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  • The Keen Project Safari 911 No. 2, photo by Alex Bellus

    Chad was running late, and we were already pressed for time. This entire plan was rushed and slapped together via a phone call and a few text messages over the weekend. The Keen Project Safari 911 build No. 2 by former race car driver Lehman Keen was in Minneapolis for a short time to celebrate Porsche’s 70th birthday. As soon as I saw that my friends Chad and Luis had the car in town, I needed a stint behind the wheel. I shot a text to Chad: “Where are you?” Chad called back moments later and screamed over the wail of the special 911's flat-6 engine. “Traffic...

  • The Keen Project Safari 911 No. 2, photo by Alex Bellus
    Interview: Lehman Keen, the man behind The Keen Project Safari 911

    Lehman Keen is best known for building Safari Porsche 911s, but before that he was a professional race car driver with a childhood that revolved around Porsches. Naturally, his racing career mostly centered on Porsches, and at one point he worked for Hurley Haywood. Like everything in life, there...

  • 2019 Audi TT Roadster
    Audi TT, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Vazirani Shul: Today's Car News

    Audi's TT sports car has just received a facelift. The updated car will reach showrooms early next year, bringing more standard features and extra power with it. Despite having just introduced a new A-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz will soon introduce a redesigned CLA. Our latest prototypes suggest the...

  • Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne at the 2017/2018 Formula E New York ePrix
    Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne claims 2017/2018 Formula E drivers' title, Audi claims teams' title

    The 2017/2018 Formula E Championship, the fourth season of the electric car racing series, wrapped up this past weekend with the running of the dual-race New York ePrix. Jean-Éric Vergne, driving for Techeetah, took victory in the Drivers' Championship in the first race held Saturday. He...

  • BMW ReachNow app now with ride-sharing feature
    BMW's ReachNow app now with Uber-rivaling ride-hailing service

    BMW on Tuesday announced that its car-sharing app ReachNow designed for Apple and Android smartphones will offer users the ability to hail a ride, just like the apps of Uber and Lyft. The ride-hailing service is currently open exclusively to ReachNow users in Seattle, Washington, after they've...

  • Vazirani Shul concept
    India startup Vazirani unveils Shul supercar concept

    Indian startup Vazirani Automotive used last week's 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed for the premiere of a wild supercar concept the company hopes to put into production someday. Vazirani is the creation of Indian automotive designer Chunky Vazirani, and its concept is an extended-range electric...

  • Land Rover sets world record with Range Rover Sport SVR on two wheels

    Those who attended the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed last week caught numerous firsts and debuts The list included the first self-driving car to tackle the hill climb, the new Toyota Supra on its dynamic debut, and Land Rover with a world record stunt. The British brand set a world record for the fastest mile in a car on two wheels, with stunt driver Terry Grant behind the wheel of a Range Rover Sport SVR. Grant managed a time of 2:24.5 on a 1.0-mile stretch of the Goodwood hill climb—30 seconds better than the previous record Grant set in 2011. It didn't come easy, though. Grant made...

  • The Ford Mustang (left) and Dodge Charger tied in a ClassicCars.com state-by-state comparison
    Charger, Mustang are America’s most-searched muscle cars

    The Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang tied in a state-by-state comparison of the number of searches for muscle cars from the past year, data from ClassicCars.com showed. “Nothing truly personifies American car collector’s pride, passion and freedom like a muscle car,” said Roger...

  • The parking lot at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed: when the parking lot is a show of its own

    As I bent down to snap yet another photo of yet another bright-hued supercar, I heard a deep voice over my shoulder. “I’ve got a model of that car,” boomed the throaty British accent. MORE: VW ID R claims electric car record at Goodwood with 43.05 run I looked up and saw a...

  • Teaser for Mil-Spec Launch Edition #002 Hummer H1
    Detroit's Mil-Spec Auto ready to restomod its next Hummer H1

    Mil-Spec Automotive wants to restomod more Hummer H1s. The Detroit-based company has already proven it can with the launch of its first vehicle; the Launch Edition #001 H1 (shown below) unveiled last month. Now, Mil-Spec is moving ahead with more orders because Launch Edition #002 is underway and...

  • Toyota Supra dynamic debut at 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    New Toyota Supra will offer 4-cylinder engine, 2JZ swap capability

    Thus far, we've known Toyota plans to drop a BMW-sourced inline-6 under the hood of the new Supra. However, you should now prepare for a 4-banger as well. New documents from German transmission maker ZF, first discovered by Road and Track and published Tuesday, shows two separate powertrains for...

  • 2018 Ford GT '67 Heritage Edition
    Ford GT application process to re-open late this year

    When Ford introduced the second-generation GT supercar, it took applications from hopeful buyers. The company received some 6,000 applications and approved 500 of them. Then, when the Blue Oval announced it was expanding production for two more years, the company approved another 250 applicants...

