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C O M PA R I S O N T E S T F E AT U R E INSTRUMENTED TEST 2019 Volvo XC60 T6
!!! What Can Flame Job 2020 Toyota R-Design AWD
2019 Chevy Camaro Do for You? Camry TRD We put Volvo’s reborn
ZL1 1LE vs. 2019 Dodge A decrepit Mitsubishi, Toyota attempts lineup to the test
Challenger SRT Hellcat a phone full of gig to make America’s with 40,000 miles in
Redeye vs. 2020 Ford delivery apps, and a favorite family car a China-built SUV.
Mustang Shelby GT500. quest to make a buck. into a sports sedan. By Drew Dorian
By Daniel Pund By Eric Tingwall By Jared Gall
“WE WANTED TO KNOW IF VOLVO COULD BUILD

NEW VEHICLES AND ASSEMBLY PLANTS FROM THE GROUND
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARCH 2020
UPFRONT
12. Reveal: 2021 Cadillac
Escalade
Escala’d up.
16. Baja Fresh
Classic 911s hit the dirt.
18. Death Metal
Even death has an upside.
20. Won’t Catch Me Rollin’
Benz’s E-Active Body Control
helps SUVs corner flat.
22. Wind Shield
McLaren’s latest aero trick.
COLUMNISTS
32. Daniel Pund
Porsche is listening. The joyful noise of the commentariat,
34. Ezra Dyer
Repairs by Randy.
rebutted sporadically by Ed.
T H E R U N D OW N
67. 2020 Toyota C TO THE EIGHT nized ballet of throttle, shift perhaps then C/D will not
Highlander V-6 I took one look at the Decem- lever, and left-foot coor- be blind to this incredible
No sudden moves. ber cover of the new Cor- dination in a sports car. performance bargain,
69. 2020 Genesis vette and tore it open to find —John the Builder unmatched by any other
G90 3.3T Premium the answer to the question University Place, WA vehicle today. It’s the only
Our review is on the nose. “New, but improved?” I read one the low-rent crowd at
70. 2020 Audi RS Q8 the first line of the road test I may not live to see the usual C/D has any hope of buying.
What’s in a name? and Rich Ceppos lost me Corvette derision replaced —Martin V. Lavin
71. 2021 Kia Optima [“The Big Question”]. “High by a meaningful report Burlington, VT
Once again a looker. expectations”? Okay. With on Chevy’s obvious home Neat—Ed.
72. 2020 Mazda CX-30 you so far. But then “Adele’s run. “New, but improved?”
Premium AWD next album”? Really? What You know the answer. As it turns out, Chevrolet
It’s all about the lift. planet is this? I almost Smear with faint praise. wasn’t the only team to
74. 2020 Mercedes-Benz chucked the whole issue. Chevy needs to increase knock it out of the park.
GLS580 4Matic —Scott Slivka the price three to five times; Holy crap, did you guys amp
13 mpg, LOL. Liberty Township, OH
76. 2020 Lamborghini Hello from the other
Aventador SVJ Roadster side—Ed.
The fat lady sings.
76. 2021 Aston Martin DBX No manual shifter in the
Hope rides in an SUV. new Vette? Having a manual
78. 2020 Dodge Charger shifter is not about believing
SRT Hellcat Widebody that it will enable the driver
Academic burnout. to outperform the paddles.
80. 2020 Nissan Sentra It is about the pure and
SR Premium simple joy of shifting. After
Finally worth a look. all, paddle-controlled acceler-
ation makes a minuscule
ETC. difference in performance
5. Backfires and will rarely, if ever, be
Rolling in the deep. used on the roads anyway.
84. Car and Driver Whoop-de-doo. I’d trade We’re so into the idea of a C8 Corvette with a
Porsche 917K the few fractions of a manual transmission that we mocked one up.
and Armin Burger. second for the synchro-
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Backfires READER POLL
Seeing the 11 interior shots in the December issue allowed me to cross off
eight of them for not having screens incorporated into the dashboard.
—Mike Selznick, Chattanooga, TN
Let me guess: You like televisions inside wooden furniture—Ed.
up my favorite magazine!
To quote you, “High expec- The Screen Test: Which design do you prefer?
tations are a bitch.” When
Sharon Silke Carty said
previously that the changes
would give the stories room
to breathe, I had no idea she
meant this. I would love to
list all the improvements,
but they are far too numer-
ous, my favorite being the
full-page, beautifully col-
ored, perfectly formatted,
easy-to-understand, and
totally complete road-test Integrated Nonintegrated
information. Brilliant. Would you prefer to have Or do you like the modern
—LeRoy Johnson screens integrated look of a tablet
Menomonee Falls, WI into the center stack? sticking out of the dash?
Sure, but how do you
feel about Adele?—Ed. Send your vote to: editors@caranddriver.com
C8 = New Coke. Nuff said.

—M. Winter
Toronto, ON would have no doubt come a car with the naturally
in first or second. You do the aspirated 2.5? I would
RUBBER MATCH manufacturer and your read- have preferred to see how
Why on earth didn’t both ers a disservice by ignoring it compared instead of
cars have the same tires this car. Fortunately, there the turbo 1.6 you tested. If
S IC YO U R D O GS O N U S AT: E DI TOR S @ CA RA N DD R I V E R.CO M O R JO I N : BACK F I RES.CARAND D RI V E R.CO M

[“Why Was 7 Afraid of 8?” are other magazines that you’ve driven the 2.5, how
December 2019]? The C8 are fair to cars in this class. would it have changed your
had newer-technology —Dave Corson evaluation of the Sonata?
tires than the C7. Your Palm Coast, FL —Michael Melton
CO NTR IB U TO R
results are suspect. Your beef is with Mazda, Hobbs, NM
—Ivars Lacis Greg Pajo not us—Ed. The 2.5 was unavailable,
Peachtree City, GA Our go-to Kiwi but it actually makes 11
Chevrolet developed the photographer actually You can roll out the same more horsepower than the
newer-generation Miche- spent his formative outdated jokes about turbocharged 1.6, so our
lin Pilot Sport 4S for the years in Australia and, “freaks” on transit, but opinion likely wouldn’t have
C8, not the C7, so you’re at an early age, buses and trains can move changed much. Look for a
asking us to conduct the became captivated so many more people than test of the 2.5 soon—Ed.
test with an off-the-shelf with and inspired by cars. It makes life better
non-GM-approved tire on the photos in car mag- for drivers by removing PIÑA COLADA SONG
the C7. With no real apples- azines and National traffic. Time for new jokes. I don’t know what Annie
to-apples experiment Geographic. During his —Thomas Wagener White was trained to do, but
possible, we tested each nearly 20 years behind Vancouver, BC it isn’t write. Good luck fol-
I LLU ST RAT IO N BY P E TE R O UM A NS K I
car on the tires specifically the lens, he’s shot on How about this: I missed lowing the logic of her Ford
homologated for it—Ed. every continent the bus today . . . I really Escape review, if you can get
except Antarctica. He shouldn’t be this sentimen- through it [“Orange Is the
FAMILY GUYS lives in England with tal about public transit—Ed. New Car,” December 2019].
I drive a fabulous 2016 Mazda his wife and daughter. I’m worried for the future
6. I am wondering why Car Pajo’s work appears You said your intent was of my favorite magazine. The
and Driver blackballed this on pages 16 and 36. to test all the models with wit, the pithiness, the careful
car from the comparo [“Mass their entry powertrains. Did progression of the features—
Transit,” December 2019]. It Hyundai not have available all gone. Please tell me you
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Backfires
see these obvious flaws and You chastise the Escape

are working to repair them. for its high price, yet the
—Steve Kohler spider graph shows it is the
The Missouri Ozarks least expensive of the four
cars compared. Obviously
More from White, please. even the C/D staff can’t
Her damning with dam- untangle the spider web.
nation of the Escape and —L. C. Bohrer article only to realize I was joke. If FE becomes Formula
Ford’s abandonment of the Lakewood, WA reading a magazine. So, I 1, as Dyer believes, there
sedan market is a delight. What’s not shown on am here to comment that won’t be a Formula 1. So once
—Andrew Laurence the spider graph is that I truly “liked” this article. again, I say, “Goodbye, C/D.”
Costa Mesa, CA the other vehicles have —R. Hughes —Marty S.
more features—Ed. Coto de Caza, CA Danvers, MA
A 5.7-second 60-mph run
for the 2.0-liter Escape? PIRATE TALK TRIPPING ON E ROLLING IN THE DEEP
Everyone else is reporting Concerning the Lincoln Cor- I just subscribed again, and I have one question: For
at least a second more. Did sair’s hood flutter [“A Small once again, I am canceling. the actual 60-mph time,
you guys receive a Wangers Play at Luxury,” December How on earth did you fall for do I have to add the rollout
edition? John Force join 2019]: I wish to report that in that Formula E crap and have time or not [“Roll Reversal,”
the staff? Is nitrous part the past few days, I’ve driven Ezra Dyer write an entire December 2019]? Did the
of the Tru-Coat package? a Lincoln up and down the column on it [December 2020 Corvette hit 60 in
Spill, Lundegaard. Dallas North Tollway sev- 2019]? FE is a giant mar- 2.8 seconds or 3.0?
—Isabelle MacDonald eral times and experienced keting campaign for EVs. —John Batchelor
North Rustico, PEI absolutely no hood flutter. How did you not mention Lewisburg, PA
Unlike some outlets that —James C. Collins Jr. Fanboost, where the cutest Add the rollout time to get
parrot manufacturers’ Dallas, TX driver gets more power in a a true zero-to-X time—Ed.
claims, we test the cars Look again—Ed. race because more 12-year-
ourselves, so we can tell old girls voted for him? Come VAPORWARE
you the 2.0-liter Escape GOING PLACES on, would Schumacher or When is Q5 of 2020 [“Shock-
and tan Cieras are quicker Daniel Pund’s December Fangio or Clark have raced in ing Claims,” December
than expected—Ed. column was so well written. FE? Of course not. The tracks 2019]? I googled it and got
EXPLAINED
Do engines that feature cylinder deactivation system on the mar- Cylinder Deactivation
deactivation always shut down the ket, General Motors’ Dynamic
same cylinders? If so, I’m wondering 3bRY:N[NTRZR[aaUNaμ`¼aaRQa\ ACTIVE
about the wear and tear on the cyl- some of its V-8s, has 17 possible
inders that are always activated ¼_V[T\_QR_`NYY\dV[TaURR[TV[R
versus those that shut down. a\cN_fdUVPUPfYV[QR_`¼_RN[Q
—John Bolduc, Hubbardston, MA which don’t. GM also employs a
simpler system that’s similar to
The term “cylinder deactivation” the VW Group’s setup, and Joe
is a bit misleading because none Folk, GM’s assistant chief engi-
of the pistons stop moving. What neer for small-blocks, tells us:
I LLU ST RAT IO N BY P E TE S U CH ES K I
actually happens is that the valves “Comparing always active cylin-

