Peugeot and Total today announced that they will begin work together on developing a Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) project that has been made possible by part of the new Balance of Power (BoP) regulations set to apply in 2022. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorsports/peugeot-will-return-to-le-mans-in-2022-with-new-hybrid-hypercar/   ... View more

The humble “pick-’em-up truck,” familiar to most as the daily conveyance of plumbers, pipefitters, and other tradesmen, has certainly been putting on airs lately. Consider, if you will, Ford’s “F-100,” a common example of the breed. Last year, it acquired a “Twin I-Beam” front suspension device, presumably meant to reduce the bouncing of wrenches and whatnot in the workman’s cabin during operation. The advisability of such a change seems dubious; surely the average laborer possesses no princess-in-the-pea sensitivity to potholes whatsoever and will merely use the resulting additional road-handling compliance to increase the speed at which he returns to his domicile at the end of the day to indulge in a typical evening of drunkenness, spousal abuse, and consumption of low-class music by “The Beat-les,” “Muddied Waters,” and so forth.   Nevertheless, the Ford Motor Company’s irresponsible gratification of the proletariat appears to be proceeding apace with the introduction of a “F-100 Lightning” truck.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/what-if/what-if-1966-ford-f-100-lightning/   ... View more

$282,017 for an Acura? This NSX, which recently sold on Bring a Trailer, is something special—and not simply because the model just celebrated its 21st birthday or because it’s caught in the upswing of the past five years, in which NSX values have increased an average of 84 percent. This example is one of only 51 Zanardi Edition coupes made—and it just outstripped its #1-condition (Concours) value of $198,000. What explains this particular car’s record-setting price?   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/auctions/this-282017-acura-nsx-just-doubled-the-standing-zanardi-edition-record/   ... View more

Doing his best Dukes of Hazzard impression—or was it his best Blues Brothers impression?—a Detroit man jumped his car over a rising drawbridge on the city’s west side earlier this week, miraculously reaching the other side unhurt and without plunging into the Rouge River.   He couldn’t elude police, however ...   Read the full news on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/detroit-man-arrested-for-jumping-a-drawbridge-not-for-driving-a-stratus/   ... View more

Four score and seven lifetimes ago, Nissan launched the 370Z. Or that’s how it feels, at least. An affordable sports car, one of the few left in the business, unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles auto show. An anachronistic gift to an industry, then as now, rapidly abandoning simple and fun cars in favor of trucklets and dowdy-cow CUVs. A kinder time, maybe, and a world possibly also possessed of a longer attention span. Less enamored of yelling, at minimum.   No matter. We got another gift this week, a concept. Flawed, perhaps, but a gift nonetheless. Nissan calls it Proto Z ...   Read the full column on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/z-sus-is-just-alright-with-me/   ... View more

Summer is prime time to sell off some of the junk in your garage. Or basement. That way, when winter arrives you can buy a project motorcycle or three (it happens) to store in that newfound space. We don’t all have heated garages, but rolling a two-wheeled machine right into your basement puts everyone on a level playing field. Let’s look at what options are out there now, so you can spend the dark months ahead working instead of shopping.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorcycles/5-winter-motorcycle-projects-to-start-thinking-about-now/   ... View more

It’s Le Mans weekend and McLaren has timed it perfectly to release images of five stunning Senna GTRs built in tribute to the F1 GTRs that came home in first, third, fourth, fifth, and 13th places in the 1995 race.   The five customer LM edition cars each took more than 800 hours to create and are based on the track-only Senna GTR, but with even more go to add to the show. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 now has over 850 hp for extra shove down the Mulsanne straight. And the five very fortunate buyers will get the chance to experience exactly that in 2021 when McLaren will stage a special driving event at the world’s premier endurance race.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/check-out-this-glorious-gallery-of-le-mans-mclaren-senna-gtr-tributes/   ... View more

British startup Langen Motorcycles has released a classic-style 250cc two-stroke machine, imaginatively-called the Two Stroke.   Nominative determinism aside, the bike looks pretty cool. A collaboration between Manchester and Maranello, it was designed, engineered and will be assembled in Britain, while the engine comes from Italy. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/new-british-bike-firm-crafts-a-classy-cafe-racer/   ... View more

The 24 Hours of Le Mans has provided a rich tapestry of motorsport memories, starting with the first race held there in 1923. A combination of permanent track and public roads that are temporarily closed for the race and conducted nonstop for 24 hours, Le Mans is unique in all the world of motorsports. With the 88th   running of the legendary event set for this Saturday, September 19, we thought we’d take a look back at some of its memorable moments.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorsports/unforgettable-moments-from-the-24-hours-of-le-mans/   ... View more

