Features
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The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 was a strikingly beautiful and powerful car, but it earned its place in history with a starring role in several James Bond films.
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How to detail your car like a pro: A step-by-step guide to paint correction and protection
Detailing your car encompasses cleaning it with a clay bar, buffing and correcting the clear coat, then polishing it to make it shine like new.
Joel Feder -
“The Blues Brothers”: An icon of vehicular mayhem turns 40
After 40 years, "The Blues Brothers" endures as a socially conscious comedy enhanced by joyous automotive destruction.
Kirk Bell -
Movie magic: 5 great car chase scenes and why they endure
Film critic Dann Gire and movie historian Raymond Benson pick their top car chase scenes and explain what makes them great.
Robert Duffer -
See the supercars that never made it out of Vector’s design studio
Obscure American supercar maker Vector Aeromotive planned three supercars in the 1990s that never came to be.
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Washing a car requires more than a bucket and a hose. Here’s how to do it right.
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1992 Acura Integra GS-R: 100 Cars That Matter
The 1992 Acura Integra GS-R fulfilled the fledgling automaker's performance mission and introduced buyers to accessible power at high revs.
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Meet Koenigsegg's Sasha Selipanov, outlaw designer of the world's most exclusive cars
Sasha Selipanov joined the legendary automaker last year and recently unveiled the Koenigsegg Gemera, the first four-door "mega-GT"
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10 features that make you and your new car faster
Want your car to go faster? Choose these performance features when it's time to buy.
Kirk Bell -
“Faster”: How author Neal Bascomb wrote the underdog racing story of the century
We interview Neal Bascomb, author of "Faster," which tells the story of a Jewish driver who took on the Nazi machine backed by an American woman.
Robert Duffer -
What it’s like to win a new car during “The Price Is Right” Dream Car Week
TV’s most popular game show doesn’t just give away the small stuff. We went on set to find out how it’s been the best car show on TV since 1972.
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The original Acura NSX proved supercars could be livable and reliable.
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Catch my drift: Porsche’s Ice Force Pro driving school graduates snow PhDs
Porsche’s next-level ice-driving and drifting academy takes owners for the slide of their lives.
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1926 Bugatti Type 35C: 100 Cars That Matter
The Bugatti Type 35C put the brand on the map as a powerhouse in racing.
Sean Szymkowski -
2005 Bugatti Veyron: 100 Cars That Matter
The 2005 Bugatti Veyron set the course for a revived Bugatti, a course that included big power and world speed records.
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Bullitt's Broadway Revisited: The two worlds for the iconic Ford Mustang and San Francisco
We revisit the Broadway from Bullitt to see how the neighborhoods and area around the iconic movie has changed.
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Ford GT and Ford Mustang GT: A celebration of performance
One’s a race car that wears almost no disguise. The other is an American icon. They’re both Fords, and they’re both GTs. But as you might guess, there’s just a little bit of a difference between the Ford GT supercar and the Ford Mustang GT. We traveled to California to take...
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At a gas stop at a Chevron in Lakehead, California, I stop in the middle of the candy aisle to read email. “Hey! Why does your license plate say DIE?” The voice from the front of the store asks. He says it again, then again, before I realize he’s talking to me. “It doesn’t,” I explain. It’s a Michigan manufacturer’s license plate with a special code. “It says DTE and then some numbers.” I burrow back into email next to the Snickers. He calls out again, and this time he wants to know what’s really going on with the blood-red...
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Terlingua, Texas: Where Carroll Shelby’s rat pack let their Mustangs run wild
TERLINGUA, Texas—On a scalding May afternoon, it’s not easy to see how Carroll Shelby saw dollar signs between the stubby cacti nestled among the yellow rocks. Summer arrives earlier in West Texas than anywhere else in the U.S. The sun beats down on my bright red Ford Mustang GT’s...
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Ford Mustang iconology: Pony car's ups and downs
The Ford Mustang might be the ultimate automotive success story. Born from humble beginnings, the Ford Mustang is an enduring icon that has had its share of ups and downs. Today’s Mustang channels its heritage like never before, with retro-inspired trim packages that hark back through the...
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What does the Ford Mustang mean to America?
A pencil-straight imaginary line connects Portland, Oregon, to Terlingua, Texas, about 1,800 miles, unbending and uninteresting between two disparate towns at near-opposite poles of the U.S. We found their connection in a 2018 Ford Mustang GT, and in the story of how the Ford Mustang became...
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History of the Ford Mustang GT
With its 460-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8, the 2018 Ford Mustang GT offers ready-made power for the masses. It’s not the top performer in the lineup, but it is Ford’s symbol for obtainable Mustang performance and it’s better than ever. The GT badge has held various meanings throughout...
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Wild horses, part one: The misfits
Mrs. Velma Johnston typed letters, filed carbon copies, and answered the phone at the insurance office where she worked as a secretary. She dressed conservatively, smiled often, and spoke kindly. She sat with good posture, as good as she was able, as long as she could. Her husband Charlie drove her...
Martin Padgett