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GREAT CARS. BETTER STORIES.

Every other Saturday, one long read about a car worth keeping: the people who built it, the engineering choices, what the road tests said at the time, and why it still matters.

FREE TO READ. UNSUBSCRIBE ANYTIME.

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ISSUE 001

BMW E46 M3 · FEATURE

THE M CAR BMW HAS BEEN TRYING TO RECREATE EVER SINCE

BMW got the engine right on the first day. The chassis took six years. Why the car every M car since is measured against is not the one that left the factory in 2000.

KEVIN BUBAR · 12 SEP 2026 · 24 MIN READ

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Honda Chose the Hard Way on Purpose

A turbo roadster was the simple answer. Instead, Honda built a naturally aspirated two-liter four cylinder with a 9,000 redline.

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Honda Fit: Why It’s Better to Drive a Slow Car Fast

Sep 18, 2026

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Honda Fit: Why It’s Better to Drive a Slow Car Fast

A 243,000-mile, five-speed base model. I can't bring myself to sell it.

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E46 M3: How BMW perfected its halo car

Sep 12, 2026

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E46 M3: How BMW perfected its halo car

Car and Driver drove the M3 at Jerez in December 2000 and reported bad understeer. BMW's answer came four years later as an option: the CSL's brakes and a quicker 14.5:1 rack, $4,000 on a $46,000 car. Perfecting it took the whole model run.

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ISSUE 003

10 OCT 2026

CORVETTE C5 Z06

The $50,000 Corvette that started hunting supercars.

ISSUE 004

24 OCT 2026

PORSCHE 996 GT3

The car that created the modern Porsche playbook.

Acura Integra Type R

ISSUE 005

7 NOV 2026

ACURA INTEGRA TYPE R

How Honda made front-wheel drive sacred.

BMW E39 M5

ISSUE 006

21 NOV 2026

BMW E39 M5

The super sedan that made everything after it complicated.

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