\S`]RPV¼PPfYV[QR_`N_RQRNPaV- ders with cylinders with deacti-
vated. Some engines, such as the vation capability on high-mileage
Volkswagen Group’s 4.0-liter test engines has not shown appre-
V-8, run the same cylinders when PVNOYfQVßR_R[aYRcRY`\SdRN_V[
the engine operates as a V-4. The the cylinders or within the valve-
most sophisticated cylinder- train components.” –K.C. Colwell

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“
Magic happens
when you work
on the Corvette
because it’s the
Corvette. Our
leadership kept
saying the
Escalade goes in
that same
category. In other
words, it’s not
a Corvette, but
it is the flagship
of our flagship
brand, and doors
should open,
and you should
be doing this
thing like you
mean it.
”
—Phil Kucera,
interior design manager
13
REVEAL OF
THE MONTH
A small-block 6.2-liter V-8 will con-

tinue to serve as the Escalade’s base
engine, though the 420-hp workhorse
will now make use of GM’s Dynamic
Fuel Management cylinder-deactivation
system. The Escalade also will be avail-
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time, coming a few months after the
vehicle’s launch. That 277-hp turbo-
charged 3.0-liter inline-six makes 460
pound-feet of torque. And all Escalades
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10-speed automatic seen elsewhere in piping. Cadillac says its leather supplier
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The Escalade may share its engineer- some of the complex designs. There’s
ing with its more proletarian brothers, an available 38-speaker audio system
but designers worked hard to make the by AKG, and even the smart tailored-
2`PNYNμ` V[½bR[PR SRYa UR_R AUR UbTR fabric interior from the Escala will make
grille is available with brushed chrome an appearance in the Escalade’s upper
bars, as it has been for years, or with one trim levels. In another nod to luxury,
of two sportier-looking mesh designs. the Caddy’s plebeian column-mounted Hello, OLED
The headlights retain their slim vertical shifter is gone, replaced by a sleek-look- Compared with LCDs, OLED
signature but add a narrow horizontal ing electronic console shifter. screens draw less power
RYRZR[aV[N[Rß\_aa\Sb_aUR_RZ]UN- The Escalade will go on sale in late and offer a more natural
size the SUV’s prodigious width. 2020. Cadillac is mum on price but color range, with the ability
Inside, the huge infotainment sys- expect the base ask to stay roughly the to display true black. So far,
tem, a near replica of the Escala’s, is the same as the outgoing model’s, so about the technology has made it
car’s centerpiece [see “Hello, OLED”]. $$ /bfR_` dU\ PU\\`R a\ \ba¼a to production info screens
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with more than 38 diagonal
inches of OLED real estate
across the three displays
that make up its infotain-
ment system and gauge
cluster. Automakers have
been hesitant to adopt OLED
screens, given the technology
is relatively new and longev-
ity is a concern. For instance,
early OLEDs have shown a
tendency for the colors to
dim over time. Craig Zinser,
director of Cadillac’s infotain-
ment division, says his team
found ways to lengthen the
life of its OLEDs; he estimates
they’ll last at least 15 years.
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you’re looking to pick up an
Escalade on the used market
seven years from now.
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ON LIFE’S CERTAINTIES
45K SILVER TSUNAMI

Death Metal —
According to NHTSA,
fatal crashes involving
42,836
NHTSA’s annual report drivers over 64 have
on fatal car crashes is mostly increased by almost
good news. 35 percent in the last
10 years [see below].
Drivers over 64 were
also the only age group
to be in more fatal
crashes in 2018 than
in 2017. Pair that with
census estimates that
36,560 one in five Americans
Total Motor- will be over the age of
Vehicle Fatalities 65 by 2030 (compared
1.50 with roughly one
in six now) and the
push toward auton-
1.44 omous-driving tech-
nology starts to make
a little more sense.
30K
CHANGE IN FATAL
CRASHES
BY AGE GROUP
1.13
Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

1-Year Comparison
(2017–18)
10-Year Comparison
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Won’t Catch Pressure Points

Vehicles with E-ABC are equipped
with air springs and adaptive
Me Rollin’ dampers, although that hardware is

hardly exotic on a Mercedes. E-ABC’s
unique elements are an electro-
Mercedes’s new E-Active Body hydraulic pump for each damper
Control system helps SUVs corner along with a system of check valves
and adjustable valves. Together they
like leaner, lighter vehicles. control fluid flow into the chambers
above and below the damper piston.
As the air springs on the outside
In the quest to make SUVs of the SUV compress in a corner,
handle as well as cars do, E-ABC provides more pressure to
each damper’s lower chamber, lifting
Mercedes-Benz has overshot the body. At both inside wheels,
the target. The company’s pressure is increased on the top
E-Active Body Control (E-ABC) side of the damper pistons, pressing
the body closer to the road.
suspension can lean the vehicle
into turns, similar to the way a
motorcycle corners. New to the
lineup for 2020 and available
in the GLE and GLS, E-ABC
uses hydraulic pumps driven
by 48-volt motors to adjust ride
height, counteract body roll, COMFORT MODE CURVE MODE
and stabilize the vehicle under
crosswinds. Going around a Lean In
bend, an equipped SUV can lean In Curve mode, the vehicle’s body
into the turn by controlling the can lean up to three degrees into a
suspension position, tipping turn. Initially, leaning into corners
may feel odd to the driver, who
unnaturally into the corner knows to expect the car to roll
instead of tilting (body roll) a little when he turns the wheel.
to the outside the way physics But passengers are typically less
aware of steering inputs, so their
V[aR[QRQAUR\cR_NYYRßRPaV` reaction is delayed. This system
entirely unexpected—you’ve reduces the lateral forces they feel,
never been in an SUV improving comfort and mitigating
the need for bracing in turns.
that corners like this.
—Jason Fenske
Waste Not, Want Not
Compared with the last-gen system,
E-ABC uses 48-volt electric motors—
not the engine—to drive the hydraulic
pumps, which improves efficiency.
And now, on rough road surfaces,
the hydraulic assemblies can even
recover energy, cutting the overall
ROLL energy consumption by nearly 50
CONTROL percent relative to the old setup.
—
E-ABC, supplied by
Bilstein, creates a Party Tricks
I LLU ST RAT IO N BY FO R D I L LU STRATI O N
pressure differential Not only can E-ABC-equipped GLEs

between the and GLSs lean left or right, they can
chambers on either also bounce up and down. Rocking
side of the damper mode quickly raises and lowers
piston to lift or lower the body of the car. This oscillates
the vehicle’s body at the tire’s loading on the ground,
each corner. This ostensibly giving the Mercedes
allows the system the added grip it needs to dig
to mitigate body roll itself out of deep sand or mud. We
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Wind Shield
SHE GOES
McLaren is determined to maximize minimalism in the coming $1.7 million 804-hp BY ELVA
Elva. In that pursuit, it has removed a windshield from its list of standard equip- —
ment. This poses an issue familiar to anyone who has ridden a motorcycle without a McLaren didn’t
full-face helmet: Wind is cold and insects hurt when you hit them going fast. pull this name
So the company came up with a clever solution that provides both the open-air out of thin air. It’s
feel of a glassless car as well as some protection from small bugs and windburn. It’s a nod to defunct
called the Active Air Management System (AAMS). It’s not a pithy name—Ferrari British carmaker
nabbed Virtual Wind Shield for its Monza SP1 and SP2—but bad branding doesn’t Elva, which
stop McLaren’s system from doing its job. produced the
We rode in an Elva mule with a prototype version of the AAMS on the Snetterton Bruce McLaren–
Circuit in England. With the system disabled on a bracing 45-degree day, a 30-mph pace designed M1A
was uncomfortable and a 70-mph one bordered on painful. The AAMS worked well: At [above], M1B, and
30 mph, it felt as though the Elva had a windshield. At 50, we could still talk normally M1C race cars in
dVaUaURQ_VcR_.[QNa$NYaU\bTUO_RRgfaUR_RdN`ZbPUYR`ÒbßRaV[TaUN[dUR[ the 1960s.
aUR..:@dN`\ß?RNPUV[TNUN[Qb]dN_QdRP\bYQSRRYaURO\b[QN_fORadRR[aUR Founder Frank
relatively calm air around the cockpit and the full slipstream, just like sticking your hand Nichols derived
above the windshield in a convertible. his company’s
McLaren is developing a glass windshield for Elva name from the
Air enters the lower ObfR_`dU\]_RSR_`\YVQ]_\aRPaV\[S_\Z½fV[TT_NcRY French phrase
intake through a channel or for those who live in parts of the world that man- “elle va,” which
that rotates it by 130 date one. But the purest form of the car will have a translates to
degrees. The intake channel windshield made of nothing but air. —Mike Duff “she goes.”
narrows as it goes,
increasing the air’s velocity
by about 5 percent.
Air leaves through a sizable vent in

the middle of the clamshell hood.
In front of that is a motorized air
dam, which pops up at speed to
create a low-pressure zone. This
zone gives the ducted air the room
it needs to deflect airflow around
With no fan, the system requires speed to work. At parking-lot speeds, the cockpit, so the passengers
the deflector is stowed, improving forward visibility. At speeds won’t feel excessive turbulence.
beyond 70 mph, the curtain is ineffective, so bring a helmet.
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What owners say about V1...
Bill P., Phoenix, AZ
Where’s the radar? An arrow lights
up, pointing either Ahead, to the
Trust ...V1 earns it
side, or Behind. And, amazingly,
it’s never wrong. one ambush at a time.
Arnie R., Atlanta, GA Harold B., Houston, TX
So easy to operate, a box with one
knob. No need to poke around at On my way home this afternoon I was
full-arm’s reach for little buttons the following another detector user. I could see
size of rice grains.
red blinking in his windshield as we went
Glenna R., Dallas, TX past the first radar. Thinking the danger was
Love the arrows! Where’s the behind, Mr. Ordinary Detector User hit the gas.
radar? They tell me every time.
A detector without the arrows is Uh-Oh. V1’s Radar Locator was showing two
like a car without headlights. arrows, one pointing toward the trap now
behind, and a second arrow ahead. The “2”
Chas S., Charlotte, NC
Situation Awareness you can trust. on the Bogey Counter confirmed we were
With the Radar Locator arrowing being double teamed.
toward threats, and the Bogey
Counter telling how many threats Sure enough, Mr. O. D. User cruised into the
you face, V1 makes defense easy. second trap up the hill at 15 over and got
Cal L., Trenton, NJ
himself a blue-light special.
I’ve owned my V1 since 2001, and V1 points to every trap. I trust it completely.
I’ve had it upgraded twice. I trust
the arrows to point out every radar
trap. When I know where, I know
how to defend.
Tells how many:
Radar hiding within a
Ed H., Las Vegas, NV
How can anyone not be smitten by
the Arrows? Radar ahead needs a Reads instantly.
different defense than radar behind.
When I know where, I know what
to do. When I put the threat behind
me, the arrows confirm it. Without
Ahead
the arrows, you’re guessing.
Rob R., Sacramento, CA

