Encasing a BMW 3-series in ice is just one of many stunt videos done by the creative guys at Garage 54, who have used oil drums as wheels and tried to use bottle caps as tire studs. The challenge was to encase a BMW E30 in ice over a winter …
Read More »Elon Musk Wants to Put Up 40,000 Satellites, Bring Internet to the Whole World
Starlink Satellites/picture allianceGetty Images Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, says his Starlink internet service—part of SpaceX, another Musk-helmed company—will begin private beta testing in three months. SpaceX’s Starlink has over 400 satellites in orbit of a planned 40,000. Starlink is designed to improve previous satellite internet access in many more …
Read More »2019 Porsche Macan S Review: Yesteryear’s Porsche, Today
Verdict 6.9 / 10 Porsche, a brand famed for its adherence to a slow, deliberate design evolution, is making some sizable changes for its new products. From the outside, the cars still look like Porsches. In the cabin, though, screens are taking the place of dials, and touch-capacitive panels are …
Read More »The 5 Best Convertible Car Seats (2020 Review)
Advertiser Disclosure Buying for baby can be nerve-racking, but even more so when you throw a two-ton vehicle, high-speed traffic, and happenstance into the mix. We tapped into a vast online community of parents, grandparents, and caregivers and listened to their stories and experiences with car seats. Based on their …
Read More »Lexus GS Is Dead, Special-Edition Model Bids Farewell for 2020
Lexus’s mid-size luxury sedan, the GS, is ending production for the U.S. after the 2020 model year. It will say goodbye with a special-edition model called the GS Black Line. The GS has been around since the early 1990s and all four generations have been sold in the U.S. It …
Read More »Finding the Best $40,000 Enthusiast Collectible Car: Window Shop with Car and Driver
In our hunt for more reasons to window-shop cars from our home offices, our colleague Dave VanderWerp offered up his current shopping challenge: Replacing his beloved 1991 Acura NSX, which he sold last year. In the most recent episode of Window Shop with Us, four Car and Driver editors offer …
Read More »Most efficient 2020 cars, Lexus GS discontinued, Kia’s electric future: What’s New @ The Car Connection
The Car Connection’s Greenest Cars of 2020 If you’re looking for today’s cars with the lightest environmental footprint you should be looking for charge ports, not fuel tanks. 2020 Honda Civic vs. 2020 Mazda 3: Compare Cars The Mazda 3 and Honda Civic stand above and beyond much of the …
Read More »Subaru recalls certain 2019 models for increased risk of engine stall
Subaru is recalling certain 2019 Impreza and Legacy sedans, as well as 2019 Outback and Ascent SUVs, for a faulty fuel pump, the automaker disclosed to the NHTSA this week. If the low pressure pump fails, the engine can stall and not be able to restart, which could increase the …
Read More »2020 Hyundai Sonata SEL Plus Review: Resurgent
Verdict 6.9 / 10 The Hyundai Sonata has been sold in the United States since 1989, but it was anything but a hot commodity until 2011. Then, in those halcyon days, Hyundai rolled out the sixth-generation Sonata, the most attractive product the company had ever built, which single-handedly changed the …
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