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(Photos by Kim Fuller) • The 53rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show is Idaho’s premier indoor custom car event, with a long-standing tradition dating back to the inception in 1973. It’s often described as the state’s largest motorsports gathering, featuring an impressive display of vehicles from across Idaho and Pacific Northwest. The show is produced in association with Firebird Raceway by the New Family and held annually spanning three days in March, filling three buildings with

Ferrari is marking 60 years of the Dino with a deep dive into how its first mid-engined V6 road car went from rough sketches to one of the brand’s most recognizable silhouettes. A new feature from the official Ferrari Magazine revisits the 1965 Paris Motor Show prototype, the designers behind it and the old-school craftsmanship that shaped the car that was never meant to wear a prancing horse badge, yet now sits alongside million-dollar modern Ferraris that trade hands as quickly as rare SUVs.

Nissan's luxury arm Infiniti has been hinting at producing high-performance vehicles to rival those produced by the likes of BMW M and Mercedes-AMG for some time now, and it's reportedly very close to introducing its first of a new era. Because the brand needs to build cache and prove the business case, it will be starting its foray with a 600-horsepower SUV, reports Automotive News, with more powerful models to come later. The automaker is reportedly hard at work on a performance version of its

Not Just Another Fast Civic German tuning company Dragy demonstrates just how much headroom exists in the Civic Type R FL5's factory platform. The so-called “Stage 3” build that retains a completely stock engine internally, yet delivers supercar-level acceleration figures. Rather than opening the motor, the build focuses on airflow, turbocharging, and fueling upgrades to extract maximum output from the factory K20C1 architecture. The hardware list is serious: Hondata cams, an Eventuri carbon int

The Newest Wave of Buyers While many U.S. consumers remain hesitant about buying Chinese cars, younger buyers may be more receptive. According to a study from Cox Automotive, 69 percent of Gen Z shoppers said they would likely consider a Chinese brand. Overall, 38 percent of respondents said they would be “extremely or very likely” to cross-shop Chinese brands, while 39 percent said they were “not very or not at all” likely to do so. This could be interpreted in two ways. First, Chinese cars are

Hardware Fixes and Immobilizers Hyundai and Kia have agreed to retrofit more than 7 million vehicles in the United States to address widespread theft vulnerabilities, closing a multistate investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general, Reuters reports. Under the agreement, both automakers will provide free zinc-reinforced ignition cylinder protectors for eligible vehicles and commit to equipping all future U.S. models with engine immobilizers, a long-standard anti-theft feat

The 1,064-horsepower Chevy Corvette ZR1 is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and capable supercars on the planet right now, but the lap record it set at Road Atlanta last year has just been lost to a seven-year-old car with only 690 hp on tap. To be fair, it's not just any old car but a 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991.2) with the Manthey Kit, and its new production car lap record at Road Atlanta (1:22.649) is only two tenths quicker than the ZR1 managed (and 2.2 seconds quicker than a regular GT

One of the main reasons many buyers are still reluctant to purchase an electric vehicle is depreciation, since battery-powered cars tend to lose value faster than gasoline cars. While the industry average depreciation is 46% over five years, EVs can depreciate by approximately 59% during the same period, making the resale value a legitimate concern for buyers. How to Lose $50K in One Year, the Dodge EV Way Stellantis

We’ve got 704 Outlaws video below, thanks to our friends at Spoold Media. If you aren’t familiar with the 704 Outlaws classes, trust us when we say they are fun. They’ve got simple rules, small tires, and plenty of action. So check out the video below and let us know what you think! We dig these cars and this track, so we hope you do too. Video Description: The 704 Outlaws returned to Mooresville Dragway for another ganster small tire shootout!! With 16 fast, local small tire drag radial cars

Street Trucks Are So Back It started with the Ford Maverick Lobo, which quietly reopened the door for the street truck segment after years of dormancy. Then Ford doubled down with the F-150 Lobo, giving fans a lowered, sportier full-size pickup powered by a 400-horsepower naturally aspirated V8 mill. Not too shabby. But if there’s one thing guaranteed in the American truck market, it’s that competition never stays quiet for long. Stellantis is officially entering the conversation with the 2027 R

And rightly so, there’s so much to see, visit, do and of course eat, oh and if you happen to be a car guy or gal, then you’re in luck as there’s never been a better time to actually see the car culture in all its glory. With famed parking areas like Daikoku and Umihotaru […] The post 8 Cars In 1 Day: A Day With Drivers Lounge appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

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