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The joyful noise of the commentariat,

rebutted sporadically by Ed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2019

TRUE LOVE WAITS

You guys really nailed the

cover of the September

2019 issue! The photograph

and the two-word caption

perfectly capture the

significance of the 2020

Corvette. Every time I see it,

or even think of it, I smile.

—Bill Knight

Alexandria, VA

I’ve been subscribing to C/D

for 35 years. Your Septem-

ber cover is the first one

that took my breath away.

Simple. Perfect. Hallelujah!

—Drew Neumann

Mankato, MN

It’s good, but it's still no

avocado in a Reatta—Ed.

VETTING PROCESS

Kudos to the C/D staff for the

absolute best preview story

among all the monthly car

mags reporting on the 2020

Corvette development and

details [“The Mid-Engined

Corvette Is Here,” Septem-

ber 2019]. The others teased

readers with a cover photo

and maybe a page or two

of generic text. The C/D

feature truly informed read-

ers with in-depth coverage

of the engineering back-

ground, analysis of design,

interviews with key GM

people, and numerous great

photos and illustrations.

—Bruce Elliot

La Conner, WA

When the C7 debuted a few

years ago, I wrote and said,

“Nice ass.” And you kindly

printed it. Sadly, the feeling

just isn’t there for the C8.

—Ron Nath

Des Moines, IA

The C8 love affair is nothing

like my decades-long fidel-

ity to C/D, where reading

every word of every issue

is required to find such

hilarious irreverent gems:

“There are six available

[wheel] finishes, and [Tadge]

Juechter proudly notes

that ‘none of them are

chrome.’ Upon hearing that

news, tens of thousands

of men in Tommy Bahama

COLUMNISTS

8. Sharon Silke Carty
   Metallic-Flake Stream-
   line Baby.


9. Daniel Pund
   Nowhere Man.


10. Ezra Dyer
    Charging ahead.

UPFRONT

13. Reveal: VW Golf
    VW’s hatchback is
    redone for the seventh
    time in its history.


14. Roll Reversal
    Changing the way we
    measure acceleration.


15. The 300 Club
    Bugatti sets a speed
    record.


16. Shocking Claims
    EV supercars are full of
    promise.

THE RUNDOWN

79. 2020 Lincoln
    Corsair Reserve AWD
    A small play at luxury.


80. 2020 BMW M340i
    Horsepower and han-
    dling return.


81. 2020 Audi RS
    Wonderfully well
    rounded.


82. 2020 Aston
    Martin Vantage AMR
    Save the manuals.


83. 2020 Hyundai
    Venue
    A large smartphone.


84. 2020 Bentley
    Flying Spur
    Looking the part.


85. 2019 Ford
    Focus ST
    Passport required.


86. 2020 Zero SR/F
    Too-quiet electric bike.

ETC.

3. Backfires
   Corvette and grunge.


4. What If... Saab
   Were Still Around?
   Sketching a 900.

pay day

A Ford Explorer ST

costs more than

a new mid-engine

Corvette Stingray?

—Patrick Harvill

Riverside, CA

Ford Explorer ST

A few add-ons push the

Ford past the Chevy.

Chevrolet Corvette

With no options, a C8 is

less than an Explorer.