The standard used car market rises and falls, but it’s a slim chance you’ll be able to sell your used vehicle for more than a new, comparably equipped model.
These rules don’t apply to the supercar market, however, as is clearly evidenced by the latest ultra-rare vehicle to be sold to its second owner. When Aston Martin built its track-only Vulcan hypercar, it announced only 24 examples would be produced, each being offered directly to individuals of the automaker’s choosing.
Of course that meant any Joe-Schmo with $2.3 million couldn’t walk up and purchase a Vulcan — a situation that I’m certain happens often. Instead, if you weren’t one of the chosen few to get first dibs on the Vulcan, you’d have to wait for this day: when one of the 800-plus horsepower, 7.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 monsters hit the used market.
Sadly, if you’d budgeted the original $2.3 million retail price, or perhaps less (assuming wear and tear would lower the car’s value), then here’s some bad news: the first U.S. registered Vulcan is selling at Cleveland Motorsports for a tear-jerking $3.4 million. This 48-percent premium may baffle the common man (myself included), but the truth is that wealthy individuals who really want something tend to get it…even if it costs an extra million dollars or so.
This Fiamma Red example is certainly stunning and arguably is the most dramatically styled of the latest crop of track-only supercars (including Ferrari’s LaFerrari FXX K and Mclaren’s P1 GTR). In Aston Martin’s own words, this is the brand’s, “most intense and exhilarating creation to date.”
At least the next owner will have the peace of mind that this Vulcan sold just a couple months ago, so there are likely only a handful of miles on its chassis. Still, no amount of money can wipe away the fact that this halo car is “second-hand.”
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.
Missing out on the self-driving future is a tough pill to swallow, especially as a car enthusiast. But that is what Tesla handed us on Wednesday, without a hint of mercy.
During its October 21, 2026 earnings call, Elon Musk told investors the Cybercab is meant mainly as a ride service. Further, nearly all of them will be owned and managed by Tesla.