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If you've ever struggled to understand the gulf in wealth between the regular folk and the one-percenters, let this sink in. The Mercedes-AMG One costs over a million dollars to buy. The paint job cost around $32,000. It's an incredible car, arguably the closest thing to a Formula 1 car you can drive on the street. But it's expensive to maintain. Whoa, boy is it expensive.

Some might consider seatbelts a nuisance, but there's no denying they have saved tens of millions of lives since Volvo introduced the three-point harness in 1959. Two-point lap belts had been around for many years by then, initially to keep occupants from falling out of open-air cars on bumpy roads before smooth interstates existed. But it was Volvo that evolved seat belts and built a stronger foundation for vehicle safety, a foundation which every other automaker followed.

A certain sports car manufacturer from Germany has a rather full trophy case. Porsche's plaudits include records everywhere from the Nürburgring to the deserts of Dakar, and it's all too proud to show off every chance it gets. However, unless you've got a photographic memory for obscure, yet awesome, 911s, you might not be too familiar with "Edith" and "Doris." The Porsche Museum wants to change that, giving the custom-built Carrera 4S off-roaders a little more time in the spotlight to commemora

If you're into cars, you know at least a little bit about Brabus. We've certainly seen some interesting creations from this automotive tuner over the years. Some of those creations are amazing, others not so much. But no matter what, Brabus always stands out.

When Rolls-Royce creates special edition vehicles in minuscule numbers (single digits), they can be a bit predictable. They'll have beautiful leather, carefully crafted wood trim, maybe even some precious metals. You can also expect very carefully considered and fairly restrained color schemes. What you wouldn't expect, is the new Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinan by Cyril Kongo, which has had its interior covered in graffiti-style art.

You're not going to believe this, but Subaru just reported it is taking a $362 million write-down over electric vehicles, and it is pushing off production of its own EV. Okay, considering pretty much every automaker has lost its shirt on EVs and delaying (or canceling) plans, maybe you will believe that news.

Volkswagen has just revealed a new budget-friendly Sport trim of one of its most popular vehicles. It will give you several sport-themed enhancements while being easy on budget-conscious buyers. That's not something so easily accomplished these days.

Two years ago, Hertz and Shelby launched a very controversial version of a program that has been running for nearly 60 years. Shelby built the rental car giant a run of Mustang Mach-E GT-H rent-a-racers so that customers at select locations could get a rental that was bold, brash, and silent.

Mazda's smallest model is also quickly becoming one of the oldest vehicles on the market. But it's still not time for an all-new one, so the Mazda3 is getting some mild changes for model year 2027. They're the kind of changes that you might never notice, even on a spec sheet, but they could make living with this fun compact a little more pleasant.

Over the last few decades, there has been no shortage of old sports car brands being bought up and revived, from Bugatti to De Tomaso. The same happened with Bizzarrini a few years ago. Surprisingly, though, the folks that restarted Bizzarrini didn't jump right into creating an all-new vehicle with the not-quite-stolen valor of a famous name. Instead, the company set to work on building a run of continuation vehicles based on the brand's most famous car, the 5300 GT. Now the company has shown th

Lamborghini has a history of few-off models, limited run special supercars based on other cars. Typically, these borrow underpinnings from the Raging Bull's V12 range-topper at the time, and inevitably, they end up losing their roof at some point. Think Veneno, Centenario, Sian, and you get the picture. Well as of today, there's a new roofless Raging Bull in town, and it's packing over 1,000 horsepower.

Chevrolet is planning something new. Not a new car or truck, and not a version of an existing model with more oomph under the hood. This one comes from Chevrolet Performance, which makes it ready to put in the car or truck you already have. It's a new engine that will offer plenty of cubes, and we think it's the first crate motor built from the sixth-generation V8 family that debuted in the Corvette Grand Sport earlier this year.

The extreme SUV builders at Rezvani Motors have just dropped a teaser for their latest project. The first image for the 2027 Rezvani Fortress shows very little, and doesn't tell us much more. But we do have a few things we can share about this new monster.

A new SEC filing shows Volkswagen has increased its stake in Rivian to a massive 209.8 million shares, giving it a 15.9% stake in the EV company. While 15.9% doesn't sound big, VW just bought 62.9 million new shares on April 30 at $15.90 per share, making it close to a billion dollar buy.

Our friend Alex Dykes over at Auto Buyers Guide typically posts videos where he is in front of the camera with a new car. But this is a very different video where the only person in frame is a furious driver who just went for one hell of a ride.

The Toyota turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder (known internally as the G16E-GTS) is a little wonder. In the latest version, it makes 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. Those figures would be impressive enough for a force-fed four-cylinder but are even more extraordinary in a powerplant with just three pistons reciprocating up and down.

General Motors is still in the midst of widespread recalls tied to its problematic L87 6.2-liter V8 engine, all while fending off multiple lawsuits about failures and fixes. But now, the automaker has another issue flaring up that could prove just as severe. This isn't related to engines, though. It focuses on the thing bolted to engines, namely the company's 10L-series of 10-speed automatic transmissions.

Last year, Lamborghini revealed its latest ultra-rare and ultra-fast supercar, the Fenomeno. It's the most powerful car Lamborghini has ever made, and boasts the most impressive performance of any Lambo. Of the 29 units that were announced, they'll all be coupes. Lamborghini, usually creates roadster versions, too, and we're certain that's what the supercar builder just teased on Instagram. We could see it fully revealed extremely soon, too.

Let it be known that 2026 is a special year for Volkswagen. It marks 50 years since the German brand essentially created the hot hatch segment with the now-iconic Golf GTI. And what a ride it's been since then.

Bentley's upcoming smaller SUV has been spotted testing once again. It is still wearing the brightly patterned camouflage we've seen it in before, but this time it's going much more quickly. The CarBuzz spy photographers have snapped the new electric SUV, which could be called the Barnato, at the Nürburgring. Let's take a closer look.