Following several teasers and one early leak, Acura has finally revealed the upcoming Acura TLX sedan. For 2021, Acura is trying to make a compelling case that its mid-size four-door be once again respected as a sport sedan.   The 2021 TLX will arrive at dealerships early this fall, starting in "the mid-$30,000 range." For that, Acura will give you a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder producing 272 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque, delivered via a 10-speed automatic. Acura's fourth-generation Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system (SH-AWD) remains optional but is included with the top-performing Type S. ... View more

With its twin intercooler scoops perked up like a wildcat's ears, this Buick V-6 looks poised to produce some serious horsepower—and thanks to the madman known as Kenny Duttweiler, it lives up to that first impression. Local Craigslist trawling dredged up this nugget, an all-aluminum Buick 3.8-liter V-6 that pumps out nearly 800 hp at full tilt.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/this-craigslist-find-800-hp-buick-v-6-haunts-us/ ... View more

We knew Nissan's 370Z successor was on the horizon after the brand registered its latest retro-themed Z logo, and now, Nissan's "A to Z" product preview confirms that very logo on the C-pillar of its new sports car, which features a familiar roofline over a fairly small footprint. Especially when parked next to the upcoming Terra.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/nissans-new-z-car-looks-promising/ ... View more

For 2021, BMW's North American 5 Series lineup includes four powertrain choices under the hood of the seventh-generation midsize sedan. At the bottom of the range sits the four-cylinder, 248-hp 530i and its plug-in hybrid sibling, the 288-hp 530e PHEV. The mid-level 540i packs a 335-hp six-cylinder and a mild-hybrid system, and the range-topping M550i combines a 523-hp, twin-turbo V-8 with all-wheel-drive. While the M550i comes exclusively with all-wheel drive, its less beefy siblings can be yours in either all-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive configuration.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/bmws-refreshed-5-series-goes-hybrid-with-a-bigger-grille/ ... View more

The McGee Roadster is the hot rod of hot rods. The ideal. The quintessential trend-setter. It’s also the latest subject of Up Close, the Historic Vehicle Association’s text-based, story-telling video series about vehicles in the National Historic Vehicle Register.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/watch-the-hvas-up-close-video-about-the-iconic-mcgee-roadster/ ... View more

While Acura is still teasing us with the TLX Type S's twin-turbo V-6, dedicated platform, and double-wishbone front suspension, somebody over at Acurazine has already leaked part of a dealer presentation straight from the mothership. With that, I present to you the 2021 Acura TLX Type S sports sedan.    Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/behold-the-awd-twin-turbo-v-6-acura-tlx-type-s/ ... View more

According to a statement issued by the McLaren Group just two days before its financial results are due, 1200 of its 4000 employees are now set to be made redundant. McLaren says the business has been "severely affected" by the crisis; demand for its supercars has dropped, and the delayed start to the 2020 Formula 1 and Formula E championships has dried up the brand's motorsports revenue.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/mclaren-to-cut-over-a-quarter-of-its-workforce/   ... View more

Sim racing has already clashed with professional motorsports during its rise as a replacement for live racing events while COVID-19 regulations suspend in-person events. Many of the struggles have come from racers who take their virtual racing responsibilities less seriously than they would when on an actual track. Daniel Abt's ringer controversy is the latest example, and his story is one of the wildest yet.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorsports/daniel-abt-responds-to-sim-racing-imposter-incident-claims-it-was-a-prank-gone-wrong/ ... View more

Welcome back to the work week. After a three-day weekend, even coffee doesn't provide enough energy to get the day going in earnest. Thankfully, Ford recently released some raw video of a 2019 Mustang Shelby GT350 singing all the way to its 8250-rpm redline at Virginia International Raceway. This particular pony is getting down to business.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/watch-this-2019-shelby-gt350-rip-around-vir-in-two-minutes-flat/ ... View more

Before the GS came along in 1970, Citroën had no desirable family vehicle positioned between its expensive yet aging DS line and the 2CV, an economy star originating from a 1937 design. The 2CV had fathered a few derivatives throughout the period—including the Ami 6, the Ami 8 and the Dyane—conceived by Citroën as somewhat-enhanced budget alternatives built around the 2CV's technology and powered by the same air-cooled flat-two engines. At the other end of the scale sat the DS, equipped with a hydropneumatic suspension and a four-cylinder engine but offered with a price tag to match.   What Citroen needed, then, was an affordable offering with plenty of space that wasn't quite as spartan as the 2CV. So when the GS came around as a small family four-door, it retained plenty of premium features from the DS, combining a simplified hydropneumatic suspension and disc brakes on all four corners with a brand-new, air-cooled, 1.2-liter flat-four rated at 58 hp and 64 lb-ft of torque.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/the-citroen-gs-is-a-streamlined-pioneer-of-unmatched-ride-quality/ ... View more

