Car and Driver - USA (2020-04)

64 APRIL 2020 ~ CAR AND DRIVER

Long-Term Test

After tracking every fill-up,

service, problem, complaint, dent,

and dog hair, car and driver

presents the 40,000-mile Evaluation.

A Better Mousetrap. by Jared Gall

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Regular facelifts and redesigns are the

ticks and tocks marking the passage of

time in the car business. But even with

continuous improvement being the cadence of

the industry, there are updates and changes and

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An actuator pivots the extra linkages between

the connecting rods and the crankshaft to twerk

the pistons a little higher or a little lower, resulting

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cruising, with the engine calling up the lower ratio

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— 2019 —

Departure

January 2020

Arrival

July 2018

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