Turns On/Off, adjust
This is the slam dunk best radar volume, press to mute. Beside
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strengthens.
range and the red arrows tell where
they are.
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Da n i e l P u n d
Tin Ears
The Porsche 911 gets a pair of acoustic sensors just as its
drivers are likely to have stopped using their own.
As a regular driver of new cars with all manner on Wet mode.” In these circumstances, I have been conditioned
of sensors and warnings and chimes and a\aUV[X²=ßaDUNaRcR_³.[Q6ZVTUaUNcR`NVQReNPaYfaUNa
buzzers, I give my attention to very few of them \baY\bQ6YRaaURdN_[V[TReaV[TbVÙVa`RYS/ba`\ZRZV[-
anymore. I have beep fatigue. Every morning as I utes later: BONG! “Caution. Please adapt driving style.” This
back out of my driveway, I am greeted by a chorus of happened at least three more times as I tried to make a very
beeps, buzzes, and bongs because whatever vehicle I important appointment with a Panera Bread up the road.
happen to be in goes into full panic mode. Sure, the 3V[NYYf6a\\XQRPV`VcRNPaV\[6aReaRQ=\_`PUR]bOYVP_RYN-
route from my backyard parking spot to the street tions: “Why is your car trying to tell me what to do?” It didn’t
is a sort of low-speed autocross course. Playing the occur to me to ask how this vehicle knew that I was driving on
role of the orange cones are a free-standing basket- a wet road. I assumed the car must have recognized that I had
ball hoop; ankle-high bricks surrounding an orna- aURdV[QÙVRYQdV]R_`\[/badNVa@V[PRa_N¦PdN`YVTUaN[Q
mental tree; a row of arborvitae; aluminum fence the storm had already passed, I didn’t have the wipers on. What
posts at the very edges of the driveway; a long con- aUR URYY, 6 ½NÙRQ ONPX a\ aUNa `PR[R S_\Z Planes, Trains and
crete curb to the right, beyond which are plants my Automobiles. I played the roles of both Steve Martin and John
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of my brick house. At least the arborvitae don’t seem he’s drunk! How would he know where we’re going?” replied
to mind the occasional swipe from a side mirror. Pund. “Yeah, how would he know?” Pund said.
=\V[aVÒRPNb`R6[RcR__RZRZOR_a\ab_[\ßaUR “There are acoustic sensors in the front wheel wells that can
parking sensors, I’ve grown inured to the cacoph- `R[`RaURQVßR_R[PRV[]VaPUORadRR[NQ_f_\NQN[QNdRa_\NQ³
ony. Only cars with rear automated emergency brak- read Porsche PR’s cogent reply. Such Faszination! This is remark-
ing get my attention anymore because they slam on able for a few reasons. First, that the PR guy in no way implied
the brakes when there’s a bush nearby. aUNaN`NPN_W\b_[NYVàa\dU\ZURUNQY\N[RQN8]Yb`PN_
I bring up my petty annoyance not just so that I should have already known that. Second, that the system, the
you, too, can be annoyed, but so that you will under- ¼_à\SVa`XV[QV[aURV[Qbà_fd\_XRQReNPaYfN`V[aR[QRQ
stand why it took me so long to consider a warning The car automatically sets the stability-control system into a
recently presented by a Porsche 911. I was trun- program designed for wet conditions even if you, like me, ignore
dling along on a stretch of I-75 that had earlier been the warning. Switch the vehicle into Wet mode, as instructed,
soaked by a passing shower. No problem. But then: N[QVa`\SaR[àURaU_\aaYR_R`]\[`RReaR[QàURdV[TNa`]RRQ`
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Now, it’s true that we long ago developed
silica-based sheets of transparent material
“Finally, I took decisive with which to wrap the upper portion of

cars. Through this “glass” streams electro-
magnetic radiation, a portion of which our
action. I texted Porsche eyes can detect. With this information, we
humans have typically been able to recog-
public relations: ‘Why nize the presence of moisture on a road.

Still, that a car can use mechanical ears
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to sense the conditions in which it’s being

is your car trying to tell driven is impressive. Such ability will come
in handy in our increasingly automated
me what to do?’” future. Someday, the system should be suf-

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tailor the car without human intervention,
which would mean no more damn beeping.
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IN PREVIOUS INCARNATIONS OF THIS JOURNAL,
THE PROCEDURE FOR WRITING A HEADLINE FOR A
COMPARISON TEST SIMILAR TO THIS ONE WOULD HAVE
BEEN TO ADD UP THE PEAK HORSEPOWER OF ALL THE
PARTICIPANTS, ADD AN EXCLAMATION POINT OR
TWO OR THREE, AND BE DONE WITH THE THING. BUT
IN THESE MORE ENLIGHTENED TIMES, SIMPLY TYPING
“2207-hp Smackdown!”
JUST DOESN’T CUT IT.
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In the competition Why, just last month, we estimated chassis and tough-guy looks with increasingly outra-
of semi-ridiculous Car and Driver’s carbon footprint. geous editions. Here we have the most outrageous,
stickers, we prefer the
Chevy’s black hood If you didn’t catch that piece, know most capable version currently available, with nearly
appliqué to the Ford’s that it’s sasquatch large. So instead, %U\_`R]\dR_N[QaNPXRQ\[SR[QR_½N_Rà\P\cR_Va`
white stripes and the we’re starting this 2207-hp com- fat tires. Our test car came with optional summer-only
Dodge’s weird fake-
carbon-fiber ones. paro by noting that the 797-hp Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rubber ($695) and a shorter, 3.09:1
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat rear axle ($1095). Otherwise, the options—which take
Redeye Widebody is saddled with the Challenger’s as-tested price to $92,785—are all com-
the lowest gas-guzzler tax of the three cars, at $1700. The fort and convenience items.
feds have decided that buyers of the automatic-equipped The last two generations of the Camaro also had a
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE need to pay $2100 because of bit of retro at their core, but with this one, Chevy has
its thirst. Choose the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and turned its classic pony car into a modern sports car. For
you’ll need to pony up $2600. In our driving, the trio aver- this test, we opted to include the 650-hp ZL1 model and
aged less than 14 mpg. And that’s not including the tanks of spec’d the $7500 track-focused 1LE package, which adds
fuel these vehicles mainlined during performance testing a road-racing-style wing and front dive planes to the
and hot lapping at a racetrack. Goodness gracious. increasingly futuristic-looking Camaro. We also speci-
These cars live in an alternate universe where downsized ¼RQaUR`]RRQa_N[`ZV``V\["&"a\ORaaR_ZNaPU
engines and hybrid this and that simply do not exist. Hell, the automatic-only competitors.
two of the three engines in this comparison test have push- The star of this particular show, the new Mustang
rod valvetrains (incidentally, those two delivered slightly Shelby GT500, is Ford’s bid to dominate the class. Its
better fuel economy than the smaller-displacement DOHC 760-hp supercharged DOHC 5.2-liter V-8, which is
engine). Instead of turbochargers, they all compress air with bolted exclusively to a Tremec-sourced seven-speed
superchargers, a type of performance enhancer nearly as old dual-clutch automatic, has certainly raised a few eye-
as gas-powered engines. And they are, it must be said, glori- O_\d` V[ aUV` _N_R¼RQ `RTZR[a /ba dRμcR `RR[ OVT
ous and garish in equal measure. horsepower from GT500s before. What we haven’t seen
Leading the old-school charge is the Hellcat Redeye is a balance of power and handling. Ford promises that
Widebody. It’s not just the look that’s old school; the chas- Vaμ`QVßR_R[aaUVàVZRA\Obaa_R`àUNaPYNVZaURP\Z-
sis underneath the Redeye dates back more than a decade. ]N[f¼aaRQ\b_aRàPN_dVaUaUR%"0N_O\[3VOR_
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2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT 2020 Ford Mustang
ZL1 1LE Hellcat Redeye Widebody Shelby GT500
Base/As Tested $72,195/ $75,985 $79,440/ $92,785 $73,995/ $93,870
Dimensions
Wheelbase 110.7 in 116.2 in 107.0 in
L/W/H 188.3/74.7/52.0 in 197.5/78.3/57.5 in 190.2/76.6/53.8 in
Track, F/R 64.1/62.8 in 65.6/63.7 in 63.3/63.6 in
Interior Volume, F/R 54/29 ft 3 56/38 ft3 55/— ft 3
Trunk Volume 9 ft 3 16 ft3 14 ft 3
Powertrain
Engine supercharged pushrod 16-valve V-8 supercharged pushrod 16-valve V-8 supercharged DOHC 32-valve V-8
376 in3 (6162 cm3) 376 in3 (6166 cm3) 315 in3 (5163 cm3)
Power, hp @ rpm 650 @ 6400 797 @ 6300 760 @ 7300
Torque, lb-ft @ rpm 650 @ 3600 707 @ 4500 625 @ 5000
Redline/Fuel Cutoff 6500/6500 rpm 6500/6300 rpm 7500/7500 rpm
lb per hp 6.0 5.7 5.3
Driveline
Transmission 10-speed automatic 8-speed automatic 7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Driven Wheels rear rear rear
Final-Drive Ratio:1 2.85, limited-slip differential 3.09, limited-slip differential 3.73, limited-slip differential
Chassis
Suspension F: struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar F: multilink, coil springs, anti-roll bar F: struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil springs, anti-roll bar R: multilink, coil springs, anti-roll bar R: multilink, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Brakes F: 15.4-in vented disc F: 15.4-in vented, grooved disc F: 16.5-in vented disc
R: 14.4-in vented disc R: 13.8-in vented, grooved disc R: 14.5-in vented disc
Stability Control fully defeatable, traction off, fully defeatable, traction off, fully defeatable, traction off,
competition modes, launch control competition mode, launch control competition mode, launch control
Tires Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
F: 305/30ZR-19 (98Y) TPC 305/35ZR-20 (107Y) F: 305/30ZR-20 (103Y) FP
R: 325/30ZR-19 (101Y) TPC R: 315/30ZR-20 (104Y) FP
TEST RESULTS
Acceleration 23.6 19.6 18.1
160
1/4-MILE
1/4-MILE 132
1/4-MILE 128
124
11.6 11.4
11.5
7.4 7.4 7.1
100
MPH
3.4 3.8 3.6

