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10 Brands that Embraced the Oddball Five-Cylinder Engine — There’s good news for fans of five cylinders. As we recently reported, Audi has confirmed that it will continue to develop its odd-cylinder-count engine for several years to come. “We’re well aware of the historical…

Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection — <p>Los Angeles studio Waka Waka has designed Ribbon, an undulating furniture collection made from steel and aluminium decorated with saturated colours, for Japanese manufacturer Benex's Eetal…

Novachips CFexpress 4.0 cards survived a Kenya wildlife expedition — here’s what a professional shooter found — Amish Chhagan spent days chasing lions, rhinos and elephants across Kenya, putting Novachips storage to the ultimate test.

Lamborghini Miura Design Brief: La Supercar Originale — Lamborghini&#8217;s game-changing Miura turns 60 this year. To celebrate, we look at its history, key design elements, and its position in the market today. I must confess that I’m not a “Lamborghini guy.” And no, it’s not j

Never Stop Driving #192: When Will We Have Our Own Goodwood Hill Climb? — This past weekend, some 200,000 folks attended the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) in the U.K. There they watched—and heard—hundreds of cars race up the hill-climb course that cuts, for just over…

Cars Are Meant to Be Driven, but Collectors Pay a Premium for Ones That Aren&#8217;t — “It smells like the mid-2000s in this thing.” Dylan Mashburn was describing, in rapturous tones, the rush of finding a 2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with 62 miles. “To sit in that car and turn it…

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something — Wellness influencers have stumbled onto a huge issue when it comes male fertility, though not every solution they're pitching is good advice.

10 of Our Favorite Car/Color Combos — America and apple pie. Peanut butter and jelly. Movies and popcorn. Hot dogs and ketchup. (Just kidding, Chicago!) Certain pairs just work great together. For cars and their colors, sometimes they&#8217;re obvious, time-honored traditions, li

1939 Maybach SW38 Special Roadster: Klockau Faints — As some of you fine folks may recall, last year I shared a spectacular 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K from the Geneva Concours d&#8217;Elegance, held each August in downtown Geneva, Illinois. It is a fine show which I highly…

Lotus Emira 420 Sport Gets More Power, Less Weight, and Unlimited Headroom — Lotus returned to its famous &#8220;light is right&#8221; roots for a new, range-topping version of the Emira. Due out later this year, the 2026 Lotus Emira 420 Sport is lighter, more powerful, and more

This Porsche Flat-Six Goes to 11 — These days, there is no shortage of people putting in serious time, effort, and attention to detail in order to take old cars and make them&#8230; not old. Near-modern performance packed inside a 60-year-old form factor has been a trend going…

BYD is bringing its 5-min 'Flash' electric car charging to Canada — BYD is hiring to build its 1,500 kW Flash Charging network in Canada - 5-minute EV charging that works at -20C, a North American first.

My 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Belongs in the Family — In 1975, I told my mother that I was withdrawing from college. Heartbroken, she lamented that I would never get a college degree and thus not make it very far in life. But I started a van conversion business with my…

Dodge vs. Ford: Over a Century Ago, an Epic Grudge Match Raged In Detroit — When French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac planted the royal banner of France on the banks of détroit (French for “strait”) on July 24, 1701, he couldn’t possibly have imagined the wheels he was…

Never Stop Driving #196: Monterey Auctions — Today marks the midpoint of a critical long weekend for the upper reaches of the classic car world. Five live auctions happening across California’s Monterey Peninsula will provide a vivid snapshot of the overall market. If you want…

Eric Drooker’s “Outside Art” — A reprieve from the city’s chaos.

Silodrome — Silodrome is the home of Gasoline Culture and an essential daily read for those with a love of cars, motorcycles, gear, gadgets, films, art, and racing. The site is updated twice daily with all-new, fresh articles that you won't find anywhere else, and best of all, it

Seven interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins — Our latest roundup looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome.

Kinardi Line #6 &#8211; The BMW M3 Belongs to America — I finally wrote a book. Well, actually, I wrote a third of a book. My co-authors, Roundel editor-in-chief Travis Okulski and Hagerty alumnus Sam Smith, deserve their flowers. And a barrel of medals for dragging my sorry…

Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating — No culprit has been identified in any of the attacks, which comes after authorities warned of possible Iranian plot.

The SP40 Replica Edsel Roadster Parties like It’s 1935 — Driving the Argentine-built SP40 Restomod Speedster, you realize it’s the perfect automotive encapsulation of the old Henry Ford quote, “History is bunk.” Well, actually, Mr. Ford’s full quote, which is as follows:…

Unpopular opinion but: everyone buys the wrong car because they're shopping for who they think they'll be instead of who they actually are. Your commute won't suddenly become fun.

