Brendan McAleer

The original Volkswagen Rabbit set the standard for small cars in its day, and this example is up for auction now.

Welcome to 1989. It’s nice here, for the most part: Harry met Sally and that turned out okay, the Batmobile is as cool as it’s ever gonna be, and this talented couple of guys called Milli Vanilli are burning up the charts. Hope that works out for them. So, in the market for a sporty little coupe on a budget? Have we got good news for you.

Half a century ago, at midnight on a closed public road in France, a silver Porsche belches fire from its exhaust as the driver shifts gears and puts his foot to the floor.

Brendan McAleer · 2 min read Volkswagen plans to close as many as three of its German factories, a move unprecedented in the brand's history.

This Nissan 240SX isn't just a time capsule from the era before crossover bloat. It's a survivor of the drifting boom.

It was a simple idea⁠—harnessing the flow of exhaust gas using a turbine blade to impel oxygen into the engine. Half a century and hundreds of thousands of kilometres later, the result is still one of Porsche's most iconic cars.

Brendan McAleer · 7 min read Most automakers would rather create fans of the brand than of a specific car.

A thrifty sedan worthy of the Accord name.

This very violet second-gen M5 also includes the rare Nurburgring package.

Brendan McAleer · 3 min read Here's a muscled-up 560SEC that Mercedes—and AMG—never made.