As great as European cars are, these U.S.-built machines beat them at their own game and proved American designers and engineers could match and sometimes beat their European rivals.

An American automaker delivered a historic 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans in 1966, defeating Ferrari and reshaping endurance racing ...

Formula 1 has a turbulent history with drivers from the US, with some struggling to score a point while others claimed world titles. Here are the five American drivers who managed to win in F1 ...

You meet very few engines that can change how you think about American performance, but the Ford 427 and Chrysler 426 Hemi V8 both do exactly that. Here are two big blocks that did not just win races; ...

RM Sotheby’s has built a reputation for headline-grabbing sales, including the 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Coupé Uhlenhaut that reached €135 million on May 19, 2022. The auction house will once again gather ...

The story of the L88 began in 1962, when Chev­rolet’s Corvette engineer­ing team–headed up by Zora Arkus-Duntov–cre­ated a track-focused, high-performance 427-cubic-inch V-8. Shrouded in secre­cy, it ...

"I remember as a child seeing these cars driving around Slough and hearing their growl... you knew they were coming and you couldn't ignore them." It is 60 years since the Ford GT40 finished in all ...

One of China’s big four carmakers, Chery, is setting its sights on the world’s most demanding endurance race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The brand has declared its ambition to enter the legendary event ...

When Gordon Murray started work on the McLaren F1 around 1989, he warned that he was creating a pure road car, one that would be forever compromised for motorsport. Of course, millionaire buyers were ...

Prime Tire Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s twice-weekly F1 newsletter. Sign up here to receive Prime Tire directly in your inbox on Tuesday and Friday. Welcome back to Prime Tire, where I still ...

On June 14, at precisely 4 p.m. CEST in France, 62 cars ended their formation lap on the 8.46-mile Circuit de la Sarthe by flying across the starting line to commence the 93rd edition of the world’s ...