Back to Lightning Lap 2026It takes nearly a minute for Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" to get rolling, but once it does, it's nearly impossible to hit pause on that kind of jam. The same goes for our ...

Never mind that Lamborghini's latest entry-level supercar is substantially larger and heavier than the Huracán that preceded it. The Temerario's new 10,000-rpm twin-turbocharged V-8 combined with ...

The 18th edition of Car and Driver's annual Lightning Lap—an event designed to distill a car's performance at VIR's challenging 4.1-mile Grand Course—featured 13 production cars and a wide spectrum of ...

Electric cars are fast in a straight line, sure, but all that weight means they’re hopeless on a twisty racetrack. That’s what we’re often led to believe, but judging by the results of Car and ...

The results from our 2026 Lightning Lap track test have been revealed! Here at Car and Driver headquarters, we're celebrating our annual pilgrimage to the Virginia countryside by virtual-racing for 60 ...

Michael Congelosi is the original owner of his 2005 Dodge SRT4 ACR, and he drove it with the skill that comes from a decades-long bond with a vehicle. Also helping is that Congelosi's day job is ...