost, and more. …
Read More »From Argentina to Canada, Pan-American Electric-Vehicle Road Trip Now Possible
Enel X works on EVs and renewable-energy projects around the world and has installed more than 200 new charging points in South and Central America to make a really long West Coast journey possible for EV drivers. The infrastructure expansion was made as part of the new Long Way Up …
Read More »This Week in Cars: Honda Ridgeline, Armored Vehicles, and e-tron’s New Noises
In which we were more than a little surprised to discover that elsewhere in the world, an auto show happened. Check out the 14 most interesting cars and concepts from Beijing, and then check out what else went down this week. Dollars and Sense TransUnion’s latest report on the financial …
Read More »Are We Done Adding Gears to Transmissions?
Illustration by Moron EelCar and Driver October’s issue includes our annual 20 Questions feature. You can find this and 19 other questions–and answers–there. Plot a graph of the average number of gear ratios offered across the market by year and you’ll end up with a gently rising slope that suddenly …
Read More »In Case of Electric-Car Fire, Half of Fire Departments Are Unprepared
National Fire Protection Association via YouTube The National Transportation Safety Board says the U.S. is woefully unprepared to deal with EV fires, which require different strategies than gasoline vehicle fires. 31 percent of fire departments don’t train for EV fires, and half say they don’t have special protocols in place …
Read More »2020 Toyota Camry TRD Review: Bombastic, Spastic, Fantastic
Verdict 6.6 / 10 We enthusiast types don’t typically love writing about the Toyota Camry. Even after migrating to the TNGA platform for the 2018 model year, it still remained a fairly uninteresting sedan to drive. Sure, that stiff modular chassis now gives the Camry some semblance of handling verve, …
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