On the Web
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2018 VOLKSWAGEN
TIGUAN
We sample a prototype
version of VW’s
comeback crossover.
CarandDriver.com/
2018VWTiguan
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2017 KIA NIRO
Kia’s first-ever dedicated
hybrid doesn’t flaunt it.
CarandDriver.com/
2017KiaNiro
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TESTING AUTOMAKER
APPS
Do the apps from BMW,
General Motors, Hyundai,
Infiniti, and Tesla make
car ownership more
convenient?
CarandDriver.com/
TheStateoftheApp082
Departments
Columnists
010. EDDIE ALTERMAN
We have lived the car-sharing
future. It smells like egg salad.
026. JOHN PHILLIPS
The road that should not have
been taken.
028. AARON ROBINSON
Swimming against a current of
indifference.
030. EZRA DYER
One man’s unnatural desire for
a street-legal golf cart.
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Upfront
017. Reveal of the Month
LEXUS LS
Can the car that introduced a
brand reinvent it, too?
020. Hot Air
GAS CARDS
Another passing environmental
grade for the auto industry? Sort of.
022. Split-Second-ary Education
PEDAL DANCE
Testing low-grip driving
techniques, using wisdom from a
rally champion and a rock star.
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Drivelines
082. 2018 LEXUS LC500/500h
Lexus courts enthusiasts with an
engaging flagship V-8 and a hybrid
to match.
086. 2018 MERCEDES-AMG
E63 S 4MATIC+. AMG’s cruise
missile returns with more power,
more gears, and a drift mode.
092. 2017 SUBARU IMPREZA
Subaru’s former runt strives to be
an Asian Audi built in America.094. Tested
2017 BMW ALPINA B7 xDRIVE
Alpina’s B7 is BMW’s quickest
vehicle.
096. 2018 MERCEDES-AMG GT R
Wider, lighter, and more powerful
than the GT S, the GT R also turns
up the tech.
098. Tested
2016 FLYIN’ MIATA HABU
After decades of trying, pushrods
finally improve the Miata.
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Etc.
007. BACKFIRES
Are we okay? Nah, Bill, we’re
pretty far from okay.
100. WHAT I’D DO DIFFERENTLY
Andy Palmer.Car and Driver
vol. 62, no. 9
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