60
1.4 1.7 1.7

30
0 SEC 24 0 SEC 24 0 SEC 24
Rollout, 1 ft 0.3 sec 0.3 sec 0.3 sec

Rolling Start, 5–60 mph 3.7 sec 4.2 sec 4.1 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph 1.8 sec 2.1 sec 1.9 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph 2.1 sec 2.2 sec 2.1 sec
Top Speed 190 mph (mfr’s claim) 203 mph (mfr’s claim) 180 mph (mfr’s claim)
Chassis
Braking, 70–0 mph 137 ft 153 ft 142 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph 268 ft 303 ft 279 ft
Roadholding,
300-ft Skidpad 1.17 g 0.98 g 1.13 g
Weight
Curb 3886 lb 4529 lb 4059 lb
Distribution, F/R 54.7/45.3% 57.0/43.0% 56.6/43.4%
Fuel
Capacity/Rating 19.0 gal/93 octane 18.5 gal/91 octane 16.0 gal/93 octane
EPA Comb/City/Hwy 16/13/21 mpg 16/13/22 mpg 14/12/18 mpg
400-mi Trip 14 mpg 14 mpg 13 mpg
Sound Level
Idle/Full Throttle 46/93 dBA 57/87 dBA 61/94 dBA
70-mph Cruise 70 dBA 71 dBA 74 dBA
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manually adjustable wing along with U\d aUR 0UNYYR[TR_ QVßR_` S_\Z aUR
some special trim. other combatants, our horsepower-
With these three powerhouses, we addled minds cannot conceive of it.
were destined to burn some fuel—okay, Sure, the thumper is optional (part
a lot of fuel. But we decided to make of a $1595 audio package), but we can’t
the most of our carbon output by tak- imagine the Challenger without it. At
ing these cars to the wide-open spaces least not after technical editor David
and mountain roads near Death Valley Beard found a radio station playing
National Park in California and exploit- appropriately bass-heavy jams. At suf-
ing them to the maximum in the only ¼PVR[a c\YbZR aUR R[aV_R _RN_ R[Q SNYY`
place where one can do such a thing: the into vibratory ecstasy. We popped the
racetrack. Because 2207 horsepower! a_b[XYVQ a\ ¼[Q 0URRa\` P_bZO` O\b[P-
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The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Which reminds us: Sorry about the mess
Redeye Widebody tested here was in the trunk, Dodge.
equipped with a trunk-mounted sub- Everything about the Challenger
woofer, whereas the GT500 came with SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody is big and
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seats. If there is a clearer indication of to name it. Its steering wheel appears
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The Challenger is a line-
backer in a game of
running backs. But
that’s okay; we like to
watch the big guys run.
If you listen closely, you
can probably hear the
blower whine from there.
to come directly from a clipper ship. Open its massive

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and way more bite in turns. Consequently, the Dodge wound
twin-nostril hood and it looks like there’s a large Zero
Halliburton aluminum suitcase mounted atop the up being the least quick of the group.
Contributor Scott Oldham, a vintage-muscle-car fan and
engine. That’s the 2.7-liter supercharger. But you don’t
have to lift the hood to know it’s there. It is always whin-
our lead Hellcat cheerleader, noted that he could place the
ing, loudly. At 4529 pounds, the car is 643 pounds heavier
broad-of-beam Redeye Widebody exactly where he wanted
than the Camaro ZL1 1LE. Thanks in part to its cast-iron
to on the road. “Precisely on the edge of the yellow line,” he
engine block, it carries 57.0 percent of its heft over the
said. Maybe that’s true, Oldham, but when the left tires are
front wheels. And lest we forget, with 797 horsepower,
precisely on the edge of the yellow line, the right-side tires
the Challenger is the most powerful vehicle here by
are pretty much on the white line. On narrow roads, it’s
some margin. But not everything about this car is huge.
not so much a matter of placing the car, but of wedging it
Grip from its 305/35ZR-20 tires is, whether in a straight
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Point is, the Challenger shouldn’t be much of a challenger
line or through a corner, the lowest. Both the Ford and
in this group. From acceleration to
braking to roadholding, the Redeye
Dodge Challenger Plus Muscle-car retro done right, a usable rear did, indeed, bring up the rear. Yet, it
seat and trunk, comfy ride, WHINE. Minus Terrible seats, wobbly has charm, and charm goes a long
body, dead steering, more power than it’s prepared to deal with, way. Once you get used to the nauti-
WHINE. Equals Plays to its own drummer, loudly. cal body motions and vague steering,
CA R AND D RI VE R ~ MA RC H 2020 43
this car is old-school fun. Even on Willow Springs Inter- S\_N_RZNàR_RQZb`PYRPN_/baaUR0UNYYR[TR_QR¼[R`Va`
national Raceway, where our expectations of the Dodge own unique measure of success and then nails it, knocks it
were low, it proved a hoot. The broad front rubber of the down, and does a lurid burnout on top of it. It couldn’t care
Widebody means that the Challenger actually turns less about any Mustang or Camaro.
pretty well and evidences balanced handling.
And the Redeye rules the highway. It settles nicely 2nd Place: The Ford
into a cruise, and its ride is downright comfy compared Down the front straight at Willow Springs, traveling at
with those of the track rats that make up the balance 150 mph, the GT500 broadcasts a wall of sound so dense,
of this test. The expressway serves as the Challenger’s menacing, and percussive that it would knock the wig right
ultimate arena. In an impromptu rolling drag race from \ßNa_RZOYV[T=UVY@]RPa\_
50 mph, it is nearly unbeatable. Just ask Oldham. At full revs, chugging high-test, the GT500 is an event, an
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SRT Redeye Widebody, Dodge with its mighty thirst and relatively small fuel tank, it seems
Opposite: For as good has tapped into the country’s to spend as much time at the pump as it does on the track.
as the GT500’s new
dual-clutch auto- YNaR[aZb`PYRPN_NßRPaV\[6a But fury takes energy. And the 760-hp supercharged
matic is, it seems is retro done right. Sure, the 5.2-liter V-8 is nothing if not furious. Unlike the two other
odd to control it seats are terrible, unsupport- cars here, it’s a revver. You dip into the throttle and think,
using a rotary knob
that you might find ive things. And $92,785 seems “Well now, that’s quite a lot of thrust.” But then you keep
in an Explorer. like an awfully high price to pay your foot in it and pass through the following escalating
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Ford Mustang Plus An engine that just keeps on giving, snappy dual-
clutch gearbox, a track-day joy. Minus A fuel tank that just keeps run-
ning dry, numb steering, costly. Equals A GT500 to make you forget
about all those old push-pig GT500s.
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ers, and adjusted the wing to its high-downforce setting. Nàb[[V[T$Tμ`\[aUR`XVQ]NQ When the hunkered-
The GT500 is alive on the track. After only one ses- With a talented ’shoe in control, down ZL1 1LE appears
in your mirrors, it
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lumpy desert roads outside Death Valley,
where the Camaro’s unyielding suspension
forced this writer’s head into contact with
the roof three times in rapid succession. Per-
haps slowing down would have somewhat
mitigated the severity of the whacks.
Also, please add to this section of the
story our usual complaints about the poor
quality and tortured design of the Camaro’s
interior. On the upside, this particular car
came with the test’s best seats, and most of
its touch points were covered in silky-soft
synthetic suede. And as for the optional
automatic, you can forget about using the
shift paddles; this 10-speed’s shift program-
ing is so spot on, it makes any manual con-
trol a moot activity.
Of the three, the Camaro is the most
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Chevrolet Camaro Plus Best real-world performance, most drive. That Chevy managed to achieve this
confident track-day tool, value. Minus The Camaro interior, performance with the least horsepower and
head-splitting ride. Equals The best modern muscle car the lowest sticker price reveals a variety of
is the least powerful one that also looks like your future R¦PVR[PfN`QV¦PbYaa\NPUVRcRN`ZVYR`]R_
robotic insect overlord. What of it? gallon, and ever so much more thrilling.
1/4-MILE ACCELERATION*
FEATURES/AMENITIES*
EXTERIOR STYLING
REBATES/EXTRAS*
INTERIOR STYLING
AS-TESTED PRICE*
DRIVER COMFORT
FUEL ECONOMY*
FIT AND FINISH*
PERFORMANCE*
STEERING FEEL
TRANSMISSION
Experience
CARGO SPACE*
Powertrain
FUN TO DRIVE
FLEXIBILITY*
ERGONOMICS
ENGINE NVH
BRAKE FEEL
TOTAL
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SUBTOTAL
SUBTOTAL
HANDLING
Chassis
Vehicle
FINAL
RIDE
RESULTS
Maximum points available 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 20 90 20 5 10 10 10 55 20 10 10 10 10 60 25 230
1. Chevrolet Camaro 9 6 3 9 7 6 7 0 20 67 20 4 10 8 9 51 20 10 8 10 5 53 24 195
2. Ford Mustang 8 8 4 3 9 9 8 0 15 64 20 4 9 9 10 52 19 8 9 9 8 53 24 193
3. Dodge Challenger 7 8 5 10 8 7 9 1 16 71 19 4 10 9 8 50 14 6 7 7 9 43 21 185
*These objective scores are calculated from the vehicles’ dimensions, capacities, rebates and extras, and/or test results.
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What
Can
Flame
Job
Do for
You?
WE SET OUT TO MAKE
A B U C K W I T H A R AT T Y
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
AND A PHONE LOADED
WITH ON-DEMAND
DELIVERY APPS.
M A K I N G A SAWB U C K ,
THOUGH? EVERY HOUR?
T H AT ’ S G O I N G T O
BE A BIT HARDER.
~
By Eric Tingwall
Photography by Andi Hedrick
CAR AN D DR I V ER ~ M ARC H 2020 49

same-day delivery on more than 20,000 items in select
cities. Now, instead of going to the hardware store three
times in a day, you can pay three delivery fees. Walmart
delivers groceries via Roadie, and airlines such as Delta
and United use the app’s drivers to reunite delayed bag-
gage with its owners. There’s also a booming business
in prescription-drug delivery on the app.
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guinea pig 64 miles across Georgia. macy doesn’t have the drug in
These opportunities are brought to you by the stock. Calling Roadie support feeds me an automated
modern economy, where jobs are outsourced to apps message: I can’t cancel the gig until I’ve waited 15 min-
rather than overseas. For anyone with a car who can utes. Never mind the fact that the medication isn’t about
pass a basic background check, these gig-economy to manifest itself here anytime soon, the robot hangs up
apps are an easy way to make a buck. Food-delivery on me before I can protest.
app DoorDash claims that more than 10,000 people After waiting it out, I collect my consolation prize:
join its service as drivers every week. For a week in %S\_aURV[P\[cR[VR[PR6μcROb_[RQN[U\b_N[QZ\_R
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ad hoc delivery drivers. With just two doors and a through the cabin. As my mind simmers in the silence, it
scattering of broken window glass in the passenger’s occurs to me that I’ve signed on to be more than a driver.
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from day to day or even hour by hour. Roadie lacks the There’s a Facebook group where Flex drivers boast
critical mass of jobs to keep me busy, and in the post- about these lucky breaks, such as earning $108 to
holiday retail lull, I’m unable to advance past the wait- deliver a single package.
ing list for the Amazon Flex delivery program. That’s a Back in Ann Arbor, I open the Uber Eats and
bummer, because Flex appears to be one of the better DoorDash apps right as the dinner rush begins.
gigs. Amazon allows drivers to reserve delivery blocks in These apps are pitched to drivers with big promises
advance and shows you the pay and estimated time com- of independence. “Your time. Your goals. You’re
mitment up front. Show up at a warehouse at the allot- the boss,” says the DoorDash website. But anyone
ted time, load your car with cardboard boxes, and after looking to maximize their earnings quickly learns
a few hours of dropping packages, you get your money. to work when it pays best. For food delivery, that’s
The company says most Flex drivers earn between workday lunches and dinners.
$18 and $25 an hour. And on the rare occasion when I become a slave to my phone during these shifts,
Amazon overbooks drivers, it still pays the full amount even more so than when I’m mainlining Instagram.
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can pick from, food-delivery drivers have to wait
for the work to come to them. New tasks arrive
as panicked buzzing and beeping on my phone. A
countdown timer gives me just seconds to assess
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—
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CA R AND D RI VE R ~ MA RC H 2020 55
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discourse, brake rotors grow 0.9 inch.

