Depreciation is hitting EVs harder than most other vehicles. A combination of technology upgrades, price fluctuations on new cars, and lack of demand has meant a rapid drop in value for many electric models. This phenomenon is especially dramatic for Porsche’s Taycan EV, with high-spec Turbo models losing almost $100,000 in value within four years. … Read more
Photo: Bradley Brownell If General Motors had wanted to make the Corvette an internationally-respected nameplate in the early 1990s, it could have just pushed the mid-engine, 650-horsepower, all-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, active suspension CERV III concept into production. This was a proper exotic that could completely demolish Porsche’s 959 from just a few years earlier. … Read more
It’s a bit hard to believe that the Porsche Taycan has now been out for almost five years, with nearly 150,000 of the brand’s first EV having reached the hands of customers. While the Taycan still looks spectacular and remains the driver’s choice among EVs, it’s fallen a bit behind in terms of efficiency and … Read more
One of the coolest-looking race cars of all time is the 1989 Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO, a widebody tube-frame monster that put out around 720 horsepower from a small turbocharged five-cylinder engine and led Hans-Joachim Stuck to third place in the driver’s championship. Now Audi is resurrecting the spirit of the GTO racer with … Read more
You can’t cross the same river twice. The river is always flowing and what you define as you is constantly changing. It’s not the same river, and I am not the same man. I have long held an anti-SUV stance and vowed I would never own one, but I guess things change. I hate to … Read more
Photo: Porsche Porsche has sold nearly 150,000 of its Taycan electric sports sedan since the model’s introduction in 2019, and in terms of style and performance, the Taycan still feels fresh. But it has always lagged behind the competition in the range department, with the longest-range 2024 Taycan — the GTS sedan — being rated … Read more
Supercars come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from large front-engine GTs to low-slung mid-engine track specials, and they can be powered by everything from high-output turbocharged four-cylinders to monstrous W16s. But there’s one thing that nearly every supercar is aligned on: a major lack of storage space. With tiny cabins and trunks (or … Read more
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Caddy claims they should be selling it at auction but says who’s got time for that? Let’s see if we have the time for this custom convertible at its non-auction price. What Car Should You Buy: Fast, Impractical and Fun Many of you agreed that the … Read more
Porsche’s iconic twenty-year-old V10 screamer supercar Carrera GT has been lying dormant for nearly a year, and owners are starting to get antsy. In April of 2023 Porsche issued a recall affecting 489 examples of the 1300 Carrera GTs built in 2004 and 2005 for potential catastrophic suspension failure. Shortly thereafter the recall was expanded … Read more
A midsize crossover with a 500+ horsepower turbocharged V6 and all-wheel drive sounds like the stuff performance cars are made of. You’d be right about that with the Maserati Grecale Trofeo. It’s a damn good performer. When that performance comes attached with a six-figure price tag though, you start to question certain things. The Maserati … Read more
