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Acura now sells more than 3,000 factory parts for the first NSX
Acura started selling more than 3,000 reproduction parts for the 1991 to 2005 NSX on November 2, through its dealers and Honda's DreamShop. It hasn't published a parts list or prices, and Honda's Japanese catalog is mostly mechanical so far.
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The 106-mile Ferrari F50 sells for a record $18.7 million
Broad Arrow sold a 1997 Ferrari F50 with 106 miles for $18,705,000 in Las Vegas on October 31. That fell short of the $20 million estimate, but it beat the 11-week-old F50 auction record by $4,130,000. The hammer fell at $17 million.
How much horsepower does the Mazdaspeed3 have? 263, and it never changed
Every Mazdaspeed3 made 263 hp and 280 lb-ft from a 2.3-liter turbo four, from 2007 through 2013. Here is how Mazda kept that torque in check through the front wheels, what magazine tests clocked, and why the 2010 car wore a grin.
Fabrizio Giugiaro redrew the Lamborghini Gallardo 28 years later
Fabrizio Giugiaro unveiled the Hommage 26 in Las Vegas on October 31. It's a carbon-bodied rework of the Lamborghini Gallardo, built from a donor car, and CAVËN Atelier plans 25 of them from €900,000. Who drew the first Gallardo is still disputed.
Is Cupra the same as SEAT? Same company, separate brand, and now the bigger seller
Cupra and SEAT are separate brands from the same Volkswagen Group company, SEAT S.A. Cupra started as SEAT's performance badge in 1996 and went solo in 2018. Here's how the Leon wears both badges, why Cupra now outsells SEAT, and where the US launch stands.
How many LaFerraris were made?
Ferrari built 500 LaFerrari coupes, one more than the famous 499, plus 210 open-top Apertas. Both extra cars were auctioned for charity. Here is how buyers were chosen, how many track-only FXX Ks exist, and what LaFerraris sell for at auction now.
Every Koenigsegg model in order, from six CC8S cars to the CCGT1
Koenigsegg's road cars run from the six-car CC8S of 2002 to the CCGT1 of 2026. Here is every model in order, with production counts and engines from Koenigsegg itself, covering the CCX, Agera, One:1, Regera, Jesko, Gemera, CC850, and Sadair's Spear.
Hasselhoff's KITT tour car was stolen in Italy and found by Interpol, and now it's up for auction
A 1982 Pontiac Trans Am that toured Europe with David Hasselhoff as KITT goes to auction in Zürich on November 7. Broad Arrow says it was stolen in Italy in the 1990s and recovered through Interpol, minus its original dashboard electronics.
McLaren's next supercar is the 809-hp McL 820, and the letters now come first
McLaren confirmed on October 30 that its next series supercar will be called the McL 820. The number is its output in metric horsepower, about 809 hp. It arrives in 2027 as the 750S bows out, and so far the only thing McLaren has shown is a kiwi statue.
The Range Rover GT sits lower than any Range Rover before it, and the brand keeps calling it a car
Range Rover posted a video on October 26 of the camouflaged GT finishing a test drive to the Nürburgring. It calls the electric GT its most aerodynamic model ever, with the lowest center of gravity of any Range Rover, and the video keeps calling it a car.
What is a targa top? A lift-off roof over a fixed roll bar, and Porsche owns the name
A targa top is a roof panel over the front seats that comes off while a fixed roll bar and the rear window stay put. Porsche launched it on the 911 in 1965 to answer US safety worries, named it after a Sicilian race, and still holds the trademark.
Audi's electric sports car will ride on Porsche's electric 718 platform
Porsche CFO Jochen Breckner confirmed on the October 27 earnings call that Audi's electric sports car, previewed by the Concept C, will use the platform built for the electric 718 Boxster and Cayman. Audi will pay Porsche for it in 2027.
What are individual throttle bodies? One throttle per cylinder, and about half the lag
Individual throttle bodies give every cylinder its own throttle, right at the intake port. Lexus said the setup cut the LFA's response time to about half that of a single throttle. Here is how ITBs work, which factory cars used them, and what they cost.