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There was something in the water supply in Germany in the late 1980s that made the normally quite staid and boring luxury automaker brands go haywire and start producing the most audacious and ludicrous race cars for the street. It was a chemical compound called DTM, and it's seriously unfortunate that a company like Mercedes-Benz is no longer under the influence of said chemical.

Recent Tesla Cybertruck sales numbers would have you believe Elon Musk's stainless steel monolith to conservative politics and UFC fight nights is selling reasonably well, but a closer look at the data shows that deliveries are actually being propped up by another one of his companies: SpaceX. We first told you about this story back in December, but we've now got a more concrete look at just how many trucks the company bought.

When a Cadillac Escalade-V goes missing, people tend to notice. That's something that at least one person didn't consider, and now a dealership is suing two vehicle transportation companies because of it. Back in January, BMW of Henderson in Nevada arranged to ship the full-size supercharged SUV to AutoNation Cadillac West Palm Beach using the automotive logistics program Acertus to connect it with a transportation broker and delivery service, according to the lawsuit.

You might think you're quite the adept driver. That perhaps in another life you would have made an excellent Formula 1 driver, starting by dominating karting circuits and climbing up to the big show. Delusions aside, 74% of American drivers believe they are good drivers, rating themselves at a 7 or higher on a 1 to 10 point scale. That said, even the most confident drivers could improve. How do you get better behind the wheel?

Buying, running, and maintaining a car is an expensive game, regardless of whether you're behind the wheel of a flash Lamborghini, or your uncle's old Accord. And there are only so many ways in which you can make the whole process cheaper. Rising insurance costs are making motoring on a shoestring budget a thing of the past, and it's no secret that the purchase costs of both new and used cars have soared steeply in recent years.

I'm never going to judge someone for trying to save a few bucks, especially as gas prices continue to spiral out of control. However, might I suggest driving around for a bit and looking for lower prices or paying in cash to avoid credit card fees, rather than doing what these five jabronis in Florida did. That is, unless you're looking to do some serious jail time, which is exactly what this quintet of Florida men are facing at after a scheme to steal diesel went sideways.

Andy Didorosi is one of those esoteric Detroiters that everyone in the Midwest knows, if not personally at least by reputation. He's raced and won in regional rally championships, he's attempting to revive an ancient car factory to build electric pickups, he buys old school buses to help supplement the city's access to public transportation, and he used to be a contributor on this very website.

I'm a big fan of the BMW iX. I said as much in my review of the facelifted electric crossover last year. However, for every enlightened individual like me, there were plenty of folks in the dark, complaining that it was too ugly and too expensive. Well, those naysayers are about to have a really good day, because BMW is ending the sale of the iX in the U.S., marking one of the final pieces of the old EV puzzle to be phased out as BMW gears up for the full embrace of its Neue Klasse lineup.

Which 1980s European hot hatchback was designed by Giugiaro, kicked off a tuning revolution, made use of incredible German engineering, and developed a cult following that still shines over forty years later? You might be surprised to learn that I'm not talking about the Volkswagen GTI. No, this is the car that was supposed to be the Mk2-generation Golf GTI, but Volkswagen ditched the design in favor of the more upright shape the Golf became known for.

Porsche really did it. It finally gave the GT3 something it should have had all along: a convertible top. While it may sound like sacrilege to annoy Porsche purists who chase ever-increasing percentages of structural rigidity, a convertible GT3 makes all the sense in the world to people like you and me — people who enjoy a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six, a six-speed manual transmission and the wonders of the sky above you. Enter the 2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C.