TABLE OF CONTENTS NOvEmBEr 2021
COLUMNISTS
10. Sharon Silke Carty Signed up? Sign here. 22. Ezra Dyer What a drag. 26. Elana Scherr Static electricity.
UPFRONT
13. It’s 120, Bro Give them some space. 16. A Car Becomes a Toy It’s not shrink-rayed. 18. Top of the Charts Hearing things in a car. 20. Weight-Loss Plan Addition by subtraction.
Backfires
The joyful noise of the commentariat, rebutted sporadically by Ed.
T H E R U N D OW N
67. 2022 BMW iX xDrive50 and BMW i4 M50 Putting the motor in bavarian motor Works. 70. 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited Youth movement. 72. 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor A dinosaur evolves. 74. 2022 Porsche Macan GTS A shift at the top. 76. 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Crowd-pleaser. 78. 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Glory days. 80. 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line 4Motion major minor. 82. 2021 Porsche Taycan PBP base hit.
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4. Backfires Readers give out a battery battering. 84. What to Buy The oG mazda miata is now collectible.
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NOT A SHOCK I can’t even begin to imagine the onslaught of angry “This magazine sucks!” letters you must’ve prepared for when the decision was made to put out an EV of the Year issue [July/August 2021]. —Derrick W. Colorado Springs, CO Thanks for the recent issue concentrating on EVs. Please don’t ever do that again. —Mickey Skamangas Fredericksburg, VA That whirring sound you hear is not an electric motor. It is Brock Yates spinning in his grave. —Mike Bruce Lincoln, IL In over 276 months, I’d never put down a C/D before I wiped until this lame EV issue. I’m an oilman, so I take pride in my unbiased opinions about EVs’ uselessness. —Nick Bitchita, KS Have you ever tried being a castor-oil man?—Ed.
Received the July/August 2021 issue in the mail today. As a multidecade subscriber, I can say with confidence that this is the very first issue that went straight from the mailbox to the recycling bin without the cover even being cracked. —Paul Schuh Silver Spring, MD If you’d read it, you’d have seen that we spent much of the issue complaining about EVs and pointing out their many shortcomings—Ed. I spent more time looking at Tire Rack ads than all the pages of electrical vehicles. —Leonard Wall Asheboro, NC The OZ Ultraleggera HLTs do look great on that C8—Ed. The EV issue is the first issue that went from my mailbox straight to my trash. —Robert Broaddus Arlington, TN I’d say something about recycling, but I don’t want to start a whole thing—Ed.
My July/August issue arrived today. After browsing through it from front to back, I tossed it in the wastebasket next to my recliner. I’ve been a reader/subscriber since 1978. Good luck. —Monty Graves Hugo, OK Any chance you recycled?—Ed. The cover and last page of the July/August issue tell me that my 40-year journey with Car and Driver is approaching the end of the road. Thanks for the ride! —Mark Eggold Williamsburg, KS Can’t tell you the disgust I feel over seeing “EV of the Year” on your cover. I’m not reading this. Straight to the trash. Please cover cars we love, not appliances that are being forced upon us. —Ben Pember Lancaster, PA Score one for the trash—Ed. How disappointing that trees actually gave their lives for
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