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This Peugeot Minivan Qualified 12th at Spa, Then Went Endurance Racing

The Peugeot 806 race car was a competition-prepared minivan entered by Peugeot’s Belgian operation in the 1995 Spa 24 Hours. With nearly 300 hp, it qualified 12th among 46 starters, an extraordi

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Ford Put 1901 Racing Colors on the Mustang GT3 — And the Story Goes Back Before Ford Existed

Ford is celebrating its racing history with a pair of Mustang GT3 race cars dressed in colors from more than a century ago. The design honors Henry Ford’s first race in 1901, when he drove a car

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McLaren Changed Its Logo — And the Story Behind It Goes Back to Bruce McLaren’s First Race

McLaren is changing its logo, but the interesting part isn’t just the logo itself. It’s where the idea comes from. The new wordmark takes inspiration from an old service station in Au

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Toyota Is Taking a Hydrogen-Powered Hilux to One of the Toughest Races on Earth

A Dakar race truck with no gasoline engine sounds like an odd combination, but Toyota is actually building one. Gazoo Racing has released the first images of its DKR GR FC Hilux, a hydrogen fuel-cell

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McLaren Just Changed Its Logo for the First Time Since 1981 — And There’s a Story Behind It

McLaren has unveiled a new logo, marking the first change to its visual identity since 1981. The new design carries a piece of the company’s early history, with its inspiration tracing back to B

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You Can Soon Race a Caterham for $14.75 a Month Instead of Spending $60,000

Want to go racing in a Caterham without buying a race car, trailer, and a very expensive helmet? Soon, you can do it from your sim rig. Caterham is teaming up with iRacing to bring two of its most pop

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Someone Turned the 641-HP Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Into a Group B Monster

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N already has enough performance to make most hot hatches look slow. With up to 641 hp and a 0-60 mph time of 3.25 seconds, it hardly needs help in the speed department. But design

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Cadillac Borrowed One Detail From a Fighter Plane, and Detroit Turned It Into an Obsession

Nothing about the rear of a 1959 Cadillac suggests moderation. Its fins rise above the trunk like extravagant pieces of roadside architecture, edged in chrome and carrying two red taillights shaped li

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The Rearview Mirror’s Origin Story Begins Before the First Indy 500

The usual history of the rearview mirror is wonderfully neat. Ray Harroun entered the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with a mirror attached to his Marmon Wasp. He drove alone while his competitors

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Porsche’s Left-Side Ignition Has a Perfect Racing Story. The Evidence Makes It Messier

Climb into a traditional Porsche and the ignition appears on the left side of the steering wheel. Most cars place it on the right, close to the driver’s dominant hand and safely within the

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