Car and Driver

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Backfires • The joyful noise of the commentariat, rebutted sporadically by Ed.

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Red Tape and Replica Cars • A 2015 law was supposed to create an industry of government-compliant replica cars. So far, it hasn’t.

It Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Claim the Federal EV Tax Credit • Qualified buyers no longer need to wait until filing their taxes to apply the credit to the purchase price of their new or used EV.

Stuttgart, Germany • The cradle will rock.

An Extra Jolt of Spice • The 729-hp Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid is a gasoline-electric powerhouse.

Tuneup • We spoke with Chip Ganassi Racing about the care and development that goes into making professional racers fit to drive.

Trailer Failure • Sometimes when you’re towing a trailer, the wheels fall off. That’s a metaphor. But it also actually happened.

The Supercar Sorority • There have always been women in the driver’s seat. A group of sports-car owners in the L.A. area is working on making them more visible.

THE 2024 WINNERS

EVERYDAY ACE • All hot hatches should have a refined older brother like the Acura Integra Type S.

THUNDER & LIGHTNING

CHEVROLET CORVETTE • The screaming Z06 gets kneecapped by a price increase, but the C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette is still a winner and now boasts an enticing new addition: the electrically enhanced, all-wheel-drive E-Ray.

10 (of the) Worst Dealer Markups • The vultures yearn for flesh.

HONDA ACCORD • Yep, it won again. Honda has not fumbled the family-sedan football. Instead, the Accord enters another season primed for the future.

HONDA CIVIC • With a lineup ranging from fuel-sipping economizer to track-ripping hot hatch, the Civic displays astounding versatility and excellence of execution.

LUCID AIR PURE • Lucid promised a less expensive version of its Air EV, and now it delivers with the $78,975 Air Pure.

SHOO-INS • If you’ve driven the dynamically superior Porsche Boxster or Cayman, you understand why this duo returns year after year.

10 Bad Takes • It doesn’t happen often, and this may shock you, but we aren’t always right—yet we are always willing to cop to our mistakes. Here are 10 vehicles that we either erroneously thought were great, didn’t appreciate fully, or just plain missed. Our deepest apologies.

SUBARU BRZ AND TOYOTA GR86 • If you think small, lightweight, joyful sports cars are dead, you haven’t looked in the right places.

A Price Is Right • Eligibility for 10Best is determined by a vehicle’s base price, but optional equipment can push a few winners past the $110K cap. Here we present the range of the base price and the most expensive and fully loaded version of each of the 10Best winners.

TOYOTA PRIUS • What happens when a car that’s synonymous with a certain set of virtues adds a whole bunch more? It ends up here.

WINNERS AND LOSERS • A look back at 10 of 2023’s notable high achievements and low moments.

RIGHT ON, TRAX! • Small, inexpensive crossovers aren’t often where one finds inspiring execution, but the Chevrolet Trax defies expectations, and its own history, to end up a winner.

FORD MAVERICK • Big and tall...