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Peugeot Unveils 2024 9X8 With Revised Aerodynamics and Rear Wing
Peugeot Unveils 2024 9X8 With Revised Aerodynamics and Rear Wing

28 Mar 2024, 14:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Peugeot is looking to improve last year's FIA WEC performance when the 9X8 scored a single podium at the 6 Hours of Monza.

 
The First Maserati MCXtrema to Tear Up the Track in Owner's Hands This Summer
The First Maserati MCXtrema to Tear Up the Track in Owner's Hands This Summer

27 Mar 2024, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian carmaker Maserati confirms a new series of tests for the MCXtrema race car and promises the first delivery is expected in late summer

 
Rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Pops Up for Sale, It's Worth a Fortune
Rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Pops Up for Sale, It's Worth a Fortune

11 Mar 2024, 18:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sold privately, this one-of-21 Ferrari 250 GTO comes with an undisclosed price tag, but it will probably change hands for more than $35 million.

 
Jay Leno Drives the 1964 McLaren M1A, the Company's First-Ever Sports Prototype
Jay Leno Drives the 1964 McLaren M1A, the Company's First-Ever Sports Prototype

27 Feb 2024, 11:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The first-even sports prototype racer built by Bruce McLaren, this M1A was also driven by Elvis Presley in one of his movies.

 
Rotting Away 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Is a Former Race Car, Fiberglass Galore
Rotting Away 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Is a Former Race Car, Fiberglass Galore

26 Feb 2024, 14:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1969 Ford Mach 1 sitting under the clear sky for God knows how long promises a more thrilling experience behind the wheel

 
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Sounds Vicious up the Goodwood Hill
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Sounds Vicious up the Goodwood Hill

23 Feb 2024, 18:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1969 as a competitor to the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, the Ford Mustang Boss 302 won the Trans-Am series in 1970.

 
Faithfully Reconstructed 1904 Napier L48 "Samson" Could Fetch Over $1.1 Million at Auction
Faithfully Reconstructed 1904 Napier L48 "Samson" Could Fetch Over $1.1 Million at Auction

20 Feb 2024, 16:34 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / This meticulous replica is powered by the original L48 six-cylinder engine that helped the 1904 Napier exceed 100 mph at Daytona Beach

 
This Onboard Footage of a Porsche 908/3 Racing up a Mountain Pass Will Make Your Day
This Onboard Footage of a Porsche 908/3 Racing up a Mountain Pass Will Make Your Day

19 Feb 2024, 10:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1970, the lightweight 908/3 helped Porsche win the International Championship for Makes with Victories at Nurburgring and Targa Florio.

 
New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Flaunts Revised Aero Package, Suspension, Electronics
New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Flaunts Revised Aero Package, Suspension, Electronics

12 Feb 2024, 18:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Closely related to the facelifted Vantage, the new Vantage GT3 will number in the ballpark of 30 examples by the end of 2024

 
If You Think Supercar Buyers Have It Easy, Think Again
If You Think Supercar Buyers Have It Easy, Think Again

3 Feb 2024, 17:52 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Who wouldn't want to own a supercar comfortably, right? It's the stuff of dreams. However, getting one is harder than you think

 
Saleen S7: A Look Back at One of the Finest, yet Most Underrated Modern Supercars
Saleen S7: A Look Back at One of the Finest, yet Most Underrated Modern Supercars

16 Jan 2024, 16:40 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the very few production supercars from the US, the Saleen S7 was not just a road-going exotic but one of the best race cars of the 2000s

 
Rare 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car Nets Almost $7 Million at Auction
Rare 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car Nets Almost $7 Million at Auction

13 Jan 2024, 19:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hidden for about 30 years and restored bu RUF Automobiles, this MkI is one of only 31 street-legal Ford GT40s built in 1966.

 
See and Hear the Spectacular TVR Griffith 400 Racing up a Mountain Pass
See and Hear the Spectacular TVR Griffith 400 Racing up a Mountain Pass

29 Dec 2023, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed in New York as a competitor for the Shelby Cobra, the Griffith Series 400 is one of the most racing TVR sports cars ever created.

 
Here's the $30M Ferrari 250 G "Breadvan" Driven Hard at Circuit Paul Ricard
Here's the $30M Ferrari 250 G "Breadvan" Driven Hard at Circuit Paul Ricard

27 Dec 2023, 11:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The strange-looking "Breadvan" was born in 1962 from a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB reshaped by Giotto Bizzarrini.

 
Up Close and Personal With "Grumpy's Toy X," the World's Nastiest Chevrolet Vega
Up Close and Personal With "Grumpy's Toy X," the World's Nastiest Chevrolet Vega

18 Dec 2023, 14:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Based on a 1974 Chevrolet Vega, "Grumpy" Jenkins' drag racer revolutionized the Pro Stock class and won 13 events in its first year at the strip.

 
The 2024 BMW M Hybrid V8 Looks Like It's About To Swallow the Entire Le Mans Grid
The 2024 BMW M Hybrid V8 Looks Like It's About To Swallow the Entire Le Mans Grid

29 Nov 2023, 20:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / BMW will tackle the 2024 FIA WEC season with two cars under the BMW M Team WRT banner. The M Hybrid V8 will also race at Le Mans.

 
Rusty 1969 AMC SC/Rambler Barn Find Is a Super Rare "B Scheme" Pony
Rusty 1969 AMC SC/Rambler Barn Find Is a Super Rare "B Scheme" Pony

29 Nov 2023, 12:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Of the 1,512 AMC SC/Rambler homologation cars built for the 1969 model year, only 297 got the more subdued "B scheme" livery.

 
2025 Toyota Camry XSE Gets NASCAR Cup Series Race Car Makeover With Pushrod V8 Twist
2025 Toyota Camry XSE Gets NASCAR Cup Series Race Car Makeover With Pushrod V8 Twist

27 Nov 2023, 19:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Shortly after Toyota unveiled the redesigned Camry for MY25, the Japanese automaker has revealed the XSE in NASCAR Cup Series attire for the 2024 season

 
The ABT XGT Is a Street-Legal Race Car Which Starts at Over $600,000
The ABT XGT Is a Street-Legal Race Car Which Starts at Over $600,000

24 Nov 2023, 10:03 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / ABT converted the Audi R8 LMS GT2 into a street-legal race car which – they say – incorporates their philosophy like no other car they have ever built

 
Here's a 1966 Mercury Comet Race Car That Really Doesn't Want to Abandon the Fight
Here's a 1966 Mercury Comet Race Car That Really Doesn't Want to Abandon the Fight

17 Nov 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Mercury Comet was a race car "most of its life," and despite looking like it's been sitting for a long time, it's now ready for a second chance