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It’s been over 12 years since the Porsche 918 Spyder with the Weissach Package became the first street-legal car to lap the famous Nürburgring in under seven minutes. The plug-in hybrid supercar set new performance and technical benchmarks for the German automaker, and when you consider its rarity (fewer than 1,000 examples were produced), its steadily rising values are no surprise. Even so, the Pure Orange 918 Spyder you see here just set a tremendous world record for the car, selling for $6.05

Off-Road Sports Cars? Yes, Please Who would've thought that off-road sports cars would be a thing? We're not talking crossovers that happen to have a lot of horsepower here, and good luck taking them dune-bashing without breaking anything. Instead, we're getting proper sports cars getting outfitted for the rough stuff, and we're all here for it. One shining example is, or rather was, the Porsche 911 Dakar. Save for a low-range gearbox, the limited-run model came with pretty epic mods straight fr

Lotus Backing Down From All-EV Push Not that long ago, Lotus sounded fully committed to an electric-only future. That plan has already gone kaput as global EV demand cools and hybrid powertrains regain favor. The British marque, now under majority ownership of China's Geely, is shifting strategy, putting its all-electric ambitions into low gear rather than abandoning them outright. The first visible result is a plug-in hybrid version of the Eletre SUV. Details surfaced through regulatory filings

A rare 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail is heading to an RM Sothebys Sealed sale in March, with market chatter putting the potential result near the $21,000,000 mark. The car is chassis 027R, a works era longtail built for top level GT racing, and the Sealed format is designed to attract serious collectors who prefer private bidding over a live room spectacle.

Supercars do get stolen. But a Koenigsegg One:1? That is almost unheard of. The disappearance of one owned by former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil is no longer just speculation. New details shared by VFTE confirm that the Swedish hypercar is now part of a worldwide search, with Interpol's help. What makes this case even more unusual is the chain of events that reportedly led to the Koenigsegg leaving Sutil’s possession in the first place. A $22 Million Megacar Vanishes

The $100K Time Capsule A recent auction at GAA Classic Cars shows that a 1988 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado can still command $100,000. The one-ton “Squarebody” pickup’s most remarkable detail is its odometer reading of just 55 miles. It has essentially never been driven and still retains its factory protective plastic nearly four decades later. That kind of money could buy a brand-new Silverado HD — and still leave room to spare, while benefiting from a factory warranty. However, judging by its equ

No Dealers, No Problem Chinese automakers remain effectively absent from the U.S. market due to factors such as ongoing geopolitical tensions. For ultra-wealthy enthusiasts like Richard Skelhorn, however, those obstacles don’t pose much of a barrier. Skelhorn recently brought his BYD Yangwang U9 to Miami, Florida, even claiming that the electric hypercar marked its first-ever appearance on American soil. Before dismissing the BYD Yangwang U9, it is worth noting that the electric hypercar has alr

Better than a BYD Blade Geely has a new battery technology that charges faster than BYD's Blade 2.0, and it's called the "Energee Golden Brick." A new kind of race has been brewing lately, and it's not happening at a race track, but at charging stations. Automakers have been quite showy about how fast their cars can power up, with BYD leading the charge – pun intended. As reported by Car News China, Lynk and Co, a brand under the Geely group, claims that its 95 kWh battery pack can charge from

The Tonale You Can Buy Today The Alfa Romeo Tonale just got a solid update for 2026. The styling is sharper, the cabin feels more polished, and the lineup is easier to understand. It comes across as more self-assured than before, and true to Alfa form, it brings more personality than most compact premium SUVs. There’s still a limit, though. For 2026, the Tonale only comes with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 268 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, matched to a nine-speed automatic

Analog Appeal  Revered for its high-revving naturally-aspirated engine and telepathic handling, the Honda S2000 is one of the Japanese marque’s last pure driver’s cars from a bygone era, and widely considered a future classic. The red car you see here is listed on an IAA salvage auction with a staggering 498,452 miles on the odometer, and looks like the perfect ride for an enthusiast with a taste for compact, fun-to-drive, rear-wheel-drive roadsters. The high miles combined with the fact that th

Barn finds are awesome, and I love seeing videos of them being saved, but sometimes they don’t really cover what it is like to pull something out of a barn after a jillion years. After sitting for decades it is often hard to get a car to even move. But even if they do move, there are often some big messes from animals and pests. Hell, even this Toyota Land Cruiser, that has only been sitting for 8 years in this barn, is covered in bird crap. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to have to clean it, but

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under the trailer so that you could use all the legal length to haul cargo, instead of wasting space with all that truck cab out front. It makes total sense, but there were some challenges. First off, it was hard for drivers to see well since they were so low  to the ground. Safety concerns were high as well

Japan’s Deep-Rooted Car Culture Makes Places Like This Possible What would you do if you suddenly won the lottery? For car enthusiasts, the answer might involve a dream garage or even a racetrack of your own. Japan already offers plenty of reasons to visit, from its unique cuisine and centuries-old traditions to its futuristic cities, but its deeply ingrained automotive culture is just as compelling. In a country where car enthusiasm blends seamlessly with everyday life, it’s perhaps no surprise

