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Ford Ad Gives Women in the Auto Industry the Credit They Have Long Deserved
The spoof ad puts together a "Men's Only" Explorer for International Women's Day. Surprise! It's missing just about everything that makes it a comfortable ride. → Read More
America Can't Catch a Break, Truck Crash Scrambles Eggs Across Washington Highway
Hard-boiled detectives are trying to find out what caused the crash. The cleanup will not be over easy. → Read More
How a Cadillac Design Study Became a GTP Race Car
The race car started as a daydream sketch during COVID lockdowns and ended up on the podium at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona. → Read More
The New Hybrid GTP Hypercars Bump-Start Their Engines by Dumping the Clutch at Speed
IMSA's 2023 hybrid hypercar prototypes are incredibly complicated, but they get their internal-combustion engines running with an old-fashioned bump start. → Read More
How Porsche Adapted the 918 Spyder Engine for the New 963 GTP Hypercar
A brand-new Porsche endurance racer will debut at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona — powered by an engine with roots in ALMS and Porsche's hybrid supercar. → Read More
New Private Car Club With 2.2-Mile Track to Break Ground in Michigan
A place to track, store, and show off your cars, for the low price of $35,000 and $7,500 a year after that. The trackside condo will cost extra. → Read More
How a Porsche Racing Team Is Getting Women Behind the Wheel in the Carrera Cup
A mission to support women in racing led to a three-way competition for a seat in the Carrera Cup. And that's just the beginning. → Read More
Listen to Cadillac Racing's LMDh 5.5L V8 Scream Then Roar to Life on Track
The start of the 2023 IMSA season and debut of its new GTP Hybrid class is just 50 days away, and Cadillac's V-LMDh certainly sounds ready for the challenge. → Read More
Watching the SEMA Unveiling of a Car I Helped Build Was a Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
Nearly 160 women joined TV star and mechanic Bogi Lateiner to complete Iron Maven, a restomodded 1961 Volvo that made its world debut at SEMA in Las Vegas. → Read More
A Walk Through the 'House That Newman/Haas Built' Before It's Dismantled for Auction
The historical team has 8 racing championships and over 100 wins with names like Andretti, Mansell and Bourdais. It makes history again as it goes to auction. → Read More
Barbie's Extremely Pink 530-HP Maserati Greciale Trofeo Can Be Yours
Neiman Marcus will sell you this one-of-one Barbie-themed Maserati for $330,000 as part of the luxury retailer's Fantasy Gifts holiday catalog. → Read More
Meet Shayna Texter-Bauman: The Winningest Rider in American Flat Track Singles Racing
The 31-year-old is the first-ever woman to win American Pro Singles, with 19 wins to her name. Now she returns to Super Twins to take on wins and family. → Read More
Here Are the 2023 Ford Super Duty Trucks From Every Angle
Ford provided an abundance of photos of its revamped Super Duty lineup, and we're bringing you the goods. → Read More
2023 Ford Super Duty: This Is It
Ford adds a new 6.8-liter gasoline V8, an upgraded Power Stroke diesel, and a ton of new technology to the F-250 and F-350 Super Duty. → Read More
Porsche Bids Farewell to the 991.2-Generation GT3 R
Since 2019, Porsche's 911 GT3 R has racked up podiums and championship wins. The Petit Le Mans will be its final competition before the 992 takes over. → Read More
The 2022 North American International Auto Show Was a Depressing Ghost Town
The Detroit auto show, once the pinnacle of U.S. automaker events prior to the pandemic, was sparse and nearly empty. → Read More
2024 Ford Mustang: This Is It
The seventh-generation S650 Mustang just debuted in Detroit with a naturally aspirated V8, a six-speed manual, and updated styling. → Read More
Weekend Watch: The Great Love Affair
In 1966, cars were becoming a huge part of American culture and maybe a bit of a problem. But, they were "our mess. And we're willing to live with it." → Read More
Scientists Discover a Way to Make Cheaper Batteries From Everyday Elements
Earth has limited quantities of precious metals like lithium and cobalt available to make the batteries and vehicles of the future. → Read More
The M5 Could Be the Only BMW 5-Series With a V8 After 2024
Rumor says BMW is killing the V8-powered M550i, to be replaced by a hybrid version. The M5 would keep its V8 for now, thankfully. → Read More