Car and Driver Magazine US App Reviews

Now this is like Motor Trend-was liking the original digital version. Wont renew.

App went from fantastic interactive to cheap page scan. At least one article was cut off in scan process. Subscription renewal is cancelled.

The digital mag was so good when it was an interactive version, but now....nothing but a scan of the magazine. What a letdown. I can understand the need to get more ads in front of us, but to take away the interactive features is a significant mistake, and eventually a costly one...to you. To echo what others are saying - why pay extra for so little benefit? I have nearly forty years with this magazine and now Im worried that wont be around a year from now. This level of cheapness is not a good sign.

Before the February issue, the ipad version of the magazine was somewhat modified to be easier to read on the iPad. With February, they must have decided that it was too much trouble and now its basically a PDF file of the magazine. Ill give them a while to go back to putting some effort into making it readable again, but wont renew if they dont.

Unlike many recent reviewers, I really like the new, simpler, magazine-style format. It is delivered sooner, easier to read, smaller, can be used in portrait or landscape orientation, and has fewer bugs (sorry - but the old version crashed all the time). This version is also very readable on my iPhone. I have been reading C&D since 1975. The best part of this magazine has always been the superior writing. I think with this new version they are acknowledging that this is their strongest asset. At the end of the day the fancier graphics and animations of the previous version did not add any value for me.

An easy to use innovative approach to reading a magazine on an iPad has been replaced by what is a glorified PDF reader. Text size adjustments are now impossible unless you zoom in and scroll constantly. Its pretty much useless. If you havent converted from print editions, dont until this app is reworked. It becomes an unenjoyable and frustrating experience. What I find incredulous is the previous version was such a delight once you got the hang of it.

I love Car and Driver. The magazines are very well written. A portrait mode for the app would be awesome. If it had it Id give it a 5. Update: Ahh, for some reason I love portrait. Five.

the new layout is a huge step backwards, its just like reading a scanned pdf now. its particularly horrible on the iPad mini, most of the text is barely legible

I love the magazine, Ive been a subscriber since about 1995. But the app wont let me download magazines sometimes. Itll ask me to buy one even though Im logged in. So I have to log out every time and log in again. Not a huge deal but annoying. Also, it would be nice if when I enlarge pics to read stats if I could still flip to the next page without having to minimize the window again. Also a small issue, but annoying if I have to do that on every page. I still love the magazine and will continue to buy it. But please try to address these if possible.

This magazine used to release each issue in a great format optimized for tablets. Unfortunately, in early 2016 the format was switched to what is essentially a simple PDF - none of the interactive graphics or articles advertised are left. The new issues since do not automatically scale or adapt properly for an iPad at all. At this rate I wouldnt recommend a digital subscription as many articles are basically illegible. Unless they change back to the original format soon, Ill be canceling my subscription soon as well.

Love this app. It is a must have for all gear heads.

What can I say? I can read the magazines that I paid for. Thanks!