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He Hunted Mercedes Sellers on Facebook Marketplace. A Federal Judge Gave Him 18 Years.
Selling a car used to mean sticking a sign in the window and waiting for someone to roll up with a check. Now it means telling the entire internet what you’re driving, where you’ll be, and when you’ll be standing next to it alone. A Colorado case that just closed in federal court shows exactly…
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The Wire Rundown: Corvette Wing Woes, a $15M GM Lawsuit, and Two Repeat Offenders
The Auto Wire’s roundup of the stories actually worth your time, recapped fast, with links to the full reports when you want to go deeper. Here’s your bulletin for Thursday, June 18, 2026. The Corvette ZR1’s expensive Carbon Fiber Aero Package may be damaging the car it’s bolted to, owners report the high-downforce rear wing…
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The ZR1’s $10,000 Wing Option Might Be Sanding Down Its Own Paint
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 was built to embarrass supercars that cost three times as much. The rear-drive version pushes past 1,000 horsepower, and the all-wheel-drive model clears 1,200. That AWD car can hit 60 mph in under two seconds and keep pulling until it tops 230. None of that is the problem here. The problem…
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Released From Jail, He Allegedly Stole an SUV From the Courthouse Lot Within Minutes
Some people get released from jail and try to keep a low profile. Authorities in Florida say a 23-year-old from Miami Gardens did the opposite, walking out of custody and almost immediately stealing a Ford SUV from the courthouse parking lot before leading officers on his second high-speed chase in less than a week. The…
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Two Drivers Stopped Traffic on I-70 to Fight, and One Grabbed a Tire Iron
There are bad places to settle a disagreement, and then there’s stopping your car in the middle of a busy interstate to do it. Police in Colorado say that’s exactly what two road rage drivers chose to do, and the entire ugly scene was captured on video. What started as the usual highway aggression turned…
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Were COVID-Era Cars Actually Built Worse? The Data Finally Answers It
For years now, the same warning has rattled around dealership lots, repair bays, enthusiast forums, and collector-car group chats like a check-engine light nobody wants to acknowledge: whatever you do, don’t buy a COVID car. It’s calcified into gospel, the kind of automotive “wisdom” people repeat so confidently they never bother to ask if it’s…
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10 Best Car Products That Actually Save You Money
Keeping a car on the road is expensive, but the right gear can quietly pay for itself. From cutting fuel costs to helping you skip a pricey shop visit, these ten affordable products are some of the smartest money-savers you can keep in your garage or trunk. As an Amazon Associate, The Auto Wire earns…
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A Long Island GMC Dealer Says GM Starved It of Inventory. Now It Wants $15 Million.
A GMC dealership on Long Island says General Motors has been slowly choking the life out of its business, and now it wants $15 million and a federal judge to make it stop. The claim is blunt. Sun GMC in Wantagh, New York, argues the automaker has been deliberately withholding the new vehicles it needs…
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He Allegedly Drove a Stolen Truck to His Own Probation Check-In
Most people try to keep their probation check-ins boring. You show up, you sign in, you leave, and you hope nobody looks too closely at how you got there. According to police in British Columbia, one young man took the opposite approach and arrived for his scheduled meeting in a stolen Ford F-350 that had…
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10 Best Father’s Day Deals for Car Guys
Father’s Day is right around the corner, and if your dad would rather spend a Saturday in the garage than anywhere else, generic gifts just will not cut it. We rounded up the 10 best Father’s Day deals for the car guy in your life, from detailing essentials to garage tech that he will actually…
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A Solid-State Battery Is Now Actually Driving Around in a Dodge Charger Daytona
The battery technology that everyone keeps promising and nobody can seem to actually ship just rolled out onto a real road inside a Dodge Charger Daytona. Stellantis has fitted one of its electric muscle cars with a prototype solid-state pack from supplier Factorial, and the company says real-world testing is officially underway. After years of…
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An AI Camera in Athens Ticketed an Empty Seat for Not Wearing a Seatbelt
Picture the citation landing in your mailbox: a seatbelt violation, photographed, timestamped, officially issued, for the empty passenger seat next to you. No passenger. No unbuckled human. Just a chair. That’s a real category of ticket that came out of Greece’s experiment in letting artificial intelligence run traffic enforcement around Athens, and it’s the single…
