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2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI front three-quarter view in red.
Volkswagen Golf

2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI First Drive Review: Better, at a Cost

The refreshed Mk 8 GTI is easier to love thanks to an improved interior. But Volkswagen couldn’t help fixing something that wasn’t broken.

200K-Mile Subaru Outback and Crosstrek Conquer Moab Trails to Prove You Don’t Need a Jeep
Subaru News

200K-Mile Subaru Outback and Crosstrek Conquer Moab Trails to Prove You Don’t Need a Jeep

No trailer queens here, either, as both Subarus drove roughly 18 hours each way before and after.

New Ferrari 296 Speciale Borrows F80 Engine Bits to Make Hefty 867 HP
Ferrari News

New Ferrari 296 Speciale Borrows F80 Engine Bits to Make Hefty 867 HP

With a lower curb weight, more power, and improved aero, Ferrari just made the 296—arguably its best driving car—even better.

Nearly 30,000 GM V8s Had Already Failed Before They Were Recalled: Internal Docs
GM News

Nearly 30,000 GM V8s Had Already Failed Before They Were Recalled: Internal Docs

That's a lot of broken V8s.

A usually shy nocturnal animal, this individual is crossing a road in the Everglades.
News

This Illinois Road Closes Twice a Year for Snakes to Cross

Endangered snakes are crossing the road, and they're not following a chicken.

A pickup truck's driveshaft painted to look like a crayon
Builds

This ‘Crayon’ Driveshaft Is My Favorite Kind of Car Mod

You've got to love car mods like this—creative, whimsical, and inexpensive.

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Second placed Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks with Mohammed ben Sulayem, FIA President in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on April 20, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
F1

FIA Might Ease Up On Its Controversial F1 Swearing Rules

Could the FIA possibly say "f*ck it" and ditch its much-hated swearing rule governing F1, WRC, WEC, and several other major championships?

What’s Up With These Cars Drifting in a Random Soap Bowl?
Watch This

What’s Up With These Cars Drifting in a Random Soap Bowl?

These random car videos surfaced on social media over the weekend, and even Google can't help us figure out what's going on.

Showboating Porsche 911 GT3 RS Driver Puts It in a Tree at Like 30 MPH
Porsche News

Showboating Porsche 911 GT3 RS Driver Puts It in a Tree at Like 30 MPH

If everybody outside the car had plenty of time to scream and shout before the Porsche hit the tree, you'd think the driver had enough time to hit the brakes.

Monster truck tricycle by Grind Hard Plumbing
Builds

This Monster Trike Where You Sit in the Big Wheel Looks Straight Out of Twisted Metal

It took parts from a Humvee and a tractor, as well as a VW turbodiesel, to create this dystopic contraption ready for the apocalypse.

Brittany Force 341-mph Top Fuel record
Racing

Drag Racer Brittany Force Sets New Top Fuel Speed Record at 341 MPH

Force posted the first 340-mph+ run in Top Fuel history, narrowly beating the previous record she also set by about 3 mph.

2025 BMW Alpina XB7 Review: A Statement SUV for Grownups
BMW Reviews

2025 BMW Alpina XB7 Review: A Statement SUV for Grownups

Unlike a lot of other high-performance SUVs, the Alpina XB7 has its on-road priorities in order.

Channel Your Inner Elvis by Buying His Cadillac Eldorado Guitar Car
News

Channel Your Inner Elvis by Buying His Cadillac Eldorado Guitar Car

Built by movie car legend Jay Ohrberg, this pink Cadillac, once driven around Las Vegas, somehow ended up abandoned in France.

The Only Roofless Porsche 959 ‘Speedster’ Is Headed to Auction
Porsche News

The Only Roofless Porsche 959 ‘Speedster’ Is Headed to Auction

Porsche never officially sold the 959 as a convertible, so one enterprising racer and craftsman took matters into his own hands.

One Pesky Woodpecker Has Terrorized 25 Cars and Counting in a Massachusetts Town
News

One Pesky Woodpecker Has Terrorized 25 Cars and Counting in a Massachusetts Town

In the midst of mating season, the pileated pest is likely mistaking his reflection for a rival and attacking windows and mirrors to protect his territory. 

BMW Promises a New Halo Car Will Arrive at the ‘Right Time’
BMW News

BMW Promises a New Halo Car Will Arrive at the ‘Right Time’

Following the demand behind last year's Skytop Concept, BMW plans to build more limited-run models. But a true halo supercar is the ultimate goal.

CLK DTM convertible
Mercedes-Benz News

Only 80 Mercedes CLK DTM Drop-Tops Were Ever Made, and Now One’s for Sale

This low-mileage, former museum piece can be yours for $500K, give or take.

BMW M2 Racing in factory livery.
BMW News

The BMW M2 Racing Is a New Track Car at ‘Entry Level’ Pricing

Available to order this summer, the new M2 Racing variant will be ready to go for the 2026 racing season.

Civic Type R being stolen.
Honda News

Honda Civic Type R Theft Victim Accidentally Buys His Own Car Back

Guy loves car. Guy loses car. Guy buys car that looks like lost car. Guy learns new car is his stolen car.

Pope funeral truck
RAM News

Pope Francis’ Final Popemobile Is a Ram 1500

Fittingly, the people's pope chose a work truck as his last Popemobile.