The Indianapolis 500 captivated racing fans around the world on Sunday despite a four-hour rain delay. The instant classic at the Brickyard looked even better when compared to the day’s other events, a dull Monaco Grand Prix and a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600. It’s Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of … Read more
The Z4 GT3 was one of the coolest, if not exactly within the spirit of the rules, ways to go racing a decade ago. BMW’s aging M3 proved highly uncompetitive in the GT3 class by 2012, and the new-shape Z4 didn’t have enough motor to compete either, so the company combined the two, shoving the … Read more
While today’s Nice Price or No Dice 456 may be more a grand tourer than an out-and-out sports car, it still offers V12 power and the panache of the Prancing Horse. Let’s see what we should reasonably be expected to pay for such an opportunity. Michael Mann’s Ferrari Is A Great Car Movie The Jackson … Read more
Image: Formula One Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has been out of the public eye since his skiing accident nearly 11 years ago left the racing icon with brain damage. His condition has been strictly private within the family. It is said that he is conscious, though struggles to communicate or recall memories. … Read more
Lamborghini’s iconic mid-engine V12 doorstop supercar from the 1980s stands out as one of the most aggressively styled vehicles of all time. The original Marcello Gandini-styled prototype was all angles and wedges, but it managed it in an elegant way. Paolo Stanzani’s tweaks for the production version upped the angular aggression tenfold. Take that 1980s … Read more
Image: Copart Jaguar’s iconic E-Type sports car was derived from the three-time Le Mans-winning D-Type racing car, and in the later 1960s turned into a fairly successful racing car in its own right. It was, and remains, one of the most beautiful cars ever to set wheel to road, and in its day was significantly … Read more
Back in 2014 I was stuck with a Jeep Compass rental as a complimentary “upgrade” from the original subcompact I booked at National. To this day I have never driven a more miserable machine. The 2 liter four-banger and CVT made for an absolutely awful drivetrain that buzzed and protested anytime I came near the … Read more
Most car enthusiasts have specific car magazine stories that have been seared into their minds since the first read, whether they are a profile of an important figure, a review of a favorite car, or an oddball feature or culture story. Car and Driver’s Instagram account recently posted a throwback to what might be my … Read more
Photo: Mark Thompson (Getty Images) The sweepstakes for legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey’s service began as soon as he announced his upcoming departure from Red Bull Racing at the start of May. While rival teams openly pined for Newey’s signature on a contract, others speculated that he could simply retire. However, in an interview on … Read more
Photo: Ferrari Ferrari recently revealed its latest V12-powered grand tourer and very much wants you to know that it has 12 cylinders. How do we know that? Well, Ferrari named it the 12Cilindri. You know, because a V12 has 12 cylinders. As silly as the name may be, though, we’re absolutely not complaining about any … Read more
