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It’s a bit hard to believe, but it’s been nearly a decade since the launch of the McLaren 720S, with the mid-engine supercar first being revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2017. Since then we’ve gotten faster variants like the 765LT, the 750S facelift, and tons of special editions and limited-run cars spun off of…

Used cars are always going to be a bit of a gamble, but the risk absolutely skyrockets when you buy someone else’s project. Maybe the work was done by competent professionals, but you never really know until it’s time to fix something that’s broken. The problem is, what if your dream car was never sold…

If you were to go new car shopping right now, the least expensive car you could buy is a bare-bones base model Hyundai Venue compact crossover for an absurd $22,650. A Yugo GV (standing for “Great Value”) cost just $3,990 in 1985, which is a ridiculously cheap inflation-adjusted $12,427 today. The Yugo gets all kinds of short…

Most people never think of their cars’ fuel pumps until they fail, but they actually play a major role in moving you around: If gasoline is your vehicle’s lifeblood, the fuel pump is its beating heart. With that in mind, a failing fuel pump can be flat-out fatal to your ride if it’s not caught…

There really is nothing President Donald Trump loves more than a gimmick or duping his supporters, which is why his backing of a network of gas stations with “lower” prices makes all the sense in the world. The Freedom Fuel Network, as the White House calls it, has invaded the greater Philadelphia area, and it…

To begin with, wearing and using headphones while driving is not universally illegal in the U.S. However, several states have restricted or outright banned them, so it’s worth knowing where and for why that’s the case. The main reason is simply that headphones reduce the driver’s situational awareness, potentially preventing the driver from noticing certain hazards or situations when…

The first overseas outing for President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One has been unexpectedly cut short. Trump stated on Truth Social Wednesday that he’ll be flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an older Boeing VC-25A. He claimed that it’s to allow U.S. Air Force airmen stationed in Britain at RAF Mildenhall…

I’m not typically one to gawk at zillion-dollar, ultra-limited cars for the super rich because they’re basically unobtainium. But dear lord this thing is pretty. And it’s actually a really cool idea. In 1962, Giorgetto Giugiaro penned an open-top concept for Bizzarrini’s gorgeous 5300 GT, but it never moved past the drawing board. At the…

The Honda Odyssey is a capable, practical, unexciting way to haul the family around. Just ask Wade Wilson. That all changes when you take out the family and interior, then give it similar performance tweaks as you might make to an old Civic. The Honda of America Racing Team (HART) did exactly that, and the result…

Formula 1 has always been a haven for eccentric engineering, but this season’s ingenious solution may have finally caught the ire of the championship’s rulemakers. The FIA is now investigating the macarena rear wings used by Ferrari and Red Bull. The flipping flap’s failure to close completely was the cause of Max Verstappen’s crashes over…