Daniel Pund
Executive Editor
Daniel Pund took the Executive Editor role at Road & Track in 2020 to help re-invent the venerable magazine brand. For nearly 30 years, Pund has toiled away as a feature writer, car reviewer, editor, and columnist for every car magazine that matters (including Car and Driver and Autoweek) and a few that didn’t. He’s also contributed to Esquire and GQ and other general-interest publications.
The Frozen Corner of Sweden That Tests the Most Advanced Cars in the World
Northern Sweden’s frigid climate once kept all but the hardiest souls away. Now it’s one of the area’s most valuable resources.
The Bentley Speed Six Has Returned After 94 Years
The first model in the limited production run made an appearance at Goodwood.
Chile's Celestial Phone Booths
In the Atacama Desert you will find animitas, roadside shrines that are homes for lost loved ones’ souls.
GM's Run at Le Mans Was Damn Good
The company won GTE-AM, podiumed overall, and the Garage 56 Camaro was the coolest car at the race. Not bad.
Hybrid Warfare: The Top Prototypes of the 24 Hours of Le Mans’ 100th Anniversary
Cadillac and Porsche in LMDH will face off against Toyota, Ferrari, Peugeot, and Glickenhaus in LMH at the most exciting Le Mans in a generation.
Cadillac Isn't Quiet About Taking on Le Mans
Cadillac will re-enter the field for 2023's 100th anniversary 24 Hour as an underdog. Just not a quiet one. We embedded with the team to get inside what scares its most seasoned members.
The Aero Secrets of the 747-Mile Mercedes Vision EQXX
With the stunningly low-drag Vision EQXX concept, Mercedes eyes a future in which we slip more effortlessly through the air around us.
Is Max Verstappen Now Officially an Asshole?
Stealing points from his teammate at Brazilian GP would indicate yes.
Max Verstappen Is Not an Asshole
Motorsports A-Z: Max Verstappen, ‘P’ is for perfectly normal.
The Ferrari 499P Is a Le Mans Racer 50 Years in the Making
When Ferrari left top-level sports car racing 50 years ago, the Prancing Horse was the winningest brand in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 499P is here to take that throne back.
McLaren's Zak Brown Has Never Seen Formula 1 So Hot, Ever
Motorsports A to Z: Zak Brown, ‘D’ is for dollars.
The 2023 Range Rover Sport Is as Complex as They Come
Yet, whether you opt for the mild-hybrid, the plug-in, or the V-8, it's a smooth experience.
The 911 Sport Classic Is a Mix CD of Porsche's Greatest Hits
Porsche's most beloved works all rolled into one retro package.
The Ferrari 296 GTB Is an Obedient Cruise Missile
Ferrari’s first plug-in-hybrid, turbocharged V-6 supercar (yes, you read that right).
Let's Remember the Mercedes SLS's Exploding Door Bolts
If your Mercedes SLS just flipped over, don’t worry—explosions will save you.
The 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB Is the Complicated Future of Supercars
The 819-hp mid-engine hybrid asks you to forget the way supercars used to work.
The Day I Met My Hero: 1991 Ferrari Testarossa
For this package, we risked the total collapse of our automotive worldviews by driving our childhood dream cars.
Five Vehicles That Predicted Today’s Automotive Landscape
We wouldn't be where we are without each of these automotive icons.
The Time Traveler Who Hunted Speed Records in an EV
Despite never holding the crown, Walter Baker was ahead of his time.
The Sting Ray Still Defines the Corvette
The C2 is one of America's most iconic automobiles and it still impacts GM today.
Mercedes Brought Overwhelming Force and Complexity to the Pursuit of Comfort
Achtung, baby.
Lamborghini Was Always Going to Make a New Countach
Inevitable.
The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Is Still Hardcore
The GT3 with no wing is still extremely stiff, still wonderful to drive, and even better looking.
The First In-Car Navigation System Was Powered by Helium
In 1981, Honda's Electro Gyrocator paved the way for modern GPS systems, using a helium gyroscope and a 16-bit computer in the trunk.
The Flying Spur V-8 Is a Real Bentley
Instead of being an anonymous big sedan, this Flying Spur is unapologetic in its Bentleyness.
Roads We Love: Glenn Brook/Hankerd Roads in Southeast Michigan
Visit one of the best driving oases in the region.
The 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant Is the Ultimate Family Truckster
If you were to smash Clark Griswold's hideous wagon together with a Ferrari 308, you might get something like this.
2022 GMC Hummer EV Is Technically a Convertible
Just don't call it a t-top.
How the GMC Hummer EV's Diagonal-Driving 'Crab Mode' Works
This tech will help the new electric off-roader navigate tight trails.
Hummer's "Watts to Freedom" Launch Control Gives You 0-60 in 3 Seconds Flat
The GMC Hummer EV pumps more than 1000 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels, giving this electric pickup truck supercar-beating acceleration.
The Racers Who Funded Their Teams Through Drug Smuggling
Top-tier racing is expensive, and that led some drivers to turn to some extremely risky financing.
Retracing the Detroit Grand Prix in a McLaren Senna
Ayrton Senna was the king of the old downtown Detroit F1 circuit. We trace his path in the McLaren that bears his name.