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VW Brings Back Harlequin Polo as a Gravel-Slingin’ Rally Car
Volkswagen News

VW Brings Back Harlequin Polo as a Gravel-Slingin’ Rally Car

This rallycross show car celebrates 50 years of the Polo—Volkswagen's tiny hatch that spawned the iconic Harlequin series of cars with multicolored body panels.

Cops Recover $6M in Luxury Cars Stolen by Home Invaders Before Shipping to Africa
News

Cops Recover $6M in Luxury Cars Stolen by Home Invaders Before Shipping to Africa

The nine-month investigation uncovered that thieves had acquired dozens of BMWs, Mercedes, and even a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, all of which were stashed in The Bronx.

Arova-Porsche 212
Porsche News

This ’70s Porsche Ski Bike Was Designed to Fit in the Trunk of a 911

Very few of these Porsche + Arova bikes were built, but there's a pristine sample currently for sale on eBay.

Found: Ricky Rudd’s Retired NASCAR Hauler Out Working the Tobacco Fields in Its Famous Tide Livery
Racing

Found: Ricky Rudd’s Retired NASCAR Hauler Out Working the Tobacco Fields in Its Famous Tide Livery

For years, Roxboro locals reported seeing Ricky Rudd's Tide-liveried Ford Aeromax hauling tobacco and lumber. Now, we've finally tracked down its parking spot.

Mansion in Ann Arbor with car wash
News

This $8.7 Million Mansion For Sale Comes With Its Own Drive-Thru Car Wash

There's also an ice skating rink, a fitness center, and a 10-car garage. Oh, and over 30 acres.

2026 Aston Martin DBX S Is a 717-HP SUV With Hot Hatch Styling and Turbos From Valhalla
Aston Martin News

2026 Aston Martin DBX S Is a 717-HP SUV With Hot Hatch Styling and Turbos From Valhalla

With huge magnesium wheels, a carbon roof, supercar turbo tech, and vertically stacked exhaust tips, the DBX S is the most extreme DBX yet.

New U-Haul Car Trailer Starts Hitting Fleets With 6,800-Pound Max Capacity
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New U-Haul Car Trailer Starts Hitting Fleets With 6,800-Pound Max Capacity

U-Haul released more specs for the Toy Hauler and announced that production is officially underway with 5,000 examples expected to reach dealers by year's end.

Former Ford CEO Had This Magnificent Taurus Painting Hanging in His Detroit Mansion
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Former Ford CEO Had This Magnificent Taurus Painting Hanging in His Detroit Mansion

What, you've never pictured a Ford Taurus parked on top of a waterfall? That's mantel material.

Toyota’s ‘Master Driver’ Akio Toyoda Doesn’t Believe in Electric Sports Cars
Toyota News

Toyota’s ‘Master Driver’ Akio Toyoda Doesn’t Believe in Electric Sports Cars

The Toyota chairman says passionate people at the company are working on battery-powered sports cars, but he prefers "the smell of gasoline and a noisy engine."

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?
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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.