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  • 1991 Acura NSX

    The original Acura NSX has obtained a legendary status among enthusiasts, but it almost went to production without its famed variable valve timing & lift electronic control. Yes, VTEC. Acura celebrated 30 years since the original NS-X concept debuted at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday and shared some inside knowledge about the development process, including the fact engineers never intended to fit the engine with Honda's banner VTEC system. The NS-X concept featured a running engine, but it was a far cry from what we think of today. Mounted in the middle of the car was a SOHC V-6...

  • 2019 Lexus NX F Sport Black Line Special Edition
    2019 Lexus NX F Sport Black Line Special Edition is monochromatic luxury

    Lexus has treated its NX crossover to a special edition package that was revealed on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. The Lexus NX F Sport Black Line Special Edition is, bluntly, luxury produced in black and white. Despite its mouthful of a name, buyers aren't bound to all-black everything...

  • 2019 Bentley Centenary Specification
    As it turns 100, Bentley to look to future with EV, concept

    Bentley celebrates its centennial in 2019 (the actual date is July 10), and the automaker is clearly excited. In an interview with Car Sales published Thursday, Bentley engineering chief Werner Tietz revealed plans for a new concept defining the future of luxury at the brand. It will be revealed...

  • Limited-Edition 2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Italia, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider honors homeland with Italia special edition

    Alfa Romeo's 4C Spider soldiers on into the 2020 model year with a new special edition dubbed the Italia. Unveiled on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show, the 4C Spider Italia is exclusive to North America and only 15 examples will be built. All of them will feature an exclusive coat of paint...

  • 2019 Haas VF-19 Formula 1 race car
    Haas first to reveal 2019 F1 car

    We're just a month out from the start of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship and the first team to reveal its contender for the new season is America's Haas. The covers came of the new Haas VF-19 on Thursday at London's Royal Automobile Club, with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean on...

  • Bugatti Chiron 110 Ans Bugatti special edition
    Bugatti celebrates 110th anniversary with special-edition Chiron

    Bugatti is 110 years old this year, and to celebrate, the hypercar maker revealed a special-edition Chiron. Appropriately called the Bugatti Chiron 110 Ans Bugatti, French for "110 Years of Bugatti," the hypercar is all about honoring its French heritage. Although the exterior color is finished in...

  • Mazda MX-5 Miata and Acura NSX, 2019 Chicago auto show

    In a twist of fate, the 1989 Chicago Auto Show marked the debuts of the production version of the Mazda Miata and the concept of the Acura NS-X, both with a mission to take on more established sports cars. Inspired by British sports cars of the 1950s through the 1970s, the Miata launched that year as a 1990 model. It had a 1.6-liter engine that made just 116 horsepower, but it proved that power wasn't needed to create a fun performance car. With Japanese quality, it was also much more reliable than the Triumphs and Lotuses that had preceded it. The Miata has since cycled through NA, NB, NC...

  • Dr. Robert Hubbard (right), HANS co-creator dead at 75
    Co-creator of the HANS device, Dr. Robert Hubbard, dead at 75

    One of the main developers and co-creator of the Head And Neck Safety (HANS) device, Dr. Robert Hubbard, passed away Tuesday after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 75 years old. Hubbard's work to create the HANS revolutionized motorsports safety, and today, a HANS is the global...

  • 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Toyota Land Cruiser gets nostalgic with Heritage Edition

    The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser remains a little slice of 20th-century motoring, but the brand has given the SUV a nostalgic twist with a new Heritage Edition model. Toyota announced the Land Cruise Heritage Edition on Wednesday ahead of its public debut at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. It's the little...

  • 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition
    2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition celebrates 30 years of spritely fun

    This year, the beloved Mazda MX-5 Miata turns 30, and to mark the Japanese roadster's birthday Mazda has introduced the 2019 MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition. The debut took place on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show, which was fitting considering it was at the same show back in 1989 that...

  • 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette logos via GM-Trucks.com
    Mid-engine Chevrolet C8 Corvette gauge cluster animation, logo leaked

    The 2020 mid-engine Chevrolet C8 Corvette is the subject of two new leaks, and both show the revised Corvette logo for the first time. GM-Trucks.com published both a photo of the new badge and a video of the future sports car's startup animation. The website did not share where it obtained the...

  • 2020 Toytota RAV4 TRD Off-Road, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road is a small crossover scrapper that only Toyota could make

    Back when it was a new thing and the Backstreet Boys were still (mostly) minors, the Toyota RAV4 was a plucky off-roader with potential from an automaker that had a good pedigree for making small 'utes with spunk. Then success, popularity, and age took its toll on the RAV4 (and the Backstreet Boys)...

