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AUCTION: High-Velocity Yellow Demon-Powered Jeep® Gladiator Goes To Barrett-Jackson!
Our good friends at America’s Most Wanted 4×4 (AMW4x4) in Holly, Michigan are known for building some of the most bad ass Jeep® vehicles on the planet. 2023 Jeep® Gladiator AMW840 “Highlighter” Pickup. (AMW4x4). Starting with a 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon as its base, the AMW4x4 team built an amazing monster for the 2022 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event. Using its “AMW 1000” package, the Gecko Green-colored Gladiator featured the outlandish 7.0-liter (426 cubic-inch) HELLEPHANT HEMI V8 with a 3.0-liter IHI supercharger on top from the Mopar crate engine program. From the factory, the HELLEPHANT put out a whopping 1,000 horsepower and 950 lb.-ft. of torque at the crank without any modification. The…
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2004 Toyota MR2, a Simple, Mid-Engine Roadster, Is Our Auction Pick
• Not the usual choice for an affordable sports car, the Toyota MR2 Spyder answers the question, “What if Toyota built a Boxster?” • This example has low miles and an attractive appearance package. • The auction runs through April 17. Car and Driver These days, affordable sportscars are thin on the ground, but in the mid-2000s, life was good. Then, if shopping for a wallet-friendly roadster, you could stroll right past the Mazda dealer and over to Toyota, where Miata Isn’t Always The Answer. Up for auction this week at Bring A Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos—is this low-mileage Toyota MR2 Spyder, a dependable…
