News & Features
Everything we've published, from track-side reporting to slow Sunday reads.
Windermere Reserve Wants to Sell Central Florida Collectors a Neighborhood Built Entirely Around Garages
Seventy climate-controlled "motor condos," a clubhouse, and a gate — the pitch is a residential community where every neighbor showed up for the same reason you did.
From the AE86 to the Devil Z: How Anime and Action Movies Built Car Culture's Mythology
Initial D made the Hachiroku a legend, Wangan Midnight turned the Shuto Expressway into a battleground, and a Vibe magazine article about NYC street racing eventually became a nine-film franchise. Fiction didn't just reflect car culture — it recruited half the people in it.
Ford Recalls Over 67,000 Mustangs Over a Wiper Motor Chip That Can Fail in Cold Weather
A faulty chip can leave the wipers stuck on high speed and drain washer fluid, part of a wider 110,626-vehicle recall action across two separate Mustang campaigns.
Roush's New Supercharger Puts 810 Legal Horsepower Under a Stock-Looking Mustang Hood
The 2026 Roush Mustang Supercharger bolts in with zero cutting or drilling, and it's now 50-state legal.
HRE Marks 20 Years of Monoblok Wheels With an All-New Structural Design
The Series P3 debuts with the P301 — a five-spoke mesh wheel built around an integrated structural disc, fit for cars like the Porsche GT3 RS and Ferrari F80.
3D Printers Are Turning Garages Into Body Kit Shops — and Bugatti's Taking Notes
From a widebody Miata kit designed in Fusion 360 and printed on a desktop machine to Bugatti's titanium brake calipers, additive manufacturing is reshaping what "aftermarket" means.
How a Vietnam-Era Helicopter Fix Became a Multibillion-Dollar Car Care Industry
Paint protection film started as 3M's answer to rotor-blade damage in the 1960s. Now it's a self-healing, publicly-traded business anchoring modern car care.
It's 7/7: Inside the Cult That Never Stopped Celebrating the Rotary
From Yokohama's Daikoku PA to a Queens tuner collective, July 7th has become the RX-7 and Wankel engine's unofficial holiday — rooted in a Le Mans win no other rotary has matched.
Bridgestone's New Track Slick Claims a Faster Lap With a New 'Sprint' Tire Option
The Racing Battlax V03 lands in Europe and North America in 2026, with a Sprint-spec rear tire built specifically for qualifying-length runs.
Larry Kosilla Left Wall Street to Wash Cars. Now He's the Most-Watched Detailer in the Country.
The AMMO NYC founder turned a Harrison, NY car wash into an educational empire — and a philosophy he calls 'drive and protect.'
Antonelli Passes Hamilton at the Midpoint to Win the British GP Sprint
Hamilton started from pole at Silverstone but was overtaken mid-race — finishing 2.745 seconds behind as the home-crowd storylines piled up.
Ferrari's New 12Cilindri Manuale Has a Clutch Pedal and Gated Shifter — Wired to Nothing
The 1,499-unit limited edition adds a full manual-look interior on top of the standard eight-speed dual-clutch, unchanged underneath. Ferrari calls the system "Manuale By-Wire."
McMurtry's Fan-Powered Track Car Just Went From Prototype to a £995,000 Production Reality
The Spéirling PURE makes 1,000 hp, hits 60 mph in 1.55 seconds, and can generate 2,000 kg of downforce before it's even moving — only 100 will be built.
Scott Dixon Is Leaving Chip Ganassi Racing After 24 Years
The six-time IndyCar champion turned down a multiyear extension to join Arrow McLaren for 2027 — and he's not the only headline name changing seats this off-season.
Survey Says: Americans Rank Muscle Cars Above Baseball as a National Symbol
Hagerty's 2,000-person survey found the road trip and the muscle car both out-scored baseball, apple pie, and rock 'n' roll on "iconically American."
The Collector Car Market Is Cooling — Except at the Very Top
Hagerty's broad market index just logged its sixth straight month of decline. The March auction season still did $255.9 million in business.
Genesis Just Locked In a Debut Date for Its Flagship Electric SUV
The GV90 breaks cover September 9 — expected to be the first vehicle built on Hyundai Motor Group's next-generation EV platform.
Wekfest San Jose 2026 Packed the Convention Center With Liberty Walk, RWB, and VIP Builds
The tour's home-turf Bay Area stop drew a curated floor spanning GT-Rs, widebody Supras, time-attack cars, and full VIP sedans on June 28.