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present background noise, the tinnitus of \ßN[6:@.4APN_NOVaNaaURO\aa\Z\SaURS_\[aSN`PVNaUNa
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the spiciest thing on the menu. Except . . . damn if it doesn’t work. All kinds of weird
TRD, for the newcomers, stands for thoughts go through your head when you drive the Camry
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Top Fuelers, but we feel safe wagering that Camry line that much more, because this isn’t all that dif-
the people responsible for tuning the (port) ferent, but it is an eye-opening experience.
fuel-injection system on the NASCAR V-8 And not just because of the numbers it makes. Averaging
aren’t the same ones designing a sport- 0.94 g on the skidpad is impressive, sure; compared with the
exhaust system for the Camry’s otherwise actual sports sedans in last month’s comparo, it’s bettered
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the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-wheel-
drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Base/As Tested ............... $32,125/$33,050
Engine: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block
and heads, port and direct fuel injection
Displacement .......................... 211 in3, 3456 cm3
Power ...................................... 301 hp @ 6600 rpm
Torque ................................ 267 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
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• L/W/H ..................................... 194.6/73.1/56.3 in
• Curb Weight ............................................. 3588 lb
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Long-Term Test
After tracking every fill-up,
service, problem, complaint, dent,
and dog hair, car and driver
presents the 40,000-mile Evaluation.
— 2019 —
VOLVO XC60 S ta r t in g f r e s h . by D r e w D o r i a n
Automakers use the phrase “all- We wanted to know if Volvo could build
new” with the same broad license new vehicles and assembly plants from
that Subway applies to “fresh.” the ground up while delivering modern reli-
True clean-sheet designs are rare in this ability. In November 2018, we took delivery
business, and there’s a reason engineers typ- of an all-wheel-drive 2019 XC60 built on
ically don’t rewrite the whole recipe. Change Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture and
too many variables at once and you risk powered by the company’s T6 engine, a 316-
breaking something that wasn’t broken. But hp turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter
93-year-old Volvo has spent the last six years inline-four intended to go toe-to-toe with
cranking out new vehicles that are as fresh competitors’ six-cylinder models. When it
as anything made of plastic, steel, and glass N__VcRQNa\b_.[[._O\_\¦PRaURE0#
can be. Owned by Chinese automaker Geely had traveled some 7400 miles from where it
since 2010, Volvo has completely reinvented UNQ_\YYRQ\ßaURN``RZOYfYV[RV[0UR[TQb
its lineup with two modular architectures, a 0UV[N B[QR_ aU_RNa \S aN_Vß` \[ 0UV[N
four-cylinder-dominated engine range, and made vehicles, Volvo has since shifted the
new assembly plants around the globe. manufacturing of U.S.-bound XC60s to its
Arrival
November 2018
Departure
OCtober 2019
58 PH OTOGRA PHY BY ROY R I TCH IE ~ M ARCH 2020 ~ CAR AN D DRIV ER

Under Chinese own-
ership, Volvo has
rebooted its lineup
while maintaining
its distinctly Scan-
dinavian styling.
“It Looks and Feels Far

More Expensive Than It is.”
—Joey Capparella, senior editor
59
2019 Volvo xc60 t6
r-design awd
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive,
5-passenger, 4-door wagon
Base/As Tested ...................... $52,745/$60,840
Engine: turbocharged, supercharged, and
intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum
block and head, direct fuel injection
Power ...................................... 316 hp @ 5700 rpm
Torque ................................ 295 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm
Transmission ....................... 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................. 112.8 in
• L/W/H .................................... 184.6/75.4/65.3 in
• Curb Weight .............................................. 4281 lb
Warranty
4 years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper
Rants home in Gothenburg, Sweden. Our XC60 is the 12 years/unlimited miles corrosion protection
4 years/unlimited miles roadside assistance
¼_àCar and Driver long-termer built in China.
and Volvo’s R-Design trim added $6850 to our
3 years/36,000 miles scheduled maintenance
Model Year Changes
Raves car’s price and brought seats upholstered in 2020: Power-folding rear seats are no longer
nappa leather and faux suede, aluminum mesh offered. The plug-in-hybrid T8 Polestar
The touchscreen interior accents, LED fog lamps, heated wiper Engineered model is now available.
Complementing that model’s 415 horses are
takes its sweet time blades with integrated washer jets, power- upgraded brakes, manually adjustable
booting up. Also, it’s folding mirrors, power-folding rear seats, dampers, 21-inch wheels, and gold-colored
maddening to try to OYV[Q`]\aZ\[Va\_V[T_RN_P_\`à_N¦PNYR_a seatbelts and brake calipers.
get it to do seat and in-dash navigation. Volvo’s Pilot Assist
heat and then nav driver-assistance tech, adaptive cruise control, test RESULTS
or any set of a 360-degree camera system, a head-up display, New 40,000
miles
multiple inputs. and adaptive LED headlamps came bundled in Rollout, 1 ft ................. 0.3 sec ........... 0.3 sec
—TONY QUIROGA the $2500 Advanced package. Heating for the 60 mph .......................... 5.4 sec ........... 5.6 sec
rear seats and steering wheel added $750 to 100 mph ........................ 14.0 sec .......... 15.0 sec
120 mph ........................ 22.0 sec ......... 24.1 sec
The XC60 R-Design the price, the 21-inch wheels cost $1000, and Rolling Start,
is all about style the $3200 Bowers and Wilkins audio system 5–60 mph ..................... 6.6 sec ........... 6.5 sec
and luxury. It’s turned the XC60’s cabin into a sound stage. As 1/4-Mile ........................ 14.0 sec @ ...... 14.2 sec @
100 mph 97 mph
supremely pleasing, equipped, our XC60 totaled $60,840. Braking, 70–0 mph ... 169 ft ............... 165 ft
and “pleasing” is At least the price was counterbalanced with Roadholding,
probably what most superb design details. “The design is amaz- 300-ft Skidpad ......... 0.88 g ............. 0.90 g
Top Speed (gov ltd) ............................... 129 mph
buyers in this ing inside and out, and it looks and feels far EPA Fuel Economy
segment are more expensive than it is, even at more than • Comb/City/Hwy ......................... 22/19/27 mpg
seeking. They will $60,000,” wrote senior editor Joey Capparella. C/D Fuel Economy
• Observed .................................................. 23 mpg
not be disappointed. The textured aluminum trim and white stitch-
—RICH CEPPOS ing on the upholstery helped brighten our SUV’s
black interior and gave it an upscale appearance.
The XC60 falls right Through 40,000 miles of highway commuting, its intended competition. The six-cylinder
in the sweet spot of family road trips, cargo-hauling errands, and BMW X3 M40i, for instance, delivers a brisk
my driving Venn lunch runs, the XC60’s cabin held up admirably, 4.3-second dash to 60.
diagram. Not the showing little wear and tear. The Volvo’s performance declined a bit
best at one thing, The Volvo’s dual-boosted four-banger proved with 40,000 miles on the odometer. At the
but it’s very strong durable, too, but it was an unconvincing replace- end of our loan, the XC60 posted slightly
as a package. ment for a well-tuned six-cylinder. Power slower 60-mph, 100-mph, and quarter-mile
—NATHAN SCHROEDER is doled out in lulls and spurts, with sludgy times, indicating the engine lost some
throttle tip-in followed by sudden surges. For- power after we had broken it in.
The design and tunately, gearchanges from the Aisin-supplied The four-cylinder engine did live up to
interior are artful. eight-speed automatic are smoother than the VaÒVYYV[TN`NZ\_RR¦PVR[aNYaR_[NaVcRa\
Hard to believe this engine’s power delivery. a six-cylinder, but by the thinnest margin.
is the company that When new, the XC60 managed a 5.4-second We averaged 23 mpg in mixed driving, beat-
got famous for 60-mph time and a 14.0-second quarter-mile ing the EPA’s combined estimate by 1 mpg.
making boxes on at 100 mph. That places the all-wheel-drive T6 This puts the XC60 ahead of our six-cylin-
wheels. powertrain closer in line with the four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz E450 wagon and Honda
—RICH CEPPOS der Mercedes-Benz GLC300 and Audi Q5 than Passport long-term vehicles, which are cur-

