Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The undeniable new-car performance bargain of the moment, the 2015 Subaru WRX puts up a spec-sheet-to-dollars display of efficiency that no other car can really match. For the price of a Scion FR-S,...
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Ford Mystery Performance Car, Bentley SUV Teased, McLaren Sports Series: The Week In Reverse
We’re just two weeks away from the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the concepts, teasers, and more are heating up. Ford is teasing an all-new performance car for a November 17th reveal; the Bentley SUV has been teased yet again, and is expected to debut in L.A.; and McLaren has announced its...
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2015 Porsche Macan: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Like the Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG, the Porsche Macan is a new breed of crossover that more closely resembles the hot hatch than anything else. Call it a tall, fast wagon, we don’t really care. What it is is amazing. No, really, it is. As Marty Padgett wrote in our first drive review...
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2015 Porsche 918 Spyder: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Watching a professional race car driver slide off the track as he struggles to keep the Porsche 911 Turbo S he’s driving in front of your journalist-piloted 918 Spyder is a remarkably satisfying feeling. That is, until you realize that the car is doing much of the work for you. During my...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Hot hatch fans of the U.S., you are increasingly out of luck in the form of proper fun-to-drive fast hatchbacks aside from a few notable examples. But, looking forward, the future of the hot crossover is ever brighter—and before you dismiss the idea out of hand, consider this, the 2015...
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Ex-Brunei Royal Family Jaguar XJ220 Up For Auction
Imagine it: a pristine 1994 Jaguar XJ220 that has been immaculately maintained, and shows just under 6,000 miles on the odometer. Now imagine that same car, but with provenance that includes ownership by the royal family of Brunei. That’s this car, and it’s up for auction next week at...
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The 2014 SEMA show has been in full swing this week, bringing a horde of tuned cars both bland and badass, but the 600+ hp Roush Ford Mustang is one of the most interesting on display, Audi has...
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NASCAR Meets Slideways As Drifters Offer Up ’Days Of Thunder’ Tribute: Video
It’s not like you don’t see NASCAR drivers out sliding their cars around nearly every weekend, and many drivers and fans are no strangers to the flat-brimmed hat. But this tribute to the Days of Thunder movie by the Wide Open Drift Team is a mashup of two sports that might not—at...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG: Best Car To Buy Nominee
If you’re in the market for a car that can, quite literally, rule the world, you should definitely be looking at the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. Whether it’s a Bentley or a Rolls-Royce or a BMW or an Audi you’re comparing it to, the S63 AMG has the chops—both luxury and...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Looking more like a compact version of the new S-Class than ever, with an intriguing set of powertrains, quite possible the best interior in the class, and better-than-ever handling, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class was an early contender for Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 award. We...
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2015 Lexus RC F: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Chasing the M3 (or now, the M4) is a favorite pastime for the luxury sports car makers of the world, and while it takes quite a good car to even deserve the comparison, by most accounts, the 2015 Lexus RC F clears that bar. As a result, it’s a nominee for Motor Authority’s Best Car To...
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How The Darth Vader Hot Wheels Car Was Made: Video
This summer, Hot Wheels unleashed a new life-sized Darth Vader car on the world, and, for the right kind of Sith Lord-favoring car enthusiast, it was utterly impressive. ALSO SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing Even those not enamored with Star Wars could enjoy the car...
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This is a story of disaster narrowly averted. Arriving rapidly at 220 mph during a brutal half-mile run, this Nissan GT-R driver soon finds himself pirouetting through the desert.
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Twin-Turbo Ford GT Spins Up 1,894 HP On The Dyno
Ford’s GT supercar was a short-lived but much-loved reinterpretation of the Le Mans-proven GT40, and while it’s no longer in production, it continues to have a strong following in the modification and tuning world. Here, we see an M2K Motorsports-built example turn out a monstrous 1,894...
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2015 Lamborghini Huracán: Best Car To Buy Nominee
When you say “Lamborghini,” many people, even non-car-enthusiasts, have a certain image—both of the car and the owner. For some it’s the iconic Countach, with its owner decked out in a slick ‘80s Italian suit, driving gloves, and painfully narrow shoes. For others...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: Best Car To Buy Nominee
Beautiful to look at, glorious to hear, and incredibly fun to drive, the 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe is a car any enthusiast would love to wake up to every day. But are its charms enough to overcome the highly competitive field that make up Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 nominees list?...
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2015 Ford Mustang: Best Car To Buy Nominee
The Ford Mustang has a half-century of history building its reputation for muscle car dominance, and while a few models have missed the mark along the way (we’re looking at you, Mustang II), the current Mustang is easily the best ever. Redesigned to look the part in its evolution toward a...
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Mazda Announces New Global MX-5 Cup Race Series At SEMA
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is getting underway in Las Vegas today, and among the more interesting announcements to come from the event is Mazda’s new Global MX-5 Cup race series. To be populated by a fleet of identically-prepared race cars, the spec series promises...
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SEMA is kind of ridiculous, most of the time, with everyone from tuners to manufacturers unveiling their most extreme—and often most tasteless—takes on everything from the family minivan...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
707 horsepower. Seven. Hundred. Seven. Horsepower. It’s an entire 19th century town’s worth of productive capacity. And it all lives under the hood of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. That power comes from the centerpiece of the Hellcat’s appeal: the 6.2-liter supercharged...
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2015 BMW M3 & M4: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
Very few cars have the following or the legacy—both on the street and the track—of BMW’s M3. The latest generation of the M3 mixes up the formula quite a bit, in ways going back toward tradition, in other ways moving into the future. In nearly every way, the 2015 BMW M3 (and its...
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2014 F1 United States Grand Prix: A Talk With Mercedes AMG Petronas Chief Toto Wolff
The race is over, the trophies handed out, the trucks packed, the crowds gone home. The full grid couldn’t even make the trip to America this year. But despite controversy and hyperbole, F1 in the U.S. is still going strong—and growing stronger. CHECK OUT: 2015 Ford Mustang RTR...
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2015 Alfa Romeo 4C: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
Exotic. Italian. Sexy. Quick. Nimble. Priced under $70,000. The Alfa Romeo 4C ticks all of these boxes. And a whole bunch more. In the performance per dollar world—or performance per pound—the Alfa Romeo 4C is a flyweight that punches with the heavyweights. No, it won’t knock the...
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Reader Poll: Which Best Car To Buy Nominee Would You Pick?
We’ve driven and compared all 15 of this year’s Best Car To Buy 2015 nominees in a variety of terrain and locations, wringing out the best of each car to see which deserves the award. But we also want to know what you, the armchair enthusiast, think. So we’re asking you: which of...
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