Tariffs Are Quietly Reshaping the 2026 Price Sheet
Volkswagen raised prices across the board. Toyota's profits took an eight-billion-dollar hit. The tariff bill is coming due at the dealership.
Ai Ogura Ends a 22-Year Drought With His First MotoGP Win
No Japanese rider had won a MotoGP race since Makoto Tamada at Motegi in 2004 — until Ogura came from behind at a chaotic Dutch TT.
Ogier Wins a Dramatic Acropolis Rally as Neuville's Double Puncture Costs Him the Lead
"The Greek gods finally supported me," Ogier said afterward. Neuville lost 53.5 seconds to a puncture on the second-to-last stage and still finished second.
The R34 GT-R's Whole Model Year Is Now Legal to Import
The 25-year import rule just cleared 2001 — meaning the R34 GT-R V-Spec II, the Evo VII, and the DC5 Integra Type R are all fair game in the US now.
This $24,950 Electric Pickup Is Betting That Simple Sells
No infotainment, no power windows, no speakers standard — just a 205-mile estimated range and a chassis built for owners to customize themselves.
StanceWorks Is Building a Ferrari F40 With an 812 Superfast V12 and a Hand-Built Chassis
Mike Burroughs paired genuine F40 GT1 race bodywork with an F140 V12 on a fully custom tube chassis — and he's targeting a SEMA 2026 showcase.
Romain Dumas Wins Pikes Peak Again, This Time in a 1,400-HP Electric Mustang
The 104th Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb went to Ford's Super Mustang Mach-E in 8:18.202 — Dumas's sixth King of the Mountain title, and revenge for a windy 2025 that went to a prototype instead.
James Deane Wins Formula DRIFT Round 4 in the First All-Irish Podium in Series History
Deane, Jack Shanahan, and Conor Shanahan swept the podium at Stafford Motor Speedway — and Deane now leads the championship.
Toyota Wins Le Mans 2026, Ending Ferrari's Five-Year Hypercar Streak
Conway, Kobayashi, and de Vries brought the #7 GR010 home first after 381 laps — Toyota's sixth overall win at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Toyota Is Testing a Mid-Engine, All-Wheel-Drive Sports Car — an MR2 Successor in Everything but Name
A turbocharged 2.0-liter, an FT-Se-inspired shape, and a production timeline still years out. Nothing about it is officially confirmed yet.
Roush's 810-HP Mustang Supercharger Kit Is Now 50-State Legal
The S650 GT and Dark Horse kit clears every state's emissions rules — a real hurdle for any bolt-on this size to clear.
Hagerty's 2026 Road of the Year Is a 109-Mile Pennsylvania Backroad Almost Nobody Drives
Route 144 climbs through the Pennsylvania Wilds and descends a canyon along Hall Run Creek — a century-old lumber road turned recreation corridor.
A New Mid-Mount Turbo Kit Targets 600+ WHP on the 370Z and G37
Bull Boost Performance's patent-pending kit is built specifically for manual-transmission VQ37VHR cars.
The Mitsubishi Pajero Is Coming Back After a 5-Year Hiatus
One of the most decorated off-roaders in Dakar Rally history returns this autumn, built on the new Triton pickup's ladder-frame chassis.
Ferrari's First EV Is Here: Meet the Luce
Four motors, over 1,000 hp combined, a cabin co-designed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, and a €550,000 price tag — Ferrari's electric era starts this fall.
Volkswagen's First Electric GTI Just Debuted at the Nürburgring
Fifty years after the original Golf GTI, the badge goes electric on the ID. Polo — 226 PS, a sub-7-second 0-100, and pre-sales opening this fall.
Wekfest Japan Draws 500 Curated Cars to Nagoya for Golden Week
From a widebody FD RX-7 to an ADRO-kitted A90 Supra, this year's show reinforced why Wekfest's Japan stop still matters to a scene it helped export.
The Honda Accord Turns 50 — and Its Next Chapter Might Be Its Sportiest Yet
From a 68-hp hatchback in 1976 to 25 million sold worldwide, with a fastback hybrid concept hinting at where it goes next.
NYC Council Moves to Ban Exterior Car Speakers After a Wave of Loud Meetups
Deputy Leader Sandra Ung's bill follows a street takeover in Middle Village and an NYPD speaker confiscation near Citi Field.
EV Widebody Kits Are Now the Fastest-Growing Corner of the Bodykit Market
Larte Design's kit for the Tesla Model S and Avante Design's kit for the Porsche Taycan are leading a segment nobody expected five years ago.
