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Yamaha’s 155cc Retro Standard Is Headed to American Dealers
Yamaha’s US lineup has a hole at the bottom that’s been getting more embarrassing every year, and it looks like…
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The MotoGP Movie Faces Problems No Racing Film Has Solved
Hollywood has decided motorcycle racing is the next thing to monetize, and the first swing at it is not the…
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Inside the 427 Cobra From The Gumball Rally Now Crossing the Block
The 427 Cobra has been the loudest thing in any parking lot for sixty years, but only one of them…
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Why 3-5 Year Old Used EVs Are Britain’s Fastest-Selling Cars
Used electric cars have quietly become the quickest-turning metal on British forecourts, and the interesting part isn’t that EVs are…
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A Fake Baby-in-the-Car 911 Call Just Turned a Philly Cadillac Theft Into Two Arrests
Just before 10 p.m. on August 21, someone called Philadelphia police with about as urgent a claim as a dispatcher…
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This 1959 Land Rover Pickup Once Belonged to Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, and Their Goodbye Note Gets the Model Name Wrong
A 1959 Land Rover 109 Series II pickup that spent time in the garages of Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz…
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A Michigan Detective Was the Only Officer Certifying Salvage Titles in His Town — Faking Them Got Him 90 Days in Jail
Jonathan Chase had one job most drivers never think about: deciding whether a wrecked, flooded, or stripped-for-parts vehicle was safe…
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Tesla’s Nearly 3 Million-Car China Recall: What It Means for the U.S. and the Rest of the World
Tesla is recalling nearly 3 million vehicles in China over an emergency-exit concern, while a second, overlapping campaign will update…
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Czinger Printed the Caliper and the Upright as One Piece. Here’s What That Actually Buys You.
Czinger pulled the top off its 21C for Monterey and called it the Spyder. Thirty cars, $2.75 million each, 1,250…
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Colorado Car Wash Settlement: What the $19 Refund Actually Covers and Who Gets One
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement Thursday with Cobblestone Denver Opco, LLC, resolving allegations that the car wash…
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Why a Clutch Pedal Is Now an Engineering Nightmare for Low-Volume Sports Cars
Ask most enthusiasts why manual gearboxes are dying and you’ll get some variation of “nobody buys them.” That’s the easy…
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2027 Jeep Wrangler Smoky Mountain Edition: What Buyers Should Know Before Ordering
Jeep rolled out the tenth installment of its Twelve 4 Twelve Wrangler series on Thursday, and for once the reveal…