Car News
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Hyundai's N performance division is working on a dedicated sports car, and part of the development process involves testing a mid-engine platform hidden within the makeshift body of a Veloster hatch. This week we tested the latest version of the platform in the RM19 prototype and came away thouroughly impressed, even though there's still a lot of work ahead for the engineering team. Another vehicle we tested was the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB, in GLB250 grade. Rather than look at it as just another SUV, take pleasure in knowing that there’s a great growing-family station wagon hidden...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250, 2020 McLaren 720S Spider, Hyundai RM19 Prototype: The Week In ReverseThe GLB is a boxy brute 'ute, the 720S is a rocket, and Bugatti's CEO tells us that the internal combustion engine is here to stay.
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McLaren Senna XP specials celebrate their eponymous F1 legend
McLaren Beverly Hills has secured three Senna prototypes and is offering them up for sale.
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Audi design boss: We've reached peak wheel size
Audi design boss Mark Lichte said wheels larger than 23 inches in diameter make no sense because vehicle footprints won't get larger.
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA35 AMG, Meyer's Manx, 2021 Porsche 911 Targa: Car News Headlines
We take a look back at the week of car news here on Motor Authority.
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Godzilla's biography: The 50-year history of the Nissan GT-R
With Nissan's GT-R now 50 years old, we take a look back at all the cars to have have carried the famous nameplate.
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In the 1960s, Bruce Meyers took inspiration from part-time California abalone divers, part-time ski bums, and full-time scoundrels to create automotive art on wheels: the Meyers Manx. Those early buggies weren't just labors of love, they were the labors of Meyers in a small workshop with a small staff making fiberglass tubs from just a handful of molds whenever they could. What followed created the beach-buggy phenomenon that soon followed—and attracted Hollywood stars with devil-may-care attitudes such as Steve McQueen—and helped create off-road racing altogether. Now, one of...
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Review: The $47,895 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA35 AMG plays the middle ground
It’s a chainsaw in a box, revving behind your right ear. It’s firm, direct, unflappable. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA35 AMG is a dab of Gorilla Glue applied right to the road. With more power, a showy body kit, and a racier interior, the CLA35 plays the middle ground between the new...
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Daimler and Geely launch premium ride-hailing service in China
German auto giant Daimler and its Chinese shareholder Zhejiang Geely Holding Group have joined forces to take on the booming ride-hailing market in China, which is currently dominated by Didi Chuxing. The two automakers on Tuesday established a 50:50 joint venture to offer various mobility...
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Volkswagen Group names new design chief
The German auto giant's new design chief has been with the company since 1989.
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2021 Porsche 911 Targa spy shots and video
The new 992 Porsche 911 Targa will be the latest in a lineage that dates back to 1965.
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Porsche 4-motor electric powertrain promises ultimate control
Porsche on Wednesday provided the first details on a new electric powertrain it's developing. The powertrain consists of four electric motors, with each motor capable of independently controlling a corresponding wheel, something referred to by the automaker as “variably distributable drive...
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The 2020 McLaren 720S Spider can provide thrilling performance or relaxed cruising.
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McLaren hybrid hypercar, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Nissan GT-R50 production model: Car News Headlines
McLaren's CEO has revealed the first details on the automaker's next-generation platform, which will support plug-in hybrid powertrains with electric front axles. The first model based on the new platform is coming as early as next year, and it could just be a hypercar rival to the Ferrari SF90...
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Here's how much the 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe will cost you
The 2020 BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe is initially being offered in 228i and M235i grades.
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Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) name picked for LMP1 class' replacement in WEC
The 2020/2021 World Endurance Championship will see the first running of the Le Mans Hypercar class.
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This mint Acura SLX SUV has the heart of a Honda Civic Type R
The wonderfully boxy and short-lived Acura SLX SUV is the answer. This pencil-straight example of the 1990s off-roader built by Honda's luxury arm isn't what it seems underneath its skin. This SLX, which will make its debut this weekend at RADwood SoCal, isn't powered by the stock 190-horsepower...
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$1.1M Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign will roll into customer garages by late 2020
Just 50 of the 710-horsepower special editions are being built and a few build slots are still up for grabs.
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Lawrence Stroll led a consortium that bought the Force India F1 team last year and could now be about to buy into Aston Martin.
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McLaren to challenge SF90 Stradale, Valhalla with hybrid hypercar in 2020
McLaren is working on a platform for plug-in hybrids with all-wheel drive, and it's due to spawn its first model as early as 2020.
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2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS spy shots and video
The Mercedes-Benz EQS will directly target high-end versions of the Tesla Model S, as well as an electric Jaguar XJ due around the same time.
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Next MX-5 Miata to adopt electrification? Maybe, says Mazda
As long as the car remains light, anything's possible, says Mazda.
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Review: The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 plays all the right angles
Benz’s new crossover SUV, the GLB 250, skips the softer stuff—at least, on the outside.
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How likely is Hyundai to produce the RM halo car and what might it look like?
Hyundai's chief for research and development Albert Biermann gives us clues on the automaker's halo car of the future.
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