The BMW B48 Engine Granted, BMW doesn't exactly have the best track record with four-cylinder engines. However, the (relatively) new B48 engine has been proving itself a pretty sturdy unit. That said, no engine is truly indestructible, and European powertrains do need a little more due care and attention. Maintain it like a German, as they say. The B48 engines come in many tunes, but in the U.S., the '30' version is most commonly seen. It's installed in a good chunk of BMW models, from the 2 Ser

There are racers, and then there are RACERS. We’ve all known guys who will never give up, regardless of the damage or obstacles that are trying to keep them from racing, but we probably all know someone who gives up at the slightest complication as well. Some races bring out these traits in people more often than others, and this is especially true at Drag and Drive events. We’ve spent a good amount of time with the guys at Brian Tooley Racing, and have been close friends with Peter Harrell and

Dealership Relations Selling cars is a complicated and process-filled task; the safeguards put in place by the brand and the dealership are ironclad in ensuring a smooth transaction of business between the brand and the customer. The dealership is the middleman, acting as the point of sale, showroom, and sales executor, sometimes to a fault. One important service offered by the dealership is after-sales maintenance for the cars, a labor- and time-intensive activity. Disputes between the brand an

GWM Challenges China’s EV Momentum China remains the global epicenter of electrification, with battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounting for more than half of all new car sales. Most domestic automakers are aggressively pivoting toward EV-only or heavily electrified lineups built around downsized engines and dedicated platforms. Against that industry-wide current, Great Wall Motor (GWM) made an intentionally disruptive statement at CES 2026 by unveiling a self-developed four-liter

An 800 Horsepower Upgrade A Chinese source, Car News China, reported online chatter about the next Zeekr 001 FR. For context, "FR" is Zeekr's performance brand, similar to what M is to BMW and what AMG means to Mercedes-Benz. The sub-brand is going to come out of hiding soon, but our initial findings didn't reveal too much. Until we found this: whispers of a new performance EV from Zeekr featuring more than 2,000 horsepower. The info comes from Chinese car bloggers: MetaAuto and Hanlu on Baidu.

A Xiaomi electric vehicle has reportedly been spotted driving on U.S. roads, a rare sight for a brand that does not sell cars here. The vehicle in question was described as a Xiaomi YU7 Max wearing an Illinois manufacturer plate while traveling on Interstate 5, which immediately set off speculation that it is in the country for testing, evaluation, or teardown work rather than any kind of consumer rollout.

Twisted Automotive, the UK-based Land Rover Defender restoration and customization specialist, has unveiled its first-ever Range Rover project, a restomod build based on the first-generation of the iconic luxury SUV. Called TRRC and recreated from memory by company founder Charles Fawcett using his father’s 1980s Range Rover as inspiration, the vehicle has undergone a high-performance luxury makeover courtesy of a GM-sourced LT1 V8 engine, full body restoration and upgraded interior. For their f

When a Recall Is Actually the System Working Recalls often get painted as scandals, but most of the time, they’re proof the system is working. Modern car factories are complex and automated, with layers of checks to catch anything that falls out of spec. Usually, recalls are voluntary and happen before anyone gets hurt. They’re there to protect owners from problems they’d never notice on their own. That’s exactly what happened with American Honda’s new recall. A production robot lost sync for a

A Short-Lived Entry into a Crowded Segment The Dodge Hornet debuted a few years ago as the American brand’s contender in the crowded small SUV market. Under the skin, though, the Hornet shared almost everything with the Alfa Romeo Tonale – same platform, same powertrains, both built in Italy. That close connection ended up hurting the Hornet more than helping it. Last week, Dodge made it official: the Hornet won’t be back for 2026. That wraps up the nameplate after only three years. But the Horn

The Grocery-Getter From Hell Among one-off automotive projects, few creations capture the imagination like a Hellcat-powered minivan. A Tennessee-based fabrication shop has now turned that fantasy into a fully functional machine, completing an extensive year-long build that transforms a humble 2021 Chrysler Pacifica into what the builders jokingly call the “Pacifi-Cat.” The project began innocently enough: a flood-damaged, fully loaded Pacifica was purchased from auction as a blank canvas. But

Freiburger and Turk have had plenty of adventures over the years, and some of them have resulted in awesome records around the world at a variety of races, but some have also just been while cruising cross country or thrashing on some old car, truck, or van. That’s why this Econoline adventure will not surprise anyone that knows the two of them well. In the video below you are going to see the two of them thrash to fix some junk, surprise surprise, and then proceed to hit a deer while seeing the

The arrival of any new Porsche 911 is a big deal, as was the case this week when the GT3 S/C (Sport Cabriolet) was unveiled. This stunning 911 pairs the regular GT3’s 502-horsepower 4.0-liter flat-six engine with the freedom of open-air motoring, and it also arrives with a slew of extras from the 911 S/T to save weight. At $273,000, it’s not cheap, but that base price is only the beginning. Now that the configurator is live, we specified the most expensive 911 GT3 S/C we could, with well over $1