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We've got a sweet vintage Charger sleeper up for grabs right now in the Hagerty Marketplace 👀

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Even With A Hellcat V-8, this '66 Charger Manages to Fly Under the Radar - Hagerty Media
This turn-key drag racer is packing a Hellcat V-8 and a six-speed manual in a well-worn 1966 Charger body.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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EV, off-road: For 2026, Jeep is offering the Recon as a more rugged electric Jeep that is more in line with the brand’s rough-and-tumble image.

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First Look: 2026 Jeep Recon Offers 650 HP and Doorless Off-Roading - Hagerty Media
With 33-inch tires and 9.1 inches of ground clearance, the 2026 Jeep Recon will hit the trails early in 2026, starting with the Moab trim.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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The Porsche Cayenne Electric has arrived, with wild performance and a healthy serving of new technology.

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2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric Unveiled with Four-Digit Horsepower and a Lot of Tech - Hagerty Media
The new 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric gets up to 1139 horsepower, dual-motor all-wheel-drive, and a lot of technology inside.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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There are a LOT of Firebirds and Camaros in David T’s Auto Center—a full eight-and-a-half acres' worth 👀

How did they get there, and what's next for this "Field of Dreams"?

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Canada Is Home to the Firebird and Camaro Field of Dreams - Hagerty Media
David Tywoniuk's empire of Camaros and Firebirds, plus all their associated parts, is ready for a takeover. Are you up to the task?
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November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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The Cayenne Electric will arrive next summer, but the combustion-powered model will stick around in the foreseeable future.

There's tons of tech in the new SUV, including a unique form of active aero 👀

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2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric Unveiled with Four-Digit Horsepower and a Lot of Tech - Hagerty Media
The new 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric gets up to 1139 horsepower, dual-motor all-wheel-drive, and a lot of technology inside.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Overfinch has been fettling Land Rovers and Range Rovers since 1975.

The company's new collaboration with gunmakers Holland & Holland might just be its most luxurious project yet.
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Overfinch Calls Shotgun on the Ritziest Range Rover Ever - Hagerty Media
An Overfinch collaboration with gunmakers Holland & Holland might just be the most luxurious in its 50-year history.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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We found this 1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider in a Colorado junkyard looking a bit worse for wear...

A sad sight indeed, it's also a reminder of this Italian roadster's long and successful history in America.

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Final Parking Space: 1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider - Hagerty Media
The popular and engaging Fiat 124 enjoyed a long run in the U.S. Murilee Martin spotted this tired-out example in Colorado.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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What's your opinion on replicas, tributes, and homages?

Like so many things in the car world, the execution often matters more than the idea itself.

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5 Replica Cars That Even a Purist Will Like - Hagerty Media
Rob Sass has long been skeptical of replica cars, but these five are starting to make him come around.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Hyundai's been on a roll lately, successfully entering segments that would have previously seemed unimaginable for the Korean carmaker.

Now it looks like Hyundai is gunning for the off-roading market.

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Is the Hyundai Crater Concept About to Steal the Wrangler's Lunch Money? - Hagerty Media
Due out at the 2025 LA auto show, the new Hyundai Crater concept could land as an off-roader aimed at the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Runner.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Dartz makes some blatantly anti-social vehicles, and they're about to be built in America.

“This is new man cave car, new Toy For Big Boy, and let’s not avoid this word: Your statement on wheels, and your not Facebook status.”

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Attention Autocrats, Your New Dartz Has Arrived - Hagerty Media
Latvia's most luxurious export will soon be assembled in the U.S.A. as Dartz brings its preposterous new Prombron Black Stallion CLV Stateside.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The 2026 Nissan Armada Nismo is the first SUV with the NISMO badge.

Does it deserve to wear it? We drove one to find out.

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First Drive: The 2026 Armada NISMO Brings More Power and Exuberance to Nissan's Full-Size SUV - Hagerty Media
With 460 hp and a sportier feel behind the wheel, the 2025 Armada Nismo is Nissan's first full-size NISMO SUV.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Jay Leno: "When the pictures came out of the new Mustang GTD, I thought, eh, another Mustang. Then Tim Allen called me and said, 'Did you see the chassis?'"

In the end, Leno got himself a Mustang GTD. Tap the link to read his column:
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Leno on the GTD: Not Just Another Mustang - Hagerty Media
Jay Leno got himself a Mustang GTD. He applauds American products for consistently competing with the best from Europe.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Twisted Automotive, known for its Land Rover restomods, has taken on a joyful side project: Baja Beetles it calls TBugs.

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Twisted's Crazy TBug Is a Modernized '60s Beach Bomber - Hagerty Media
Twisted Automotive, known for its Land Rover restomods, has taken on a joyful side project: Baja Beetles it calls TBugs.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The 2025 Hot Wheels Legends Tour winner has been crowned!

