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A perfectly maintained and completely unrestored1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is up for sale. However, as one might expect, it’s not exactly commanding Honda Civic money. The star of the Mecum Auctions taking place in Kissimmee, Florida, from January 6 to 18, could exceed $70 million (€60 million). Why so much? This specific car—chassis number 3729GT—wears Ferrari’s rare “Special White” paint. It’s a unique model, not just because of its paint job, but also for its prominent racing history and its pristine condition. The History The 250 GTO is considered by many to be the ultimate Ferrari. Produced in just under…

Ford has announced Fadi Mawal as the company’s new president and CEO in Australia.In a true story of working his way from the bottom, Mr Mawal began as a forklift operator for Ford in the early 1990s – working at a parts and service warehouse in Melbourne – before moving across to work in the company’s finance department.For the past three years, he has served as chief financial officer for Ford International Markets Group at the company’s regional headquarters in Thailand. Prior to that, Mr Mawal worked for four years as CFO for Ford Australia and New Zealand.Mr Mawal takes…

Manhart made a name for itself by modifying BMW M cars, but this X6 doesn’t carry the “world’s most powerful letter.” It starts life as a regular xDrive40i before receiving hardware upgrades that elevate the swoopy SUV into a higher performance echelon. The German tuner has paired the extra oomph with a more aggressive look.Work on the “MHX6 500” package begins with upgrades to the turbocharged inline-six engine. Manhart works its magic on BMW’s “B58” mill by installing an MHtronik powerbox and a stainless steel exhaust. The 3.0-liter engine is massaged to deliver 473 horsepower and 630 Newton-meters (465 pound-feet)…

Automakers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the European Commission is proposing to reverse the 2035 sales ban on new vehicles with combustion engines. However, companies will still have to slash fleet emissions by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. Even before the middle of the next decade, manufacturers must meet tighter CO₂ targets, the latest of which came into effect this year. From 2030 onward, the rules of the game will become even stricter. With that in mind, Volkswagen is warning that small gas-powered cars have no future in Europe. The CEO of Europe’s best-selling brand told…

An ultra-rare HSV GTSR W1 Maloo ute is poised to break the $1 million mark – and could become the highest-priced road-going Holden yet – when bidding at Lloyds Auctions ends at 12:00 AEST on Saturday, December 20, 2025.The searing yellow Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) ute – the only example painted in the same XU3 Yellah as the 1996 HSV VS GTS-R – is build #001 of just four vehicles made under secrecy by HSV in 2017.They’re related to the highly collectable HSV GTS-R W1 sedan, widely regarded as the pinnacle of the brand’s products built between 1987 and its…

Maybe you’re a newcomer to the BMW brand. Maybe you just got — or are about to get — your driver’s license. Perhaps you’re lusting after a shiny new M340i or M3 — but simply don’t want to part with the scratch required to get one. Regardless of the situation, there’s a shockingly good alternative: the BMW 335i. Particularly, the F30 generation. It’s flying a bit under the radar right now, but it’s the perfect BMW 3 Series for a new enthusiast.Like the modern M3 and M4, you can get the F30 BMW 335i in several different configurations. Your use…

The closest thing Porsche has to a time machine is the Sonderwunsch (special request) division. If the bank account can handle it, you can ask for a complete overhaul of an existing vehicle, putting it into a “zero-kilometer condition, which is also documented accordingly.” That’s exactly what happened to this Carrera GT, a supercar built 20 years ago and now returned to factory-fresh mechanical shape. Porsche calls these “Factory Re-Commission” projects, which involve completely disassembling the cars. A first-generation Cayenne GTS with the rare six-speed manual gearbox recently went through the same remarkable transformation. As with the three-pedal SUV, the…

Chery is aiming to become the first Chinese automaker to tackle one of the world’s most historic – and grueling – motorsport events, the iconic Le Mans 24 Hour.The company has confirmed it has signed a five-year partnership with the organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hour, the Automobile Club de l’Oest, which will eventually see its Exeed luxury brand enter the twice-around-the-clock endurance race with a factory-backed team.Chery did not put a fixed date on its entry, nor outline whether it intends to compete against the likes of Ferrari, Toyota, BMW and incoming brands such as Genesis and McLaren…

The BMW 4 Series got an official refresh last year. So, it isn’t surprising to find that the car mostly carries over for the next model year. That said, there are small packaging changes that could make a bit of difference to those ordering a 2026 BMW 4 Series. Overall, the facelifted BMW 4 Series marches into 2026 largely the same as it has always been: a flexible lifestyle pick for people that are bored with standard sedans (read: the 3 Series). Unlike some other models, though, the 4 Series does get slightly more expensive year-over-year.2026 BMW 4 Series Engine,…

Jaguar’s future won’t look like its past, and that’s on purpose. Until just recently, the British brand was focused on competing with German automakers in the premium space with a lineup of luxury sedans, SUVs, and sports cars. Unfortunately, that strategy never worked, with the company failing to keep up with its counterparts throughout Europe and Asia. In 2019, before the pandemic-induced shortages and the global economic fallout, Jaguar sold just 31,051 vehicles in the United States, up 2.0 percent from 30,483 in 2018. But that pales in comparison to its rivals from Germany and Japan—and things have only gotten…