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For the people who read the spec sheet before the review — and argue with it afterwards. Cars & Code’s Enthusiast section covers the vehicles and stories that matter to drivers who actually care: American muscle, European classics, Japanese icons, British oddities, and everything in between. No filler. Just cars worth talking about.

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A first-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata NA in red on a winding road, representing the front-engine rear-drive layout that its chief engineer insisted upon over the mid-engine alternative
Editor's pick
JDM Aug 7, 2026

Why the Miata Had to Be Front-Engine, Rear-Drive

At some point in the mid-1980s, a group of Mazda engineers in a room in California got into an argument about where to put the engine. This was not a minor technical discussion. It was a philosophical dispute about what…

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A first-generation Honda NSX NA1 in Formula Red, the supercar whose chassis and suspension were fundamentally revised following test driver feedback from Ayrton Senna at the Suzuka circuit in 1989
JDM Jul 30, 2026

Why Honda Built the NSX Around Ayrton Senna

In 1989, Ayrton Senna was the best racing driver in the world and everyone knew it. He had…

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A Harvest Gold Austin Allegro restomod with widebody arches by Retropower, built on Honda Integra Type R underpinnings, parked on a British country lane.
Euro Jul 30, 2026

Britain’s Worst Car Just Became One of Its Best Restomods — Thank Honda

Somewhere in Leicestershire, a small workshop has committed what purists on two continents will consider an act of…

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Red Chevrolet Corvette C8 convertible with top down, parked beside a green field with a German village and church spire in the background
Chevrolet Jul 22, 2026

The Corvette’s Mid-Engine Decision Took 50 Years

In 1968, Zora Arkus-Duntov — the Belgian-born engineer who had more or less invented the Corvette's performance identity…

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Euro Jul 20, 2026

Why BMW Chose Not to Replace the E30 M3 Properly

The BMW E30 M3 was not designed to be a great car. It was designed to be a…

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best used cars 2026 cars and bids guide
Euro Jul 20, 2026

The New Car Market Is Broken. The Used Car Market Is Not. Here Is Your Shopping List.

The average new car transaction price in the United States in 2026 is just over $48,000. That is…

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A Porsche Carrera GT on track at the Ascari Circuit in Spain on a damp surface showing the rear spoiler raised and the V10 supercar in motion.
Euro Jul 17, 2026

The Porsche Carrera GT Just Sold for $6.7 Million. Chris Harris Was Terrified of It at Ascari.

The Porsche Carrera GT was a $440,000 car when it went on sale in 2004. That was considered…

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