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I was born after the American automobile dominated the world.
BACKFIRES • Think of it as the peer-review section of the magazine, hosted by your pal Ed.
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China in High Gear • How China’s automakers went from being bit players at home to dominating the world’s biggest auto market.
Executive Shuffe • Wherever the president travels, the world’s most secure vehicle goes too.
Headlights on the Half Shell • As a feature for one model year only, the 1965 Buick Riviera’s clamshell headlights are a rarity. So are the parts needed to keep them working.
Coming In Clutch • Honda’s E-Clutch automates the clutch without sacrificing manual control.
If you find yourself having to sell a car, skip the classifieds drama. The best buyer is one who’s in your contacts list.
Taking a gamble on a 23-year-old luxury car to escape the heat came with a cool bonus history lesson.
FORD v FERDINAND • FORD’S TEAM CONJURES AN UNPRECEDENTED FREAK TO STARE DOWN PORSCHE’S BEST.
The Greatest American Heroes
PRINTING QUEST • A CALIFORNIA COMPANY IS LOOKING TO ADVANCE THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, ONE 3-D-PRINTED PART AT A TIME. ALSO, WITH A HYPER CAR OR TWO.
CTRL + P • Additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, is used extensively in the assembly of the 21C, and the technology is spreading to other automakers as well.
A STAR IS BORN • WE SURVEY DETROIT’S TRANSFORMATION FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT OF CADILLAC’S HEAVENLY NEW FLAGSHIP, THE $360,890 CELESTIQ.
HERE, THERE, EVERY WHERE • Whether you’re looking to start a family or break out on your own, these subcompact crossovers are your stepping stone to a new chapter.
Drivelines • A DIGEST OF TESTS, UNFETTERED OPINIONS, AND SOME INTERESTING MINUTIAE
The Strong, Silent Type
Seeing Signs
So Long, Farewell
Fully Hybrid Workspace
Power Struggle
Fleeting Thoughts • Updates and hot takes on the vehicles fortunate enough to spend 40,000 miles with C/D’s editors.
The Best Odds • The cars I recall most fondly were neither the prettiest nor the quickest. Certainly not the most expensive. They were machines that emerged willfully peculiar and intractably idiosyncratic. by John Phillips