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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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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 While the brand was largely seen as a stodgy, outdated, and unprofitable liability by the time GM ended it, the automaker was responsible for some pretty impressive engineerin…

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…

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.

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…

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…

A thief stole a Long Beach man’s BMW 4 Series, but the victim’s forward thinking allowed him to track down and reclaim his car. The thief stole Philip Obando’s BMW key out of his wife’s Honda, which made taking his 4 Series a breeze. Once Obando realized his car was stolen, he called the police and tracked the AirTag…

Tesla laid off at least 10 percent of its workforce earlier this month, and in typical Tesla fashion, the Texas-based automaker made sure the layoffs were done in an organized fashion with plenty of communication and a clearly defined strategy. Just kidding. The layoffs were so poorly executed that security was forced…

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Miami Grand Prix officials were none too pleased when they found out Donald Trump was attempting to use a suite at the Formula 1 race for a high-dollar fundraiser for his presidential campaign. They actually sent a cease and desist letter on April 26 to the former president’s allies.

Everyone has a dream garage, the set of vehicles you’d pick out if money were no object. But if you start to place budget restrictions, size limits, or both on a dream garage, you start to see what a person truly values. This week, we’re placing a very broad limit on your dream garage. You can have any vehicles, for…

Alligators may be some of the oldest creatures on this planet, but they’re struggling right now as climate change and human factors dramatically impact their habitats, food sources and general way of living. Now, one appears to have taken matters into its own hands, launching a peaceful protest by napping under the…

Discussing car design is difficult. How do you define the most influential car? You’re trying to rank art, which is kind of topic that get you disinvited from future dinner parties at your snobby coworker’s loft. Still, Andy asked you to try last week, and today we’re parsing through your responses. Some of you have…

It was a historic weekend for racing, and I’m not just talking about Jaguar’s win in Monaco at the Formula E on Saturday. Instead, the Autonomous Racing League broke barriers when it kicked off its first real-life competition at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. However, the barriers being broken were the ones…

The eleventh-generation Ford Thunderbird was a divisive car when it debuted, and it still is. Ford, trying to capitalize on the retro design craze of the early 2000s, ended up creating a car that only a grandfather could love. This ended up hurting sales and led to the eventual cancellation of the nameplate, but not…

Good morning! It’s Monday, April 29, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Now is a good time to snap up C4 Corvettes like today’s Nice Price or No Dice convertible. Let’s see if the price tag on this low-milage and seemingly rare color example will make buying it a snap.