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2025 PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR-ROAD
The scenic and serpentine roads of California's wine country provide a real-world test of the contenders.
2025 PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR - TRACK
The first trial of our 10 contestants was two days of nonstop lapping.
TWO ROADS DIVERGED
A QUARTER CENTURY AGO, TWO CONTRADICTORY PHILOSOPHIES COMPETED TO DEFINE THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN.
CADILLAC'S WAR WITH A SHADOW
THE CT5-V BLACKWING VERSUS THE GHOST OF BMW'S M5. BY MATT FARAH
GOTCHA
THE SILENT BATTLE BETWEEN RADAR DETECTORS AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.
The Maelstron 500
A VORTEX OF POINTS RACING AND CHARTERSYSTEM LAWSUITS IS HINDERING NASCAR'S ON-TRACK ACTION.
CHANGE OF TUNE
THIS CHRISTOPHER WARD BEL CANTO CLASSIC INVITES COMPARISON TO THE INCOMPARABLE.
WILLING ACCOMPLICE
REVENGE AND A HINO CAR HAULER SPAWNED BRE'S DATSUN RACING LEGACY.
Fight Club BOOM! SOCK! BAM!
WHY IS NASCAR THE WORLD'S ONLY MAJOR RACING SERIES THAT ALLOWS REAL FISTICUFFS?
HYPER-TENSION
LIKE CICADAS, NEW FERRARI AND MCLAREN SPECIALS EMERGE AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
GREEN-EYED MONSTERS
THE BITTER DISCORD THAT DROVE THE FASTEST BROTHERS ON THE PLANET
GRUDGES ARE GOOD THE STORY OF CARS IS THE STORY OF RIVALRIES AND SPITE.
WE ALL PICK SIDES. Shirts versus skins. Snake versus Mongoose. Ferrari versus Porsche. And our loyalties shift constantly.
TURD ON THE RUN
IN THE LATE SIXTIES, THE ROLLING STONES BUILT A MOBILE RECORDING STUDIO ON THE BACK OF A FARM TRUCK AND CHANGED MUSIC FOREVER.
I Got a Guy..
There exist people with very particular sets of skills. Skills acquired over long careers. Skills that make them a godsend for people like us. They are the specialists.
LONG TAILS
THE BEAUTIFUL AND BIZARRE RACE CARS DESIGNED TO CONQUER A SINGLE STRIP OF PAVEMENT.
EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
Winner, Over $100,000: Porsche Taycan Turbo GT
THE GREAT PRETENDER
Winner, Under $100,000: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
BREAKS, NOT BENDS
SINGER'S DIVETRACK TELLS A VERY NICHE KIND OF TIME.
RADIAL FLYER
A MEYERS MANX WITH AN AIRPLANE ENGINE IS A WEIRD FIX FOR SPEED ADDICTION.
THE BALLAD OF CRAZY ROCKETMAN
WHAT A BUILDER OF PULSE-JET-ENGINE VEHICLES CAN TELL US ABOUT MOTORING PASSION.
SOCIETÀ UTOPICA
THE PAGANI UTOPIA IS MORE THAN JUST A CAR. IT'S A HANDCRAFTED INVITATION TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXCLUSIVE MOTORING CLUBS.
ST.ELMO'S FIRE
AN INDIANAPOLIS RESTAURANT WITH FACEMELTING SHRIMP HAS BEEN A DE FACTO RACING CLUBHOUSE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY.
THE FOUNDATION OF CIVILIZATION
Why Adam Smith would have loved a Boxster Spyder RS.
A MIGHTY WIND
THE 930 TURBO LAUNCHED PORSCHE'S DOMINATION OF THE RACETRACK AND THE SHOWROOM.
MR. CALIFORNIA
MEET THE MAN WHO PUT THE STATE ON THE MAP AS THE LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VEHICLE EMISSIONS.
RESIDENT ALIEN
THE CZINGER 21C LOOKS LIKE IT ARRIVED FROM A DISTANT PLANET. INSTEAD, IT COMES FROM CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS KIND OF THE SAME THING.
FUNNY FACE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF CALIFORNIA-DIAL WATCHES.
THE PROBLEM WITH ROBERT WILLIAMS
TOWARD THE END of our third interview, Robert Williams gives me some advice about overcoming creative blocks. “Phrase it as a problem,” he says. “
Quiet Riot
In the Ioniq 5 N, Hyundai makes the case that an EV can tamp down racetrack noise without sacrificing capability.
The Sound and the Fury
A legal feud over booming decibels put California's most historic roadracing circuit in jeopardy.