This amorphous hatchback is likely the most important car debut of 2020. Just as the Model 3 upended the segment for compact luxury sedans once ruled by the BMW 3-series, the Model Y is poised to rewrite the playbook for compact luxury crossovers, which are, like it or not, one of the chief breadwinners of the modern auto industry ...   Read the full review on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/new-car-reviews/review-tesla-model-y/   ... View more

We have a certain rule here in the States, and it’s often frustrating. To get an exemption from the various forms and regulations that allow a car to be registered here, the Department of Transportation requires vehicles to be 25 years or older. That means we’ve had to watch with envy from afar as enthusiasts in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere enjoy cars that are effectively unobtainium for us, at least until the clock runs down on them. Our neighbors up north, in Canada, also have a 10-year head start on us with their own 15-year import rule.   If there’s a silver lining to the   25-year rule, it’s that every 12 months we get a crop of classic cars that, to us anyway, fresh and exotic. Exemptions are also granted according to a car’s production date rather than model year, which means there is a rolling list of vehicles that become newly available as the months press on.   Here are eight cars we’ve had an eye on from the class of 1996 that will be eligible to import at some point in 2021.   Read the full list on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/8-amazing-cars-you-can-import-in-2021-under-the-25-year-rule/   ... View more

Some cars just tick all the right boxes. We’ve all experienced it: You’re scrolling through for-sale listings and a car makes you stop and do a double take. The most recent ride that arrested our routine scrolling is this pro-touring 1975 Pontiac Trans Am on Bring a Trailer. While it looks like a pretty standard Trans Am with 18-inch wheels, a closer look reveals much more.    Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/auctions/this-modified-1975-trans-am-is-pro-touring-perfection/   ... View more

Why settle for one Aston Martin DB4 when you could bag a brace of them? That’s the question British dealer Bell Sport & Classic is hoping will be answered by a wealthy buyer as it offers a 1960 DB4 GT and a 1961 DB4 race car for sale. Read the full article on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/a-pair-of-aston-martin-db4s-for-road-and-track-is-up-for-grabs/   ... View more

The Volkswagen Group is planning to offer Bugatti to Rimac, according to a new report from the U.K.’s Car. The shock move would see the German giant’s flagship brand transferred to Rimac via Porsche under a deal that would give Porsche greater access to Rimac’s revolutionary EV technology. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/bugatti-set-to-be-acquired-by-ev-powerhouse-rimac/   ... View more

The classic Mini Moke is to be reborn as an electric vehicle. At least that’s the plan for 2021.   In the meantime Moke International has relaunched the classic 1960s funster with a 1083-cc four-cylinder engine sourced from Chery in China. It musters 68 hp, which can propel the little car to a breezy 68 mph and is offered with a choice of automatic or manual transmission. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/a-new-moke-for-the-woke/   ... View more

Bentley’s new Continental GT Mulliner features 400,000 stitches in its “Diamond in Diamond” quilted leather interior. The painstaking embroidery process took 18 months to develop and is just one example of how the GT Mulliner ups the ante on luxury. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/bentley-stitches-up-style-with-continental-gt-mulliner/   ... View more

Nissan finally pulled the silk off its Z Proto this evening, offering a long-anticipated preview of what the production version (expected to be called the 400Z) will look like. After a steady trickle of teasers and invitations for speculation, we’re happy to see it in full. Read the full article on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/revealed-nissan-z-proto-concept/   ... View more

Is the 1970 Datsun 240Z the best Z-car ever? Depends on whom you ask.   Baby boomers will argue for the original Z of 1970. Their children, enthusiasts born in the 1960s and ’70s, will offer up a very different response–the third-generation 300ZX sold from 1990 to 1996. And here’s a requisite nod to the folks who’ll raise their hands for the largely overlooked 1984–89 Z that came between. But it’s that third-gen machine, designated Z32 internally, that best epitomizes the qualities we like in a classic for $15,000 or less.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/magazine-features/the-1990-96-nissan-300zx-was-japans-corvette-killer/   ... View more

The late André Lurton has a familiar name that travels well beyond the vine-filled countryside of southwestern France. Following his service in WWII (beginning as a teen in the French Resistance and, later, the First Army), he returned through war-torn lands to an equally ravaged Entre-Deux-Mers, his homeland east of Bordeaux near the river Dordogne.   Shortly thereafter, at his family’s Château Bonnet, he led an expansion of their operations by acquiring surrounding lands and chateaus. Economic resurgence soon followed in the surrounding region, due to the tourism and renown that comes with a world-class reputation for exquisite wine. Lurton’s undeniable political and viticultural talent drove him to amass a fortune that could afford the means to own a limitless array of machines, but in the midst of all of the glitz, Lurton largely resisted the temptation of high-brow automobile collecting. Rather, he remained truer to his passion for unique war relics, likely influenced by the Second World War’s imprint on him during his days as a young soldier.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/auctions/this-french-winemakers-estate-is-loaded-with-military-vehicles-of-wwii-vintage/   ... View more