New engine, new OPERATING COSTS FOR SERVICE TIMELINE July 29, 2019
40,000 MILES — 29,279 miles
platform, new factory, November 5, 2018 30,000-mile service:
no surprises. Maintenance: $584 589 miles
Long-term test begins.
Dealer changes oil,
inspects vehicle,
Damage and rotates tires, and
Destruction: $95 January 3, 2019 updates software to
7066 miles optimize the power-
SERVICE Normal Wear: $0 We install 19-inch train. Per our request,
— Repair: $0 wheels and Pirelli tech also performs
Dealer Visits TOTAL Scorpion Winter tires. wheel alignment. $95
• Scheduled ................... 4 $6053 $4032
• Unscheduled ................ 1 September 10, 2019
Days Out of Service ....... 0 February 6, 2019 33,917 miles
Unscheduled Oil Gasoline (at $3.09 per Gallon): $5374 10,272 miles Dealer replaces front
Additions ................... 0 qt 10,000-mile service: brake rotors to fix
Dealer performs oil vibration. The left-side
change and inspections. wheels are bent but do
The liftgate struts are not require replace-
LIFE EXPECTANCIES FIVE-YEAR DEPRECIATION replaced due to a recall. ment. $0
— Depreciation data from ALG, based on $0
Tires ............ 85,000 miles 15,000 miles per year. October 17, 2019
Brake Pads April 8, 2019 39,863 miles
• Front ........ 70,000 miles $60,840 14,837 miles 40,000-mile service:
• Rear ......... 60,000 miles We reinstall 21-inch Dealer rotates tires,
$36,425
$60K
Pirelli Scorpion Zero All changes oil, performs
WHAT BITS AND $30,550 Season tires. inspections, replaces
PIECES COST $27,075 engine and cabin air
— May 17, 2019 filters, and flushes
$40K $23,050 19,752 miles brake system. $584
Headlamp .............. $2347
Engine Air Filter ........ $44 $19,175 20,000-mile service:
Oil Filter ..................... $19 Dealer performs oil October 21, 2019
Tire .......................... $340 $20K change and inspections, 40,159 miles
Wiper Blade replaces cabin air filter, Long-term test ends.
• Front ...................... $120 and installs a software
• Rear ........................ $23 $0
update. $0
Front Brake Pads ..... $129 YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5
rently averaging 22 and 20 mpg, respectively. other tall utility box, and it rides like a track-tuned sports car.
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QX50, which is managing just 22 mpg despite its assistance system, saying it isn’t great at keeping the XC60 centered
novel variable-compression inline-four engine. in its lane. Testing director Dave VanderWerp noted that the vehi-
The XC60’s suspension needs more polish. cle drifted too close to the center line, causing him some anxiety
DR V[VaVNYYf Naa_VObaRQ aUR àVßYRTTRQ _VQR a\ Qb_V[TNSNZVYfTRaNdNfa\[\_aUR_[:VPUVTN[<aUR_`]_NV`RQ=VY\a
our car’s optional 21-inch wheels, but switch- Assist, saying it relieved fatigue over long journeys, and on at least
ing to 19-inchers and winter tires with taller one occasion, it made two hours of bumper-
sidewalls did little to soften the impacts. This Several staffers took a\ObZ]R_a_N¦PORN_NOYROfaNXV[T\[aUR
hard-riding character seems to have found its issue with the XC60’s monotony of stop-and-go driving.
way into many new Volvos, and yet this com- road manners, but “While the XC60 occasionally bounced
no one objected to its
]_\ZV`R Q\R`[μa ]Nf \ß dVaU R`]RPVNYYf NTVYR elegant design and around in its lane, the system is one of the
handling dynamics. The XC60 corners like any strong reliability. better examples I’ve experienced,” wrote
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steady and made my several-hundred-mile
road trip much easier.”
By far, the most frequent complaints
pertained to the XC60’s infotainment stack.
Volvo was an early adopter of vertically ori-
R[aRQ a\bPU`P_RR[` YNb[PUV[T Va` @R[`b`
system in the XC90 all the way back in 2014.
With few physical controls and a user inter-
face that mimics a tablet, the screen adds
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minimalism. But in the 11 months we spent
with the XC60, we found the system to be
consistently slow to respond, particularly
dVaUV[aUR¼_àSRdZV[baR`NSaR_adVàV[T
the ignition knob on the center console.
61
These 21-inch wheels
are a $1000 upgrade
over the R-Design’s
19-inchers. Our
XC60 rode harshly
on both sizes.
Editor-in-chief Sharon Silke Carty criticized Rants Concerns about the reliability of an all-
a quirk with the XC60’s seat-adjustment menu, new vehicle built in a new assembly plant in
which hijacks the entirety of the infotainment
and China proved meritless. Our maintenance
display anytime the driver or front-seat passen- Raves history was largely uneventful. At the
ger uses the lumbar or extension controls on the XC60’s 30,000-mile service, we requested
side of the seat cushion. “Not a big deal when you I like that the a four-wheel alignment, which set us back
don’t have a bored squiggly teenager sitting next SiriusXM interface $95. And we had to make one unscheduled
to you,” Carty wrote, “but it seemed like my shows the channel, stop at the dealer to replace two warped
teenager would adjust his seat every time I was artist, and song brake rotors and balance the wheels, which
about to change the radio station or look over currently playing as P\àb`[\aUV[TAUR¼_àaU_RR\VYPUN[TR`
to see what song was on. I would’ve duct taped you browse. Makes at 10,000-mile intervals, involved no out-
his hands to his sides, but I hear that’s illegal, so for very productive of-pocket expense thanks to Volvo’s three-
I just had to deal with it.” channel surfing. year/36,0000-mile scheduled maintenance
Despite our quibbles, the XC60 hit 40,000 —DAVE VANDERWERP program. But our fourth, at 39,863 miles,
miles sooner than most long-termers, as our provided a glimpse of costs to come: For an
àNß S_R^bR[aYf _R^bRàRQ Va S\_ Y\[TUNbY I’m not in love with oil change, a tire rotation, new engine and
road trips to faraway places such as Georgia, the ride or handling. PNOV[ NV_ ¼YaR_` N O_NXR½bVQ ½bÙ N[Q N
New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Michi- It feels about 10 multipoint inspection, we had to shell out
gan’s Upper Peninsula. Along the way, what percent too $584 to the Volvo dealer.
impressed us most about the XC60—and what underdamped, and For those who see a “Made in China”
undoubtedly accelerated the accumulation of I expect a certain label and immediately assume the product
miles—was how well rounded the package is. sense of solidity is subpar, the Volvo XC60—much like the
The XC60 is stylish and easily accommodates from a Volvo. Apple iPhone—proves that quality is the
four people packed for an overnight trip. Most —JOEY CAPPARELLA product of rigorous engineering and disci-
of us found its seats to be plush and supportive, plined processes, not the country of manu-
among the best in any vehicle on sale today. The infotainment SNPab_RC\Yc\]bYYRQ\ßaURQV¦PbYaN`]RPa
²6a\\XaUVà\0UVPNT\NSRdQVßR_R[aaVZR` system boots up of its transition to new ownership. The com-
and it is a great car for that type of trip,” wrote pretty darn slowly. pany engineered thousands of new parts
àNßRQVa\_.[[VRDUVaR²6aμÒVTR[\bTUa\`RNa I counted 34 and assembles them into luxurious and
four adults if you decide to drive to dinner but seconds before the stylish vehicles in plants around the world,
small enough that it’s easy to park in the city. main-menu tiles all without compromising quality. Fixing
Comfortable for the ride there and attractive went from loading the Volvo XC60’s biggest faults—the surly
enough to impress the people you’re visiting, to actually R[TV[RPNYVO_NaV\[aUR½V[af_VQRN[QaUR
Vaμ`\[R\SaURSRdP_\``\cR_`V[\b_½RRaaUNa6 displaying data. slothlike infotainment system—should be
was never disappointed to be assigned.” —AUSTIN IRWIN easy by comparison.

Fleet Files
Here’s how our other long-term vehicles
are faring in their 40,000-mile trials:
2020 BMW M340i 2019 Genesis G70 2019 Subaru Ascent 2019 Mercedes-Benz E450 wagon
6680 miles 14,147 miles 32,722 miles 36,725 miles
2020 Kia Telluride 2019 Ram 1500 2019 Infiniti QX50
14,208 miles 30,051 miles 40,128 miles
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000
Honeymoon Phase
2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD

Arrival: October 2019
Miles: 5493 Observed MPGE : 78
It’s more than just its electric powertrain that

makes the Model 3, and Teslas in general, automo-
tive deviants. Unlike other automakers, which often
wind up creating products by carefully matching
the competition, it’s refreshing—and occasionally
annoying—how Tesla simply does its own thing.
For example: Tesla is unwilling to provide us
with test vehicles, so we plunked down our own
money for this one. What’s refreshing is that the 3
excels at the all-important first impression thanks
in part to fun tricks like Emissions Testing mode,
which provides six different fart noises that can be
played on demand or with the turn signal, as well as
Dog mode, which keeps our furry friends comfort-
able when we leave them in the car. And its phone-
2019 Porsche Cayenne as-key feature works seamlessly.
Unfortunately, we can’t say the same for its
Arrival : November 2019
Miles: 3723 Observed mpg: 19 powertrain. The Model 3 is our first long-term car
to suffer a catastrophic failure when parked. On
Christmas Day, while one of our photographers was
DR[\_ZNYYfaNXRQRYVcR_f\SY\[TaR_ZPN_`Na\b_\¦PROba visiting his parents, the Tesla app alerted him that
`V[PR=\_`PUR\ßR_`]VPXb]NaVaàd\=\_`PUR2e]R_VR[PR the car would no longer drive and directed him to
contact Tesla roadside assistance, which responded
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promptly despite the holiday. Tesla’s nearest
and set out for Atlanta. Porsche’s other center is in Los Ange- service center, in Toledo, Ohio, diagnosed and
YRÀUNaμ`N &"NQQ\[N[QNY\aSN_aUR_S_\Z\b_\¦PR repaired the car. The vehicle had detected a short
AURQRYVcR_fRe]R_VR[PRV`NUNYSQNfRcR[aaUNaV[PYbQR` in the rear inverter, which caused the pyrotechnic
high-voltage fuse to blow to protect the Tesla’s
Yb[PU&ZV[baR`\S\[a_NPXQ_VcV[TV[à_bPaV\[V[N`VZ- battery. The fix involved a new rear-motor
VYN_=\_`PURNa\b_\SaURSNPVYVafN[Q\SP\b_`RN\[R\[ assembly, 12-volt battery, and fuse. The only cost
\[R V[a_\QbPaV\[ a\ f\b_ [Rd cRUVPYR 0\[`VQR_V[T ZN[f to us: annoyance. —Dave VanderWerp
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An expert look at the newest and most important vehicles this month.
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody is just

a hunka, hunka burnout love, page 78.
2 02 0 T OYO TA H I G H L A N D E R V- 6 ~ BY M I K E S U T T O N to keep the Highlander in the game.

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Android Auto or Apple CarPlay
Game of Three-Row Thrones compatibility. Along with provid-
ing more standard and optional
A cautious-looking redesign is all about adding tech and value. equipment, the 2020 model brings
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The new one certainly looks bet-
ter. Crisper and more modern than
The new Highlander’s pulse-raising potential is thin. That’s before, it’s built on the TNGA-K platform, the basis for
how buyers—more than 230,000 of them in the U.S. last the Avalon, Camry, and RAV4. Compared with the old
year—like it, and Toyota knows this. When it comes to model, the Highlander is lighter, a smidge wider, and a
left-brain vehicles like this one, taking a redesign too far touch longer to increase cargo capacity. Toyota’s focus
can be as big a risk as doing nothing. groups found that customers wanted more room for
But fresh competition from Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Sub- aURV_àbß`\[\daUR_Rμ`#PbOVPSRRa\SPN_T\`]NPR
aru, and Volkswagen meant Toyota had to do something with the third row raised—two cubic feet more than
Toyota dropped the

old four-banger and
hybrid V-6 here.
Buyers must now
choose between a
295-hp V-6 and a new
hybrid four-cylinder.
CA R A ND D RIVE R ~ M A RC H 2020 67
the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, front- or
all-wheel-drive, 7- or 8-passenger, 4-door
wagon
Base ............................... $35,720–$37,320
Engine: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block
and heads, port and direct fuel injection
Power ..................................... 295 hp @ 6600 rpm
Torque ................................ 263 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................. 112.2 in
• L/W/H ...................................... 194.9/76.0/68.1 in
• Curb Weight ................................. 4200–4350 lb
Performance (C/D est)
• 60 mph ............................................... 6.8–7.2 sec
• 1/4-Mile ........................................... 15.3–15.5 sec
• Top Speed ................................................ 115 mph
EPA Fuel Economy
The SUV’s center • Comb/City/Hwy ..... 23–24/20–21/27–29 mpg
stack resembles a
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68 THE RUNDOWN M ARCH 2020 ~ CAR AN D DRIVER

