[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In the early 1950s, the hottest American performance car didn’t come from Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler. Featured on Jay Leno’s Garage, this 1953 Hudson Hornet represents the automaker’s brief moment in the performance spotlight. Hudson’s “step-down” design gave the Hornet a lower center of gravity, which improved handling. It also allowed for…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It is getting much easier to find cars that I truly would love to have in my garage on the AutoHunter, the online collector car auction site driven by ClassicCars.com.  While browsing the site this week I found a huge number of cars to preview, with the problem being how to limit those…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] To most of us, the big news about the 2022 Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing sports sedans is the standard 6-speed manual transmissions. Sure, a stock 4-door capable to ticking 200 mph is a big deal as well. But to Brembo, the big deal about the Blackwings isn’t their top speeds but their…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2021 Nissan Kicks Cars.com photo by Aaron Bragman Nissan gave its front-wheel-drive-only Kicks subcompact near-SUV a bevy of subtle updates for the 2021 model year, updates we found kept it “cheap and cheerful” while remaining competitive in a growing class — at least when it comes to features. With pricing information now available,…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The carbon-fiber muscle car is having a moment. Classic Recreations has just unveiled a new 1967 Shelby GT500CR Mustang, its first to feature an entirely carbon-fiber body. The custom shop, which is responsible for all of Shelby’s officially licensed continuation cars, teamed up with Speedkore to design and fabricate the ultra-lightweight body. The process…