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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cinders from a campfire pop and explode like fireworks somewhere in the desert outside Yuma. They trace arcs toward an infinite number of stars in the ink-black sky above, each its own possible world, an infinite number of futures spinning out of reach in dizzy orbit. The sparks turn to ash, then...

Bugatti designer Etienne Salomé is lending his name—and expertise—to a new yacht company. The company is Salomé Yachts, and its first creation is the Atlantic, named for the classic Bugatti coupe of the same name. The Atlantic is very much a toy rather than a practical...

Ferrari added a new coupe to its lineup this week, and it's called the Roma. The car is related to the Portofino convertible but has a look all of its own, and it's stunning. Judging by the lines, we'd call it a modern take on the Daytona. For fans of open-top driving, McLaren unveiled the Elva...

A one-of-a-kind Zagato Raptor based on the Lamborghini Diablo VT will cross the auction block on Nov. 30.

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula 1 team is for sale and racing legend Roger Penske is one of the possible buyers.

The Mortymobile is about to hit California's roads, so be sure to look out for it.

The 2020 Audi S8's 563-horsepower thrills come at a price, and that price is $130,495.

The championship's already been decided but there's still plenty to look forward to at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Cupra's secret Paris racetrack sits atop an 8-story building and features a banked curve with a 21-degree incline.

A need to sell increasing numbers of low-margin EVs to meet European emissions standards is hurting the bottom lines of major automakers.

The final C7 Chevrolet Corvette, a 2019 Z06 finished in black, has been built, marking the end of an era for front-engine 'Vettes.

An Alpina-tuned BMW X7 with a potential 600 horsepower on tap is being tested.

"Racing into the future: Formula E as a TechLab for the BMW Group" is a documentary available on Amazon that traces the tech transfer from racing to street cars.

A 1954 Jaguar XK120 in desperate need of a restoration is heading to auction in the UK.

Hyundai Motor Group will soon debut a new noise-cancelling technology that reduces road noise as well as engine noise.