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One engine, three badges: BMW, Toyota, and a British 4x4

Sep 18, 2026

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10 min read

One engine, three badges: BMW, Toyota, and a British 4x4

GM builds an all-new 350 V8, and Brampton's contract expires Sunday night.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
An M3 engine, a 1973 widebody, and $60k so far

Sep 16, 2026

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8 min read

An M3 engine, a 1973 widebody, and $60k so far

Plus: BYD applies for European citizenship, and Le Mans works out how to pump a liquid at minus 253 degrees.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
A $167k BMW is bidding at $51k. That's not a typo.

Sep 14, 2026

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8 min read

A $167k BMW is bidding at $51k. That's not a typo.

Plus Ford's $1 billion paint shop, and what a Porsche race car costs after you buy it.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
The government wrote Ford a letter. Ford wrote back.

Sep 11, 2026

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8 min read

The government wrote Ford a letter. Ford wrote back.

Plus: a near-twin of the M5 I drive every day is on Cars & Bids, and Gordon Murray's new investors want him to build fewer cars.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Tesla graded its own homework. NHTSA wants to see the work.

Sep 9, 2026

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8 min read

Tesla graded its own homework. NHTSA wants to see the work.

A 540-hp Alpina in my home state, a 600-kg Elise with one seat, and a robotaxi with no pedals and one federal audit.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
The union voted for the layoffs. Happy Labor Day.

Sep 7, 2026

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7 min read

The union voted for the layoffs. Happy Labor Day.

100,000 VW jobs and one unanimous vote. Plus a $200K Aston with a birth certificate, and the car that drives upside

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
The parts bin is the news

Sep 4, 2026

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7 min read

The parts bin is the news

Plus: A Land Cruiser on 37s closes this afternoon, Canada taxes the transmission, sodium-ion gets a job, and Reader's Garage debuts.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Ford's new Ford is a Geely

Sep 2, 2026

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7 min read

Ford's new Ford is a Geely

Plus: the last analog Lotus hits the used market, and where collector cars sleep.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
The 1M closes at 1:30. The brake probe grew 350x.

Aug 28, 2026

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7 min read

The 1M closes at 1:30. The brake probe grew 350x.

Plus: the engineer who put a rally car's gearbox in the nose, and who actually owns your car's repair data.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Ford's second Model T moment costs $28,350

Aug 26, 2026

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7 min read

Ford's second Model T moment costs $28,350

Plus: flax beats carbon on the property nobody advertises, and Ford's EV unit gets healthier by shrinking.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
854 horsepower, fifty cents on the dollar

Aug 24, 2026

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7 min read

854 horsepower, fifty cents on the dollar

Plus: A modified M8 closes today, Canada's whiplash Friday, and the F40 getting the suspension Ferrari never gave it.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
The Army built our dream camper

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

The Army built our dream camper

Plus strike deadline day at GM Canada, the GT-R's millisecond brain, and the 25-year staircase.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
I bought a 27-year-old Mercedes online and drove it home through a heat dome

Aug 19, 2026

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8 min read

I bought a 27-year-old Mercedes online and drove it home through a heat dome

Plus: Tesla's headlights were literally too good, and Jaguar puts buttons back in a car.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
$42.9M for a Cobra, and we're done talking about Monterey

Aug 17, 2026

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9 min read

$42.9M for a Cobra, and we're done talking about Monterey

Chevrolet quits China · Gordon Murray rebuilds his own masterpiece · Is private equity buying the Ferraris?

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 14, 2026

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7 min read

Daily Downshift

Friday, August 14, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

Daily Downshift

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 10, 2026

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7 min read

Daily Downshift

Monday, August 10, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

Daily Downshift

Friday, August 7, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 5, 2026

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6 min read

Daily Downshift

Wednesday August 5, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Aug 3, 2026

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6 min read

Daily Downshift

Monday, August 3, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

Daily Downshift

Friday July 31, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Jul 29, 2026

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6 min read

Daily Downshift

July 29, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

Daily Downshift

July 27, 2026 - Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Jul 24, 2026

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5 min read

Daily Downshift

Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Daily Downshift

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

Daily Downshift

Free forever. Zero throttle lag.

Marsel Gjergjindreaj
Marsel Gjergjindreaj
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