People love claiming that they just don’t make them like they used to. Whether it’s muscle cars, snacks or Britpop bands, there’s always a loud crowd of people on hand to say that things were better back in their day. Now, to see just what made Formula 1 better back in the day, we’ve unearthed … Read more
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Chevy says “If you like Vegas, come check it out, you won’t be disappointed.” Let’s see if the price proves otherwise. The Honda CR-Z Was a Great Idea in the Wrong Package We had a real nail-biter in the voting yesterday. Many in the comments complained … Read more
The Focus was the small car that took Ford into the 21st century. Ford wanted to replicate the success of the Escort, which sold well around the world throughout the ’80s and ’90s. A few years before Ford settled on making the Focus its world car, the name graced a concept car in 1992. The Ford … Read more
Twenty years after the game-changing Bugatti Veyron entered production and eight years after the Chiron was unveiled, it’s time for a new Bugatti, and the French brand’s latest hypercar is unlike anything that’s come before it. Enter the Bugatti Tourbillon. Powered by a new V16 plug-in-hybrid powertrain, built on a new structure and featuring a … Read more
Just over eight years after the Bugatti Chiron was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, the 500th and final has rolled off the assembly line. As with its Veyron predecessor, the last Chiron to be built is an incredibly special one-off spec. Based on the Chiron Super Sport model, it’s fittingly called L’Ultime, and it … Read more
Practice for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 had yet to start when I first spoke to Katherine Legge about her fourth attempt at competing in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. In 2023, Legge was the first retirement in the event. When I asked why she wanted to come back in 2024, her answer was simple: Redemption. … Read more
The Bugatti Chrion’s replacement is coming soon, but ahead of its official launch, we’re getting more information on the V16 engine that’ll replace the quad-turbo W16 that has powered both the Chiron and Veyron. Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac spoke at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference in London about the upcoming hypercar and … Read more
Tom Walkinshaw Racing is back, and to celebrate, TWR has, of course, revealed a restomodded, racing-inspired Jaguar XJS coupe that it calls the Supercat. Considering Walkinshaw’s history of racing Jaguars, is that really a surprise? That said, the TWR team didn’t just throw some wide fenders and a body kit on a hot-rodded XJS, though. … Read more
Image: RM Sotheby’s There are few cars in the pantheon of motorsport history that incite a fervor of enthusiasm without a correlating record of success quite like the six-wheeled monstrosity that is the Tyrrell P34. Ken Tyrrell’s team ran this radical outside-the-box car with four front wheels for the 1976 and 1977 seasons, finding a … Read more
While many other automakers use electric powertrains to make their ridiculously powerful cars go fast, the Bugatti Chiron is still powered by a good, old-fashioned, gasoline-fueled 8.0-liter W16. With four turbochargers stuffing a massive amount of air into the engine, even the base Chiron makes nearly 1,500 horsepower. Time marches on, though, and there’s no … Read more
