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Stealth Speeder
THE KIA EV6 GT IS A MUSCLE CAR, BUT IT'S QUIET ABOUT IT.
THE INCREMENTALIST
For 2023, Honda didn't reinvent the CR-V because it didn't need to. The outgoing version sat at the top of the class and has been the brand's bestseller for years.
Fashionable, Flushable Finishes
BMW is using crappy paint, and that's a good thing.
Starter Dough
With U.S. sales accounting for almost three-quarters of global truck revenue, a shift has occurred at the bottom of the market.
Blast of the Past
AT OVER $2 MILLION, THE FERRARI DAYTONA SP3 MIGHT BE MODENA'S LAST MID-ENGINE V-12 CAR.
Blast of the past
The Ferrari Daytona SP3 channels 1960s racers with the most powerful V-12 the company has ever put in a road car.
The Swedest Thing
Cyan Racing joins the restomod craze with a carbon-fiber Volvo P1800.
Prescription Refill
THE 2023 LEXUS RX DOES LITTLE TO SHAKE UP A FAMILIAR FORMULA.
Air Apparent
THE NEW LUCID AIR SAPPHIRE STEALS THE TITLE OF MOST POWERFUL FROM ITS SIBLING.
Executive Order
TOYOTA'S HOME-BREWED HOT HATCH IS A 300-HP BONUS TO DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS CALLED THE GR COROLLA. WE WANT ONE.
From Ranch to Roads
On a weekend-morning drive, a chance meeting with a 97-year-old cowboy turns into a history lesson on the early days of Malibu, California.
2000-06 WHAT TO BUY: HONDA INSIGHT
The first-generation Honda Insight is the kind of modern collectible you can feel good about driving.
New Cars for 2023
The past few years have been like a sadistic version of Groundhog Day. While the future has felt on hold, it's about to make up for lost time. Judging by the new-car offerings for 2023, we predict we'll be leaving our houses, going on- and off-road, in vehicles that are sleek, rugged, high-tech, bewinged, bedazzled, and dazzling. While some aging favorites retire, nascent companies offerings will rev and whir onto our streets. New-car temptation will come in many forms with electricity, old-fashioned gas grunt, or a combo of both to your covetous heart and, manufacturers hope, your garage. We present the cars, trucks, and SUVs for 2023.
A Less-glitzy Detroit Auto Show Returns After 3-year Absence
When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General Motors decided against doing so at the big Detroit auto show, as it typically would have done in the past. Instead, it unveiled the Equinox six days earlier.
17 States Weigh Adopting California's Electric Car Mandate
Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state’s strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be electric or hydrogen powered by 2035.
Cheaper Electric Vehicles Coming Despite High Battery Costs
Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers.
BEN KENNEDY
'I' IS FOR INNOVATE.
DOSSIER: 2023 FERRARI DAYTONA SP3
LIKE A ROCK. LIKE A ROCKET.
LOLA AND TILL BECHTOLSHEIMER
'S' IS FOR THE SECOND COMING.
THE HYPERCAR CONUNDRUM
WHO ARE THESE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR, ABSURDLY FAST VEHICLES ACTUALLY FOR?
SEBASTIAN VETTEL
'A' IS FOR AGITATOR.
JOHN DOONAN
'B' IS FOR BANDLEADER.
DIRTY AIR
'G' IS FOR GROUND EFFECTS.
RICKY TAYLOR
'H' IS FOR HEIR.
MICHAEL ANDRETTI
'K' IS FOR KID COMEBACK.
JUSTIN MARKS
'U' IS FOR UPSTART.
AMBITION REALIZED
CUSTOM CAR BUILDER STANLEY CHAVIK IS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM
DRAG RACING ON THUNDER MOUNTAIN
Adrenaline courses through your veins as the nitro cars pull past the water box, preparing for the first burnout on the Mountain at the 2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
How High is Too High?
Are the rewards of running a higher-lift cam worth the risks? We hit the dyno with AHP to find out!
GENERATION Z
HOT ROD traces the history of an exclusive high-performance package for America's sports car.