THE DESIGN ISSUE: Beautiful cars, from concept to the road. Plus two Italian beauties go head-to-head, how the devil is in the details, 3 almost-famous SAAB\'s, test drives of the BMW i8, Audi RS7, Jaguar XFR-S and more.

A Bug’s Life
In one Indy-car restoration shop, a humble pandemic project came to fruition.

Escape from New York
Nine years ago, Afroduck broke records and wound up in cuffs. Then he drove away.

Basque Master
To discover new land on home soil, only the last great American V-8 could lead the way...

The Original Strip
For nearly a century, the Sunset Strip has been the spot to see and be seen.

Fast Times
The mystery of Japan’s legendary outlaw racing gang, Team Mid Night.

Long Live the Queen
Remembering Sabine Schmitz, Nürburgring royalty who never stopped smiling.

Human-Rights Watch
Celebrating Ayrton Senna, humanitarian with a penchant for going fast.

Antihero: Thomas Midgley Jr.
We hash out the legacy of an engineer who unwittingly doomed the world.

Future Extreme
Zenith goes where few watchmakers follow, chasing ever-smaller fractions of a second.

The Full Moon
Celebrating the moonshot’s moonshot: the $38 million car that drove on the moon.

Best-Laid Plans
Lucid spent years getting a luxury electric on the road. It was worth the wait.

The Man Who Beat Senna
The battle between karting legend Terry Fullerton and the kid from Brazil. 

Homemade, from Scratch
Can’t afford an irreplaceable classic? Head out to the garage and get busy.

A Day in the Life
Spanning the globe to capture one weekend of grassroots-racing action.

The Popular Kid
The Mazda MX-5 Cup car is a pro-level spec racer as fun as any other Miata.

Achtung Baby
Mercedes’s opulent (possibly dangerous) Grosser, the car with hydraulic everything.

Sports-Car Boom(er)
Examining MG’s timeless roadster, the car that spawned a national love affair.

Restoring Humanity
In a homogenized world, the work of a long-dead craftsman still speaks clearly.

Destination: Utopia
Examining “progress” through the lens of Acura’s sport compact zenith, the Type R.

Slot-Car Slumber Party
Forget #VanLife. Meet a lowered Porsche 911 with the outdoors in its crosshairs.

I Know I Put Them Down Right Here
Our professor weighs in on the existential crisis that is losing your car keys..

Authoritative Matrix of Automotive Risk
From the commonplace to the extraordinary, potential perils plotted on a handy chart.

Into the Drink
The case of wildman (and Who drummer) Keith Moon and a sunken Lincoln.

A Brief History of the Shoey
Formula 1’s strangest, stinkiest podium custom. Try not to gag.

Heavy-Duty Coin Purse
Psychoanalyzing the most anatomically confusing auto accessory: truck nuts.

Bowtie Thunder
GM engineer Mark Stielow invented, and perfected, the Pro Touring genre.

The Misguided Mythology of Senna
This 2010 documentary buried Alain Prost’s reputation. We call BS.

In the Beginning, There Was the Fruit Cart
One of cinema’s oldest clichés speaks to excess, action, and original sin.

The Stuntwomen of Hollywood
Dismantling the stunt world’s boy’s club, one lurid, smoky burnout at a time...

Coast to Coast in Porsche’s Electric Future

Lewis Hamilton Won’t Be Silenced

Mid-Engine Corvette:
America’s Sports Car Meets Decades of Expectation...

Speed Math
A pointy-headed university study ranks the best Formula 1 drivers of all time. We analyze their analysis. And yes, there will be a test.

The French Kiss of Death
Sébastien Loeb’s dominance of rally racing nearly killed the sport he loved.

The American
Loud and brash, McLaren’s Zak Brown will either save or destroy one of F1’s most storied franchises..

