Tony Quiroga

A pair of elegant, if lozenge-shaped, new electric members of the Audi family will join the gas-powered models for 2025.

He never went to a Cars & Coffee, he didn't quote acceleration times, and he probably never redlined any of the cars he owned. But was he an enthusiast? In retrospect, yes.

The 2025 A5 and S5 will be the first models to ride on the new platform that Audi's calling Premium Platform Combustion (PPC).

If you find yourself wishing you had some friends to talk to who are into cars, Car and Driver is here to fill that void in your life. Our new podcast, called Into Cars, is the car conversation you’ve been looking for.The first episode is available June 6 and is hosted by me, editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga, and by a familiar name to Car and Driver readers, chief brand and content officer Eddie Alterman.Unlike other podcasts, we don’t just sit in a studio and argue about cars. There’s definitely so…

From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.Above (from left): Larry Webster, Dave VanderWerp, and Tony Quiroga, in the August 2004 issue of Car and Driver. 2004: Dodge Ram SRT10 An 8.3-liter Viper V-10, 500 horsepower, and a Dodge Ram 1500. It’s so juvenile that you wonder how it happened. Dodge made a Quad Cab version with a 140.5-inch wheelbase, and I can still see Dave VanderWerp drifting it around Turn 10 at Grattan Raceway in a slide unequaled to this day. 2005: Pontiac Solstice A car create…

Porsche’s second electric car is aimed squarely at the jugular of the market. Be it affordable or luxurious, the compact SUV is stealing hearts and stealing sales from every vehicle segment. Since everyone seems to want to park one in their garage, it makes sense that Porsche’s second electric offering is a version of its compact SUV, the Macan. Product planners are probably still kicking themselves for sending out the Taycan as the leadoff hitter. Unimpressed with some of the decisions that wer…

From the March/April 2024 issue of Car and Driver.If you are one of our print readers, you’ll soon be seeing the next issue of Car and Driver. We’ve changed some things, a lot of things. If you’re not one of our print readers, consider subscribing or picking one up the next time you’re in an airport store. When you do get to hold it in your hands, the larger format, additional pages, and better paper are immediately apparent. Flip it open and you’ll see the results of a comprehensive redesign fo…

From the December 2023 issue of Car and Driver.Normal people will never understand Lotus. I do, which is why I’ve had three, if you count the Caterham (you should). On the spectrum from Big Wheel to Toyota Camry, a Lotus is closer to a child’s toy. Every Lotus has been woefully imperfect and never quite fully realized. But it speaks to us in vibrations, sounds, and sensations—you just have to understand the language. The seduction is a lustful one, but lust doesn’t have the same legs as love. I’…

From the January 2024 issue of Car and Driver.In a world where consensus is as rare as a late-model Dodge Challenger without its yellow splitter guards, I’m delighted to inform you that the editorial brains at Car and Driver can agree on nine, okay, maybe eight of the vehicles on each 10Best list. It’s those last couple of spots where the differences begin, and the arguments start.Strong and unusual flavors might not win over all of us, but they will always speak to a few. Sometimes you catch ju…

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