Kia's Affordable EV3 Is Finally Coming to the US
Two battery options, up to 320 miles of estimated range, and a starting point aimed squarely at the sub-$40K gap in America's EV lineup.
Speed Academy Turned a Junkyard K-Swap Into a 530-Whp Integra
A high-mileage K20Z3 with completely stock internals, a Precision 6062 turbo, and a target that got blown past on the dyno.
Harley-Davidson's RMCR Concept Is the Café Racer the Brand Has Never Officially Built
The Revolution Max Cafe Racer runs Harley's liquid-cooled V-twin in a genuinely stripped-down, clip-on-bar concept — with no production commitment yet.
GM Is Helping an Owner Restore One of Its Own EV1s — by Parting Out Another One
GM sacrificed a second, never-leased EV1 to supply parts for "Project V212," and is targeting the car's 30th anniversary for completion.
Brembo's 'Beyond EV' Kit Is Built Specifically for How Electric Cars Actually Brake
A coated-disc and matched-pad system engineered around regenerative braking behavior, aimed at the fast-growing EV and hybrid aftermarket.
Florida Lawmakers Pass a Bill Replacing Decibel Limits With a Broader Noise Ban
HB 543 swaps fixed dB thresholds for a "plainly audible" standard, citing how hard decibel meters are to enforce with in the field.
Ford Will Now Pre-Install a Whipple Supercharger on Your F-150 or Mustang
Ford Racing Parts is offering the kit as a dealer-installed, pre-delivery option — pushing the Mustang GT and Dark Horse as high as 810 horsepower.
Volk Racing's TE37 GRAVEL III Brings a Rally Icon Into Its Third Generation
RAYS Engineering's gravel-spec version of the legendary TE37 gets an update — one of the most recognizable wheel designs in rally and Group A history.
Formula DRIFT Launches Its Own In-House Content Studio
FD Studios signed Larry Chen Photography — the series' official photographer since 2012 — as its first outside creator partner.
The Only White Ferrari 250 GTO Ever Built Just Sold for $38.5 Million
"I didn't think I'd be able to buy it, but I decided to play anyway," said the buyer — setting a new company record for Mecum in the process.
Triumph Is Launching More Than 20 New Models in 2026
The Daytona 660 gets adjustable Showa suspension and standard sport tires, while the Tiger Sport 660 and Trident 660 both pick up more power.
BBS Unveiled Three New Wheels at Tokyo Auto Salon — Including a Street-Legal E88 Homage
The MAG-R, FL FORTEGA, and RT88 cover a magnesium wheel built for the BMW M3, an EV-focused alloy, and a road-going version of BBS's motorsport-only E88.
Rocket Bunny's New 'Pocket Bunny' Kit Turns a Kei Car Into a Miniature R32 GT-R
TRA Kyoto's latest widebody conversion doesn't just widen a car — it turns a Suzuki Twin kei car into a shrunk-down Skyline GT-R, debuted at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026.
Harley-Davidson's 2026 Lineup Adds a Solo Trim Package Across Three Classics
The Heritage Classic, Street Bob, and Street Glide all get a stripped-back solo-seat treatment as part of a 13-model refresh.
Mickey Thompson Just Revived Its Classic Wheel as a Modern Forged Monoblock
The MT Classic Forged blends the original wheel's vintage look with 6061-T6 forged construction, arriving at retailers in early 2026.
First Drive: The 2026 Honda Prelude Is Back, and It's a Hybrid
Honda's coupe returns after a 26-year absence with Civic Type R chassis tuning and a 200-hp hybrid powertrain — no manual, no limited-slip diff.
One Man Spent Decades Collecting 1,300 Cars. Now They're Being Sold Off, No Reserve.
Greg Rusk's private hoard — 259 Chevrolets, 105 Cadillacs, a 1953 Jaguar XK120, and a King Midget microcar among them — is heading to auction in waves.
Wilwood Built a Big Brake Kit for the Van-Life Crowd's Overloaded Sprinters
The AERO-DM direct-mount kit targets 2022-2024 Sprinter 2500 AWD conversions that routinely exceed factory GVWR once cabinetry and gear go in.
Work Wheels Revives the Cult-Favorite VS KF as the New VS KF♯
Eight years after being discontinued, Work's 3-piece VS KF returns with updated load ratings, more finish options, and a limited Chrome Edition.