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Front-wheel-drive sporty cars with wild body kits and eye-searing graphics became increasingly popular in North America during the 1990s, but it took the enormous mainstream success of the first Fast and Furious movie in 2001 to place bewinged sport compacts with giant tailpipes in every town from Nome to Naples. No doubt due to the narrative-enhancing […]

Men work inside a HL-2M Tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, dubbed the “artificial sun,” in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in 2019. (Reuters)     WASHINGTON — From replicating the process that fuels the sun to harnessing scorching temperatures deep below our feet, scientists, companies and venture capitalists are betting on high-tech ways to power the planet without

[embedded content] With the sun gradually sunsetting on the internal combustion engine, stricter emissions regulations are forcing more and more automakers to reduce their diesel offerings while focusing on making gasoline units greener before switching to EVs. The oil-burner is still going (relatively) strong in Europe where BMW offers a wide variety of models running

Presented by GAA Classic Cars – Heading to GAA Classic Cars’ November 2021 auction is a very rare 1999 Shelby Series 1 supercar. This example features the CSX5093 4.0 Litre Northstar 474hp V8 engine and is believed to be one of only nine examples equipped with the X-50 supercharger. Mated to the engine is a six-speed ZF

Due to popular demand, BMW had no other way but to increase production of the M4 GTS from the original 700-unit run to 803 cars, plus 27 built purely for promotional purposes. That might’ve made it a bit less exclusive, but it’s still one of the rarest special editions to ever come from Bavaria. Perhaps

Presented by RM Sotheby’s – Ever since it was first unveiled and production began in 1958, the DB4 has played a key role in the evolution of contemporary grand tourer design and engineering by Aston Martin. Over time, cars from the famous English marque have earned a reputation for their elegant styling with incredible performance

WASHINGTON — A $1.75 trillion Democratic spending proposal could give a big boost to electric vehicles especially to Detroit’s Big Three automakers and the U.S. Postal Service, but it faces opposition from Republicans, foreign automakers, Canada and Mexico. The House plan boosts electric vehicle credits to up to $12,500 per vehicle, including $4,500 for union-made

When The General’s Buick Division axed the LeSabre and Park Avenue names in 2005 (after 46 and 30 years, respectively, though the Park Avenue returned a few years later in China), the replacement top-of-the-line Buick sedan became the new Lucerne. It wasn’t the Buick with the biggest price tag that year— those honors went to

Another famous race car is being brought back to life in continuation form, this one a bit further afield than the Jaguars and Bentleys we’ve seen of late. England’s CNC Motorsport AWS is building three Ford Sierra RS500 racers that campaigned in the British Touring Car Championship in the 1980s. CNC has chosen the 1990

Presented by GAA Classic Cars – To those not familiar with the Ford Galaxie, this classic car may not look all too special… but it is. This 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL-R Code is a very rare American classic that is fitted with a massive factory-installed 427 CID. Mated to this engine is a four-speed manual transmission.