Car and Driver

Based upon 5 reviews.

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• Overall Rating 4.2 out of 5
• Ad Relevance 4.5 out of 5
• Content Quality 4.3 out of 5
• Design Quality 4.5 out of 5
• Photo Quality 4.7 out of 5

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Overall, 4 of 5 customers (80%) would recommend this title to a friend.

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56 of 104 people (54%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Entertaining, smart, and witty write ups about today's autos, focusing on cars with sporting pretenses.
• Cons: Not a buyer's resource for purchasing a mainstream auto; like most car mags, they're skewed toward exotic sportscars.

They have a strong bias toward quick-handling cars that are better suited to sprited drives down a twisting backroad than every day commuting. In comparison tests, rest assured the vehicle with the best handling and liveliest engine will win. In fairness, how entertaining is it to read review after review about minivans, econoboxes, and Mom's SUV? It's a great medium to read a well written account of the driving experience in a Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborgini. Since this is the closest most of us will ever get to being behind the wheel of one of those beauties, it makes for a great read. I also give them a thumbs up for keeping an eye on near-future developments like hybrids and diesels, and not going ga-ga over pie-in-the-sky long-range alt. fuel solutions.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 35-54
• Magazines: 4-5

58 of 109 people (53%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Great coverage of cars; funny
• Cons: Advertiser friendly, so there are no negative reviews

I like the way this magazine is written. If Automobile is the Architectural Digest of car magazines, then Car and Driver is the Maxim of Car Magazines. They clearly have a sense of humour (e.g., their breaking news is called the Information Dirt Road, since the internet is the information super highway). They also tend to cover a large variety of cars. Since C&D, R&T, MT, and Automobile all rely on automotive advertising, all of these magazines tend to publish reviews that are friendly toward manufacturers.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 35-54
• Magazines: 6+

56 of 107 people (52%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Connects very well with the audience reading this magazine

This magazine tells the pros and cons of the cars that are new. They also provide great performance tips to get more power out of the readers car. The magazine is very helpful on tips on making your car better. This magazine is filled with performance modifications that will make your car better.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 0-17
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55 of 107 people (51%) found the following review helpful:

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62 of 122 people (51%) found the following review helpful:

I like the way this magazine is. It is very informative. People who love cars (like me) will see that the description of the cars is good. And the best feature is the comparison of different cars, because there is all the information. I would recommend this magazine to others since it's cheaper also trough magazines.com