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David Beard

David Beard

Technical Editor at Car and Driver

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Ferrari's V-6 Hybrid Is a Replacement for Displacement

From the March/April 2024 issue of Car and Driver. While the roar of Ferrari V-8s lives on in the SF90 and Roma, we pour out espresso shots for those that powered the likes of the 458s, 488s, and F8s and their glorious eight-cylinder soundtracks. And though it’s unlikely any V-6 will ever win a Grammy, Ferrari’s new 120- degree 3.0-liter V-6, code-named F163, might get a nomination.The turbos mounted in the F163’s valley mark a departure from the V-8’s outboard compressors. The hot-V configurati…
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Maserati's GT2 Race Car Will Be Your Best Friend

From the moment we laid eyes on the Maserati MC20’s striking curves, we couldn’t help but imagine a more aggressive version. After some seat time, thoughts of a street-legal track machine competing with the downforce behemoths from Chevrolet and Porsche raced through our heads. Maserati clearly had similar thoughts but instead skipped the road-ready version and went right to track-only mode. After all, before the latest iterations of Corvette Z06 and Porsche 911 GT3 RS came to be, the C8.R and 9…
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2025 Ski-Doo MXZ X-RS 850 E-TEC Turbo R Is Peak Snowmobile - Car an...

Darker days may be on the horizon for combustion engines, but before they’re forced into retirement, they’re going out with—ahem­—a bang. In this golden era of combustion, there are many engines that will be forever venerated, such as Chevrolet’s naturally aspirated 670-hp 5.5-liter V-8, Porsche’s screaming 4.0-liter flat-six, and basically any modern twin-turbocharged V-8. But have we reached peak snowmobile? “We might be there,” says Ski-Doo media relations manager Steve Cowing. “But we though…
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Our 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI S Wraps Up Its 40,000-Mile Test

The GTI is great at hot-hatch things, but its ability to tackle unlikely scenarios is also impressive.
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2024 Nissan Z NISMO Shines on the Track, but Nowhere Else

The track-focused Nissan Z NISMO is uncomfortable in the real world.
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2024 Can-Am Maverick R Is a Baja Blast

Flyin' high: If Raptors and Rubicons bore you, the 240-hp Can-Am Maverick R will kick-start your heart.
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2025 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance Delivers Jaw-Clenching Hustle

Mercedes's new 805-hp plug-in-hybrid hatchback focuses on speed over efficiency.
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2024 Mercedes-AMG SL63 S E Performance: Excess Is Best

Is this 805-hp convertible too over the top? Not at all.
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Long-Term 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid Intro: Little Big Truck

Coming off back-to-back 10Best wins, a Ford Maverick Hybrid joins our fleet for a 40,000-mile shakedown.
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Tested: Ford Performance’s Bronco Calibration Kit Dials Up the Boost

We flashed our long-term 2022 Ford Bronco Badlands to see if the plug-in tuner adds meaningful gains.
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Tested: 2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Stays the Self-Shifting Course

The GLI emerges from a mid-cycle refresh with its stick shift intact.