
Reading Time: 4 minutes Have you ever wondered what the most popular car colors are? Perhaps, not surprisingly the answer is white and black. Americans and for that matter, all automobile driving denizens of the world seem to prefer […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ford fans around the world enjoy the fun and practicality of late-model pony cars, but nothing compares to Ken Block’s Hoonicorn Mustang specs. In fact, every Ford Mustang for sale would love to be a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes We praised the Type R for its excellent handling and gutsy 2.0-liter turbocharged engine. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Type R badge after it was first seen on the NSX Type R […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singer Vehicle Design is showing off the latest evolution of its Turbo Study program. Rather than having exterior styling cues from the first-gen Porsche 911, these models blend design elements from the 930 and 964-generation […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes McLaren makes some of the wildest performance envelope-pushing supercars on the market. However, the automaker is changing with the times, and with it, a new generation of supercars. Those changes include ditching the screaming V8s […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Josef Newgarden earned a $1 million bonus on Sunday for winning at Road America, where his third win of the season completed a trifecta of victories on IndyCar’s different circuits. Newgarden had won previously on […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes The Japanese manufacturer was never seriously threatened by its two Hypercar rivals, Glickenhaus and Alpine, in a relatively clean race for both of the two GR010 Hybrid crews. The only major drama to hit either […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pato O’Ward was the quickest driver during practice Saturday morning for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR, turning a top lap of 1 minute, 45.2681 seconds in the No. 5 Arrow […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Corvette Racing has split its commitments this year, running one C8.R full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor, and another full-time in the World Endurance Championship for Milner and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (W121) is a two-door luxury roadster produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963. Internally referred to as W121 (BII or B2), it was first shown in prototype at the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chevy changed everything about the Corvette for 2020, and 2021 sees incremental updates. The Corvette’s phenomenal Magnetic Selective Ride Control is now available as a standalone option (previously Z51 package equipment). It also gets wireless […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Lancia Fulvia was an automobile produced by the Italian car maker Lancia between 1963 and 1976. It was named after the Via Fulvia, a Roman road connecting Tortona and Turin. The Lancia Fulvia was […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nissan based the vehicle on the seventh-generation Z road car, however, the GT500 class is a silhouette class, where the actual chassis of the racecar is a tube frame, carbon fiber monocoque mashup, and the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, you can order more than 30 different BMW models with an M badge on them. Back in 1998, it was a completely different story, with the 850CSi long in the tooth along with the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This 2006 Lotus Exige is finished in yellow over black leather and is powered by a Toyota-sourced 1.8-liter 2ZZ inline-four paired with a six-speed manual transaxle. Notable modifications consist of a MonkeyWrench Racing cylinder head, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is #99 of 200 track-only Clubsport models built for the model year and was purchased new by the current owner in October 2019. The lightweight body panels are finished […]
Reading Time: 12 minutes The 924 was originally a joint project of Volkswagen and Porsche created by the Vertriebsgesellschaft (VG), the joint sales and marketing company founded by Porsche and VW to market and sell sports cars (Ludvigsen: Porsche, […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s one of the most famous cars of all time, a 1960s icon that defined the decade and remains just as popular today, nearly 60 years after its arrival…but what is it that makes the […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes The 308 and 328 are considered a family of Ferrari road cars as they share similar (but not identical) body designs and appearances, chassis, and engine designs. The 328 model was a revised and updated […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes This 1974 Triumph TR6 was built in August 1974 and is finished in white over Shadow Blue vinyl upholstery. The car is powered by a 2.5-liter inline-six paired with a four-speed manual transmission, and additional […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A sign outside Road America’s Turn 5 proudly declares the facility as “America’s National Park of Speed” and it is hard to put forward a counter-argument. With a layout largely unchanged since its mid-1950s inauguration, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Sebring Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the United States, its first race being run in 1950. Many consider Sebring to be one of the classic race tracks in North […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile (4.088 km) road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur sports […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Power is clinging to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points lead with three races remaining, and Scott Dixon is charging toward a record-tying seventh series championship. Josef Newgarden remains a threat to score his third […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes On Lap 29 of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Scott Dixon was running last after a penalty for emergency service of his wounded car in a closed pit. Fast-forward 51 laps and Dixon […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are still a few months to go in the current GT3 racing season, but Ferrari’s already getting ready for next year and Ferrari has officially taken the wraps off its new-for-2023 contender. The new […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R is here and it’s not surprisingly more powerful and track-competent than ever, a well-executed chess move of fortuitous timing, given that GT3 cars are about to take over from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The NTT INDYCAR SERIES has the next two weekends off from racing after being on track for five consecutive weekends since early May, but that doesn’t mean teams and drivers are enjoying a vacation…far from […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Josef Newgarden earned a $1 million bonus on Sunday for winning at Road America, where his third win of the season completed a trifecta of victories on IndyCar’s different circuits. Newgarden had won previously on […]
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