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The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Manthey Set A New Nürburgring Record

The Nürburgring has been a popular spot this year. Ford and Chevrolet went back and forth, fighting for America's quickest lap time—but they haven’t been alone. Volkswagen took the GTI around the 'Ring for a record lap, and so did Porsche in a 911 GT3 Manthey. Now, Porsche has done…

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The GTI Is The Nürburgring's New Front-Wheel-Drive King

It’s been almost a year since the Golf GTI Edition 50 became the fastest production Volkswagen at the Nürburgring. However, its 7:46.13 hot lap still wasn’t enough to dethrone the Honda Civic Type R atop the leaderboard for the fastest front-wheel-drive cars at the Green Hell.

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Michigan Man Drops Off His Car At Walmart And Goes Shopping. Then He Comes Back—And Catches A Worker In A Lie: 'Really?'

Changing a vehicle’s tire is simple enough when you have the right tools. All you need is a basic understanding of the process, a car jack, a lug wrench, a spare tire, and anywhere from a few minutes to about an hour of your time.

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Lexus Debuts Its First Three-Row Electric SUV, Complete With Fake V10 Sound

Toyota has been criticized for its slow EV rollout, but the company has been making amends over the past couple of years. The latest entry wears a Lexus badge and carries a fresh name: TZ. Essentially an upscale version of the electric Highlander, it's the first three-row electric SUV from…

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Woman Declines Repair After Paying $155 Diagnostic Fee On Her Ford. Then Her Boyfriend Tries To Fix It Himself. Big Mistake

A North Carolina master technician says a customer with a 15-year-old Ford has now paid him $310 in diagnostic fees over two months for the same check engine light after first declining a $180 repair and then having her boyfriend try to fix it himself with a no-name aftermarket sensor.

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No Surprise: Maybach Customers Want V12s

Automakers are doubling down on combustion engines. Despite the effort to get consumers to buy electric vehicles, people can’t seem to quit gasoline. Some buyers are harder to convince than others, like those who want a Mercedes-Maybach.

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Woman Parks Next To Tesla. Then She Looks Inside The Vehicle: ‘That’s So Creepy’

A woman was spooked by Tesla’s Sentry Mode after parking next to one of the electric vehicles. TikTok user Christine Dawn (@christine.dawn) published a video highlighting her unease about being recorded by one of the ride’s many external cameras.

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The New Chrysler Pacifica Is Already Getting A Price Cut

The new Chrysler Pacifica is already getting a price cut. Less than two months after revealing the updated minivan, the Stellantis-owned brand has announced it is lowering the price on two trims and a couple of options.

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The 2026 Bentley Continental GT S Hits The Sweet Spot: Review

A proper chassis can help alleviate any potential powertrain limitations. It’s how we get things like slow-car-fast—otherwise underpowered vehicles that overperform in the chassis department. It’s also the secret to the greatness that is any GTS-badged Porsche product—top-tier chassis bits pair perfectly with lower-tier powertrains.

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The 2027 BMW iX3 Feels Like A Huge Value For The Range

The 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 when it goes on sale later this year, with up to 434 miles of range, depending on the wheel and tire package. This is BMW's first Neue Klasse model and features a ton of innovations.

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Toyota Might Finally Have A Real Raptor Rival. Here's Everything We Know

Toyota isn’t known for jumping on bandwagons, but the lack of a genuine Raptor competitor seems like a miss. Ford introduced its off-road-focused F-150 in 2010, and it was a decade before Ram introduced its own rival. Toyota is still on the sidelines, but recent developments suggest a high-performance Tundra…

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Man Shops For Brand-New Chevrolet. Then An Expert Says He Can Get One For $500/Month With No Money Down. But There’s A Catch

Straight out of the Too Good To Be True files comes a car dealer on TikTok who claims he can put a buyer in a new Chevrolet SUV for less than $500 per month, with no money down. In the video, he verifies his claim by showing us all the…

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The Filmmaker-Turned-Racer Taking On Baja's 1,400-Mile Challenge: Interview

Amy Lerner has long loved the sort of racing vehicles that look best covered in dirt and dust. From Dakar and Morocco to Baja and back again, Lerner has covered lots of ground racing all over the globe.

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Red Bull's First Hypercar Is Getting Closer To Reality

Red Bull’s RB17 hypercar is one step closer to reality. The company has started the final assembly of the first unit, with deliveries expected to begin next spring.

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Audi Has Recreated A 16-Cylinder Record Car

Audi is back at the top tier of motorsport. Formula 1 didn’t exist yet in the celebrated, if increasingly war-shadowed, 1930s, but the Auto Union race cars of that era can still be seen as the sport’s forebears. One of them fused engineering ambition and driver bravery into a machine…

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Man Test-Drives Toyota. Then He Gets A Nail In Its Continental Tire: ‘No Mention Of The Missing Lug?’

A car dealer let a customer test drive one of his vehicles, but when it came back one of the Continental tires has a nail inside of it. Here’s how he’s going to figure out where it is.

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Opel Brings Back The Hot Hatch, Minus Its Gas Engine

Hot hatchbacks with combustion engines are a dying breed, but carmakers are trying to keep the flame alive by turning them into performance EVs. Models like the Alpine A290, Cupra Born VZ, and the Mini John Cooper Works aim to lure in enthusiasts, even without a gas engine or a…

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It's Official: The New AMG V8 Engine Arrives This Year

Earlier this decade, AMG’s future seemed to revolve around downsized combustion engines with a heavy dose of electrification. Models like the C63, with their complex four-cylinder plug-in-hybrid powertrains, were touted as the natural evolution. However, sales didn’t meet Affalterbach’s expectations, as buyers longed for the good old days of loud…

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Woman Gets $17,000 Online Quote From CarMax. Then She Goes In Person: 'They Agreed...'

A woman got a $17,000 online quote from CarMax and was sure that it’s not going to be the final offer. Then she went in person to see if the company would honor it.

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This New Supercar Packs A Powerful Ford Engine

There’s a new name in Europe’s supercar scene—and it comes from a country that hasn’t traditionally played in this segment. It’s called the Adamastor Furia, the first model developed by Adamastor, a young Portuguese company based in Porto with the stated goal of bringing race-bred technology to the street.

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Man Waits 8 Months For His Dream Toyota. Then He Rejects It At The Dealership In 8 Seconds—Due To One Detector

The sale seemed like a sure thing: an enthusiastic customer willing to put down a deposit and wait eight months for their dream truck at nearly $80,000 asking price. But a former Toyota salesman recounts how things took a turn straight out of Better Call Saul when it came time…

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F1 Says V8 Engines Are Back On The Menu

Great news: Formula 1 is switching back to V8 engines. The sport’s governing body will implement the change in 2031, but it could happen sooner if powertrain manufacturers want it to.

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A Toyota RAV4 Turbo Could Happen, In Theory: Report

With the launch of the sixth-generation RAV4, Toyota also introduced a sportier GR variant. It’s not a full-blown GR model, getting the GR Sport badge instead, but a hotter crossover is possible if consumers demand it.

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‘Getting A Car Out Of A Vending Machine…’: Woman Buys From Carvana. Then She Runs Into An Unexpected Issue

A woman purchases a BMW from an Oklahoma City Carvana but unexpectedly runs into a string of issues that she says are going to cause her to return the vehicle before the end of her trial period.

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Honda Will Keep Its Core Models Around Even Longer

A few Honda models are allegedly sticking around a bit longer than expected. The automaker informed suppliers that it will continue producing several popular vehicles through the end of the decade.

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