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There’s good news for fans of five cylinders. As we recently reported, Audi has confirmed that it will continue to develop its odd-cylinder-count engine for several years to come. “We’re well aware of the historical meaning of the five-cylinder,” said Audi Sport boss Rolf Michl. ”Evaluations are still running, and people who know me know […]
Gooding Christie’s conducted its 22nd Pebble Beach auction this year, bringing 167 vehicles ranging from a 1905 Léon Bollée to historic racers to nearly new Porsches, Lamborghinis, and McLarens. This was the highest-grossing sale in the California-based auction house’s history, and the week’s most expensive car, a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, is also the most […]
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance tends to be a busy week for everyone here at Hagerty Media. We cover a significant amount of vehicles new and old, highlighting the scene from multiple viewpoints, and last week was no different. It’s safe to say we all get in a mood when the classics head to Monterey, […]
BMW’s Motorsport division never got its hands on the original, E53-generation X5, so an enthusiast commissioned a restomod that explores what a first-generation X5 M could have looked like. Unveiled during Monterey Car Week, this BMW X5 V-10 is a one-off that features M5 power, a six-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel-drive in addition to numerous […]
Last week I climbed aboard Wingfoot Two, one of Goodyear’s three American airships, for a bird’s-eye view of the Woodward Dream Cruise. The blimp ride sent me down a rabbit hole, and what I found is worth sharing. First, a correction. Wingfoot Two is not technically a blimp because it’s more than a helium-filled balloon. […]
“I don’t think I’ve driven one of those since high school,” I say, staring at the impeccable red XJ Cherokee. Memories from 30 years ago flood my brain; suddenly I’m in Northern Virginia, headed to 7-Eleven for a Slurpee after cross-country practice and making all sorts of questionable decisions with my buddies in their XJs. […]
Maybe you saw the sale of that Ford GT recently, or maybe you just love the idea of a well-preserved piece of automotive history. It makes sense that most car people tend to seek out the best examples of a given model, and often that means finding one with limited usage and therefore low miles […]
A little while back, I bought a 312,000-mile Toyota Tundra to replace my car commune/shop’s aged and unreliable 1991 Dodge Ram, Fuggles. I blew Fuggles up while smuggling engines back to the shop, and then pawned it off back on the previous owner, Jon, who found a rebuilt 3.9-liter motor for it. There was, however, […]
It was a good year for the auctions at Monterey Car Week. Records were broken left and right; total sales topped $756M (!), and the average sale price was $885,765. A different world than the one most car fans live in, then, but even among these numbers with lots of commas, there were deals to […]
Ford gave the Jeep Wrangler its first direct rival in many years when it resurrected the Bronco for the 2021 model year. According to a new report, the brand now has its sights set on the Gladiator truck, which claims a Ford Bronco pickup is due out in the coming years. According to the industry […]
As a so-savvy car collector, I’ve long followed the personal mantra of “Buy high, sell low,” which began with my 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1, for which I accepted $1200 as trade-in on another muscle car, then another, then a Ford Ranchero, then another muscle car… That trend ended when I voluntarily left the actual […]
People are always talking about their bucket lists. Things they want to do before they die. I have no bucket list, which might seem strange for an obsessive car collector, but there you have it. If I was forced to come up with something? I really don’t want to die by misadventure. Like tripping over […]
If you’re after a lot of horsepower from a classic Chevy, Ford, or Chrysler race engine, you might think the only place to go is the United States. After all, these engines have been extensively developed over the years for all sorts of racing in the U.S., from sports and formula cars to dragsters and […]
BMW’s high-performance M branch had a banner year in 2025, posting record sales totaling 213,457 vehicles. For all the ways BMW loyalists, including your author, lament the ways that the M brand’s expansion has diluted and muddied its core character, the business is thriving. The motorsport-driven BMW M of the early 1990s in no way […]
RM Sotheby’s held a three-day auction in Monterey this year, with the first day of sales mostly consisting of prewar greats from large collections. Otherwise, much of the buzz around this sale was consistent with the rest of Monterey Car Week (read our full analysis here), and that buzz was about modern exotics. Many of […]