PERFECTION AGAIN 
Gordon Murray designed the best sports car ever. Twice.
by Chris Perkins

INVOLVED AT ANY SPEED
Porsche’s manual 911 proves numbers ain’t everything.
by Travis Okulski

RED AND SILENT
How Ferrari, known for its evocative sound, went quiet.
by Bob Sorokanich

RACE TRUCK!
Wacky Eighties racing that started right here.
by Zach Bowman

RENDERED WORLD
This project is part Pixar, part Matchbox, all heart.
by kyle kinard

PORSCHE, ESSENTIAL
The Cayman GT4 returns, uncompromised as ever.
by kyle kinard

GOODBYE, 200 SERIES
Examining the Land Cruiser’s rugged, aging nameplate.
by zach bowman

VIRTUAL INSANITY
Meet iRacing, the world’s premier racing simulator.
by Sam Smith

ESCAPING NEW YORK
Weighing fight and flight in pandemic America.
by Kyle Kinard

A DISTANT RUMBLE
Dodge’s ageless coupe dives headlong into endless desert.
by chris cantle

THE RAREST BREED
At Sonoma, railing on Ferrari’s most impossible creation.
by jason cammisa

HATCHBACK HIGH
Rediscovering youth’s simple joys via lunch trays, bottle rockets, and two goofmobiles.
by Sam Smith

MAN ON FIRE
Examining the legacy of Bill Simpson, the man who set himself ablaze to make racing safer.
by Marshall Pruett

DON’T TREAD
Ford’s supercharged ’Stang goes up against Subaru’s hottest STI in America’s 51st state.
by Zach Bowman

ART AND CRAFT
Escaping modern life in Craftsman architecture and a Morgan Plus 4.
by Bob Sorokanich

The Dossier The lowdown on our annual Performance Car of the Year test–cars, faces, and places.

PCOTY History A look back at automotive royalty, tracing the path to glory. by Chris Perkins.

Ode to the Burnout The antisocial joy of a good old rubber-eating tire fire. by Zach Bowman.

War Pigs Minivans? At PCOTY? On a track? You bet your folding rear seat. by Kyle Kinard.

BIGFOOT! The pickup that snowballed into stardom. BY KYLE KINARD.

THE DEAD FLEET Poking at the underwater bones of old war in a Grand Wagoneer. BY ZACH BOWMAN.

CHASING THE SILK WAY Capturing one of the world’s most remote rallies from an old Toyota. BY KYRA SACDALAN.

SAFARI EVERYTHING 911 AND ARIEL HEAD OFF-ROAD

MCLAREN SENNA AND F1 GTR: TRACK TEST

FORD’S FORBIDDEN FRUIT

DISCOVERING AMERICA’S DARKEST SPOT

STRATOS REDUX The wedgelike coupe left us in 1978. It’s back, with a Ferrari heartbeat and a gorgeous body. by jason cammisa

HONDA CIVIC RS Before “Type R” graced the tails of Honda’s wildest offerings, the RS badge meant business. by zach bowman

FINALLY! After decades of rumors, whispers, & magazine covers, the mid-engine Vette arrives. by travis okulski

NASCAR TAKES ALL Stock cars are for cavemen, right? Three fast competitors take on America’s race car. by sam smith

Clipped Wings - How the Red Bull driver search smothered a crop of Formula 1hopefuls.

Warning Shot - This Lotus graced our covere 62 years ago. Finally, we get behind the wheel and more...

THE LONG RISE OF ROBERT WICKENS

WHAT A LE MANS WINNER WANTS

THE CURSED CORVETTE

45,000-MILE ATOM 

DODGE’S SECRET SUPERCAR

MAINTAINING HISTORY In a secret location, America’s lone McLaren F1 mechanic keeps legends alive. by Bob Sorokanich

SOME DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED Challenging the original Viper in Ram’s new 1000 lb-ft pickup. by Zach Bowman

500 MILES TO MADNESS Chasing dawn—and skirting insanity— in Porsche’s masterful 911 GT3 RS. by Sam Smith

THE NEW FACE OF VINTAGE 

HONDA SOUL SEARCHING

TRACK FAMILIES

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE

FOUR-CYLINDER TRACK CARS

The New 911 - Porsche takes another evolutionary leap with the latest version of its iconic sports car, code-named 992.

Fully Hatched - The Hyundai Veloster N confronts two hatchback heavy hitters, the Honda Civic Type R and the Volkswagen GTI and more...

MCLAREN 600LT - We love the 720S and marvel at the Senna, but this (relatively) attainable supercar may be the best modern McLaren.

BMW Z4 - Soft-top, sublime balance, and a straight-six. BMW finally gets the roadster right.

ALEX ZANARDI - Racing’s improbable hero is taking on Daytona. He reflects on life, luck—and risking it all again and more...

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