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Despite an $8.9 million price tag, the Bugatti Centodieci is already sold out. So one person decided to make their own, albeit a bit smaller, and using wood. Documented in multiple videos on the YouTube channel “ND – Woodworking Art,” the mini Centodieci (it looks to be about the size of a child’s Power Wheels

A new variant of Aston Martin’s DBX has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring. On initial glance it may appear to be a stock example but a yellow sticker on its rear windshield reveals it as an electrified model. The sticker is required during ‘Ring testing and, in the case of an accident, warns first

Meet the new electric-vehicle range king. EPA-range estimates for the 2022 Lucid Air are out, and the highest is the 520 miles of the Air Dream Edition Range. In comparison, Tesla’s Model S tops out at just 405 miles. That’s in Model S Long Range guise, but the new Model S Plaid is yet to

The U.K.’s GTO Engineering has added a new offering to its growing portfolio of replica Ferraris, which the company refers to as its Revival series. The latest to join the series is Ferrari’s 250 GT SWB California Spyder, a much loved Ferrari of the 1960s which today will easily fetch eight figures at auction. It

Intel’s self-driving car division, Mobileye, used last weekend’s Munich auto show to announce plans to launch a self-driving taxi service in Germany in 2022. The service will initially be run as a trial in Munich but there are plans to expand it to more cities as regulations allow, including some in the U.S. Mobileye has

Land Rover looks to have plans to expand its Defender line into a family of models similar to what the automaker already does with the Range Rover line. The Defender line already includes the 90 and 110 body styles and will soon be expanded to include a stretched 130 body style boasting seating for eight

They say you can’t improve on perfection, but Germany’s Emilia Auto is giving it a shot. The company has resurrected the classic Alfa Romeo GT coupe by stuffing it with the engine from a modern Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Unveiled in 1963, the Alfa Romeo GT became an icon thanks to its elegant design and

This week saw the inaugural running of the Munich auto show, the replacement for Germany’s traditional auto show in Frankfurt. The new show places its main focus on urban mobility but there were also plenty of cars designed for individual mobility on display. One of the stars was the Porsche Mission R concept, a vision

One of the few rally-inspired cars still on sale, the Subaru WRX retains a vice-like grip on the hearts of many enthusiasts and for 2022 the legend gets a comprehensive redesign that introduces some new variables to the sedan’s all-wheel drive and turbocharger combo. The 2022 WRX ushers in the fifth generation of the nameplate,

Ford is nearing the end of development of a next-generation Ranger pickup truck and on Thursday released a video of prototypes undergoing durability testing on various harsh surfaces. The new Ranger will be revealed later this year and go on sale in 2022. We should see it arrive as a 2023 model. Single, Super Cab

So much of what we experience these days is filtered. From social media feeds, to advertisements, to our streaming video accounts, everything runs through some sort of algorithm before making it to our eyes and ears. The same is true of modern sports cars, which combine equal parts computer and machine. Steering inputs get sorted

Honda plans to introduce the new TrailSport grade on select vehicles to cater to growing demand for off-road-ready lifestyle vehicles. The badge design for the TrailSport grade was shown on Tuesday. Similar to Subaru’s Wilderness grade introduced earlier this year on the Outback and more recently on the Forester, the TrailSport grade will bring rugged

The 2022 Acura NSX Type S is the ultimate version of the second-generation NSX, serving as the model’s swan song. Acura recently released a video detailing how the limited-edition Type S was developed. As a refresher, the Type S gets a number of changes, including more power and revised aerodynamics. The 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 gets

Any self-respecting off-road vehicle comes with impressive water-fording capability, something Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off in a recent video posted to Twitter. It shows a Rivian R1T wading through water nearly up to the top of its hood. Rivian’s website lists a wading depth of more than three feet but, as the saying goes,

We drove the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor in the searing desert heat to see what its new five-link rear coil suspension can do. We learned makes the third-generation Raptor more controlled and more comfortable than any Raptor, or F-150, in history thanks to its ability to brush off large impacts. 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63S