Hello friends,    I've got an 1986 240 wagon that I bought with an aftermarket stereo/speakers already installed. I kinda dig the idea of putting the original cassette player unit back in, but I'm having a tough time finding the exact unit. Looks like Volvo used a couple different ones throughout the 240 years. Anyone know the 1986 part number, or have success installing a cassette player from another 240 year?    Counterarguments that I should take advantage of modern technology and ditch my commitment to a retro aesthetic are also welcome.  ... View more

For 1955, Chrysler introduced the Imperial brand, borne by vehicles designed to fight the best Cadillac and Lincoln had to offer in the 1950s. 1957 marked Imperial's best year, with sales of the Hemi-engined barges from Chrysler nearly outpacing those of Lincoln. Jay Leno's shell pink Imperial hails from just this successful model year. He managed to find a ’57 two-door that received loving treatment from an elderly lady and was even kept in dry storage after she decided to part with the Space-Age gas guzzler.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/jay-leno-swings-low-in-his-1957-imperial-chariot/ ... View more

Today, Aston Martin Lagonda confirmed that AMG boss Tobias Moers will take over as its new CEO, replacing Dr. Andy Palmer in the process. Palmer led Aston Martin since 2014, while Moers started as the AMG chief a year earlier. Now, after Palmer changed his Twitter alias from "AndyatAston" to AndyatAuto," Moers will be joining Canadian investor Lawrence Stroll at the British firm's board meetings, who's been appointed Aston Martin's Executive Chairman in April following his $235 million cash injection. As an investor, Stroll has already put a stop to Aston Martin's EV developments, directing Aston's resources to the DBX and its three mid-engine car projects instead.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/andy-palmer-out-tobias-moers-in-as-aston-martin-ceo/ ... View more

After trying to sell off some of its more valuable cars to pay off debt, troubled rental car company Hertz has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Whatever its final fate following reorganization, Hertz retains a proud history of renting out some of the hottest performance cars available. Now is the perfect time to look back at Hertz's most famous offering, the Shelby GT350H.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/hertz-may-be-gone-for-good-but-it-leaves-a-proud-legacy-in-the-1966-gt350h/ ... View more

When recent floods wiped out Sanford, Michigan's Fieros Forever, the shop and nearby museum lost a 1984 Pace Car edition, among many other Fieros in its inventory. In the wake of the loss to the Fiero community, and particularly to owner Tim Evans, we were reminded of the lengths to which Pontiac went to make its unique, mid-engine car worthy of leading cars across the Brickyard.   Over its storied 84-year history, Pontiac was chosen to provide the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 on four occasions. Its first time at the head of the pack was in 1958 with a drop-top Bonneville. Pontiac wouldn't return to the Indy oval until 1980, this time with a turbocharged Trans Am. Another turbo F-body would serve as the brand’s final Indy Pace Car in 1989. In between the boosted Trans Ams was another product, this one unique to the Pontiac brand: the all-new, mid-engine 1984 Fiero.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/pontiacs-1984-indy-pace-car-fiero-was-the-mid-engine-firecracker-we-never-got-to-buy/ ... View more

Carrozzeria Pinin Farina was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina on this very day in 1930, only to become a design powerhouse and industry shaper of which Italy could be proud. Despite Pininfarina being Ferrari's series production styling partner from 1951 until the F12's discontinuation in 2017, for its 90th anniversary, I will focus on a V-4-engined Lancia that Pinin Farina drove into the history books in 1946.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-design/happy-90th-birthday-to-pininfarina/ ... View more

There's a bit of a confusion surrounding who did what on Ford's Escort Cosworth. Its chief exterior designer was Stephen Harper, while Ian Callum calls it his first major car design, adding that he created it with the help of fellow Royal College of Art graduate Peter Horbury. What's for sure is that the Cossie's iconic rear wing came from the head of yet another designer fresh out of college—Frank Stephenson.   What's more, Ford's rally car was supposed to get a three-deck rear wing—inspired by the WWI Fokker Dr.I triplane—like the world had never seen before in automotive design.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/why-the-escort-cosworth-couldnt-come-with-its-original-triple-wing/ ... View more

