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Magnus Walker Is Selling 18 Cars From His Vintage Porsche Collection For Millions
Modern Porsche collecting legend Magnus Walker has too many cars, and he wants you to buy some of them. Eighteen of them, to be exact, will be coming up for auction, along with a bunch of Porsche-related memorabilia that the real estate and fashion magnate has been hoarding for years. “It’s kind of like shedding…
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Mercedes-AMG Is Killing The 4-Cylinder C63 In Favor Of An Inline-6 C53
Pretty much since the second Mercedes-AMG decided to put a turbocharged four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain in its C63, people have almost unilaterally been displeased with it. I mean, I get it. While the 671 horsepower and 752 pound-feet of torque that little powerplant makes far exceeds even the most powerful V8 C63s of the past,…
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Minneapolis Area Towing Company Returns Abandoned Cars To Families For Free After ICE Abductions
ICE has been terrorizing Minneapolis residents and performing mass arrests, sometimes pulling them out of cars and leaving them running on the side of the road. Juan Leon can’t bring these people back from ICE detention facilities, but as the owner of Leo’s Tow, he’s been picking up these abandoned cars and returning them to the…
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Olympic Ski Jumpers Might Be Injecting Hyaluronic Acid Into Their Penises For Better Aerodynamics
The Winter Olympic Games would typically be the perfect opportunity to showcase the aerodynamic development crossover between motorsports and ice-sliding sports. However, ski jumpers decided to bulge their way into the conversation as the world converged on Milan. The World Anti-Doping Agency announced on Thursday that it could investigate allegations that ski jumpers are injecting…
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Mini Is Going Back To Its Roots With A Factory Rally Team
The North American stage rally scene is back on the upswing in 2026, as the American Rally Association welcomes another manufacturer-supported effort to its ranks with a pair of entries from Mini for the full 2026 national season. The first event of the year is set to kick off this weekend with 108 miles of…
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These Cars Would Be Better If They Had A Hatchback Or Liftback, According To Our Readers
No matter how good a car may be, enthusiasts will always find ways to nitpick and imagine how they could be better. We did just that earlier this week when I asked our wonderful readers to tell me what cars they thought would be improved by giving them a hatchback or a liftback, instead of a…
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Stellantis Takes Massive $26.5 Billion Hit On EV Pullback
Good morning! It’s Friday, February 6, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you’ll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans drive and get around. In this morning’s edition, Stellantis is dealing with…
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What Company Should Be The Cadillac F1 Team’s Title Sponsor?
We’re a bit over a month away from the first race of the 2026 Formula 1 season, and there are a hell of a lot of changes coming this year, including a whole new car, a new power unit and the sunsetting of DRS. However, the biggest change for this year is undoubtedly the addition…
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At $6,900, Is This Still-Futuristic 1992 Subaru SVX An Out-Of-This-World Deal?
It’s a shame that personal coupes aren’t a thing anymore because we no longer get great examples like today’s Nice Price or No Dice SVX. Let’s see what this forward-looking coupe should reasonably cost in the here and now. Alton Brown, the martini aficionado and venerable food TV personality, has long shown disdain for tools…