← Calm Web Automotive Historic Motoring, Design Heritage & Powertrain Engineering In This Issue Why Bullitt Isn’t a Car Movie — Hagerty Media A Rare 1981 Battle Action Tank (With A Working Tennis Ball Cannon) — Silodrome This is an original Battle Action Tank from Action Park, the notorious theme park in New Jersey. It has an air-powered cannon that fires tennis balls, GM Won’t Rule Out Cadillacs Without Steering Wheels. The Blackwing Is Another Story — The Drive GM Senior VP of Vehicle Products Jaclyn McQuaid told The Drive that if somebody wants a V Blackwing, "They're going to be able to drive a Blackwing." McKeel: The Cars and Car Movies That Move Me — Hagerty Media 11 of the Best Car Movies, According to Us — Hagerty Media BMW’s First M5 Was a Sleeper Sports Sedan — Hagerty Media Farewell, Family Heirloom: One-Owner 1965 Mustang Ready for a New Home — Hagerty Media Vellum Venom Vignette: The Definition of Disruption — Hagerty Media Hagerty Indexes Underscore a Mixed Market — Hagerty Media Alfa Design Boss Says It: Get Rid of Giant Screens — Hagerty Media Electric Trucks Haven’t Sold Like GM Hoped. Its Vehicle Boss Says They Still Make Sense — The Drive GM Senior VP of Vehicle Products Jaclyn McQuaid told The Drive, "What you have to remember about General Motors is we know trucks." 2027 BMW iX5 First Drive Review: Better Than the Gas One — The Drive The new BMW X5 comes in gas and electric forms. They're both good, but with super-fast charging and over 430 miles of range, the EV's a bit more special. Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5. — Ars Technica Cars 460 kW charging and 450 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get. 2027 BMW X5 First Drive Review: They Made an EV With an Inline-6 — The Drive Ever wanted an EV but wished it wasn't electric? That's the vibe of the all-new gas-powered BMW X5. Taking the Car Keys From Aging Parents Is Brutal. GM Wants Self-Driving Cars to Change That — The Drive GM Is Building New V8s, EVs, and Self-Driving Cars at Once. Its Vehicle Boss Told Us How — The Drive GM Senior VP of Vehicle Products Jaclyn McQuaid told The Drive how AI could halve development time and what follows the 2028 Escalade IQ. Corvette Boss: OK for Grand Sport X to Beat Z06 0-60 Because It Appeals to ‘Different Buyer’ — The Drive The Corvette Grand Sport X is quicker in a straight line than the iconic Z06, and that's just fine, the car's chief engineer says. Still Waiting for a New V8 Dodge Charger? This Hurricane I6 Is Making 970 HP at the Wheels — The Drive Maybe four-digit horsepower potential will persuade people to give up the Hemi. Forget "Malaise 2.0," GM says it's still all-in on EVs and autonomy — Ars Technica Cars General Motors' plans will require quite a lot of customers' trust. Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3 — Ars Technica Cars Tesla’s once-booming energy storage business also shrank in Q3 2026. Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production — Ars Technica Cars Slate's first showroom sells the promise. Mass production will determine the rest. Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again — Ars Technica Cars If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it. Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar. — Ars Technica Cars Porsche’s turnaround plan for 2035 involves less volume but more expensive cars. For Sale: James May’s Triumph Stag From “The Grand Tour” Finale — Silodrome This is the 1974 Triumph Stag MkII owned by James May, and used by him in the finale of The Grand Tour in an episode titled One for the Road. This Stag 20 Years In The Factory Crate! A Brand New Honda CR250R — Silodrome Despite the fact that it's almost 20 years old, this is an essentially brand new 2007 Honda CR250R - it's never been taken out of its factory crate or For Sale: A 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500KR “King Of The Road” — Silodrome This is an original 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500KR, it came from the factory with the 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet V8 and thankfully it was paired with the An Incredible Greeves 24TFS Scrambler From 1965 — Silodrome This is a 1965 Greeves 24TFS, a rare two-stroke motorcycle from England that was a force to be reckoned with in the world of 1960s off-road racing in both Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says — Ars Technica Cars I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies." Polestar tries to quantify what it’s like to drive a performance car — Ars Technica Cars Drivers had electrodes strapped to their heads as they tested EVs on track. Air-Cooled Off-Roader: A Rare Gurgel Xavante X-12 — Silodrome This is a rare, original Gurgel Xavante X-12. It's a Brazilian car developed in Sao Paulo by former General Motors engineer Joao Conrado do Amaral, and