The 1990s are now a grand 20 years in the past, and an incredible swathe of cars is up for historic plates in the next few years. From JDM wonders to kooky Swedes, cars of the ’90s represent the Goldilocks recipe to enthusiasts. They're new enough to posses the modern technologies that ensured stout reliability and top-tier performance, but old enough to lack electronic nannies that kvetch and whine at us when we attack the twisties. So we decided to put our resident ’90s experts in a livestream for an hour and pick their 10 favorite cars.   While Brad Phillip's official title is Hagerty's Director of Automotive Lifestyle Business Development, you may know him as Brad the Sunbeam Tiger King. Joining him is our Marketplace Editor Colin Comer. While some cars qualify for the top 10 list through Phillip's or Comer's personal experience, the pair discussed others as the pinnacle of their performance genre.   From the humble Mazda Miata to the world-beating McLaren F1, there's something for everyone in this list.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/lists/10-of-our-favorite-90s-cars/ ... View more

Due to COVID-19, Europe's most challenging endurance race—the Nürburgring 24 Hours, which is usually held in May—has been postponed to September. One team looking forward to the 48th event was Toyota Gazoo Racing, who's been competing at the ’Ring since 2007. However, after 13 consecutive years at full throttle and multiple cars developed along the way—headlined by the Lexus LFA—Toyota Gazoo Racing has to skip this round to focus on the 2021 race instead.    Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorsports/toyota-skips-the-2020-nurburgring-24-hours-to-prepare-for-the-2021-event/ ... View more

Both the 1967–97 and the current Toyota flagships pack V-8 engines, but the 1997–2016, second-generation Century came with Toyota's first V-12. Offering 355 lb-ft of torque, this hand-built 5.0-liter, 48-valve, VVT-i engine also features two ECUs, so that if one cylinder bank failed for any reason, the car could continue its journey on six cylinders. The Century was designed this way because for Toyota, flawless reliability is the ultimate measure of luxury.   As a domestic market product, Toyota's flagship sedans were never supposed to compete with the likes of Rolls-Royce or Bentley; instead, the Japanese brand marketed the Century as a product one could acquire through persistent work. A lot of work, that is, given that in 2018, the third-generation car was introduced with a price tag of $178,000.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/the-v-12-toyota-century-offers-timeless-luxury-the-japanese-way/ ... View more

The Batmobile first appeared in May 1939 simply as Bruce Wayne's red sedan, but DC Comics artists like Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson soon realized that, in order to adequately thrash the most vicious criminals in the world, Batman had to come up with a custom machine. One that's not only as menacing as his outfit, but also more capable than any car Joker could hijack.   A lot has been said about Batmobiles already, but now, Warner Bros’ great documentary is here to take us behind the scenes through seven decades of the Caped Crusader's most impressive rides.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/why-batman-has-had-the-best-ride-in-town-since-the-1940s/ ... View more

Days after I’d posted a story lamenting the fact that AMC’s groundbreaking Eagle is harder to find on the used market than I’d hoped, I got a call from just the person I needed. George Parsons owns and operates Montana Overland and the vast inventory of Jeep Ranch, which has kept some of America’s favorite 4x4s on the road for 30 years.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com:  https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/amc-eagles-abound-at-montanas-jeep-ranch/ ... View more

First announced last year and going into effect now, all 2021 Volvos are limited to a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/hr). The company argues that this move will "help close the remaining gap to zero serious injuries and fatalities in traffic." What's more, the Swedes will also throw in a "Care Key," allowing drivers to set additional limits before lending their cars to "other family members or to younger and inexperienced drivers."   This leads us to the conclusion that, for the last sixty years, Volvo has been selling us a fleet of cars faster than what's currently deemed its sportiest offering: the $64,800 S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sedan. Six decades ago, the option of clearing 112 mph in a Swedish car all began with the stunning P1800.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/a-1961-volvo-p1800-is-faster-than-all-2021-volvos-which-are-now-limited-to-112-mph/ ... View more

It's been over two months since the seemingly revived TVR brand last raised a hand to ensure its potential customers that, despite several delays, the venture headed by Les Edgar remains dedicated to launching its first product. Yet with the Cosworth-tweaked, Ford Coyote-powered Griffith still some if not a long way from entering production, a new contender has emerged to fill the void for a lightweight, V-8 sports car made in Britain.   Read the full article on Hagerty.com: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/the-british-arent-giving-up-on-producing-their-own-v-8-muscle-car/ ... View more