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1 week ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
“‘The station wagon has been dead for decades,’ they say. Well, they are wrong,” says Jason Cammisa in the latest episode of his Ultimate Drag Race series. And they are wrong, whoever they are, as Cammisa has a group of fast, handsome, and brand-spanking-new German long-roofs on the start line of Willow Run. Vying to be first across the quarter-mile are the 2025 BMW M5 Touring, Audi RS6 Avant Performance, and Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.
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1 week ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Regardless of taste, it would be tough to look a (prancing) gift horse in the mouth should a classic Ferrari materialize in one’s garage. I mean, who could decline the joys of bright-red ’60s curves, a 12-cylinder engine, and supple Italian leather? A GTO, GTB, or SWB lives rent-free in the fantasies of many car enthusiasts, but they remain just that—fantasies.
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1 week ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Chevrolet is a volume brand with 114 years of history behind it. Naturally, then, there’s a wide range of cars in its back catalogue, with a wide range of values. The cheapest Chevy in the Hagerty Price Guide is worth well under 10 grand. The most expensive is worth well over $3M. Even within a specific model range, engine choice, body style, and options can make a world of difference in how much a car will sell for.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Different car people have different tastes, and we disagree on a lot. Ford guys might argue with Chevy guys, and Ferrari folks might look down on Lambo owners, while drifters and Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club members might not have anything to talk about at all.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
By nature of production numbers, cost, and cultural significance, some collector cars are just more popular than others. We can measure popularity through insurance and quote activity, and it’s interesting to see not just which vehicles are popular, but who they’re popular with. The most straightforward way to divvy up the collector car-buying public is by age demographics, and people ask us all the time what younger enthusiasts are interested in.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Oh, great. Another AI article. We have to talk about it, though, because it’s everywhere. Take a look in almost any corporate stock prospectus, investor outreach, or PR blurb. It’s a corporate must-have, and at this point it seems like everyone is touting their AI chops in ads and on their socials. I’m not sure when my local oil change shop will jump on the AI bandwagon, but I’ve convinced myself that at some point they will.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
In 2002, the Museum of Modern Art in New York added a Korean War-era Jeep M38A1 to its permanent collection, calling it “the best Jeep ever built.” Perhaps the last true military Jeep, with more rounded lines, more power and an improved suspension, if you squinted your eyes a bit, it looked quite a bit like what became the quintessential “civilian Jeep,” the CJ-5. Rest assured, any similarities were purely intentional.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
For almost all of its seven-plus decades on this earth, the Corvette has been good value for money. And with seven-plus decades of America’s sports car to choose from, there is a Corvette for basically every budget. When we do our imaginary car shopping, it’s fun to find the cheapest way to get into something. But we also like to pinpoint the best value, be it in terms of performance per dollar, or maybe models that are overlooked.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
It only came in a handful of colors, and there were only a handful of options. It had one engine with one power rating mated to one transmission, with one suspension setup. It sold briefly, from 1958 to ’61. Today, though, you almost never see two examples of the Mk I Austin-Healey Sprite—aka the “Bugeye”—that are exactly alike. Why? It’s one of those automotive blank canvases, a car with personality that owners enhance and make their own with wild paint jobs, custom interiors, and drivetrain swaps.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
“A million dollars … for a Honda?!” You can practically hear your local Joe Musclecar say this, can’t you? Well yes, Joe, someone did indeed pay a million dollars (technically €934,375, or $1,060,516 to be exact) for a Honda. But this wasn’t just any Honda; it was an NSX. And it wasn’t just any NSX; it was an ’03 NSX-R.
