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One car will be rave reviewed, and 4 issues later, will place near the bottom of a multi-car comparison test. The magazine lacks consistency, focus and any sort of clear vision as to what they're about.C&D mostly seems to print what the biggest manufactures want them to. who largely keep writing the same stuff they've been whining about for a decade or three. C&D was once entertaining, witty, objective and a great read. Then it went through some rough years where it got kind of tame and boring. Now, it's an ill fitting mix of new and old writers trying to be fresh and hip while being spoon fed by the car manufactures. The impression is very much whichever manufacture spends the most on ads, dinners, drinks, and other gratuities, gets top billing regardless of the quality and performance of their vehicles.Some of the writing is entertaining, but that's offset by the same tired editors (Csere, Bedard, et al). The end result comes off as heavily biased, anything but objective, and an awkard mix of writing styles.
The staff worked well together and they put out a consistently good magazine. There have been several articles lately, such as on the new Nissan GT-R and Corvette ZR1, that literally mirror articles in other magazines even featuring some of the same quotes from the same car execs. My suggestion: Save some trees and just skim the C&D website for their rare entertaining exclusive article and get the rest of your automotive news somewhere else. You might as well go to the manufacture's websites and read their press releases.There has been a lot of inconsistency in C&D's reviews.
Car and Driver is a very informative magazine for people who like automobiles. The reviews and the letters to the editor are right on. It keeps you up to date with the latest developments and performances of the most popular automobiles.
C&D has really turned me off the last few years. There are much more interesting (and visually appealing) alternatives out there. It is more obvious than ever that this rag is for average people who buy average vehicles. The recent redesign is just plain ugly and should be tossed.
There was many a time when I agreed with a reader's letter, only to read CC shoot it down. But after 16 years of subscription, I chose not to renew in March. It needs better management. Unfortunately, when Csebra.Casasba.Csabsbreaedads, er, forget it, Editor CC took over the reigns, the quality of the mag dropped with it. I've been looking at recently resurrected Road and Track, and they have really changed their publication from stodgy old-fart affair to a modern, informative read.Car and Driver doesn't need a new layout.
Readers letters, specifically those with constructive criticism, are often met with sarcastic, child-like responses. Where is this man's humility.The pictures and layout are still good. Some of the covers promise what looks to be an in-depth article, only to find out inside that it's a one or two page affair. All the US car magazines are swamped with ads, keeping our copy price down, the latter of which is nice.
Informative magazine. Recommend to all who enjoy vehicles and want to know updated information on automobiles and other types of vehicles, including pickup trucks, SUVs and Hybrids. If you like automobiles, this is a pretty good magazine to have. It reviews several vehicles each month and has letters to the editor to comment on the nifty articles that the magazine incorporates.
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