Having already set a lap record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year, Volkswagen’s I.D. R has served the company well. Intended to showcase the brand’s might in electrification, the blisteringly fast R is as much a purpose-built track car as it is a marketing tool, and its long-term plans involve setting more records. For…
Simple tasks that can make you car last longer. By Consumer Reports One of the reassuring qualities of contemporary cars is that they need much less-frequent service to keep them running well. Changing the spark plugs, breaker points, and condenser used to be a seasonal exercise, and body rust was accepted as a normal if…
A Classic Alfa That’s All Show And All Go Gorgeous isn’t it? This is David West’s 1971 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300, and I am – possibly – the most enamoured I have ever been with a feature car. After pestering the Retropower team incessantly to let me shoot this build, the stars finally aligned and a slot in…
Chevy has doubled down on the polarizing looks of its 2019 Silverado 1500, endowing its big brother with a face ripped straight from the pages containing the most terrifying of Dr. Who monsters. Actually, I’m not entirely sure we have the correct photo here. What brand is this truck? Anybody know? “We set out to…
Last year, Aston Martin revealed that its Zagato line would receive a shooting brake variant of the Vanquish, issuing a teaser photo of the model in red. Then the company went silent, leaving many wondering what happened. Apparently there was no reason to worry, as Aston Martin just released a pretty robust series of images highlighting…
The racer is based on the 911 GT2 RS The only appropriate way to honor and follow-up a legend is with another legend, and Porsche thinks it has just that with the new 935. At the 2018 Rennsport Reunion, Porsche released a modern version of the famed 935/78 racecar, complete with proper Martini “Moby Dick” styling….
Image: Braman Motors (eBay) We’ve heard it a million times: You’ve got Bugatti dreams and a Civic budget, because life isn’t fair, which forces you to pretend, each painful day, that your four cylinders are 16. You’ll probably never get much more than a small-scale Bugatti model car with that Civic money, but if you sell your house, you might just be…
Wide so serious? If a carbon tax referred to a penalty based on how much carbon fiber were used to build a car, specialty tuner Novitec Group would be looking at a hefty bill for its most recent creation. The Novitec N-Largo adds not just a styling kit, not just a performance upgrade, not just…
This all-electric pickup can tow with the best ones in the market today The 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show will play host to a hot number of vehicles. Models like the all-new Porsche 992 911 will get most of the attention, but don’t dismiss a show-stopping piece like the Rivian R1T. The all-electric pickup truck comes to…
More than just a Wrangler with a bed, the Gladiator can tow 7650 pounds or haul 1600 pounds. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator JT pickup is easily one of the most-anticipated vehicles—and worst-kept secrets—of the year. Fully functional Jeep Gladiator mules have been prowling the roads of southeastern Michigan and other locales for nearly two years now, but…
