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A rare Ferrari owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is up for sale The Ferrari is a 250 LM, the successor the 250 GTO The car took overall victory at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans Most classic Ferraris will fetch top dollar at auctions these days, but what about an example that won overall at Le Mans? The simple answer is priceless, at...

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Mercedes-Benz AMG is tipped to be working on an electric supercar New supercar claimed to use multiple axial-flux motors each rated at close to 500 hp Supercar would be spiritual successor to SLS AMG Electric Drive Mercedes-Benz AMG is working on an electric supercar for launch later this decade, Autocar reported on Tuesday, without citing a...

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have required all new vehicles sold in the state to feature a brief audiovisual warning every time the driver exceeded the posted speed limit by 10 mph. Newsom's reasoning for knocking back the bill was concern a patchwork of regulations over vehicle safety would be created...

Audi is developing a new A7 with both sedan and wagon body styles The new A7 will debut around 2025 and likely arrive as a 2026 model in the U.S. Audi is likely to use the PPC platform, which supports gas and plug-in hybrid powertrains The Audi A6 has been turned into an electric vehicle but Audi fans looking for a gas-powered midsize sedan will...

Swedish racing driver Mattias Ekström, a talented racer in multiple series, has signed up to pilot the new Ford Raptor T1+ in the 2025 Dakar Rally. Ekström is a motorsports veteran with titles in DTM, World Rallycross, and the unique Race of Champions. He's also a proven driver rally raid events, including multiple appearances in the...

Porsche Carrera GT owners concerned about driving their cars since Porsche issued a recall more than a year ago can now breathe a little easier, as the automaker finally has a remedy ready. The voluntary recall was issued in April 2023, and involved spherical joints used to connect suspension wishbone components. Those pieces were discovered to...

Renault will no longer build F1 power units after 2025 F1 power unit staff to focus on EV technology, including Alpine supercar Alpine supercar due by 2030, possibly with solid-state batteries A major shakeup is underway at the Viry-Châtillon motorsports skunkworks located south of Paris, which serves both Renault and its Alpine performance...

The fourth-generation Continental GT Speed and GTC convertible tap into plug-in hybrid power The GT Speed First Edition as tested costs $302,100 The GTC Speed First Edition convertible as tested cost $332,200 The Swiss Alps are objectively beautiful. With their ragged glacier peaks coursing with waterfalls like veins into verdant valleys clanging...

Former Mercedes designer Bruno Sacco died at the age of 90 Sacco was responsible for the W126 S-Class and R129 SL-Class Sacco was inducted into both the Automotive Hall of Fame and European Automotive Hall of Fame Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that Bruno Sacco died at the age of 90 in Sindelfingen, Germany on Sept. 19. Sacco was one of the...

Following a refresh for the 2024 model year, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio carries over with few changes, including a consolidation of trim levels and a new limited-edition model. A single trim level replaces the previous Sprint, Ti, and Veloce grades. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio performance model already departed earlier this year with a Super Sport...

The Corvette started out as a modestly powerful convertible It has grown in power and performance through eight generations The first V-8 arrived for 1957 The C8 marked the first mid-engine layout Since 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has claimed the title of America’s sports car. It has evolved through eight generations into more than just a...

To date, Hoosier has made a lineup of racing tires for road courses, dirt ovals, drag racing, karting, off-roading, rallying, and even for pro street cars. None were made to be street-legal—until now. The Hoosier TrackAttack Pro is an extreme summer performance tire that's street-legal in the U.S. It's available now in more than 40 sizes for...

Florida-based Apocalypse Manufacturing has released another 6-wheeled creation. This time it's a Land Rover Defender dubbed "World Ender." Apocalypse claims to be the first to build a 6x6 version of the current-generation Defender. The goal was to create a rival to the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 that has become a high-value collectible since its...

Kia plans to have 14 electric vehicles in its lineup as soon as 2027, and some of these will be purpose-built vehicles designed to meet a customer's specific needs, such as delivery vans or shuttles. Kia previewed some of its upcoming purpose-built vehicles with concepts during 2024 CES, albeit without any powertrain details. Now a camouflaged...

The redesigned 2024 Maserati GranTurismo is being recalled because gasoline models may display the wrong fuel level. The recall includes 524 cars, including 454 units of the GranTurismo coupe and 70 examples of its 2024 Maserati GranCabrio convertible sibling. A software issue in the affected vehicles' body control modules may cause the digital...

McLaren has issued a recall on its GT supercar due to the front hood potentially opening unexpectedly. The recall covers examples from the 2020-2023 model years, and affects a total of 1,012 cars in the U.S. According to the recall notice published by the NHTSA on Sept. 11 (recall campaign number 24V661000), excessive tension in the manual release...

The Cupra Raval will be the first of VW Group's new subcompact EVs The subcompact EVs will use VW Group's MEB Small platform Cupra plans to launch in the U.S. later this decade Several Volkswagen Group brands are working on a new generation of subcompact electric vehicles, and a prototype for one of them has been spotted. The prototype is for the...

Volkswagen unveiled a new generation of the Tiguan compact crossover last fall, but that isn't the version bound for the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will once again get a larger Tiguan distinct from the version sold overseas (shown here), and the covers will come off in November during the 2024 Los Angeles auto show. The reveal date was confirmed by...

Ford on Thursday announced an updated version of BlueCruise, which allows the automated driver-assist system for highways to operate in hands-free mode much longer than earlier versions. The new version BlueCruise 1.4 can now handle conditions such as a tight curve, a narrow lane, inclement weather, and the sun's reflection on the sensors, which...