  • 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, 2019 Chicago Auto Show

    Volkswagen launched a new generation of the Jetta compact sedan for 2019 but the version we're most interested in is only making its appearance now. We're talking about the new Jetta GLI sport sedan, which was unveiled Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. The Jetta GLI is essentially the GTI package wrapped in a compact sedan body. As such, it packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 making 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers are up 18 and 41, respectively, on the power and torque figures for the outgoing model. Power is to the front wheels only, either via a standard...

  • 2020 Subaru Legacy, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Subaru Legacy debuts at 2019 Chicago Auto Show

    Subaru's Legacy has never truly stood out in the mid-size sedan segment but that doesn't stop it from being a solid option, especially if you're in the northern states where the car's standard all-wheel drive can be a boon. Subaru has now redesigned the Legacy, with the covers having come off the...

  • Teaser for new Italdesign car coming to 2019 Geneva Motor Show
    Italdesign readies new car for 2019 Geneva auto show

    Italdesign has a new car coming and the firm has kicked off a teaser campaign. Italdesign posted the first teaser to its Facebook page on January 14 and said it will share new details every week until the car debuts on March 5 at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. So far, Italdesign has...

  • Aston Martin Heritage Racing
    Aston Martin's new department keeps retired racers on the track

    Rather than parking them for good, Aston Martin has established a new department that aims to keep its retired race cars on the track. The British firm on Thursday announced Aston Martin Heritage Racing, which brings all of its historic motorsport activity under the one roof. The main feature is...

  • 2020 Toyota Sequoia, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Toyota Sequoia joins the TRD Pro off-road gang

    It's not only American brands offering full-size off-roaders these days. Having already joined the fun with a Tundra pickup packed with off-road goodies engineered under the TRD Pro banner, Toyota is now giving the Sequoia SUV the same treatment. Making its debut on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT5 Sport Edition
    2019 Cadillac XT5 Sport Edition subtly adds style

    Cadillac XT5 buyers will soon be able to enhance the small crossover SUV's looks with a Sport Edition option introduced on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Available in limited numbers for the 2019 model year, the XT5 Sport Edition can be ordered with the XT5's Luxury and Premium Luxury...

  • 2020 Toyota Tacoma, 2019 Chicago Auto Show

    The Toyota Tacoma has been the best seller in the mid-size pickup truck segment for over a decade but new entrants have the potential to upset things. Toyota isn't resting on its laurels, however, which is why the automaker is bringing a round of updates for the 2020 model year. Set to debut on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show, the 2020 Toyota Tacoma benefits from revised styling, an upgraded infotainment system and more goodies in the cabin. And for the TRD Pro model, there are new electronic driver aids designed to enhance the truck's off-road capability. A new grille is featured...

  • 2019 Lamborghini Urus, Palm Springs media drive, December, 2018
    Video highlights Lamborghini Urus Off-Road Package

    The Lamborghini Urus aims to be more than a flashy parking lot crawler. The Italian firm wants owners to get the super SUV dirty. In a video published in January, the brand detailed the Urus' Off-Road Package for buyers who want to go off the beaten path. The package includes a different exterior...

  • F-150 Harley-Davidson, Chicago Auto Show
    Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson takes cues from America's hog

    Ahead of the 2019 Chicago Auto Show, Harley Trucks debuted the Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson. Unlike the past, this is not an official Ford package, but instead, a third-party doing the upgrades. The latest F-150 Harley-Davidson takes a very different approach from the official Ford models from the...

  • Inside a Formula 1 car transmission
    Find out how an F1 car's gearbox works

    For those who dream of tearing apart race cars, but may not ever have the chance, we have the video for you. YouTuber Driver61 published a video last week that shows the teardown process of a Formula 1 car's gearbox, and what's inside to make the race car tick. Specifically, this is a transmission...

  • 1966 Toyota Sports 800 restored by Gazoo Racing
    Life before Supra: Toyota's Gazoo Racing restored a 1966 Sports 800 and it's awesome

    Toyota will always be synonymous with the Supra name, but even before the Supra was a twinkle in some engineer's eye, there was the Sports 800. Toyota's Gazoo Racing motorsports division undertook the task of restoring this Sports 800 because it holds a special place in Toyota racing...

  • Roush F-150 SC
    Roush updates F-150 SC, Nitemare performance pickup trucks for 2019

    The Roush F-150 SC and F-150 Nitemare return for another model year with a few minor upgrades, the company revealed on Monday. Namely, both trucks receive an optional Roush Active Exhaust System, which unlocks the ability to select between four pre-determined modes. Drivers can use a...

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