Unpopular opinion but: everyone buys the wrong car because they're shopping for who they think they'll be instead of who they actually are. Your commute won't suddenly become fun.

The Collector Car Market Continues to Cool as Summer Heats up — The Hagerty Market Rating slipped another 0.08 points this month to 58.59, its lowest reading of the quarter. The decline is modest on its face, but it continues a trend that has now persisted for much of the year:…

What Makes a Car an American Car? — Bar bets from Pawtucket to Pismo Beach can be won with this simple question: What is the most American of vehicles in model-year 2026, as determined by the national origin of the parts and, by extension, of the taxpaying, grocery buying,…

7 Cars We Would Keep as Garage Art — As any group of car enthusiasts would, our staff is constantly talking about cars: New ones, old ones, weird ones, the best color combinations we&#8217;ve seen, the ones we want to drive. Like you, we love driving. It&#8217;s hard to think…

Toyota TRD 3000GT Is a Rare, Race-Inspired Supra, and It Could Be Yours — The Mk IV Toyota Supra has become one of the most valuable and sought-after Japanese sports cars of its era, but some variants of it are rarer than others. Broad Arrow will auction off what many consider…

How Encor Created the Consummate Lotus Esprit — Designed by one of Italy’s greatest automotive artists and bestowed with a chassis by a seven-time F1 World Champion constructor, the Lotus Esprit should have been perfection personified when it launched exactly 50 years ago. Giorge

According To You: The Best Money-Saving DIY Repairs — We asked you about your best money-saving DIY automotive repair, and you folks did not disappoint. We covered a lot of ground together, even mentioning my personal best: a heater core swap. Pulling a dashboard, dropping a…

Why Do People Still Sleep on the SN95 Mustang? — Heads were likely scratching in 1993, the final year of the Fox Body Mustang. That&#8217;s when Ford revised its 5.0-liter V-8&#8217;s power output from 225 hp to 205 hp, but training documents for Ford salespeople insisted its per

Starting Saving Your Pennies For A 1961–64 Chevrolet Impala — Pennies and dimes were once needed to save up for a Chevrolet Impala with the optional 409 engine. At least that&#8217;s what the Beach Boy&#8217;s told us in 1962, in their iconic song 409 about the Impala. The tune i

The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When People Let You Down — The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth.

Unmasking London City's Spanish superstar — Alexia Putellas' arrival at London City Lionesses was the biggest transfer in WSL history - but who is the person behind the global stardom?

So, How’s That Honda XR600R Doin’? — For decades, I&#8217;ve sat in bewilderment as fellow enthusiasts regaled me with sob stories of projects that got sidelined and ended up sitting for years. Heck, there is a whole show on the Hagerty YouTube channel dedicated to finding and…

'House of the Dragon's Steve Toussaint breaks down Corlys' quest for peace at Tumbleton — "That's what he wants. Peace, not at any cost, but at a high cost."

Surrounded by Ecstasy — A soft drama unfolded on the lawn of the 74th annual Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club National Meet in Palm Springs, California, where 160 modern and vintage Bentleys and Rolls-Royces were on display. Local owner, 64-year-old Pierre Lemieux, impatiently paced up…

Ode to a Volkswagen Maestro — Ken Jansen is one of those guys in the trades without whom the world would simply come to a stop. And in fact, as they retire and die off, the world kind of is coming to a stop. Have you ever found yourself wailing into the void, “Why does nothing…

Gallery: Bonneville Speed Week 2026 — Each year, racers and spectators flock to the western edge of Utah to participate in one of America’s oldest and proudest racing traditions: Bonneville Speed Week. This year&#8217;s event kicked off on the Bonneville Salt Flats with the…

In 5 Months and 12 Miles, This Enzo Gained Almost $2M — Something is going on with Ferrari Enzos in 2026. In January, a Giallo Modena (yellow) one with a Ronald McDonald-esque red-and-yellow interior sold for $17.875M. That was four times the previous record price for the halo…

Steam-Powered Chevelle Proves GM Would Try Anything in the 1960s — There’s a popular meme that makes the rounds whenever a scientific breakthrough in power generation is announced. In it, a character tells someone that they’ve come up with a fantastic new way to produce energy.…

Range Rover GT: When an Off-Road Brand Makes a Sedan — We&#8217;ve associated the name &#8220;Range Rover&#8221; with off-road performance for over five decades, but the Range Rover GT is about to change that. Previewed as a close-to-production prototype, the fifth member of…

This Man Was Gifted His Dream Car by the Notorious Hacker He Put in Prison — Shawn Nunley stopped Kevin Mitnick with a cassette recorder. Decades later, Mitnick left him enough to buy his dream Porsche 911 GTS.