2 02 0 G E N E S I S G 9 0 3 . 3 T P R E M I U M
~ BY J O H N P E A R L E Y H U F F M A N
Nosing In
Highs: Smooth operator, deeply
comfortable, feature rich.
Lows: Explaining what you bought
to the neighbors, that grille.
The Genesis G90, with its subdued style,

has been the perfect sedan for people
who don’t want to draw too much
attention to themselves. But it won’t
be so easy to hide in the 2020 model.
On the 2019, Genesis’s winged
logo, the one that looks as though it
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the front and rear of the G90. A year later and the sedan is no longer Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive,
quite so shy, proudly sporting the Genesis name in large letters across 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
its sleek rear end. There’s a new wheel design and some other styling Base/As Tested ................ $73,195/$73,195
Engine: twin-turbocharged and intercooled
evolutions, but it’s the large home-plate-shaped grille that’s going to DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and
draw eyes—and possibly accusations of garishness. heads, direct fuel injection
The mechanical bits will be familiar. Well, familiar to the 2238 Ameri- Displacement ........................ 204 in3, 3342 cm3
Power ..................................... 365 hp @ 6000 rpm
cans who bought a G90 last year. A run-through is in order: There’s a Torque ................................. 376 lb-ft @ 1300 rpm
punchy 365-hp twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 in the Premium model and a Transmission: 8-speed automatic
creamy 420-hp 5.0-liter V-8 in the Ultimate. Each engine is backed by Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................ 124.4 in
an eight-speed automatic transmission that feeds the rear wheels. All- • L/W/H ................................... 204.9/75.4/58.9 in
wheel drive continues to be an option. • Curb Weight ............................................. 4722 lb
Neither engine raises a fuss, and there isn’t much real-world
QVßR_R[PRV[]R_S\_ZN[PRORadRR[aURad\6[aRàV[TaURadV[ab_O\ test RESULTS
charged six propelled the 4722-pound G90 to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds. We Rollout, 1 ft ................................................. 0.3 sec
expect the more powerful eight-cylinder to waltz there in roughly the 60 mph .......................................................... 5.0 sec
100 mph ....................................................... 12.4 sec
same amount of time or maybe a touch quicker. 130 mph ...................................................... 22.0 sec
Not that you’ll be aware of the speed you attain. Silence and isola- Rolling Start, 5–60 mph ........................ 5.7 sec
tion appear to have been the primary engineering targets. Think of the 1/4-Mile ................................. 13.5 sec @ 105 mph
G90’s cabin as a sensory-deprivation tank done in soft leather. At idle, Braking, 70–0 mph ...................................... 179 ft
Vaμ`^bVRaR_aUN[Z\àPN_`N_RdVaUaURR[TV[R\ß(Na$Z]UaUR4R[R`V` Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ............... 0.85 g
registered a low 63 decibels. And passengers hardly notice triple-digit EPA Fuel Economy
• Comb/City/Hwy ......................... 20/17/25 mpg
`]RRQÀUR_VQRV``\SaObaaUR_Rμ`[\½\NaV[R`à\VaN[QON_RYfN[fO\Qf C/D Fuel Economy
_\YY6SN[faUV[TTRa`V[aURdNf\SNTT_R``VcRQ_VcV[TVaμàURNba\ZNaVPμ` • Observed ................................................... 17 mpg
desire to go back to picking its own gears after you’ve
grabbed the paddle shifters.
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some interior, with a few design cues taken from the
Mercedes-Benz S-class. One change for 2020 is that the
12.3-inch display mounted in the center of the dashboard
is now a touchscreen. The driver’s seat still allows for
22 adjustments, which is better than 21 but not quite as
good as 23. True comfort, though, is found in the mas-
sive rear seat. So sit back and relax. This is a soothing
car, one that’s willing to play a bit but is best suited to the
driver who wants a large sedan that’s priced to under-
cut the rest of the class. This decadent four-door—aside
from its eyeball-assaulting grille—will appeal to those
who equate luxury with feeling comfortably numb.
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LOOKS SKIP A GENERATION

It’s been a decade since the Kia Optima took its last big styling leap.
Kia’s follow-up to the breakout 2011 model was mostly a cleaned-up
version of its predecessor. It was a careful approach but one Kia
isn’t replicating with the 2021 Optima. This latest model is sleek, low,
and graced with details that move it in the direction of sexy. You
wouldn’t necessarily know by looking at it, but the Optima is closely
related to the Hyundai Sonata.
Our brief drive in a Kia K5, the de facto Korean Optima, revealed a
firm suspension and light steering, but the company hasn’t finalized
this tuning for the U.S.-market car. The Optima GT will get the Sonata N
Line’s turbo 2.5-liter inline-four that’s expected to produce at least 290
horses and 310 pound-feet of torque.
the numbers Base models will have a version of
the 180-hp turbo 1.6-liter introduced With the Optima, Kia’s
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, designers oscillate
5-passenger, 4-door wagon by the Sonata. That engine pairs between ambitious and
Base (C/D est) ..................................... $125,000 to an eight-speed automatic while indifferent.
Engine: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC the turbo 2.5 gets an eight-speed
32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct
fuel injection dual-clutch. Unlike the Sonata, the
Displacement ................................... 244 in3, 3996 cm3 Optima should offer all-wheel drive.
Power ................................................ 591 hp @ 6000 rpm Inside, Kia wisely went with a
Torque .......................................... 590 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic clean layout and rich-looking materi-
2006.5–10
Dimensions als. If there’s anything to complain As anonymous as it gets.
• Wheelbase ........................................................... 118.0 in about in the Optima, it’s that many
• L/W/H ................................................ 197.3/78.7/67.2 in
• Curb Weight ....................................................... 5300 lb simple commands require using the
Performance (C/D est) touchscreen. The packaging is class
• 60 mph ................................................................. 3.5 sec competitive, and there’s enough
• 100 mph ............................................................... 9.0 sec
• 1/4-Mile ............................................................... 12.1 sec room for four big adults, with a gen-
• Top Speed ................................................. 155–190 mph erous amount of rear-seat legroom. 2011–15
EPA Fuel Economy (C/D est) We’re hesitant to draw any more Distinct and attractive.
• Comb/City/Hwy ..................................... 17/15/19 mpg
conclusions until the Optima arrives
here, likely in the second half of the
There’s a docility to the RS Q8 that year. But we can confidently say
makes speed easy. No untoward moves, its design will set it apart from the
no weirdness near the limit. We found class, especially at the expected 2016–20
issue only with the optional carbon- starting price of about $25,000. Conservative evolution.
ceramics. A light move on the brake
pedal doesn’t do much, and if you’re in
à\]N[QT\a_N¦Pf\bμYYP_RR]NYN_Z-
ingly close to the car in front of you. Push
on and you’ll send yourself into the belts.
The RS treatment is more subdued
inside. The front seats have large bol-
sters with integrated headrests, and the
upgrade RS Sport seats come with ven-
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but we’d wager the experience will
require at least $125,000. That’s about
where the Porsche Cayenne Turbo
starts, too. The Audi is the prettier
beast, but thanks to those marketing
professionals, some shoppers might
value the Porsche name more. Really,
though, what’s in a name?
71
the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-
drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon
Base/As Tested ....... $30,645/$31,370
Engine: DOHC 16-valve inline-4,
aluminum block and head, direct fuel
injection
Displacement ............... 152 in3, 2488 cm3
Power ............................ 186 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque ...................... 186 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ..................................... 104.5 in
• L/W/H ............................ 173.0/70.7/61.7 in
• Curb Weight .................................... 3391 lb
test RESULTS
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60 mph ................................................. 7.5 sec
100 mph ............................................ 20.7 sec
120 mph ............................................ 38.8 sec
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph .............. 7.9 sec
2 02 0 M A Z DA C X-3 0 P R E M I U M AW D 1/4-Mile ......................... 15.8 sec @ 89 mph
~ BY T O N Y Q U I R O G A Top Speed (mfr’s claim) ............ 126 mph
Things We Love Braking, 70–0 mph ............................ 177 ft
About Mazdas Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ..... 0.84 g
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accelerators
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• Comb/City/Hwy .............. 27/25/32 mpg
C/D Fuel Economy
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inside and out. Lows: Lacks low-end fortable and easier to
grunt, slower than the 3. toe than hung pedals.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: 22” Sapphire Pendant Necklace
(1/3 ct. t.w.) in Sterling Silver, $625; Link Necklace
in Stainless Steel and Black Ion-Plate, $250; Diamond
Link Bracelet (1/10 ct. t.w.) in Black Ion-Plated Stain-
less Steel, $400.
E XCLU SIV E LY AT
2 02 0 M E R C E D E S - B E N Z G L S 5 8 0 4 M AT I C ~ BY J O E Y C A P PA R E L L A the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive,
7-passenger, 4-door wagon
Eight Is Enough Base/As Tested ............. $98,795/$126,785
Engine: twin-turbocharged and intercooled
DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and
Highs: Pulsing V-8, spacious interior, graceful ride quality. heads, direct fuel injection
Lows: Poor fuel economy, outrun by a BMW X7, S-class money. Displacement ......................... 243 in3, 3982 cm3
Power ..................................... 483 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque ................................ 516 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................ 123.4 in
• L/W/H .................................... 205.2/79.9/71.8 in
• Curb Weight ............................................. 5973 lb
test RESULTS
Rollout, 1 ft ................................................. 0.3 sec
60 mph ........................................................... 4.7 sec
100 mph ........................................................ 11.7 sec
130 mph ....................................................... 21.8 sec
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph ......................... 5.1 sec
1/4-Mile ................................. 13.3 sec @ 106 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph ...................................... 166 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ............... 0.90 g
EPA Fuel Economy
• Comb/City/Hwy .......................... 18/16/21 mpg
C/D Fuel Economy
• Observed ................................................... 13 mpg
• 75-mph Hwy Driving ............................. 18 mpg
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wheels, a $2750 option. Remarkably, they
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options included extra-plush second-row
The origin story of Mercedes-Benz’s biggest SUV goes like accommodations, a panoramic sunroof, nappa leather, and
this: Mercedes executives were tired of hearing about driver-assist features that pushed the as-tested price above
Americans whose Benzes shared garages with Chevy 2cNYbNaV[T aUR 49@"%μ` _VQR N[Q UN[QYV[T V`
Suburbans. So Mercedes made a Suburban of its own a_VPXf`V[PRaUR_Rμ`N[V[`N[R_N[TR\SNQWbàNOVYVafNß\_QRQ
and introduced it to the U.S. market for 2007 as the by the $6500 E-Active Body Control suspension system [see
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begins its third generation and remains in many ways a body roll or help the GLS lean into corners or bounce the ute
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hybrid-assisted inline-six lately, Benz’s big three-row pounds, the GLS will not be mistaken for anything other
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want in this or any Suburban. The twin-turbo
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4.7-second 60-mph sprint beats the six’s by
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aUNa `ZNYY NQcN[aNTR V` aUNa aUR C% Wbà The Lamborghini Urus was the
first to push a factory wheel
feels right in terms of sound, character, and diameter beyond 22 inches,
]\dR_QRYVcR_f6aP\ZR`NaN]_VPRaU\bTU' and now the GLS and Audi
AUR49@"%TbggYRQNTNYY\[RcR_f ZVYR` RS Q8 [see “Say My Name,”
page 70] have followed suit,
during our two-week loan and managed only offering Jordans (i.e., 23s) of
%Z]TV[\b_$"Z]UUVTUdNfSbRYRP\[\Zf their own. The smaller sidewall
test. The latter is a dismal result and a whop- used on the 23-inchers may
improve steering response,
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X7 xDrive50i and 5 mpg worse than an actual for looks. Even the Urus’s
@bOb_ON[DRÙ\bYQNY`\ZR[aV\[aUNaaUR monster 17.3-inch front brakes
fit behind 21-inch wheels.
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FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
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2 02 1 A S T O N M A R T I N D BX
~ BY M I K E D U F F
Better Late
Than Never
Aston Martin’s new DBX
carries the brand on its broad
shoulders.
Aston Martin might be betting its

