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14h ago
The annual Goodwood Members’ Meeting is one of the coolest vintage events in the world, drawing some of the greatest talent and iron on four wheels to one place. This year’s Graham Hill Trophy race featuring early-1960s GT racing cars was among the rowdier events on the schedule, as it was packed to the gills with big…
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14h ago
If there is one problem with track days, it’s that so few people make enough money to be able to enjoy them. If there’s a second problem with track days, though, it’s that the cars you see there are all too common. Allegedly there are benefits to buying your car from a manufacturer you can trust to still get parts for…
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14h ago
Twenty lucky generationally-wealthy Bentley buyers will get the opportunity to own the exclusive lightweight Bentayga Apex Edition by Mulliner, a car Bentley is calling its “most dynamic Bentayga ever.” While the Apex gets a bespoke bodykit, the major difference is found in the reduced unsprung weight from 22-inch…
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14h ago
Do you feel your life isn’t hellish enough as it is? Do you feel that both cruise ships and the city of Miami are too sanitary and clean? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then I’ve got good news for you: there’s a nude cruise setting sail from the port of Miami in February 2025.
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16h ago
Auto loan debt is at an all time high. While some of the blame for that can be put on things like stubbornly high interest rates and ever increasing car prices, some folks just never learned the kind of financial skills required to make a smart car-buying decision. Take TikToker Blaisey Arnold, who recently revealed…
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16h ago
Once the largest division of General Motors, the Oldsmobile dream was killed off at 107 years old, on April 29, 2004, a full 20 years ago today. While the brand was largely seen as a stodgy, outdated, and unprofitable liability by the time GM ended it, the automaker was responsible for some pretty impressive engineerin…
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16h ago
Atlanta doesn’t exactly have the most impressive press fleet; while most of my colleagues regularly get press cars, my loans tend to be a bit more spotty. I knew that when I moved here, but thankfully, Mercedes really wanted me to experience the new charging hub that it recently opened next to its North American…
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16h ago
SpaceX employees are sustaining an outrageous amount of injuries, once again exceeding the industry average in 2023, according to safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the aerospace company helmed by CEO Elon Musk.
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17h ago
This week marks 30 years since the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the most tragic race weekend in modern Formula 1 history. The deaths of rookie Roland Ratzenburger and three-time champion Ayrton Senna shook the sport to its core and fundamentally shifted the championship’s efforts to improve driver safety. It’s easy to…
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17h ago
I’m standing on the tarmac at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, getting ready to drive through the desert in a convoy of new McLaren 750S Spiders with a group of other auto journalists, but instead of looking at the brightly colored supercars and getting excited, we’re all staring at the sky, fist-pumping and shouting “hell…
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