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One of 99 ALPINA B3 GT3s Hits the Block Tomorrow
Number 31 of just 99 ALPINA B3 GT3s ever built rolls across the auction block at Historics Auctioneers on May 16 as part of the “Flight of Elegance” sale at Farnborough International. It’s a right-hand drive example, one of only…
Old Cars Won’t Let You Lose Money, No Matter What
David Tracy shipped a Jeep J10 across the country twice. Then a tree branch fell on it. He still broke even when he sold it.…
KITT Gets a NYC Speeding Ticket While Parked in a Museum
A black Pontiac Trans Am bearing the California vanity plate “KNIGHT” was clocked doing 36 in a 25 mph school zone on Ocean Parkway in…
LA’s Rivers Dump 570 Tonnes of Plastic a Year. Kia Says No.
Between 380 and 570 tonnes of plastic pour from Los Angeles’ rivers into the Pacific Ocean every year. That’s not some abstract global estimate —…
Porsche Finally Honors the Cars That Saved the Company
For two decades, Porsche treated its front-engined transaxle cars like the relatives you don’t talk about at dinner. Now they’re getting a museum exhibition in…
Your First Indy 500 Will Wreck You Without This
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 is days away, and somewhere out there, thousands of first-timers are about to learn lessons the hard way.…
Cadillac Needs F1 to Sell You on a Supercar
General Motors president Mark Reuss stood in a Miami media tent during this year’s Grand Prix weekend and said something Cadillac executives rarely admit out…
Red Bull Racing Slaps Its Logo on Crocs Now
Red Bull Racing and Crocs have teamed up, because apparently no corner of consumer culture is safe from Formula 1’s merchandising machine. The collaboration drops…
The 1M Still Haunts BMW’s Best New M Car
BMW built 6,309 of them in 2011. No automatic option, no standard sat-nav, no DAB radio. A 340-horsepower turbocharged straight-six in a stubby 1 Series…
3D Design’s Carbon JCW Kit Has One Piece Worth Talking About
The Japanese tuning house 3D Design has been layering carbon fiber onto BMWs and MINIs for decades, producing work that ranges from subtle to forgettable.…