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Apr 10, 2020

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Toyota RAV4 crosses 10 million sales

The Toyota RAV4 is quickly cementing itself as one of the bestselling car models in the world. At the end of February, the compact crossover's total sales since the introduction of the first generation in 1994 crossed over the 10 million mark. Specif…

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iRacing gets real: Indy 500's Sage Karam shares his winning secrets and setup

Sage Karam's sim setup. / Kirby Arnold As mainstream motorsports shut down their seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic, IndyCar driver Sage Karam welcomed them into his world – virtual racing. Karam, a 25-year-old who has raced six times in …

Rare 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition sells for $135,000

Somebody just bought a 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition for $135,000 on Bring a Trailer . And to that we say, we're jealous. The Zanardi Edition is one of the more sought-after NSX models out there. Acura only ever sold 51 of them (named after racer Al…

Ford Transit Connect camper van conversion beckons, for under $15K

It's only natural to daydream about escaping into the Great Outdoors in your own self-contained rig as a way to break free of the coronavirus and its various psychic and physical constraints. We totally get it, though we can't in good conscience reco…

The 2020 BMW X7 M50i's exhaust is a convincing full M imitator

The 2020 BMW X7 M50i is the fastest and meanest of the few X7 variations out there. It's new for the X7's second model year, and we expect it to be the quickest of the bunch — BMW won't (at least we hope) build a full-on X7 M. The X5 M and X6 M alrea…

2020 Hyundai Sonata Review & Buying Guide | Back to its old (stylish) ways

One-of-three Puch 500 GE headed to RM Sotheby's Essen auction

Puch G sounds like a Soundcloud rapper or a kid still trying to come up on the rap battle circuit. The truth is stranger, and mystifyingly arcane. In 1971, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, shah of Iran and major Mercedes stockholder, suggested Mercedes build a…

2020 Caterham Super Seven 1600: a '70s-themed interpretation of a '50s car

Every model in the Caterham range traces its roots to the Lotus Seven introduced in 1957, but some take the retro treatment a step further than others. None embrace heritage more than the new Super Seven 1600. The company explained it designed the S…

2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo has the biggest price discount in America

Right now, buyers of the 2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo are paying an average of $248,000 to drive the brand-new supercar off the dealer lot. That's a hefty chunk of change, but it represents $16,269 off the car's average $264,969 retail price, accordi…

Junkyard Gem: 1994 Subaru Legacy LS 4WD Sedan

I live in Denver, where Subarus rule the roads, and that means that all my local car graveyards are packed with worn-out vehicles displaying the Pleiades logo on their battered grilles. These days, most of those discarded Subarus will be second- and …