Sean Szymkowski, Contributor
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Android Auto is in for a refresh. Google announced Monday it will roll out a refreshed user interface for Android Auto this summer, and the design changes amount to a far sleeker-looking system...
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Mercedes-AMG will build cars in China for the first time
Mercedes-AMG will build cars in China for the first time this year, underscoring its desire to sell more performance cars in the country.
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Porsche race car has been preserved since its final race in 1967
The classic Porsche race car is meticulously maintained, but will never be restored—let alone driven.
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Geek out with the sci-fi cars exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum
The collection displays cars from cult classics and mainstream films such as "Transformers," and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
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Free from Opel tie-up, Buick readies new design language
Designers gave insiders a glimpse into what's coming next for Buick now that it's no longer affiliated with Opel.
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Drool over this one-owner 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo for sale
The low-milage, one-owner 1997 Toyota Supra has a spotless history and one trick up its sleeve that may send its price skyward.
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Fans and builders stampeded onto the internet to purchase one of Mopar's 1,000-horsepower Hellephant crate engines. The interest was so high, in fact, that the engine sold out in just 48 hours.
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Holy Mole: Coach-built Alfa Romeo 4C by Mole headed to auction
This isn't a typical Alfa Romeo 4C. This is what happens when Italian firm Mole Automobiles decides to build a coach-built variant imagining a next-generation 4C. It's called the Costruzione Artigianale 001, and soon you'll have the chance to buy it. The car has remained with Mole since it was...
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W Motors highlights Abu Dhabi's Lykan Hypersport police car
It's been four years since the Abu Dhabi police force added the W Motors Lykan Hypersport to its ranks, but the company didn't want us to forget about it. W Motors published a new video of the police car on Thursday, for seemingly no reason other than to remind us it exists. The Lykan Hypersport...
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Audi not giving up on fuel cells, new prototype coming this year
Given concerns about range and charging times for electric cars, Audi is reviving its fuel-cell vehicle program.
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Shelby GT-S Ford Mustang is a supercharged pony car for rent
Sixt rental car outlets will offer the Shelby GT-S as a 600-plus horsepower rental car along the lines of the historic Hertz Shelby GT350H of the 1960s.
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2020 Jaguar XE, Nissan Z roadster, 2019 Volkswagen Arteon: The Week In Reverse
We took the refreshed 2020 Jaguar XE for a spin; the Nissan 370Z Roadster is headed to the chopping block; we landed seat time in the 2019 Volkswagen Arteon. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. We landed in France to spend time with the refreshed 2020 Jaguar XE. The sedan feels...
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There's a chance Ford will bring back the Mustang SVO, a name reserved for the hottest turbo-4-powered version of the pony car.
Motor1 reported Thursday that Ford not-so-subtly hinted there's room...
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VW Golf reportedly dead in US after current generation, GTI and Golf R live on
Volkswagen is reportedly eliminating the standard Golf in the U.S. to concentrate on the performance models of its compact hatchback.
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Get a closer look at the Volkswagen ID R's battery technology
Find out how Volkswagen changed the ID R electric time attack special for the car's assault on the the Nürburgring-Nordschleife's lap record for EVs.
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Just add love: Vintage Jaguars in need of attention head to auction
A group of vintage Jaguars is heading to auction in England, but these cars are different: they're projects in various stages of completion.
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David Coulthard bought both a Mercedes-AMG One and an Aston Martin Valkyrie
Former Formula One race David Coulthard has the next two earth-shattering hypercars on order, the Mercedes-AMG One and the Aston Martin Valkyrie, thanks to ties from his racing days.
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Witness a Ford GT hit 213 mph
A 2017 Ford GT hit 213 mph on the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds, just 3 mph shy of Ford's stated top speed.
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To celebrate 10 years of the Audi R8's V-10 engine, the brand commissioned artist Fabian Oefner to create a "disintegrating" portrait of the supercar.
If Oefner's name sounds familiar, it's because...
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo the mystery buyer of the $12.4M Bugatti La Voiture Noire?
Bugatti hasn't publicly said who will be the privileged owner of one of the most expensive new cars ever sold, but a new report claims soccer all-star Cristiano Ronaldo is the man with deep pockets. According to The Sun, which cited unnamed sources in a Thursday report, Ronaldo will take delivery...
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2020 Chevrolet Camaro gets a nose job, value upgrades
The 2020 Chevrolet Camaro gets a new nose, a new $34,995 base price for the SS LT1 model, and other value upgrades to spur sales.
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Roborace's DevBot 2.0 debuts, and it actually looks cool
The organizers of Roborace, the world’s first race for self-driving cars, has revealed their second-generation prototype. It will first take to the racetrack in May 2019.
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Muhammad Ali owned this 1976 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Series II, now you can
Boxing champion Muhammed Ali bought this 1976 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce for his wife but she never drove it, and now it can be yours.
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Porsche could look to the past or future for next hypercar design
Porsche has a successor to the 918 Spyder in the works and it could pull from the past for its looks.
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