  • 2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition

    Ford initially committed to building the second-generation GT for two years, with 250 units promised for each year. The Blue Oval said later it would add another two years onto the run of the race-bred supercar, bringing the total to 1,000. Well, things haven’t gone exactly as planned. Motor Authority discovered through a Ford GT message board that Ford didn’t fulfill the full production run plans of the 2017 GT. We reached out to Ford, and a spokesman confirmed that Ford and its high-tech Canadian partner that builds the car, Multimatic, built just 138 2017 GTs instead of the 250...

  • 2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Genesis G70 review, 2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots, SCG 006 teaser: Car News Headlines

    Hyundai's new luxury brand Genesis is entering the small sport sedan fray with the 2019 G70. Does it hold up against its more established competition? We've just taken one for a spin and have a first drive review in the links below. Engineers from Hyundai are out testing a new generation of the...

  • Jay Leno drives a bone stock 1977 Ford Bronco
    Jay Leno samples a bone-stock 1977 Ford Bronco

    "It's not slow, it just isn't fast...it's kind of medium," are the words of 1977 Ford Bronco owner Dave Kunz. He's brought his bone-stock classic SUV over to Jay Leno's Garage so the comedian and car guy can take it for a spin. There's something special about an old car that's been left alone. A...

  • 2019 Acura MDX A-Spec, 2018 New York auto show
    2019 Acura MDX A-Spec priced from $55,795

    Acura is boosting interest in its MDX with a new-for-2019 MDX A-Spec model, which is on sale now priced from $55,795. That's up on the 2019 MDX base model, which is priced from $45,295. Both figures include destination. Unveiled in March at the 2018 New York auto show, the A-Spec upgrade is...

  • Porsche 908 Works Short Tail race car heads to RM Sotheby's auction at Monterey
    Porsche 908 Short Tail heads to Monterey Car Week auction

    The vintage Porsche market is hot right now. From 964's reimagined by Singer to even older 911s, people are prepared to pour primo cash for an old Porsche. While those old road cars are cool, do you want to see how to kick things up a notch? Of course you do, and we're here to help. Say hello to...

  • Third Lamborghini Centenario US delivery, photo credit: Robert Grubbs
    Lamborghini Aventador, Veneno, and Centenario recalled

    About 1,700 Lamborghini Aventador coupes and roadsters should check in with the ranch soon, according to the automaker. Lamborghini recalled the rare Italian supercar June 12 for an engine software issue that could stall the car at low speeds. All Aventador models sold in the U.S. will be recalled...

  • 2018 Lexus RC F

    Thus far, Lexus' F performance division has stuck to throaty V-8 engines, but the future may hold hybrid power. The F brand could very well include electrified cars in the future, and there's even a possibility for a hybrid GT car. Such is the word from brand president Yoshihiro Sawa. Speaking to Auto Express at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sawa said F will need to look at different powertrains in the coming years as the sub-brand continues its work to help define Lexus as a true alternative to German premium brands. Sawa added Lexus' motorsport activities have also helped push F forward...

  • Aston Martin Volante Vision Concept
    Airborne luxury: Aston Martin debuts Volante Vision VTOL Concept

    Aston Martin specializes in building luxury cars, but it recently entered into a partnership to design a submarine. For its next act, the company has taken to the skies. On Monday, Aston Martin revealed the Volante Vision Concept, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle. The British luxury...

  • Classic Dodge Charger, photo by ClassicCars.com
    Dodge Charger roars to America’s most-searched classic car

    The Dodge Charger was the classic car Americans searched for the most between June 2017 and June 2018, signifying a big year-over-year shift in the market, data from ClassicCars.com showed. The Charger has been a hit since it made its debut for mass purchase in 1966. It has made multiple...

  • Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turimso, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Nissan design boss says next GT-R to be fastest sports car in the world

    Alfonso Albaisa, head of design for Nissan and Infiniti, made a very bold claim for the next generation of the Nissan GT-R. He said it has to be the "fastest super sports car in the world." The design boss made that claim to Autocar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. He also reiterated the fact...

  • 2019 Genesis G70
    2019 Genesis G70 first drive review: Getting the details right

    While I wait for my turn to attack the track at Tamworth, New Hampshire’s Club Motorsports in the 2019 Genesis G70, I notice some of the car’s details. The diamond-quilted nappa leather upholstery looks like it was sourced from a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. I shut off the traction control...

  • Jaguar C-X75 concept car
    Jaguar protects J-Type name, potentially for new sports car

    Jaguar has made moves to protect the J-Type name, though whether the automaker is planning a new model under the name or just out to protect rivals from using it remains to be seen. Autoguide reported last week that Jaguar had filed for trademark protection for the J-Type name with the European...

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