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Acura races into anime with ‘Chiaki’s Journey’ web series

For the twelfth year in a row, Acura is a presenting sponsor and the official vehicle of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Acura created a four-part anime series called Chiaki’s Journey combining the medium Sundance celebrates, Japanese anime, the automaker’s fuller Type-S lineup, and the new Acura Integra hatch. Unlike most of […] January 24, 2022 at 06:06AM

You can now watch Jay Leno’s record Tesla Model S Plaid run

The Tesla Model S Plaid has been in the “put up” phase of its “put up or shut up” tour pretty much since day one. When it debuted back in June, Jay Leno revealed that it had bested the 16-cylinder Bugatti Chiron, which held the previous production-car record of 9.4 seconds, in the quarter mile. […] November 12, 2021 at 07:42AM

‘SNL’ car thief sketch shows saving the manuals can save your car

It’s not news that the number of cars available with a manual transmission has dwindled, and a big reason for that is people just aren’t learning how to drive them. Still, it’s a worthwhile skill to pick up. Our number one reason would be because it’s fun, but you never know when you might to […] November 09, 2021 at 06:23AM

Lexus customizes 10 cars as characters from ‘Eternals’

Lexus has vanda — uh, customized — ten cars to go along with “Eternals,” the latest movie in the Marvel cinematic universe. Each vehicle has been chosen to represent one of ten heroes from the story, wrapped in colorful designs that Lexus says reflect their costumes and powers. We suppose that if you’re an immortal […] October 23, 2021 at 06:14AM

All of the Bond cars of ‘No Time To Die’ (caution for spoilers)

Note: The following overview of the cars in No Time To Die contains spoilers. Read at your own risk, or come back after seeing the film to make sure you caught everything. No Time To Die picks up right around where Spectre leaves us. James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) are driving […] October 01, 2021 at 06:49AM

All of the cars in Bond finale ‘No Time To Die’ (caution for spoilers)

Note: The following overview of the cars in No Time To Die contains spoilers. Read at your own risk, or come back after seeing the film to make sure you caught everything. No Time To Die picks up right around where Spectre leaves us. James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) are driving […] October 01, 2021 at 06:18AM

Tom Cruise’s Porsche 928 in ‘Risky Business’ sold for nearly $2 million

UPDATE: The Porsche 928 sold this past weekend for a final price of $1,980,000. The text has been updated to reflect this. A high-school senior is left home alone when his parents go out of town. He offers to drive his dad’s prized Porsche 928 while they’re gone, “just to charge the battery.” Dad says, […] September 21, 2021 at 07:38AM

JLR shares backstage ‘No Time to Die’ Range Rover Sport SVR carnage

James Bond’s latest adventures will take him to Norway and Scotland, as seen in the trailer for the upcoming “No Time to Die.” Somewhere along the way, the British spy encounters a pair of Range Rover Sport SVRs, the ultimate high-performance SUV from JLR’s Special Vehicle Operations division in one of the movie’s centerpiece car […] September 19, 2021 at 07:23AM

JLR shares Range Rover Sport SVR carnage in ‘No Time To Die’ stunts

James Bond’s latest adventures will take him to Norway and Scotland, as seen in the trailer for the upcoming “No Time to Die.” Somewhere along the way, the British spy encounters a pair of Range Rover Sport SVRs, the ultimate high-performance SUV from JLR’s Special Vehicle Operations division in one of the movie’s centerpiece car […] September 19, 2021 at 06:18AM

2022 Genesis GV70, raging at VW ID.4 tech and thoughts on a new Lexus LFA | Autoblog Podcast #696

In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor James Riswick. This week, they talk about driving the Genesis GV70, VW ID.4 and VW Taos. They talk about ways Chevy could “fix” the Camaro. James ranked all the James Bond films based solely on their starring cars. Next, they […] September 18, 2021 at 06:13AM

All 24 James Bond movies ranked only by their cars

There is no shortage of lists ranking the best James Bond movies. Ditto lists about the best or worst James Bond cars. I know, I’ve written some of them. As such, why not combine the two ideas into one new list that ranks all 24 official James Bond movies based exclusively on their cars, or […] September 14, 2021 at 07:02AM

‘The Cannonball Run’ Lamborghini Countach now on the National Historic Vehicle Register

Just a few months ago the National Historic Vehicle Register, which documents historically significant automobiles, added the “Back to the Future” Delorean to its ranks. Now another big-time ’80s movie car joins the ranks: the 1979 Lamborghini Countach from “The Cannonball Run.” And in case you hadn’t guessed, the film is a comedy based on […] August 12, 2021 at 06:22AM

Porsche 928 that Tom Cruise drove in ‘Risky Business’ is for sale

A high-school senior is left home alone when his parents go out of town. He offers to drive his dad’s prized Porsche 928 while they’re gone, “just to charge the battery.” Dad says, no, he’s not insured to drive the car. Mom says, “Just use the station wagon.” Does he listen? Of course not. Taking […] July 21, 2021 at 07:39AM

Toyota Supra from ‘The Fast and the Furious’ sells for more than $500,000

If you required a sign that pre-owned vehicle costs are turning crazy, here you go: Someone spent over a large portion of 1,000,000 dollars on a 27-year-old Toyota this end of the week! Joking aside, this is ostensibly the most well known Toyota on the planet, the 1994 Toyota Supra from the first “The Fast […] June 22, 2021 at 06:19AM