When a duck is stuffed into a chicken that’s stuffed into a turkey it’s called a turducken. When a supercar is outfitted as a grand tourer stuffed with two passengers, it’s called a McLaren GT. One of these mashups is much more enjoyable than the other, and it rides on four massive wheels instead of

Infiniti’s QX80 enters the 2022 model year with some new tech features, chief of which is a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, and will cost $71,995 including destination when it goes on sale this fall. The single, wide-screen design replaces the pair of smaller screens previously used in the QX80, and includes touch capability as well as

Lotus on Tuesday announced plans for four new electric models, including two SUVs, a four-door coupe, and a sports car—all to be launched over the next five years. The first SUV, codenamed Type 132, will launch in 2022, a Lotus press release said. The four-door coupe, codenamed Type 133, will follow in 2023. The second

Vittorio Jano worked with Fiat and its race team for 12 years, but in 1923, Enzo Ferrari encouraged him to depart for Alfa Romeo. After some persuasion, the Hungarian-born Jano left Fiat to join the young Ferrari at the budding marque. It was there that Jano made some of his greatest contributions to the automotive

In 1991, Italian businessman Romano Artioli launched the Bugatti EB 110, reviving Bugatti after decades in hibernation. While Artioli’s revival of Bugatti quickly flamed out, it laid the foundation for a second attempt to bring Bugatti back under Volkswagen Group stewardship. That one stuck, and today’s Bugatti leadership hasn’t forgotten the roles played by Artioli

The 2021 Jeep Wrangler can now be pretty in pink, thanks to a new paint-color option called Tuscadero. The automaker announced the addition of Tuscadero to the 2021 Wrangler color palette Thursday. It’s available on all Wrangler models as a $395 option, and can be ordered now through November. The name is a reference to

Porsche this week announced a round of updates for the 2022 Taycan. Among them is a new option where the exterior color can be matched to a personal choice, such as the case here where the color matches Porsche’s own Rubystar hue of the 1990s. 2021 Lucid Air Dream Edition Another electric performance sedan in

The current sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is not long for this world. Word on the street is that it bows out after the 2024 model year, though there’s the slight chance it sticks around until 2026 should demand be sufficient. You’d think Chevy has completely forgotten the car given the lack of updates in recent years,

Opel on Wednesday revealed its own version of the Ami electric minicar originally developed by fellow Stellantis brand Citroen. Opel calls its version the Rocks-e, and will start offering the two-seater from this fall. Pricing hasn’t been announced but should come close to the 6,900 euros (approximately $8,100) Citroen charges for the Ami. Low-cost leases

Smartphone giant Xiaomi’s ambitions to launch a car brand may get a jumpstart via the acquisition of a stake in the Chinese company that owns NEVS, the Swedish electric-vehicle startup born out of the remains of Saab. NEVS is owned by Evergrande Group, a conglomerate that has amassed huge debts from its main real estate

A 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S with a unique look and interesting backstory was sold for $2,095,000 at an RM Sotheby’s auction in California coinciding with the recent Monterey Car Week. Unveiled at the 1965 Turin Motor Show, the Miura established a line of Lamborghini V-12 supercars that continues with today’s Aventador (and soon, a

Rare autos continue to soar in value and this perhaps best represented by the sale of a 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition for $1.6 million during an RM Sotheby’s auction in California coinciding with the recent Monterey Car Week. The final figure smashed the estimate which ranged from $900,000 to $1.1 million, and was higher

Automakers like BMW and Porsche are investigating synthetic fuels as a way to keep internal-combustion engines alive in the face of stricter emissions standards. But Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske is skeptical of this new fuel technology. While gasoline and diesel are refined from naturally occurring stocks of crude oil, synthetic fuels are made by

Ford on Thursday announced an electric crate motor designed to make EV conversions easy. Dubbed Eluminator, it will be unveiled at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas this fall. The automaker didn’t provide much detail, only showing renderings of the motor. The name is a play on the Aluminator name Ford has used for

The modern Land Rover Defender is already on sale in most parts in two-door Defender 90 and four-door Defender 110 body styles. There is at least one more body style coming in the near future, and possibly more. It was only in February that Nick Collins, head of the Defender line at Land Rover, hinted