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In case you've missed the memo, the Honda Prelude is coming back. The surprise announcement was made in October 2023 at the Tokyo Mobility Show where an appealing concept was displayed. Initially believed to be a pure EV, the stylish coupe is actually a hybrid. While US availability of the subsequent production model is still uncertain, Europe is getting the car.

This Red-Hot Honda Prelude Will Be at Goodwood

11.52 million: That's how many cars Toyota and its subsidiaries built in 2023. Despite being the busiest automaker in the business, the Japanese juggernaut still finds time to explore non-automotive fields. It has unexpectedly built what it claims to be the world's first hydrogen-powered stone oven. Toyota teamed up with...

Toyota Is Making Pizzas in a Hydrogen-Powered Stone Oven

The Goodwood Festival of Speed has gotten bigger every year, evolving from a 'mere' festival for classic cars into a showcase for old and new products alike. It's like a car show with an exceptional setting and the opportunity to make engines of all kinds roar—without limits. The 2024...

2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed: Every New Car Debut

We're used to seeing teasers published by automakers days, weeks, or even months before the actual debut. But Kia is doing things differently. The company's first global pickup won't go on sale until later in 2025, but here it is, attending a car show in South Korea. Named Tasman, the mid-size truck is making a colorful splash at the 2024 Busan Motor Show.

You Can Almost See Kia's New Truck Under This Funky Wrap

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Audi has just reset the benchmark at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife, where its latest offering, the 2025 Audi RS3, toppled BMW’s record for the fastest lap

Audi RS3 Destroys BMW Nürburgring Record With 5-Cylinder Rocket

You're probably aware that Ferrari has a big problem with owners modifying their cars, so you can imagine its frustration when a faux Prancing Horse pops on the radar. As the saying goes, it's suffering from success. Just last year, three fake cars were crushed as part of a wider campaign against counterfeits. Newly released data from Maranello shows the extent of the company's efforts to eliminate products that are not authentic.

Three Fake Ferraris Were Crushed in 2023

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The first-ever AMG Maybach has finally been spotted in the wild, with CarBuzz spies catching a glimpse of a forthcoming version of the Mercedes-AMG SL-Class that will be given the Maybach treatment. The anomalous detail here is that the German automaker has always kept these two sub-brands separate, with AMG focusing on performance and Maybach on supreme luxury. Back in 2014, the then-director of development for the S-Class confirmed that "the badges would remain separate." But with the new SL-Class being an AMG product from the ground up, it seems that ideology has been tossed out completely.

The First-Ever Mercedes-AMG Maybach Is Finally Happening

Debuting in 1957 with the ambition to shake up the automotive world, the Edsel brand was the brainchild of Ford Motor Company. Named after Henry Ford’s son, Edsel offered a fresh lineup of vehicles designed to wrest market share away from established competitors like General Motors and Chrysler. Ford...

The Rare 1960 Edsel Convertible: A Collector’s Dream from Ford’s Short-Lived Automotive Experiment

There are few sounds in the automotive orchestra as distinct as the VTEC kick. Characterized by a sudden jump in tone (and volume) coming from a high-revving, naturally aspirated Honda engine, the VTEC whomp has scored some of the greatest sports cars of all time. And also the neighbor kid’s straight-piped Integra. (Sorry—that was probably me).

How VTEC Works: An Explainer

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Porsche production manager Albrecht Reimold tells Automobilewoche that the 718 lineup, comprised of the Boxster and Cayman, will end production in 2025. Porsche has already been forced to retire the 718 twins in Europe due to more stringent cybersecurity regulations (and the Macan along with it). More stringent emissions requirements across the pond would have done the pair in at some point as it is. The 718’s electric replacement is underway, and while Reimold didn’t share further details on the upcoming models, it’s hard to imagine Porsche will leave much of a gap between the end of 718 production and the next model’s introduction.

Porsche Kills Its Best Car

An ultra-fancy Maybach version of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is on the way. The Mercedes-Benz Maybach SL is expected to debut in 2025. A Mythos series of coachbuilt Mercedes will also join the lineup, which will lead to an SL speedster. Engineers from Mercedes-Benz have been spotted testing a Maybach version...

