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Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend
By Christian Poppert
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Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley

Dream trip, dream cars, dream location. Enter now.​

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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives

There are several great options for those wanting to drive emission free—without baggage.

By Xavier Harding
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025
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The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025

Premium automakers might be paring back their electric ambitions, but these top-tier hybrids and plug-ins have beauty and efficiency to spare. 

By Amos Kwon
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RM Sotheby’s Pedal Car Auction

Maybe an actual car isn't in the budget this year, but at least you can get a classic one for your kid in the form of a vintage pedal car that crushes any plastic jalopy from Walmart. RM Sotheby's is offering up 53 lots that include just about every kind…

By Amos Kwon
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1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six Plexiglas “Ghost Car”

Glorious concept cars as well as production cars make it to the spotlight at manufacturer displays at auto shows every year, but there has never been anything quite like the Pontiac Deluxe Six Plexiglas "Ghost Car" at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Front and center at The Highways…

By Amos Kwon
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Eagle Lightweight GT Jaguar E-Type

There will never be another Jaguar E-Type, and the design of the low slung sports coupe/roadster will forever remain in the pantheon of iconic automotive design. That is, unless it's handmade homage like the Eagle Lightweight GT. The company took the Series 1 E-Type and crafted each piece of the…

By Amos Kwon
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Project Neptune

We've taken a few hot air balloon rides in our lives, and they have always been a great experience. But even with the heights they elevate you to, you won't get to space--the final frontier. Unless, of course, you're riding in the PriestmanGoode x Space Perspective 'Project Neptune' balloon. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1978 Datsun 280Z

Although Nissan plans to bring a new Z-Car to the masses later this year, we're always stirred by the original. This 1978 Pearl Black Metallic Datsun 280Z is just such an example. Fewer than 1,500 of the 280Zs were produced with this paint color were ever built and only in…

By Amos Kwon
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