Few new cars are better at wolfing down the miles than the new BMW M6. With two-doors, two turbos, eight cylinders, 560 horsepower and a choice of a fixed roof or a folding one, the...
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Owning a classic Ferrari like, say, a 250 GT Lusso, looks like a tremendous amount of fun. But it also looks like a tremendous amount of stress. And almost all of that stress stems from...
A lot of people were disappointed when they heard BMW would be replacing the prior generation M6’s banshee-wailer normally-aspirated 5.0L V10 with a high-output version of the company’s regular twin-turbo 4.4L V8. Sure, it’s significantly...
For virtually all of the time since it became part of the Fiat Empire in 1993, Maserati has been kept a step or two below Ferrari in areas like performance and exclusivity. Granted, there have...
One of the most exciting new vehicles to be shown at last year’s Villa D’Este Concours was the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, a striking reimagining of the standard V12 Vantage. At the time, it was...
In the auto industry's formative years, coachbuilding was a very big deal. Just about every luxury car manufacturer in those days sold its cars as bare chassis with drivetrains and firewalls. Then the buyer of...
The original BMW 6 Series (also known by the chassis code E24) was a handsomely styled, deceptively nimble midsize luxury coupe which was beloved by the motoring press, coveted by style-conscious Yuppies and well-funded car...
The thought of being able to cover long distances quickly, comfortably and in high style gives grand tourers immense appeal among car buffs. And few nations are better at building grand tourers than Italy. Whether...
About a decade-and-a-half before the Baja 1000 was born, the epic Mexican motor racing adventure du jour was La Carrera Panamericana. Inaugurated in 1950 to celebrate the completion of (and contested along the Mexican leg...
When most car geeks hear “Jaguar” and “sports car” in the same sentence, the immortal E-Type (or XK-E as it was known Stateside) is the most likely machine to pop into their heads. They might...