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How much do you think a 2004 Volkswagen Golf GTI is worth? Assuming it’s in decent condition with relatively low miles for its age? We’d guess somewhere in the $5,000 ballpark, but of course, we’re wrong. The actual price of a 2004 GTI is one packet of McDonald’s Szechuan dipping sauce.

Welcome to Wednesday Want. Each week, our team will pluck a car from our thousands-strong Car Suggestions forum and give it some time in the spotlight. From the weird to the wonderful, we’ll be covering the full automotive spectrum. You can check out past Wednesday Want entries right here.

We’re on the road! The home of British motor racing is the destination, and we want you to come along for the ride.

It’s a discussion that comes up time and again. Some people will swear up and down that the only way to get realism from a driving game is to use a steering wheel and pedals. After all, no-one drives a real car with a PlayStation controller, right?

Are you ready for the impending zombie apocalypse? Chances are you aren’t. Thankfully the Rezvani Tank will give you all the zombie smashing power you could ever want.

Back in May 2016, we got our first look at the Peugeot Vision GT car. The Peugeot L500 R HYbrid was exactly the kind of madness we expected. Now, for the launch of Gran Turismo Sport, Peugeot is updating the L500 with a newer version dubbed the “L750 R HYbird”.

Adding electric options to cars are all the rage right now in the automotive industry. Volvo and Jaguar both announced plans to offer an electrified fleet in the very near future. Even performance brands like Mercedes-AMG and Polestar are getting in on the action. So what company is next for electrification? According to a recent press release, it looks like General Motors is hopping aboard the electric train.

There’s no school like the old school, and you can’t get much more old school than this.

The Japanese Grand Prix, whether it’s at Fuji or Suzuka, always seems to throw up some drama. The stage was set for a terrific race today. The championship leader Lewis Hamilton started on pole for the first time in Suzuka, setting a new lap record yesterday in Qualifying. Beside him, Sebastian Vettel — ready to fight back and grab an all-important victory. Over thirty points adrift, the German needed a strong race to get back into the title fight.

Qualifying for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix was a surprising spectacle. Well, in some ways. If you’ve been following the current F1 season, some things were just as expected.

The Vision Gran Turismo project has always been a bit of a divisive one. Some fans like the idea of manufacturers making cool concept cars for the game, some dislike the wacky Wipeout cars and would prefer a focus on reality.

If you’ve been waiting for news on the second series of The Grand Tour, you’re in luck. The big budget car show’s official Facebook page has posted a bunch of behind-the-scenes photographs. They show glimpses of a few of the amazing features that the show hinges on.

ESPN announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement to broadcast Formula One in the U.S. beginning next year.

A couple of weeks back, Bugatti announced that it had set a new World Record. Its newest Chiron supercar had hit an astonishing performance benchmark.

Welcome to Wednesday Want. Each week, our team will pluck a car from our thousands-strong Car Suggestions forum and give it some time in the spotlight. From the weird to the wonderful, we’ll be covering the full automotive spectrum. You can check out past Wednesday Want entries right here.

If you think of the least sporty cars on the planet, it won’t be long before you reach the Nissan Leaf.

It’s hard to imagine a brand that has enjoyed such a renaissance and undergone such a change, while seemingly remaining the same, as MINI.

It’s a famous old adage in racing that to finish first, first you must finish. Well, one race in Malaysia this weekend has proven that wrong.

As proven time and again, the 2017 F1 season’s narrative is unpredictable. Following yesterday’s qualifying, today’s Malaysia Grand Prix went out in style — a fitting end to the final Grand Prix in the country for the foreseeable future.

After 19 years of racing, this is the last time we’ll come to Malaysia for a Grand Prix. We’ve seen some ups and downs, some great races and some controversy. After today’s qualifying session it’s shaping up to be an interesting last hurrah, a final F1 flourish in the sweltering Sepang heat.