@challengeher

Words about cars for work and dogs for fun. I follow women who tweet about science. Senior Editor @CARandDRIVER

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I really appreciate LeClerc's good dachshund-lifting form.
olivia 🐥@technorodrigo11 Dec 2025
charles touching the floor then picking leo up 😔😔🩷
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Dream Drive: Chasing Pato O’Ward Around the Las Vegas F1 Circuit caranddriver.com/features/a6…

Dream Drive: Chasing Pato O’Ward Around the Las Vegas F1 Circuit

Ahead of a cold and damp 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, we had a chance to try out the track.

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These Are the Best Used Minivans You Can Buy, Whether You're Hauling People or Cargo or Both caranddriver.com/shopping-ad…

These Are the Best Used Minivans You Can Buy, Whether You're Hauling People or Cargo or Both

Wondering which used minivan to buy? Our testing team looks at over 200 data points when rating vehicles. Check out what made our list of the best used minivans to buy.

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My pal @EzraDyer getting glam in Detroit.
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A Star Is Born: Cadillac Celestiq Takes On Detroit caranddriver.com/reviews/a69…

A Star Is Born: Cadillac Celestiq Takes On Detroit

We survey the Motor City's transformation from the driver's seat of Cadillac's heavenly new flagship, the $360,890 Celestiq.

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Here's Your First Look at Audi's Formula 1 Race Car caranddriver.com/news/a69388…

Here's Your First Look at Audi's Formula 1 Race Car

Audi revealed the 2026 F1 car livery, explained why it's getting into the racing series right now, and let us tour its new racing facility.

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All I Needed Was a Starter. I Found It in a Midwestern House of Dreams for Hard-to-Find Car Parts caranddriver.com/features/a6…

All I Needed Was a Starter. I Found It in a Midwestern House of Dreams for Hard-to-Find Car Parts

In a small town near Cincinnati, I met a father and his sons who have taken a generations-long journey into the dark hearts of copper.

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Elana Scherr got a chance to talk with Mike Burroughs at SEMA about his K20-swapped Ferrari 308 GTBi, dubbed the 244 GTK. What do you think of this insane build?
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Jack El-Hai@Jack_ElHai7 Nov 2025
"Sailed through the Ohio sky." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @challengeher & @SmithsonianMag! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.… smithsonianmag.com/history/a…

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Honda Says F1 Partnership with Aston Martin Will Improve Both Brands caranddriver.com/features/a6…

Honda Says F1 Partnership with Aston Martin Will Improve Both Brands

As Honda winds down its on-again/off-again relationship with Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 remains very much a priority for both Honda Racing Company and Honda Motor Company.

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I Put My Reputation on the Line Competing in the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship caranddriver.com/features/a6…

I Put My Reputation on the Line Competing in the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship

We sent our ace road warrior to Pittsburgh to represent C/D in one of the truest tests of driving prowess.

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derekpowell@derekpowell6 Oct 2025
As I kid, I dreamed of writing for @CARandDRIVER. I never imagined I'd be featured in an article (written by @challengeher no less). What a surreal moment. caranddriver.com/news/a68852… – at Los Angeles, CA

This New YouTube Series Matches People Who Design Real Cars with People Who Design Toy Cars

The twist is that the toys are Hot Wheels, and the conversation is about how car design translates between big, small, art, and product.

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Wherein we take some very large vehicles on a trip across Ohio to visit several World's Largest attractions, including this sweet-ass building made to resemble a basket: caranddriver.com/reviews/com…

Comparison Test: Chevrolet Tahoe vs. Ford Expedition vs. GMC Yukon vs. Jeep Wagoneer vs. Nissan...

We load up six large SUVs to seek out the world's largest roadside attractions.

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In this month's @CARandDRIVER, I chatted with Elana Scherr about Gansey's Z28 and what I think about the roles cars play in fiction. (On newsstands now).
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Beautiful photos by @deerfella
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See Flowered Lamborghinis and Hand-Painted Porsches from Sportscar Vacationland at Car Week 2025 caranddriver.com/features/g6…

See Flowered Lamborghinis and Hand-Painted Porsches from Sportscar Vacationland at Car Week 2025

Overcrest's Sportscar Vacationland offered a slower, artier approach to the days leading up to the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

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These LA-Based Artists Re-Created the Graffiti-Covered 1955 Cadillac Hearse from 'The Warriors' caranddriver.com/features/a6…

These LA-Based Artists Re-Created the Graffiti-Covered 1955 Cadillac Hearse from 'The Warriors'

Car customizer Dave Shuten and graffiti artist Risk painted the Rogues Cadillac in front of a live audience.

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2026 Honda CR-V Hybrid Puts On Hiking Boots in New TrailSport Trim caranddriver.com/reviews/a65…

2026 Honda CR-V Hybrid Puts On Hiking Boots with New TrailSport Trim

Honda brings a light off-road package to its most popular SUV.

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Hilarious take-down of what sounds like a terrible book but I'm caught on the Monteverdi in the thumbnail image.
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James Frey’s new book, “Next to Heaven,” is a thriller about a group of wealthy finance types and their wives behaving badly. One might call it “cancelled-guy fiction, animated by resentment at being misunderstood,” Katy Waldman writes. nyer.cm/lQhuV1n

James Frey’s New Cancelled-Guy Sex Novel Is as Bad as It Sounds

With a status-obsessed comeback book, the author of the fabricated memoir “A Million Little Pieces” attempts to rebrand.

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'F1: The Movie' Brings Formula One Thrills to the Big Screen caranddriver.com/news/a65091…

'F1: The Movie' Brings Formula One Thrills to the Big Screen

The long-awaited racing film premiered in New York to a star-studded audience.

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The 2025 Mercedes Maybach GLS600 Is a Fancy Bounce House caranddriver.com/reviews/a65…

The 2025 Mercedes Maybach GLS600 Is a Fancy Bounce House

Mercedes's high-end SUV is fun, fast, and glamorous—and it can dance.

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When and Where to Watch the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans caranddriver.com/news/a65045…

When and Where to Watch the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24-hour gauntlet will kick off with the waving of the French tricolour at 10:00 a.m. ET this Saturday—here's how to watch it.

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