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The Bulletproof 1928 Cadillac Once Owned by Infamous Gangster Al Capone Is Listed for a Cool $1M
Jan 22, 2020 4:17 PM
Texas Police Department Buys 2020 Ford Mustang With Money From Speeding Tickets
Jan 22, 2020 3:03 PM
Adorable Honda E EV Could Get Type R-Like Hot Hatch Treatment: Report
Jan 22, 2020 1:00 PM
Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann Teases 'a Few Interesting Surprises' to Come in 2020
Jan 22, 2020 11:09 AM
Exemplary Dad Builds Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen 6×6 Ride-On Toy With Beefy Roll Cage
Jan 22, 2020 10:29 AM
Watch These Icelandic Off-Roaders Use a Genius Strap System to Recover a Sunken Dodge Ram
Jan 22, 2020 9:23 AM
The Cruise Origin Is GM's Driverless Shared Shuttle Pod—and it's Headed for Mass Production
Jan 21, 2020 9:59 PM
Nissan Dealers Hate How It's Become A 'Bargain Basement Brand': Report
Jan 21, 2020 4:55 PM
This Sure Sounds Like a Chevy Corvette Prototype Testing a Flat-Plane V-8 Engine
Jan 21, 2020 3:00 PM
Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Crossover Will Debut at New York Auto Show in April: Report
Jan 21, 2020 2:27 PM
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By Mike Spinelli Jan 2, 2020

The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 Review: Muscle For The Whole Family

Daddy, can we take Flugplatz flat out?
By Mike Spinelli Dec 26, 2019

What Were The 5 Best Cars of the Decade?

The column wherein Spinelli looks back on 10 years of great drivers' cars.
By Mike Spinelli Dec 14, 2019

2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Review: Slight Tweaks, High Stakes

Why the fuss over a few model-year changes? Because Alfa's got some ground to make up.
By Mike Spinelli Nov 17, 2019

The All-Electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV Is Here

Ford's betting on a horse to connect aging pony car buyers to younger EV buyers, and everyone in between.
By Mike Spinelli Sep 30, 2019

2020 Porsche 718 Spyder Review: A Drop-Top Performance Knockout

The Boxster finally gets its due—and a full slate of pure-performance hardware.
By Mike Spinelli Sep 18, 2019

2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo First Drive Review: A Star Is Born

Ferrari set out to build a better 488 GTB, and created one of its best cars this century. Is it the last of its kind?
By Mike Spinelli Aug 27, 2019

2020 Subaru Outback Review: Tried and True, But New Where It Counts

Making the only truly relevant station wagon even more relevant.
By Mike Spinelli Jul 16, 2019
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This Hot-Rodded Ferrari Is All About Bringing Joy

Jeff Segal brought a racing driver's tuning sensibility to his 1999 Ferrari F355 Modificata project car.
By Mike Spinelli Jun 6, 2019

Get a Load of This Eyeball-Popping, Peacocking McLaren 650S Spider

Just remember, the owner of the "PeaClaren" once built a racetrack in his front yard.
By Mike Spinelli May 23, 2019
VIDEO

Three Indy 500 Winners. Fifteen Minutes. One Unscripted Interview

On today's AFTER/DRIVE, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alex Rossi, and Helio Castroneves talk Bump Day, speedway trim, and a thousandth of a second in fingernails.
By Mike Spinelli Apr 12, 2019

Watch 'The World's Fastest' Ford Sierra Hit 195 MPH On Ice

The RS Cosworth version may be a legend, but meanwhile, in Norway, this Toyota-powered base model is King of the deep freeze.
By Mike Spinelli Mar 20, 2019
VIDEO

The Time-Capsule Tech That Helped Set a Coast-to-Coast Driving Record

Back in 2006, Alex Roy set a coast-to-coast driving record in a E39 BMW M5 loaded with cutting-edge tech. My how times have changed.
By Mike Spinelli Mar 15, 2019

2019 Maserati Quattroporte S Q4 GranLusso Review: Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

Wherein the latest big sedan from the marque of Fangio warms our heart and breaks our brain.
By Mike Spinelli Mar 8, 2019

How Marcus Ericsson Swerved From Formula One to IndyCar

Another F1 driver makes the switch from the cutting edge to the raucous American open-wheel series. Does that 14-second deficit tell the whole story?
By Mike Spinelli Mar 1, 2019

2019 BMW X5 xDrive 40i Review: Don't Hate, Luxuriate

The latest update among O.G. luxo-trucks is so good, you might forget it's not that into you.
By Mike Spinelli Feb 27, 2019
VIDEO

AFTER/DRIVE: Casey Putsch's Genius Garage Is Driving Big Opportunities for Young Engineers

Getting real-world experience in the automotive realm without a job? Casey Putsch has just the thing for that.
By Mike Spinelli Jan 23, 2019

Alex Zanardi Is the Inspirational Racing Driver Motorsports Deserves

At 52, the legend is returning to endurance racing with new hand controls, but we'll never forget that pass.
By Mike Spinelli Jan 22, 2019

2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S First Drive: The 992 Brings More of the Same Old Excellence

A new 911 product cycle begins all over again, but can the latest Carrera stay on top of the sports car world?
By Mike Spinelli Dec 13, 2018

2018 Holiday Gift Guide for the Video Geek

Executive Producer Mike Spinelli curates gifts for people who travel all over the place producing videos.
By Mike Spinelli Dec 11, 2018
VIDEO

The Aston Martin Valkyrie's 11,100-RPM V-12 Will Produce 1,000 HP

The specs are in on the $3.3 million hybrid hypercar's naturally aspirated powerplant, and it's 153.8 hp per liter of banshee-like goodness.
By Mike Spinelli Nov 28, 2018

The Audi E-tron GT Is Bringing the High-Performance Electric Car Fight to Tesla

Ingolstadt's plan to take on the Silicon Valley EV leader includes this Audi Sport beauty.
By Mike Spinelli Nov 23, 2018

2019 Genesis G70 2.0T Review: A Heroic Sedan, But a Tragic Figure

The new compact Genesis sedan is great to drive and a real value, but can it win in a troubled segment?
By Mike Spinelli Oct 18, 2018

2019 Volvo S60 First Drive: The Mid-Sized Luxury Sedan That Makes Being Anodyne a Positive

Volvo's new luxury sedan is smart, good looking, and predictable. Not that the latter's a bad thing.
By Mike Spinelli Oct 18, 2018

/DRIVE on NBC Sports Is Back for a 5th Season of Cars and Arguments

Street takeovers, Oregon Trail, the Porsche 919, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
By Mike Spinelli Sep 25, 2018
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Sitting Down to Shoot the Bull with 5-Time IndyCar Champ Scott Dixon

Five championships, a new documentary, and a solid future with Ganassi Racing might even make us forget he washed out of "American Ninja Warrior."