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It's hard to imagine a modern supercar competing in the Paris-Dakar Rally, but that's exactly what the Porsche 959 did back in the 1980s. This video from Porsche's "Top Five" YouTube series explains how the 959 morphed from supercar to rally car. The all-wheel-drive 959 was designed with an eye toward Group B rallying, but the category was...
RM Sotheby’s has a reputation for incredible auction offerings and collections. Its recent sale of the acclaimed B.A.T. concept cars made headlines after selling for over $14 million, and the Youngtimer series of “modern classic” vehicles has shown overwhelming success through the sale of over 140 vehicles produced largely...
When the McLaren Speedtail was unveiled two years ago, the entire 106-unit production run had already sold out despite a near-$2 million price. Now one of those supercars is scheduled to cross the block at an RM Sotheby's auction on Jan. 22. That car is Speedtail number 36, which was ordered on July 20, 2020, and delivered to McLaren Philadelphia...
Bruce Pascal, an avid Hot Wheels collector, was only 7 years old when these car toys hit the market in 1968. “It’s hard to explain the craze today, but Hot Wheels was huge. All of my friends were saving up to buy all the Hot Wheels they could,” Pascal told Volkswagen in a recent interview. After a childhood full of racing his hot...
Mercedes-Benz is out testing what's likely to be a prototype for an updated CLS-Class. The sighting comes just a few months after a prototype for an updated Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 was spotted. The prototype is still at the early stage, with only a camouflaged front fascia suggesting some tweaks. The internals of the headlights also look to be a...
BMW's new M5 CS is coming soon with over 620 horsepower on tap. The German automaker has released the first details on the super sedan which is due for a reveal next month. As was the case with its predecessor, the redesigned Subaru BRZ has spawned a race car for the GT300 class of Japan's Super GT touring car series. It will start racing in 2021...
Soon after the launch of the original Dodge Viper in the early 1990s, Carroll Shelby and his friend Dan Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Motorsports teamed up to build a run of Shelby-tuned examples. Known as the Dodge Shelby Viper, there were to be 50 all up, split evenly between the Viper's original roadster body and the GTS coupe body that was added in...
Porsche recently took an example of each generation of the 911 Turbo to its experience center located at the Hockenheimring racetrack in Germany, and allowed some of its top racing drivers, past and present, to battle it out in a drag race. Given the performance differences between each of the cars, especially between the original 930-generation...
Subaru in November unveiled a new generation of its BRZ sports car and just like its predecessor there will be a racing version for the GT300 class of Japan's Super GT touring car series. Subaru last week released the first photos of a prototype for the new BRZ GT300 race car which is being developed for the 2021 season. No details were released...
BMW is set to unveil a new range-topping version of its M5 super sedan next month, and a teaser video posted to its Facebook page on Tuesday provides some key details. The new variant will be badged an M5 CS, placing the M5 alongside other M cars that have received the CS treatment. BMW also offers an M2 CS, and there were CS versions of the...
If you're a fan of 1980s pop culture, take note: an official "A-Team" van is heading to auction Jan. 22 through Worldwide Auctioneers. For those unfamiliar with the show, "The A-Team" followed the exploits of four ex-special-forces soldiers—Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus, and...
SSC claimed to set a new land-speed record for a production car in October with its Tuatara supercar hitting a two-way average of 316.11 mph. Issues with the run and how it was measured prompted company CEO Jerod Shelby to abandon that claim soon thereafter, but he promised to make the run again. Now, that's happened, but it didn't go as planned...
Audi's upcoming Q4 E-Tron has been spotted again. The battery-electric compact crossover SUV was previewed as a concept in 2019, and judging by our latest spy shots the production version will closely mirror the striking show car. 2022 Audi Q4 E-Tron spy video from Motor Authority on Vimeo. Audi will reveal the Q4 E-Tron early next year, meaning...
Toyota has revealed a minicar as the first of several battery-electric cars it plans to launch over the coming years. It's called the C+Pod, and it's a tiny thing that weighs less than 1,500 pounds and only has about 12 horsepower. At the other end of the EV spectrum is Ferrari and its future battery-electric vehicle. According to a new report...
The U.K.'s Bristol Cars may not be on the tip of every wagging social media tongue these days, especially here in the U.S., but it has produced some remarkable cars over the years. Case is point is a beautiful 1955 Bristol 403 that Jay Leno featured in the latest episode of his online series, “Jay Leno's Garage.” Bristol's roots are in...
Ferrari is working on its first SUV for launch in early 2022, but the Italian automaker famous for its V-8 and V-12 supercars could already be working on two more SUVs—and this time with battery-electric powertrains. CAR reported Tuesday that the front mid-engine platform Ferrari is developing for future grand touring models, including its...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is in negotiations with city officials in Toledo, Ohio, over a proposal to purchase two unused sites near the Toledo Assembly Complex plant where the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator are built. Under the proposal, the city of Toledo will sell the sites to FCA for the token amount of $1. In return, FCA will invest $23 million...
Though it remains cautious on the need for the rapid deployment of electric vehicles, Toyota is pushing ahead with the launch of its first volume models powered solely by batteries. The Japanese auto giant last week unveiled the C+Pod minicar in Japan, which for its first year on the market will be limited to fleet customers. Sales to private...
The Porsche Carrera GT is a pretty extreme vehicle, but for one original owner there was additional performance required. The Carrera GT you see here, a 2005 example, was originally ordered by a customer from Belgium who wanted to take it racing, and thus fulfil Porsche's original goal for the engine and platform that went into the Carrera GT...
The Toyota Land Cruiser is dead after 2021 in the United States, but Toyota says it's committed to the large SUV segment. Just what that commitment will entail isn't clear, though. A new generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is due for the 2022 model year, and this time there will be a three-row variant. A revealing prototype for the new mid-size...
Faced with increasing competition from traditional and startup automakers pushing electrified off-roaders, Jeep has been largely silent. The world-renowned SUV maker hasn’t yet offered an electrified model in the U.S. beyond a small, mild-hybrid system to power accessories in some of its SUVs. It’s been unusually quiet for fans of the...
The Toyota Land Cruiser will exit the United States next year, when a redesigned version, the 300 series, is due to be introduced in other markets. The current Land Cruiser, the 200 series, has been on sale since the 2008 model year and will bow out at the end of the 2021 model year, Toyota said Monday in a statement. For its final year here...
In a world where cars are able to drive themselves, the question of how they will be refueled often comes up. In the case of electric vehicles, we've already seen some solutions for automatic charging, and the latest from Volkswagen is among the most impressive. The German automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype for a mobile charging robot that...
Ford is working on a redesigned Mustang for launch in 2022 but there may not be a new Chevrolet Camaro to go up against it anytime soon. Australia's Wheels magazine reported last week that the current Camaro will stick around until 2026, or two years longer than originally planned. We'll remind you the current car, the sixth generation of the...
Jeep's long-awaited Grand Cherokee redesign is almost ready for its debut. The new mid-size SUV is on track to be revealed in the first half of 2021 as a 2022 model, and it looks to be growing in size. The prototype is larger than the current Grand Cherokee, especially in the case of the wheelbase and rear overhang. Styling appears to be following...
