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Oct 19, 2026

The Roadster can fly. Bring a stopwatch, not a pilot's license.

Plus: a zero-mile Aston Martin motorcycle with no reserve, no title, and a Samsung phone for a dashboard.

Oct 16, 2026

Porsche stopped building these a year ago. This one closes today.

A 6,500-mile manual Cayman GTS 4.0, Porsche's new supercar above the 911, and why no engine dyno has ever measured horsepower.

Oct 14, 2026

A 12,000-mile Diablo is at $205,000. It closes this afternoon.

Europe narrows its hybrid loophole, and where the money goes in a $1 million NSX.

Oct 12, 2026

An $85,000 restoration, a $51,000 bid, and no reserve.

Plus: what the 918 Spyder still teaches the next Porsche hypercar, and the one-off 963 that Porsche built for Roger Penske.

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Daily Downshift

Drop a gear.
Read the good stuff.

The free newsletter for car people — the ones who check Bring a Trailer like it's
a stock ticker and consider engineering nerdery a personality trait. Auction
results, real industry news, and zero press-release fluff.

Smart like Engineering Explained. Fun like your group chat.

Free forever. No reserve.

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The Auction Desk

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Engineer's Corner

One engineering concept, failure mode, or design decision explained in plain English — minus the 14-minute YouTube preamble.

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The market logic behind one weirdly priced listing — what it's actually worth, why someone will pay too much for it anyway, and what that says about the hobby.

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The Roadster can fly. Bring a stopwatch, not a pilot's license.

Oct 19, 2026

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9 min read

The Roadster can fly. Bring a stopwatch, not a pilot's license.

Plus: a zero-mile Aston Martin motorcycle with no reserve, no title, and a Samsung phone for a dashboard.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj

Porsche stopped building these a year ago. This one closes today.

Oct 16, 2026

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8 min read

Porsche stopped building these a year ago. This one closes today.

A 6,500-mile manual Cayman GTS 4.0, Porsche's new supercar above the 911, and why no engine dyno has ever measured horsepower.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj

A 12,000-mile Diablo is at $205,000. It closes this afternoon.

Oct 14, 2026

•

7 min read

A 12,000-mile Diablo is at $205,000. It closes this afternoon.

Europe narrows its hybrid loophole, and where the money goes in a $1 million NSX.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj

An $85,000 restoration, a $51,000 bid, and no reserve.

Oct 12, 2026

•

9 min read

An $85,000 restoration, a $51,000 bid, and no reserve.

Plus: what the 918 Spyder still teaches the next Porsche hypercar, and the one-off 963 that Porsche built for Roger Penske.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj

Car news that doesn't read like a service manual

The Auction Desk

The BaT and Cars & Bids results worth knowing, the prices worth arguing about, and the comment wars worth screenshotting
.

One Big Story

Industry news decoded for enthusiasts. We read Automotive News so you never have to expense a subscription again.

Engineer's Corner

One engineering concept, failuremode, or design decision explainedin plain English — minus the 14-minute YouTube preamble.
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Garage Economics

The market logic behind one weirdly priced listing — what it's actually worth, why someone will pay too much for it anyway, and what that says about the hobby.

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Daily Downshift

Drop a gear. Read the good stuff.

The Roadster can fly. Bring a stopwatch, not a pilot's license.

Porsche stopped building these a year ago. This one closes today.

A 12,000-mile Diablo is at $205,000. It closes this afternoon.

An $85,000 restoration, a $51,000 bid, and no reserve.

Car news that doesn't read like a service manual

Our Latest Downshift

The Roadster can fly. Bring a stopwatch, not a pilot's license.

Porsche stopped building these a year ago. This one closes today.

A 12,000-mile Diablo is at $205,000. It closes this afternoon.

An $85,000 restoration, a $51,000 bid, and no reserve.

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