Final Parking Space: 1999 Mercury Mystique LS with 5-speed and 350K Miles — Two weeks ago, we had a 1993 Honda Civic with 414,982 miles on its odometer as our Final Parking Space subject. That very same day, I visited my favorite Denver-area car graveyard and spotted a Mercury…

Against All Oddities: My Eagle is a Nest of Surprises — My half-lifelong dream of procuring an AMC Eagle has been realized, as you may have read. When it finally came, fulfilment came more easily than I thought, figuratively rolling out of its nest and falling to my feet. Of…

Piston Slap: Are Headlight Switches Wear Items? — Mark writes: I have a 1995 Buick Century sedan my parents purchased when it was just a few months old. (I know its service history.) A few weeks ago, I turned on the headlights. While the amber running lights went on, the…

Aston Martin Brings Back Five Classic Colors for Heritage Edition One-Offs — Aston Martin took a trip to the heritage well and came back with five eye-catching paint colors from the &#8217;50s, &#8217;60s, and &#8217;70s. Its Q by Aston Martin division has applied each paint…

Fun cars under $40k are almost extinct, but these 10 still exist — The last of a dying breed.

Allpar Forums — A forum community dedicated to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, AMC owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!

Allpar Forums — A forum community dedicated to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, AMC owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!

Never Stop Driving #188: Are Chinese Car Bodies Legit? — The hottest recent piece from Hagerty Media, with more than 3.8 million views in only two weeks, is a video about an incredible car-body factory in China. Some 200 miles north of Shanghai, Jiangsu Juncheng Vehicle Industry

The Deadliest Decade: The Most Lethal Racing Incident You’ve Never Heard Of — Yellow River Drag Strip was an outlaw track. Not an outlaw in the sense that it was illegal or a lone pariah that operated beyond the norms of polite society. On the contrary. Yellow River was one of…

Skip the Porsche Macan EV—This plush German rival is cheaper and has more range — Why spend more when this German rival goes farther for less?

The oldest iPhone model you can trade-in with Apple is older than you'd think — Even old Apple devices you haven't touched in years could still get you some credit towards a new phone.

’65 Mustang Pace Car Edition Seeks Another 44 Years of Loving Ownership — While it&#8217;s standard practice to refer to early builds of Ford&#8217;s iconic 1965 Mustang as 1964.5 models, that&#8217;s technically not true. There&#8217;s a &#8220;5&#8221; in the VIN to exclaim…

Portable power station deal: Save 43% on the Bluetti Elite 1000 V2 with a 100W solar panel — As long as you have sunshine, you could have infinite off-grid power thanks to this bundle deal.

Final Parking Space: 1942 GMC CCKW &#8220;Deuce and a Half&#8221; — The 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America is this Saturday, so it seems fitting that we should have a heroic World War II truck as this…

Meta is closing a loophole that allowed people to record with their smart glasses' light covered — It&#39;s the second update in less than two months to address privacy concerns.

We’ve Solved Many Medical Mysteries. Where Are the Cures? | Saloni Dattani | TED — Science communicator Saloni Dattani traces the quiet revolution of medical innovation that has slashed death rates from conditions like heart disease and malaria — and reveals the broken…

9 Eye-Catching Cars from the 2026 RM Sotheby&#8217;s Woodcote Park Auction — On July 8, RM Sotheby&#8217;s hosted a new U.K. sale, held in conjunction with the Royal Automobile Club and its concours at Woodcote Park, the club&#8217;s stately 350-acre estate. A little over 40…

US Copper Trades Near Record on Tariff Risks, Hormuz Speculation — Copper futures in New York traded just short of an all-time high, as investors awaited a decision on US tariffs, while also tracking a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that lifted demand for risk assets.

Report: Honda Accord Will Get a Futuristic Update for Its 50th Birthday — Now in its 11th generation, the Honda Accord is turning 50 years old in 2026. The 12th-generation model isn&#8217;t due out until later in the 2020s, but a new report claims that the sedan will receive futu

You Can Never Go Home Again. But You Can Spend a Lifetime Trying - Longreads — 'My father designed two of the houses I grew up in. Then he died. I’m still untangling where his taste ends and mine begins."

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