2 02 0 L A M B O R G H I N I AV E N TA D O R S VJ R OA D S T E R future on the DBX, but it’s an
~ BY J O H N P E A R L E Y H U F F M A N
informed bet. Vehicles such as the
Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini
THE FAT LADY SINGS Urus have already taken much of
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The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ roadster looks as if it had been chiseled luxury automakers should be pro-
out of a block of petrified cash with a hole on top. And the exhaust sounds ducing SUVs. Not to mention the
as though it were composed by Giuseppe Verdi and sung by Maria Callas. long-term success of the Porsche
Shockingly impractical, spectacularly theatrical, it’s altogether maniacal. 0NfR[[RdUVPU]_\cRQaUNa`]\_a`
The one we drove had a window sticker that read $667,661. PN_O_N[Q`PN[]Vc\aa\@BC`dVaU-
As in the SVJ coupe, a massive 6.5-liter V-12 is in the middle of the car out destroying their credibility. Of
and is remarkable for what it lacks: turbochargers, a supercharger, direct course, to succeed in the luxury-
injection, and any concern about fuel costs. It’s a real Lamborghini engine, SUV market, you still have to build
too, and not shared with any of the brand’s Volkswagen Group kin. a luxury SUV.
Compared with the Aventador S’s 730-hp V-12, the SVJ’s mill is fortified .` dVaU .à\[μ` `]\_a` PN_`
with titanium intake valves and fitted with a freer-flowing intake system the DBX has a bonded aluminum
and La Scala–worthy exhaust that exits above the diffuser. Output goes to structure. Also like many of its
759 horsepower. Lamborghini claims that the roadster is only 110 pounds `]\_a`PN_àUR]\dR_a_NV[P\ZR`
heavier than the closed-roof model, which means it should come in just from Mercedes-Benz. The DBX’s
below two tons. With launch control activated, it leaps forward so quickly .:4`\b_PRQ adV[ab_O\PUN_TRQ
that the air around it takes on an al-dente texture. Reaching 60 mph 4.0-liter V-8 pulls duty in the base
should take less time than it took to read this sentence. DB11 and the Vantage, too. Here
The scissor-style doors are silly and difficult to pull down but so Va ZNXR` "! U\_`R]\dR_ N[Q "#
beloved that they’re now as much a part of Lamborghini as the V-12. But pound-feet of torque and hooks
the driving position is surprisingly up to Mercedes’s nine-speed auto-
good; even tall drivers fit. Dive into a matic transmission. There is also a
corner and the Pirelli P Zero Corsa the numbers quick-acting center coupling to vary
PZC4s make barnacles look like Vehicle Type: mid-engine, all-wheel- aURa\_^bR`R[aS\_RN[QNSaN`dRYY
quitters. This car drives much smaller drive, 2-passenger, 2-door targa N`NYVZVaRQ`YV]_RN_QVßR_R[aVNY
Base ..................................... $584,061
than its 106.3-inch wheelbase would Engine: DOHC 48-valve V-12, aluminum 6a` ]\dR_a\dRVTUa _NaV\ ]ba`
suggest. Now the bad news: The block and heads, port fuel injection it behind the Urus but ahead of the
single-clutch automated manual is Displacement .............. 397 in3, 6498 cm3 Bentayga, so the DBX has more
Power ........................... 759 hp @ 8500 rpm
crap and was outdated at its birth in Torque ....................... 531 lb-ft @ 6750 rpm than enough thrust to live in this
2010. Annoyingly slow shifts in Strada Transmission: 7-speed automated segment. The V-8 is charismatic,
mode speed up in Sport and Corsa, manual ]bYYV[T àRNQVYf N[Q dVaU b[SNQ-
Dimensions
but they’re also much harsher. • Wheelbase ..................................... 106.3 in V[T R[aUb`VN`Z NYY aUR dNf a\ Va`
When this car’s replacement even- • L/W/H .......................... 194.6/82.6/44.7 in 7100-rpm redline. The exhaust
tually arrives, we’re told that the V-12 • Curb Weight ................................... 3950 lb [\aRVÙN_QRQTRQN[Q_N`]fdUR[
will live on, but it will probably have • 60 mph ............................................. 2.8 sec ]_R``RQdVaUN`ZNaaR_V[T\S]\]`
hybrid assistance. So this is likely the • 100 mph .......................................... 6.0 sec and bangs on a lifted throttle in
end of the purely gas-burning Lambo • 1/4-Mile .......................................... 10.6 sec Sport and Sport Plus mode.
• Top Speed ..................................... 217 mph
V-12. What’s next will be something EPA Fuel Economy On the road, its fundamentally
different, if not something better. • Comb/City/Hwy ................... 11/9/15 mpg rear-driven nature is evident in the
punchier dynamic modes. Slippery

surfaces turn this rearward torque bias into an
outright prejudice against straight lines. The DBX
is content going sideways.
Fun as this is, the DBX’s suspension capabil-
ities are more impressive. Standard air springs
keep the ride pliant and can raise the ute by up to
1.8 inches or lower it by 2.0. A 48-volt active-anti-
roll-bar system ensures that the chassis’s ability
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The interior design mimics that of Aston Mar-
tin’s other models, featuring the same arrow-
head-shaped door releases as the DB11 has and a
few Mercedes-sourced bits such as the previous-generation Comand info- the numbers
tainment system that uses a scroll wheel and touchpad. Plus, rear-seat leg-
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-
room is good enough for adults. drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon
We will have to wait until later this year to drive a production DBX. Our Base ..................................... $192,986
early exposure was of a well-beaten prototype built for durability tests. Engine: twin-turbocharged and
intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8,
But it did give us a good idea of what the DBX’s core strengths will be, even aluminum block and heads, direct fuel
if it lacked the plushness that buyers will expect for their near $200,000 injection
ObfV[.SaR_`bßR_V[TOVTY\``R`V[&aURP\Z]N[f[RRQàUR1/Ea\Q\ Displacement .............. 243 in3, 3982 cm3
Power ........................... 542 hp @ 6500 rpm
well to stay in the game. Aston hopes to sell 4000 DBXs a year, which would Torque ...................... 516 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm
represent half the brand’s total production. Given what’s at stake, you don’t Transmission: 9-speed automatic
need to like the idea of luxury SUVs to understand why this needs to succeed. Dimensions
• Wheelbase ...................................... 120.5 in
• L/W/H ............................ 198.4/78.7/66.1 in
• Curb Weight .................................. 4900 lb
R E L AT I V E LY S P E A K I N G • 60 mph ............................................ 3.8 sec
— • 100 mph ........................................... 9.0 sec
• 1/4-Mile .......................................... 12.0 sec
Its power-to-weight ratio puts it behind • Top Speed ...................................... 181 mph
the Urus but ahead of the Bentayga, EPA Fuel Economy (C/D est)
• Comb/City/Hwy ................. 17/15/21 mpg
so the DBX has more than enough thrust
to live in this segment.
77
the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-
Base/As Tested ...... $73,240/$83,405
Engine: supercharged and intercooled
pushrod 16-valve V-8, iron block and
aluminum heads, port fuel injection
Displacement ................ 376 in3, 6166 cm3
Power ........................... 707 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque ..................... 650 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ..................................... 120.0 in
• L/W/H .......................... 201.0/78.3/57.6 in
• Curb Weight ................................... 4626 lb
test RESULTS
Rollout, 1 ft ....................................... 0.3 sec
2 02 0 D O D G E C H A R G E R S R T H E L L C AT W I D E B O DY ~ BY S C O T T O L D H A M 60 mph ................................................ 3.8 sec
100 mph ............................................... 7.9 sec
130 mph .............................................. 13.1 sec
Academic Burnout 150 mph ............................................. 18.0 sec

Rolling Start, 5–60 mph ............... 4.1 sec
1/4-Mile ......................... 11.9 sec @ 124 mph
Highs: 707 horses underfoot, a blown V-8 in your ears, and that Top Speed (mfr’s claim) ............ 196 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph ............................ 162 ft
sweet smoke in your nostrils. Lows: That smoke cost $722. Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ..... 0.94 g
EPA Fuel Economy
• Comb/City/Hwy ................ 15/12/21 mpg
C/D Fuel Economy
• Observed ......................................... 15 mpg
After 20 seconds, when chunks of molten
rubber began landing on the wind-
shield, we knew things were going well. .` dR Z\[Va\_RQ aUR DVQRO\Qfμ`
Our immature, downright destructive coolant, oil, and transmission tem-
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TREAD HEAVILY
To measure how much rubber was in the smoldering pile
behind the Charger, we weighed the wheel-and-tire assemblies
before and after our exercise. Here’s what we found:
Before (each), lb After (left), lb After (right), lb
64.5 58.5 56.5

78 THE RUNDOWN PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA LYNN WALKER ~ MARCH 2020 ~ CAR AND DRIVER
Send-It Sentra
The new Sentra looks better
than before, but for now, there
isn’t a performance version.
Nissan has built several Sentras
for enthusiasts, but our
favorite is the SE-R that arrived
in 1991 and remained on the
10Best list for four years. It
featured a 140-hp high-revving
2.0-liter four with a 7500-rpm
redline. With its 60-mph time
of 7.4 seconds, the SE-R would
smoke today’s model.
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
Base (1991) ............................... $11,245
Base (Inflation Adjusted) ..... $21,240
2 02 0 N I S S A N S E N T R A S R P R E M I U M ~ BY E R I N R I C H E S - W O N G Powertrain: DOHC 16-valve
2.0-liter inline-4, 140 hp, 132 lb-ft;
5-sp manual
Look Again Curb Weight ............................ 2594 lb

Test Results*
• 60 mph ................................ 7.4 sec†
Highs: Spacious and attractive cabin, stylish exterior, improved • 100 mph ............................ 22.7 sec†
driving position. Lows: Slow and noisy, no engine upgrade, • 1/4-Mile ......... 15.8 sec† @ 87 mph
• Top Speed ........................... 125 mph
competence strays toward dullness. • Braking, 70–0 mph .............. 186 ft
• Skidpad .................................... 0.78 g
“A true sports
Nissan’s new Sentra bears little resemblance to those of the past. That’s a good sedan that just
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happens to
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Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-wheel-
Base/As Tested ...... $22,355/$25,325
Engine: DOHC 16-valve inline-4,
Diesel Duties
aluminum block and head, direct fuel GMC’s diesel-burning heavy-duty Sierra flattens the scales at
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Displacement ................. 122 in3, 1997 cm3
Power ............................ 149 hp @ 6400 rpm with a fleet 6.5-second run to 60 mph.
Torque ...................... 146 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm
Transmission: continuously variable
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2020 Ram 2500 Tradesman
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60 mph ................................................. 9.2 sec
100 mph ............................................ 26.3 sec
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph .............. 9.4 sec
1/4-Mile ......................... 17.0 sec @ 83 mph
Top Speed (C/D est) .................... 120 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph ............................ 170 ft 6.5
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