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With the death of the TT in 2023 and the R8 in 2024, Audi has been without a sports car for the first time in decades. In fact, the German automaker doesn't sell a two-door car at all. That may soon change. Earlier this month, we heard that the R8…

Like an ancient mummy rising from its tomb, 10 highly valuable classic cars emerged from a junkyard last October and immediately went to auction—warts and all. They ranged from an ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz 300SL 'Alloy' Gullwing, to retro BMW motorcycles, two Miuras, and the shell of what once was a Ferrari…

The BMW M5 Touring is finally on sale in the United States for the first time, and the M5 wagon is off to a good start. According to Sylvia Neubauer, BMW’s Vice President of Customer, Brand, and Sales, production of the M5 sedan and wagon is currently split 50:50, outperforming…

Human ingenuity is a wonderful thing. When your Ford Ranger's 2.3-liter four-cylinder craps out, go to Harbor Freight—not for tools—but for a $150 212cc Predator two-stroke engine. Problem largely solved. Best engine swap in history.

Mercedes discontinued the A-Class in the United States after the 2022 model year, but the company’s smallest sedan is still around in other markets. Additionally, it’s also sold as a hatchback – the only vehicle with this body style to carry the three-pointed star. However, both flavors are not long…

It feels like I’ve written this article several times before. Audi is the latest automaker to cast doubt on its lofty EV goals. In 2021, the Four Rings announced plans to become purely electric by 2032, pledging to launch its final combustion-engine car in 2026. Now, it's rethinking those targets,…

There's a new Dodge Charger out there. You may have heard about it, being electric and all. To ensure everyone is in the know about the 2025 Charger Daytona, Dodge launched a special interactive website that looks like it uses a web design template straight from Y2K.

It’s time to say goodbye to the gas-powered Alfa Romeo Giulia and the Stelvio. The automaker has announced that it will stop taking orders for the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder models due to emission standards, but more importantly, the 2.9-liter V-6 Quadrifoglio models are gone, too. Only the 2.2-liter diesel with…

Ferrari is not the first to dream up an oval-piston engine. Honda actually raced and later sold an oval-piston V-4, with each piston having two connecting rods and eight-valve heads. Essentially, it was a kind of V-8 with two pairs of conjoined combustion chambers on either cylinder bank. AutoGuide uncovered…

Buying a Ferrari takes money. Lots of money. Typically, people with lots of money have worked many decades to acquire such funds, which puts them in a higher age group. That's true of most high-end brands. But more recently, Ferrari has seen a shift in the age of its buyers—and…

They say perfection takes time. SSC founder and CEO Jerod Shelby takes that phrase to heart.