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Formula E is just over two months away from 2023's season-opening race in Mexico City, which means we’re starting to see an influx of Gen3 racers debut for the first time. Earlier today, Porsche’s contender, called the 99X, entered the ring — and it…

Tomorrow night, the hands of fate will make a decision. They’ll browse through a series of numbers, pluck six from the vine, and use that string to turn one person into a billionaire. That’s right, lottery fever is back, and this time the Powerball jackpot…

When developing a new car, automakers have to do a lot of testing. They need to see how a new model will fare in extreme heat, cold, rain, and snow, to ensure customers who take their shiny new cars up to Alaska or down to Death Valley don’t get stranded.…

Engine swaps are of course very much part of the SEMA tradition, but swapping certain engines into certain cars creates the ideal conditions for what some might consider blasphemy. We’ve already seen it this year, what with Stanceworks’ K-swapped Ferrari…

Porsche has some of the best colors in the business. Sure, for a small fortune the German company will color-match your car to whatever shade you want, but fresh from the dealership it also has some lovely colors: Miami blue, lava orange, and frozen berry are…

Audi versus Porsche on the hallowed ground of the Mulsanne, once more. It was shaping up to be one of many storylines figuring to make the forthcoming era of sports car racing so exciting. Both Volkswagen Group brands were working on their own LMDh prototypes,…

When we reviewed the Volkswagen ID.4, we didn’t exactly think it was a bad car, but we also didn’t think it was a great one. Really, it was fine. A decent EV. If all you want is an electric car, the ID.4 is an electric car. So we’re not exactly surprised…

The days of internal combustion engines in Europe are officially numbered, Volkswagen and Volvo are licking their wounds, and used car dealers are reminiscing about happier times — as in, 2021. All that and more in this “We’re Headed for a Recession”…

Greg is a soon-to-be-retired physician with a half-dozen Miatas and a variety of other rides. He’s looking to enjoy his time off with a long-distance cruiser, ideally some kind of wagon/hybrid combo. He can spend upwards of $120,000. What car should he buy?…

While this is unlikely to come as a surprise to most of you, Porsche’s new GT3 RS is no great beauty. It’s a wild, violent, aero-before-all, no-holds-barred track car that doesn’t really care about style. Except now Porsche has gone and put one of the…

Today, the FIA World Motor Sport Council convened at the Royal Automobile Club in London for its third meeting of the year. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem officially opened the session by addressing the members of international motorsport’s highest…

So, the base Porsche 911 Carrera is a seriously formidable sports car. It does everything well, including destroying canyon roads, going on road trips or picking up groceries. Unfortunately, Porsche has set up its notoriously expansive options list in such a…

Depending on when you read this, you can either buy or just missed the opportunity to buy a 2002 Porsche 911 with an engine-swap from a Pontiac G8 GT. It’s currently listed on Cars and Bids, and, at the time of writing, is priced at a surprisingly reasonable…

Volkswagen and Porsche’s weird financial and corporate setup are getting a little too strange to get a grip on, the UAW isn’t happy about Hyundai and alleged child labor, and BMW and Amazon Web Services are teaming up for vehicle data software. All that…

Nurburgring lap times are one of those things that’s culturally relevant because it’s interesting despite being basically useless when comparing cars in the real world. Still, it’s worth talking about when someone goes out and sets a completely bananas…

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Because you are all refined sophisticates, you likely already know that the Porsche 911 is the best car. I mean, that’s just been the case since 1963 and is an immutable fact. Among 911s, there is one model which stands above all others, and it’s the…

Today, 110 women will begin an off-road competition like no other. They’ll use nothing more than a paper map and compass to navigate more than 1,600 miles of off-road trails throughout the California and Nevada desert, as the Rebelle Rally, the all-women’s…

Ford is hiking up the price of the base F-150 Lightning Pro for the second time in two months, Porsche is now Europe’s most valuable carmaker after its IPO, and Honda is planning to drastically cut vehicle output at two plants in Japan this October. All that…

Ford keeps its place as America’s second best-selling EV maker after tripling its sales of electric cars, Porsche is being sued for $300 million over claims it “withheld inventory” from a Florida dealer, and U.S. public transport ridership is getting…