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Toyota Supra From Fast And Furious Sold For A Record-Breaking $550,000
The world’s most famous Supra is now officially the world’s most expensive Supra. The Lamborghini orange Supra turbo that starred in both The Fast and the Furious, and 2 Fast 2 Furious changed hands for a staggering $550,000 at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas.
BMW M5 Towing Massive Boat Races VW Golf GTI At The Lights
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There’s obviously something about being behind the wheel of a BMW M5 that just makes you want to pin that throttle at every opportunity – even when you’ve got a powerboat tethered to the tow hitch. The Golf driver in the next lane was literally dead in the water.
QOTD: Which Old Cars Do You Want To See Get An Electric Reboot Of?
Volkswagen has confirmed the ID.Buzz retro microbus for production and the Ford Mustang Mach-E is already tapping into our desire for a modern EV that evokes fond memories of a gas-slurping classic. But we’ve come up with a few other old timers we’d like to see resurrected for the EV age.
2022 Kia K9 In The Flesh – Here’s What We’re Missing In The States
Kia’s K900 was dropped from the U.S. and Canada, but the model lives on in other markets as the K900, and this video from Asian Petrolhead gives us a chance to see what’s changed over the previous model.
Efforts To Introduce Self-Driving Exemptions Stopped By Senate Committee
Planned legislation that would exempt thousands of autonomous cars from safety standards, allowing them to test on public roads, has been rejected. The bill was being pushed by Republican Senator John Thune and Democratic Senator Gary Peters and was supported by the Self-Driving Coalition, which represents Ford, Waymo, Volvo, and others.
How It Started, How It’s Going: The Evolution Of BMW’s Iconic M3
Jason Cammisa thinks the latest BMW M3 could learn a few trick from its ancestors, but it’s the E46-generation car from the early ’00s, and not the very first four-cylinder-powered E30 that the Hagerty presenter suggests is the greatest M3 of all.
New DS 9 Crossback Luxury Coupe-Crossover: Here’s What We Know, And What It’s Got To Beat
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France’s upscale Stellantis brand wants to tempt buyers away from German premium cars, and thinks this striking crossover is the vehicle to do it. Built on a new EV platform that can also accommodate hybrid power, it takes its cues from 2020’s Aero Sport Lounge concept. Would you buy a DS that looked this good over a BMW or Audi?
Civic Type R Vs. Golf GTI Clubsport vs Megane RS Trophy: Which Is The Fastest Hot Hatch?
Launching three 300-hp front-wheel drive hot hatches down a wet runway was always going to be a battle of traction as much as power, and it’s one the Civic Type R’s fancy rear wing can’t help it with. But once it gets hooked up…
What Else Is Making The News
As Offices Shut Down For Covid, Workers Bought Vans And Hit The Road, And Some Don’t Want To Return
One side effect of the pandemic has been a huge rise in the number of people living in vans. For some, this has been due to economic necessity, while for others, it’s been entirely through choice. CNBC reports that many workers fully embraced the opportunity to work remotely, and are enjoying it so much, they don’t ever intend to go back to office work.
Is This $11,000 Porsche The World’s Cheapest Drivable 911?
Although prices for the first water-cooled 911s still lag way behind those of the older air-cooled cars, they’re definitely heading up. But there are still some dirt cheap ones around, if you don’t mind doing a little polishing. This very early cable-throttle 996 is up for grabs in the UK on the Car and Classic website for £7995 ($11,260), and we imagine it’ll come down further with a bit of haggling.