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Jamie Chadwick Just Did Williams’ Homework for Portimão, in a Car F1 Already Retired
Jamie Chadwick ran 32 laps in the Williams FW47 at Portimão. Here’s what the TPC test tells Williams, and what…
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Subaru’s Boxerfest Teaser Shows a Winged WRX tS, and the Wing Is the Real News
Subaru of America issued a press release on September 22 that is barely a press release. Strip out the boilerplate…
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Ford Misses NACTOY 2027 Shortlist as EV Pivot Leaves a Gap in Its Pickup Lineup
For six straight years, if you wanted to bet on North American Truck of the Year, you picked whatever Ford…
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A Fleeing Sedan Lost a Wheel Near Mannheim Road and Kept Going. Here’s Why That Was Never Going to Work
A Berkeley police stop became a west-suburban chase that kept going after the car lost a wheel. Here’s what driving…
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Next-Gen Nissan Skyline V38: What Nissan Has Actually Confirmed Before Its Launch
Nissan has spent years convincing people the Skyline was dying. Now it needs to convince them it’s coming back.The company’s…
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A Driver in China Mistook a Staircase for a Car Park Entrance. The Stairs Won.
Somewhere between “this looks like the way in” and “why is the dashboard pointing at the ground,” a driver in…
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Today in Automotive History: The Partridge Family Hit the Road in a Mondrian-Painted 1957 Chevy School Bus
On September 25, 1970, The Partridge Family premiered on ABC and turned a retired 1957 Chevrolet school bus into a…
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Bentley Torcal EV Swaps Its V8 Rumble for a Live-Recorded Drum Soundtrack
For about six decades, a big part of owning a Bentley was the sound of a 6¾-litre V8 moving two…
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Today in Automotive History: ThrustSSC Hit 714 MPH, and It Was Just the Warm-Up
On September 25, 1997, Andy Green drove the twin-jet ThrustSSC to 714.144 mph in Nevada, breaking Thrust2’s record three weeks…
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A Factory Rothmans Porsche 962 Is Running Again, and the Rarest Part Wasn’t a Part
One of just nine factory Porsche 962s is back on track after a six-month PMNA revival, original PDK wiring and…
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Fernando Alonso’s New Bugatti Veyron Isn’t Painted Silver. It’s Machined Aluminum.
Fernando Alonso was spotted in Monaco driving a one-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse with a machined, polished aluminum body.…
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Venuum’s Voltoro V1 Swaps the Revuelto’s Active Wing for a Fixed One, and Lamborghini Already Set the Bar
Venuum Black’s matte-black Voltoro V1 kit gives Lamborghini’s 1,001-hp Revuelto a fixed rear wing. The factory’s own SV shows what…
