Eric Weiner

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Eric Weiner

A decade ago, in 2015, Hyundai formally announced the arrival of its standalone luxury brand. This was a grand ambition for an automaker still reeking of budget economy and quality problems. Genesis, named after the Hyundai luxury sedan of the same name and on sale since the 2009 model year, is now a full-fledged upscale marque.

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Eric Weiner

Back in 2019, we published a story titled “Why Willys Jeepster Values Aren’t Keeping Pace with Its Undeniable Charm.” It came after a Hagerty Price Guide update that saw the 1948–51 Jeepster sliding in value by 4 percent, while the rest of the Jeep market was climbing. That descent continued until 2021, when something interesting happened: Jeepsters shot up. Between September 2021 and January 2022, good-condition (#3) Jeepsters went from $15,900 on average to $21,900.

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta |Aaron Robinson |Eric Weiner |Nathan Petroelje

Performance brands create products we love to own, mostly because they are designed to outperform their competition. Who doesn’t want a piece of that winning formula? Some folks do not, and they pull at the purse strings of the companies behind these products. Chevrolet had the Super Sport (SS) for a long time, but applying it to vehicles like the Chevrolet Malibu MAXX might not have been the smartest long-term move.

2 months ago | usnews.com | Eric Weiner |Allison Stanger

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has dominated headlines as President Donald Trump’s government efficiency czar by taking a sledgehammer to entire government agencies and imposing radical cuts to staff and spending. Musk, who is famous for his jittery energy and out-of-the-box thinking, has referred to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, a towering creative intellect and public servant, as a role model.

2 months ago | hagerty.com | Eric Weiner

Another day, another bonkers achievement for the 2025 Corvette ZR1. Not content to be the fastest, most powerful Vette ever, Chevrolet aimed its crosshairs at several more superlatives. While in development, the new mid-engine monster flexed its prodigious muscle and remarkable athleticism at four different U.S. tracks, where it claimed five production-car lap records.