Tag Archives: Driver

Unlike most of the challenges we face as Window Shoppers, this week’s contest has less to do with cars than it does what powers them. We set out to find the most iconic engines, engines that helped define a brand, made a mark in history, or were just spectacular. The …

It almost never happens, but this week, the Window Shop crew actually took the viewer-submitted challenge seriously. The prompt? Find the most reliable car out there for $ 5000. This episode features five solid and compelling choices with sterling reputations for reliability and longevity. But even though we like one …

When it comes to helping you drive, one system guides better than all the rest and it is Cadillac’s Super Cruise, Consumer Reports announced on Wednesday. The non-profit consumer advocacy group tested 17 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to determine which ones best helped the driver on long highway road …

If you’re the type who lives one quarter-mile at a time, this week’s Window Shop episode is definitely for you. Acceleration is king this week and episode 32’s challenge is simple: scour the internet for the fastest accelerating car for less than $ 10,000. All we’re concerned with is zero-to-60 …

With very few exceptions, new cars start losing their value as soon as you sign the purchase paperwork. While that’s bad news for new-car buyers, it’s good news for used-car shoppers because depreciation eventually makes once insanely expensive cars affordable. This Window Shop episode looks at those kinds of cars, …

Have you ever wanted to join car magazine editors to help test and judge some of the coolest new cars on the planet? Well, you might soon get the chance. Founder members of the new Track Club by R&T will have ultra-exclusive opportunities to ride and judge alongside Road & …

Breaking: People are fooled by marketing. This might not be news to anyone following the news, however when it comes to drivers buying new cars with new technology, the misinformation can be fatal for anyone on the road. AAA has joined the chorus of safety agencies and consumer watchdog groups in …

For this episode of Window Shop with Car and Driver, we challenged ourselves to find listings for the worst cars ever made by certain brands, and we set the price cap at $ 10,000. This, of course, raises the question of what exactly makes a car bad. Is it reliability, …

In this episode, the C/D crew looks for cars that have the potential to increase in value in the near future. If you’re like us, you’ve watched in awe as air-cooled Porsches, fourth-generation Toyota Supra Turbos, and BMW E30s went from being interesting and attainable used cars to being expensive …