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1 week ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
In 2002, the much-revered Honda NSX (sold as an Acura in North America and Hong Kong) got a big refresh. But the underlying design was getting older and the price tag higher. In the finicky eyes of the automotive press, what had been a revelation in the ’90s was long in the tooth in the 2000s. Car and Driver lamented: “We continue to love this car.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
We’ve heard all about it on the news. Markets and governments around the world are reacting to it. Armchair economists and car people across the Internet are pontificating about it. Yet nobody seems to completely understand it, what its impact will be, or even how long it will last.
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4 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton |Rob Sass
Mercedes-Benz has had an on-off relationship with its two-tiered sports car lineup. More recently there has been the SL/SLK, but the original was the 300SL/190SL dichotomy. The 300SL, whether in Gullwing or Roadster form, was of course a classic for the ages, while the 190 was a handsome but relatively heavy, underpowered boulevardier. Both had run their course by the early 1960s—the 190 was outdated, and the 300SL was both complex and very expensive to produce.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
The Porsche name means different things to different people. For some, a Porsche is a status symbol. For others, it’s an attainable dream car. Some look no further than the endless flavors of 911. Some love the “other” models, from the 356 to the 944 to the Boxster and Cayman.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s most famous and prestigious sports car race for a reason. It’s fast. It’s grueling. It’s unpredictable. And then there’s the history. Held (almost) annually since 1923, Le Mans has produced endless drama, intrigue, upsets, even tragedy. One of the most famous runnings of the French endurance classic was in 1966 when, after two years of trying and millions of dollars spent, Ford finally broke Ferrari’s stranglehold on the race with a sweep of the top three places.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Broad Arrow Auctions returned to Amelia Island for its third annual sale at the Ritz-Carlton. By most measures, it was the company’s most successful Amelia sale yet, with more vehicles sold, higher total sales, and a higher average price than in years past. European classics from the 1950s to 1970s made up most of the top lots, but modern exotics like a Ferrari F40 ($3.7M), Pagani Huayra ($3.4M), Porsche 918 ($2.3M), and Lamborghini Aventador LP770-4 SVJ 63 ($967,500) had a strong showing as well.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
Our price guide goes back nearly 20 years. We’ve added a lot of vehicles in that time, but it essentially works the same as it did in 2006. We value vehicles divided in to four “condition” ratings. At the bottom is condition #4, or “fair,” for something that has visible flaws and may need mechanical and/or cosmetic attention, but still runs and drives. At the top is condition #1. A lot of people think their car is a #1, but such vehicles are actually quite rare.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
With a chassis derived from a Grand Prix car and a glorious twin-supercharged straight-eight, Alfa Romeo’s 8C 2900 was one of the best sports cars of the 1930s. Some say it’s the best. With three straight wins at the grueling Mille Miglia and two at the Spa 24 Hours, it’s certainly among the winningest as well.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton |Dave Kinney
I have a confession to make: I’m a sucker for car stories. Almost every car has one. Some are happy, and some are sad. A few are delightful, and others are truly tragic. Stories add an element of humanity to this little hobby of ours, and enrich it in the process. Just like fine wine and stories about your high school football exploits, though, car stories seem to “improve” with age. And by “improve” I mean get a bit further from the actual event or events.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Andrew Newton
One of the interesting things about the piston-driven, internal-combustion engine is the sheer variety of its packaging. There’s the number of cylinders, of course, but there’s also their size, how they’re arranged, where they go in the vehicle, how they get the fuel/air mixture that feeds them, etc.
