car and driver a 17th takata airbag–related death has occurred in the united states in the crash of a 2002 honda civic in arizona.the defective airbag was part of a recall of 56 million takata airbag inflators since 2013, the biggest recall in u.s. automotive history.jus [...]
ferrantraitegetty images young males in rural areas drove more recklessly once covid-19 arrived, according to new 2020 statistics from the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa).drug use, including alcohol, cannabis, and opioids, was up in nhtsa's data of [...]
though we recently dedicated an episode to finding senior editor joey capparella a winter beater for under $2000, not all window shop premises are self-serving. this time, we decided to fulfill a viewer request because we're nice like that. a commenter on youtube suggested we use our skills to find a truc [...]
bmw the bmw m8 coupe and convertible are going away for model year 2021, and it's due to supply issues brought about by the covid-19 pandemic, a spokesman told car and driver.the m8 gran coupe will stick around, but the stand-alone competition model is kaput and will now [...]
porsche porsche's third-quarter u.s. sales report contained a surprising statistic: for the first time, the all-electric taycan outsold the 911, 718, and panamera. for now, it's the third-best-selling porsche here, behind the company's macan and cayenne suvs. it [...]
tesla tesla delivered 139,300 vehicles in the third quarter of 2020 breaking a previous record of 112,000 set in 2019. during the same time, the automaker manufactured 145,036 vehicles. the automaker doesn’t break out individual vehicles but sold 15,200 model s/x and 124 [...]
tesla tesla announced at battery day that it has opened preorders for the $139,990 model s plaid. the model s plaid has 1100 horsepower and can do zero to 60 mph in less than two seconds, ceo elon musk claimed.the vehicle has a range of 520 miles, besting lucid's upcoming [...]
noam galaigetty images the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) offers up another reason we need to get rid of covid-19: reckless driving is up, and causing more deaths.2019 was the third year in a row with fewer traffic fatalities than the one before, but nh [...]
acura the next-generation acura mdx will be shown october 14.it will technically be a prototype version of the new three-row crossover, but likely isn't far off from production.the new 2021 mdx will look similar to the recently revealed tlx sedan.acura has confirmed that [...]