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Score a classic Porsche bargain with a classic 911 race car. Today, a pile of rust shaped like a 1969 Porsche 911 S brings six figures. Okay, we exaggerate (a little), but how do you score a ‘69 911 S for under $40,000? The answer to that question is—like the answer to most important questions—“race car.” […] More »

With 6:43.2, McLaren P1 LM becomes quickest street car on the ‘Ring. Hopefully, the arbiters of Nurburgring records books, whoever they may be, write everything in chalk these days. In the last 45 days, three cars have smashed the production-car ‘Ring record. The most recent and current record run came from the McLaren P1 LM […] More »

SCG003C race car sets blistering ‘Ring lap, to start race from first place. The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003C has journeyed through several years of race car development. Guided by Jim Glickenhaus and run by Traum Motorsports, the pair of SCG003Cs enjoyed a weekend of ups and downs at the 2017 24 Hours of Nurburgring. American […] More »

Lamborghini’s last V12 GT race car still sounds incredible. The FIA GT1 World Championship lived an unfortunately short life. In the series’ only two years, however, an abundance of monstrous GT cars came into being. The GT1 cars, which are still faster than modern GT3 cars, included the Aston Martin Vantage V12; Matech Ford GTs; […] More »

Turn up your speakers; it’s V12 Lamborghini time. This car lived in your bedroom, framed in cheap brass with that devilish profile. You know it as the dream car for an entire generation of ‘80s kids. With its sharp angles and glowering demeanor, the Lamborghini Countach encapsulated its time like few other supercars ever will. […] More »

For a few thousand dollars, you can sit on a Carrera seat all day. We know how it is around the office. You need good bolstering on your office chair to handle the G-loading of spinning around on a boring Tuesday. You also need something that says to visiting clients “Did you see that Carrera […] More »

Who handles California’s best roads better: Alfa 4C, Porsche Cayman, or Lotus Elise? Here’s a question: What cars do you compare against the Alfa Romeo 4C? The mid-engine Italian two-seater starts in the mid-five figures and cashes in on a peppy turbocharged four-cylinder. While it looks like an exotic, the performance falls short of supercar […] More »