The Japanese sports car wars are getting turbocharged. (Nissan) The 2023 make Z unveiled Tuesday night is a heavily reworked evolution of the 370Z‘s platform that blends the past and the future and is set to go tire to tire with the Toyota GR Supra when it hits the …
Read More »Here's why an American-made Acura just sold for $1.1 million
The Acura NSX is reaching the end of the road … again. (NSX) The second-generation supercar that went on sale in 2017 will go out of production in 2022, but it’s going out with a bang. make is putting the model out to pasture with a limited run of 350 …
Read More »Cars of the ghost 2021 New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show was set to open this week, but was canceled near the last minute due to new local restrictions aimed at stemming the tide of the COVID-10 delta variant, which is a bummer for car shoppers and automakers, alike. The New York International Auto Show …
Read More »See it: Cars jump and wreck during NASCAR and Indycar Indianapolis races
And you though you parking next to a curb was tricky. Several spectacular crashes were caused by the curbing in Turn Six of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway‘s road course during this past weekend’s nascar” target=”_blank”>NASCAR< races, which saw several vehicles jump completely off the ground. The first occurred during Saturday’s …
Read More »A 1995 McLaren F1 supercar just sold for a record $20 million
The McLaren F1 was once the world’s fastest car and now its among the most valuable. A 1995 example of the supercar was sold at the Gooding & Company Pebble Beach auction on Saturday night for a model-record $20,465,000, double the second highest price paid for a vehicle during Monterey …
Read More »Allmendinger wins crash-filled NASCAR Brickyard 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
AJ Allmendinger took advantage of two frightening multi-car crashes, the leader getting spun out and a penalty — all in the final five laps — to win the Brickyard 200 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AJ Allmendinger, driver celebrates with his team on Indy’s Yard of Bricks. (Stacy Revere/Getty …
Read More »One of a kind Ford Shelby Cobra Concept sold for $2,640,000
Perhaps Ford should have put it into production. A one of a kind Ford Shelby Cobra Concept car was sold at Mecum Auctions’ Monterey event on Saturday night for $2,640,000, blowing past its pre-sale estimate of $1.5-$2 million. (Mecum Auctions) The V10-powered reboot of the 1960s Shelby Cobra was built …
Read More »Will Power gets first Indycar win of 2021 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Will Power spent this week seeking redemption. He found it in a familiar spot — on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. Just six days after enduring one of the most frustrating attributes of his career, Power took an early lead, pulled away from the field and held on for his …
Read More »Test drive: The 2022 Nissan Frontier proves an old truck can learn new tricks
The Nissan Frontier is new for 2022. At least some of it is. (Nissan) The compact pickup wears a fully-redesigned body on an updated version of the frame that’s been carrying the model around since 2004 and is powered by an engine introduced last year. As it turns out, out …
Read More »The Lamborghini Countach returns as a supercapacitor-powered hybrid supercar
The Lamborghini Countach is coming back, but as a very modern scream machine. (Lamborghini) The new Countach LPI 800-4 borrows styling elements from the original that include a bumper-mimicking black bar across the front, rectangular light nacelles, oversized NACA air intakes on the flanks and a roof indent that mimics …
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