«Manufacture Biased Identity Crisis»
C&D was once entertaining, witty, objective and a great read. The staff worked well together and they put out a consistently good magazine. 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 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. 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. 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. One car will be rave reviewed, and 4 issues later, will place near the bottom of a multi-car comparison test. 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.) who largely keep writing the same stuff they've been whining about for a decade or three. The end result comes off as heavily biased, anything but objective, and an awkard mix of writing styles.
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.
[Wednesday, February 06, 2008]
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«Auto Enthusiast»
Car and Driver is a very informative magazine for people who like automobiles. It keeps you up to date with the latest developments and performances of the most popular automobiles. The reviews and the letters to the editor are right on.
[Wednesday, January 30, 2008]
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«No longer the magazine I grew up with»
C&D has really turned me off the last few years. 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 are much more interesting (and visually appealing) alternatives out there.
[Thursday, November 08, 2007]
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