Fire up the pressure washer! This Saturday we’ll find out just how appealing the Audi Quattro is to car enthusiasts of Britain and the wider world, when a sorry-looking barn find example goes to auction after being laid to rest on jack stands a quarter of a century ago.   The original   1985 Quattro   has reportedly spent the last 25 years slumbering in an open barn on a farm, partially exposed to the elements and, if not all creatures great and small, then at least birds and rodents. Read the full article on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/auctions/barn-find-1985-audi-quattro-is-a-restoration-job-for-the-brave/   ... View more

Danny Behar, the controversial former head of Lotus and Ferrari, has revealed the first all-new model from his coachbuilding company.   Ares Design, based in Modena, Italy, has previously re-imagined classics such as the Land Rover Defender, Porsche 911, Corvette Stingray and DeTomaso Pantera, but the S1 Project is a ground-up new vehicle. Read the full news on Hagerty.com:   https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/former-lotus-and-ferrari-boss-launches-supercar-to-rival-the-old-firms/   ... View more

It’s game on for Aston Martin as the British sports car maker launches a new racing simulator. Adding to a lengthy list of branded collaborations from whisky to kids’ cars, apartments and submarines, the carbon-fiber rig is inspired by the Valkyrie hypercar.   Hand-built by   Curv Racing Simulators, the AMR-C01 does look like a serious piece of kit. Curv is led by Aston racer Darren Turner who won his class at Le Mans three times, so he knows a thing or two about bringing the track experience to your games room.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/now-you-can-race-an-aston-martin-without-leaving-home/   ... View more

The good news for would-be buyers of Jaguar’s F-PACE crossover in 2021: the straight-six is back. It’s turbocharged   and   electrically supercharged, with up to 395 horsepower on tap. Those of us old enough to remember the disappearance of the XJ6 sedan in this market, to say nothing of the real die-hards who remember the years when every Jaguar built came with some kind of twin-cam, twelve-valve six-pot, will be charmed by this.   The additional good news: This relatively long-lived model (now in its fifth year) has received some useful improvements both inside and out ...   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/jaguars-f-pace-offers-a-return-to-straight-six-abandons-warp-speed/   ... View more

When the first 240Z was sold to the American public in October 1969, it instantly created a cult following. Some of the most ardent Z-car disciples of today are willing to spend loads of money to get their hands on the best possible examples. Earlier this year, a   1971 Datsun 240Z in perfect survivor condition   sold for a mind-boggling $315,000 after premiums.   Soon, there will be a   new Z to obsess over. When a heritage model like this arrives in fresh form, many enthusiasts look back at previous generations wondering if this is a good time to snatch one up, perhaps to keep the new car company in the garage. Owning two or more Z-cars is especially common among owners. According to Hagerty insurance policy data, Z drivers are more likely to own another Z-car than any other collector vehicle ...    Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/valuation/nissan-z-values-through-the-generations/   ... View more

Looking for a fun automotive project you can complete in the safety of your own garage? Perhaps an engine swap is a bit out of your budget, and you’d love to get the kids involved. Hyundai just released a comprehensive guide for building a soap box racer using components easily found at your local hardware store. At-home shop class, anyone?   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/hyundai-wants-to-help-you-build-a-soapbox-racer/   ... View more

We’ve finally got a date for the Hummer EV reveal. We’ll see the full Hummer EV on October 20. In the meantime, GMC has given us another video that sheds some light on the Crab Mode it has mentioned previously.   The video, released on September 14, shows a crab hightailing it across the beach in the path of an oncoming Hummer EV pickup. The next shot, of the Hummer’s center stack IP, shows the crab icon,   previously tweeted by GM employees,   followed by a composite 360-degree view of the truck with “Hold to Engage,” along with the crab icon with “Crabwalk” right across its pincers.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/gmc-video-shows-the-hummer-evs-crab-mode-teases-october-20-reveal/   ... View more

Dodge is streamlining Charger production, bringing its police-only Charger Pursuit more in line with the offerings available on the showroom floor. The 2021 Dodge Charger Pursuit will finally get the same eight-speed TorqueFlite transmission as its plainclothes counterpart. The ZF transmissions have been an option on civilian Chargers since 2012 on the Pentastar V-6 and standard with Hemi V-8s since 2015. Previously, the workhorse five-speed auto was the only transmission available on all Charger Pursuit models, but it’s bowing out in light of two new powertrain options.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/dodge-charger-pursuit-gets-eight-speed-auto-durango-adds-k-9-cooling/   ... View more

Why tow a boat behind your car when your car can   also be your boat? That’s the question that makers of amphibious autos have been asking for almost 60 years. Here are six ventures into the deep end ...    Read the full list on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/6-amphibious-cars-to-whet-your-aquatic-appetite/   ... View more