This year's victor is a Fiat 126 that has been extensively modified into a Group B-inspired rally car. Tap the link to learn more:
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Crazy-Wide Group B-Style Fiat 126 Is the 2025 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner - Hagerty Media
The 2025 Hot Wheels Legends Tour winner is a Fiat 126 that has been extensively modified into a Group B-inspired rally car.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We hop behind the wheel and review a 2025 Subaru Impreza RS.

Tap the link to read the takeaways from Subaru's AWD hatchback:
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2025 Subaru Impreza RS: Almost a Bargain, but Not Quite - Hagerty Media
At its best, the Subaru Impreza is a budget AWD buy, and the more expensive, 182-hp RS isn't its most effective configuration.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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This is actually two stories about two circles. The first is the technical story about the small circle I needed to troubleshoot to reach the more important, more emotional big circle.

Tap the link to learn about Rob Seigel's Lotus Elan...and circles.
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Completing the Circle with the Lotus Elan +2 - Hagerty Media
In which Rob Siegel literally and figuratively completes two circles in a very beloved Lotus Elan +2.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The BMW 3-Series just celebrated its 50th birthday and to mark the occasion comes a limited run of special M340i XDrive models.

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BMW Salutes a Half Century of 3 Series with 50 Jahre Edition - Hagerty Media
The BMW 3 Series just celebrated its 50th birthday, and to mark the occasion comes a limited run of 50 Jahre M340i xDrive models.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Doctor of Design Sajeev Mehta shares some popular examples of North American automotive asymmetry, from GTO hood tachs to hot hatches with three doors.

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Vellum Venom Vignette: In Praise Of Asymmetrical Car Design - Hagerty Media
Asymmetrical Car Design is something carmakers generally avoid, and for good reason. But there are times when it is actually a great idea.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The GR Corolla's turbocharged, 1.6L three-cylinder improbably makes 300 hp and 295 lb-ft. To do so, it ingests 26 pounds of boost. With all that fun on tap, what's it like to live a whole week with Toyota's hot hatch?

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2025 Toyota GR Corolla—5 Trade-offs for Performance - Hagerty Media
We spent a week with Toyota's GR Corolla. The little hot hatch is an all-out performer, but its speed and grip come at a cost.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Still no spark! Still no vroom!

Our latest letter comes from a guy who drove his buddy's 2003 Baja around the neighborhood and then parked it in the driveway. A bit later he came back out, and the car wouldn’t start...

Sajeev Mehta troubleshoots:
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Piston Slap: Wiggle Room for Buddy with a Baja - Hagerty Media
In this episode of Piston Slap, a reader has tested every part of the ignition system of a Subaru Baja and still can't get it to start.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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In all human endeavors, being first comes with notoriety. Everybody knows Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin, but far fewer know Pete Conrad & Alan Bean.

It’s similar in the world of collecting. So how did the first C4 Corvette stack up? We dig into the data.
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This VIN #1 Corvette Sold for $110K—Could It Have Fetched More? - Hagerty Media
A very special 277-mile 1984 Corvette, 1G1AY078XE5100001, just sold for over $100,000. How much of that was VIN, and how much was mileage?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Ford's new World Headquarters represents a massive investment by the Blue Oval in its future, not only in who works where, but how they work with each other.

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Ford's Sleek New HQ Brings People and Vehicles Closer Together - Hagerty Media
Ford's new, four-story HQ has nearly twice the footprint of the 12-story Glass House, and an F-250 can drive around inside it.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Remote start? A heated steering wheel? Something else? Which bit of new tech do you wish was in your old ride?

Tap the link to read what our writing staff said.
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7 Bits of New(-ish) Tech We'd Add to Our Older Rides - Hagerty Media
We polled the staff at Hagerty Media to see what newer tech they'd like to have on their older cars. Here are their answers.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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For Hagerty readers who share my love of giant autos, you may recall I’ve written up many Cadillacs over the last few years," writes Thomas Klockau. "And I was sure I had written up a 1964 model before, but I was wrong."

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1964 Cadillac Sedan de Ville: Fin Fini - Hagerty Media
A freak rain shower didn't stop Thomas Klockau from spotting this pristine '64 Cadillac Sedan de Ville at a car show.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Take a sneek peak at next year's Jeeps!

Jeep will celebrate its 85th anniversary in 2026 and plans to honor the occasion by releasing 12 special-edition models. We've got details on the first of the dozen.

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Wrangler Moab 392 Is First of 12 Special-Edition Jeeps for 2026 - Hagerty Media
Jeep's first of its Twelve 4 Twelve is here. The Wrangler Rubicon 392 is dead! Long live the Wrangler Moab 392!
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM