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1987 Buick GNX Is a Low-Mileage Black Chunk of Awesome 6 Apr 2021, 8:51 UTC · by The second generation of the Buick Regal was gifted with something particularly special: in the final year of the generation, the Grand National Experimental was introduced. Essentially a beefed-up version of what the range already had to offer, the GNX, as it became known, benefitted from the engineering expertise of ASC McLaren. 14 photos The souped-up vehicles started life over at Buick as slightly modifi...

Tested: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 Loves to Rev From the Archive: Imported from California, Toyotas sixteen-valve pocket rocket Corolla is a treat. From the September 1986 issue of Car and Driver. There was a time when engines with fuel injection, double overhead cams, and four valves per cylinder could be found only in breathlessly expensive cars built in tiny volumes by manufacturers most car people worshiped as gods. When General Motors tried to mass-produce such technology, the experiment end...

Jet-Age 1961 Chrysler Newport Brings CGI Finned Madness Alongside HEMI 392 Swap 5 Apr 2021, 9:34 UTC · by The last time we heard from this particular pixel master, Abimelec Design was quite busy discovering the whereabouts of the lost Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic in a retro-styled rendering. Mr. Abimelec Arellano doesn’t seem quite ready to return to the present day just yet, so here’s a 1961 Chrysler Newport clearly escaping its originally affordable condition with help from modern gr...

This 1965 Shelby Cobra replica has a massive 8.37-liter V8 engine with 650 horses.

The Body Of This Beautiful Shelby Cobra Is Made Entirely Of Bronze Mar 03, 2021 at 10:53pm ET ++ Cobras arent mundane, but the finish on this one makes it more interesting. There are numerous Shelby Cobra continuation cars or replicas for sale out there, but theres none as interesting and unique as this one listed at RM Sothebys New York. This particular example was created by Utah-based company Kirkham Motorsports. And yes, your eyes arent deceivin...

1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra With Hand-Formed Bronze Body Is for Sale 3 Mar 2021, 8:35 UTC · by 10 photos Every once in a while, as a novelty, Kirkham will make the exacting replica out of more unusual material. Instead of the usual lightweight aluminum with the customer’s choice of paint, it will choose brushed aluminum or even copper. This one, Chassis CSX 4600, is made out of bronze—hand-beaten and hand-formed unpainted bronze. The result is a visually striking one. “Dazzling,�...

Tested: 1995 Buick Riviera Goes Beyond Bold Design From the Archive: Theres much to like beneath the new Buick Rivieras provocative styling, particularly at its $28,257 starting price. From the August 1994 issue of Car and Driver. “Image is everything." So says media magnet and tennis star Andre Agassi, and so it is with luxury coupes. Were it not for the need to convince your peers that you are still vital and stylish despite the arrival of middle-aged affluence, there would be little reaso...

Its a WS6 with all the best bits. Once upon a time, GM offered a direct rival to its own Chevrolet Corvette in the form of the Pontiac Firebird, and although interest in the brand waned so badly that GM ultimately decided to shut it down altogether, Pontiac built one last Firebird to outdo all those that had preceded it. Some of us have imagined what a new Firebird could look like, but its unlikely that well ever see it in showrooms ever again. Fortunately, theres a car enthusiast that has clas...

autoevolution 19 Feb 2021, 11:48 UTC · by A soft-top roadster from the ill-fated Saturn brand, the Sky ran from the 2007 to 2010 model years with four-cylinder powerplants and a dealer-installed turbo upgrade package that develops 290 horsepower. The car we’ll cover today is a little different from its peers, though, because the engine bay is home to an LS2 small-block V8 from the C6 Corvette. 21 photos A company by the name of Mallett is responsible for this engine swap, which used to...

Genesis GV80 v Volkswagen Touareg 2021 Comparison Genesis GV80 v Volkswagen Touareg 2021 Comparison February 17, 2021 Genesis GV80 3.0D v Volkswagen Touareg 170TDI Defining prestige The two large, luxurious SUVs tested for this comparison force us to confront the question: What exactly is ‘prestige’? In one corner we have the base-grade Volkswagen Touareg – a vehicle that wears a badge that is well known and widely admired, but is not generally considered prestigious. In the other corner,...