2026 Mercedes-Benz Maybach SL-Class spied for first time

Which element’s go into designing the world’s most expensive cars? Just ask 36 year-old wunderkind Mate Rimac. When he built his first electric race car at age 19, the Croatian did not expect it to lead to his becoming CEO of pinnacle boutique automotive manufacturer Bugatti. But this is where he ended up as just 36, introducing the world to the famed Italian/German/French automaker’s latest seven-figure ultra-hypercar, the $4 million, 1,800 horsepower (hp), Tourbillon. It is now among the world's most expensive cars.

Bugatti’s Newest Ultra-Hypercar Is Among the World’s Most Expensive Cars

The Auto Union designed a 16-cylinder sport sedan that never got built. The Auto Union Type 52 debuted at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In the 1930s, Audi predecessor Auto Union designed a 16-cylinder sports sedan, but never built it. Ninety years later, it will finally make its public debut at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Audi built the 16-cylinder super sedan it designed in the 1930s and never built

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Considering that Ford built 50,465 Mustang GTs in 1986, it’s remarkable how few survive today in pristine form. That’s why we were so excited to discover that just such a machine will be up for auction at no reserve for Mecum’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, auction on Saturday, July 27, as lot number R538, which you can watch live on MotorTrend.

Where It All Began: The SEFI 5.0-Liter 1986 Ford Mustang GT Kick-Started Performance in the Modern Era

At last year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Rimac Nevera was the fastest street-legal production vehicle to go up the famous hill. The electric hypercar completed the 1.16-mile course in a blistering 49.32 seconds. Unfortunately for Croatia's ultimate EV, America is now the record holder. With Chris Ward behind the...

There's a New Fastest Production Road Car at Goodwood

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The Audi e-tron GT models are impressive, but the automaker has not abandoned ICE power. Audi launched a limited edition 2025 Audi RS 6 Avant GT in tribute to the 1989 Audi Quattro IMSA GTO race car. Audi presented the car with photos taken in California locations. The images show the new car in the two available colorways, accompanied by one of the original 1989 race cars. Audi will only sell 660 cars in this edition.

Audi honors IMSA GTO racing car

Remember a time when you could get a manual gearbox in an all-wheel drive car and send it down a dusty trail for maximum fun? Those were the good days, and when rally racing and hot hatches hit their peak in the 1980s and 1990s, nothing made you feel more like a rally driver than the combination of AWD and a manual gearbox. But times have changed, the manual has fallen out of favor, and hot hatches, well, while there were once nearly a dozen or more to choose from, we're now down to just three or four genuine contenders. But of those that still remain, only one gives you that combination of a shift-it-yourself gearbox and drive to all four corners: the Toyota GR Corolla.

There's Only One Manual, All-Wheel Drive Hot Hatch Left In America For 2025

Porsche tested its first synthetic fuel-powered car and expects to go mass-market by the end of the decade.

How Porsche's Synthetic Fuel Could Alter The Course Of Automotive History

Ford only made 4,038 first-generation Ford GTs over two brief model years. However, it was long enough to cement the blue-badged American supercar as something truly special in enthusiasts’s minds. With such a low production number, it’s sad to see that not every example has had the best existence after leaving the factory. The VINWiki YouTube channel has unearthed an abandoned GT left to rot in a garage for 15 years that’ll require as much disinfectant as soap to get clean. But it’s not all bad news.

Watch This Abandoned Ford GT Start Up After Sitting for 15 Years

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Audi Revived a Never-Built, 16-Cylinder Supercar From the 1930s

We love weird old classic cars, don't we folks? This one comes from Audi—more specifically, Auto Union. Internally known as the Type 52, the so-called \"Schnellsportwagen\"—or...

We love weird old classic cars, don't we folks? This one comes from Audi—more specifically, Auto Union. Internally known as the Type 52, the so-called "Schnellsportwagen"—or...

Audi Revived a Never-Built, 16-Cylinder Supercar From the 1930s

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