2017

  • Jeremy Clarkson thinks the Ford GT is like a mad Caterham

    A Caterham is one of the purest expressions of automotive driving heaven. The tiny, bare-bones British sports car is a nimble, open-air, lightweight machine that leaves you fully engaged in the act of driving. It's the sports car distilled to its basics. So, for Jeremy Clarkson to call the Ford GT a "mad Caterham," it means the man is heaping massive praise on the latest supercar from the Blue Oval. Clarkson spent some quality time with the new Ford while filming for the new season of the Amazon Prime series "The Grand Tour." While he, like many of us, felt that the GT could be a bit soft due...

  • John Cena with the 2017 Ford GT
    Ford sues John Cena for flipping 2017 GT early

    Actor, pro wrestler and all-around car nut John Cena is in a bit of trouble with Ford. The automaker filed a lawsuit on November 30 with the U.S. District Court in Michigan claiming Cena violated his purchase agreement for a 2017 Ford GT by flipping the car early. The lawsuit, a copy of which is...

  • 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible
    Bag a bargain: discounts of up to $30K offered on 2017 Jaguar F-Type

    Jaguar’s F-Type has been updated for 2018. The changes are subtle yet provide the stylish sports car with the latest technology and a more refined look. There’s also a new 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 base option that has brought the price tag down to $60,895. The problem is that...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4 Squared
    Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4 Squared review: top tax bracket bruiser

    “Hey dude, your car is huuuuge!” We expected that reaction while driving a vehicle with nearly 18 inches of ground clearance through Washington D.C. What we didn’t expect was someone to ask us if it’s a Hummer, though. Come on! This is definitely not a Hummer. It’s the...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Type R
    Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018 nominee: Honda Civic Type R

    Honda fans in America have wanted patiently. As other countries got four generations of Civic Type Rs, we looked on longingly. Now it's our turn. The 2017 Honda Civic Type R shoves 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque through its front wheels and handles it expertly. A front suspension...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Si First Drive
    Living with the 2017 Honda Civic Si: the good and the bad

    The latest Honda Civic is also the best Honda Civic. That's an easy statement to make, but it's not quite as simple when you add the “Si” designation on the end. Because despite a raft of bad Civics for the current model to overshadow, the reality is that the Si range has been a much...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia crash test

    Alfa Romeo’s Giulia has been shown to be one of the safest options in its class. The small luxury sedan aced the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s latest round of testing, for which it achieved the institute’s highest rating of "Top Safety Pick+." To earn the Top Safety Pick+ rating, a vehicle must achieve the highest possible score, a score of “good,” in the five tests used by IIHS to evaluate crash safety performance. The tests include small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints. Vehicles also need an...

  • 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S
    2017 Lamborghini Aventador S: the right car for a racetrack

    A little evolution now and then is a good thing. That distorted maxim holds true for the Lamborghini Aventador. Originally released as a 2012 model, Lambo’s most-expensive supercar boasted loads of technology derived from Formula One, but it had some issues. It was heavy, it understeered on a...

  • 2017 Pioneer Ford F-150 Lightning
    Ford dealer builds its own 650-horsepower F-150 Lightning

    Remember the Ford F-150 SVT Lightning? The performance pickup lasted through two generations of the F-150 but eventually bowed out with the arrival of the 2004 model, never to return. That is, until now. This Lightning isn’t built by Ford, though. It’s a tribute truck built by the...

  • Totaled Corvette Grand Sport with cracked frame Photo: Corvette Forum/CDM85-251
    All it takes to total a C7 Corvette is one tiny crack

    Taking a quick look at this 2017 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Grand Sport reveals what appears to be no issues. It runs well and has no body damage. But, it's been totaled out by the driver's insurance company thanks to a tiny crack in the frame. According to the owner, who told the story on the Corvette...

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
    Watch the 2017 F-150 Ford Raptor's suspension hard at work while off-roading

    The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is one heck of a capable truck off-road. That much we've known for awhile, but if you've ever wondered what the suspension looks like while the truck is tackling jumps, mud, and all sorts of off-road terrain, this video is for you. It's highly entertaining to watch as the...

  • Lance Arnold setting 7:01.3 Nürburgring lap time in a 2017 Dodge Viper ACR on September 1, 2017
    2017 Dodge Viper ACR sets 7:01.3 ‘Ring time before attempt ended by tire failure

    What a way to go out. The Dodge Viper, which bowed out of production last month, this time for good, has clocked the fastest time for a rear-wheel-drive production car at the Nürburgring. On September 1, German racing driver Lance Arnold drove a 2017 Dodge Viper ACR, an uber-rare Viper GTS-R...

  • 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S

    Anyone who has been to Monterey Car Week in general and The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, specifically, know that the whole affair creates a special kind of congestion caused by automotive exotica of all sorts. You might see a string of Rolls-Royces, or vintage Ferraris, or Koenigseggs, or VW Microbuses, or any a mix of exotics and classics. It's confusing to be annoyed by not moving but thrilled by just about every car you see. Toward the end of this year's event at The Quail, I was scheduled to drive the 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S from Lambo's outpost at the event. The time slot didn't...

  • 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible
    2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible first drive review: more growl than bite

    I'm headed to Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois, and I'm a little nervous. Just yesterday I took delivery of a 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible, and today I'm going to drive it for one 20-minute session on Autobahn's 1.5-mile North Track. Thing is, I'm not sure I can handle this thing...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody
    2017 Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcats recalled for potential oil leak

    Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has initiated a recall for the 2017 Dodge Challenger Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger Hellcat over a potential oil leak that could result in some serious damage. "Oil leak" is a nice way of putting it, actually, since the recall involves the engine oil cooler hoses. FCA...

  • Final Dodge Viper ever built at Conner Avenue Assembly Plant
    The last Dodge Viper has rolled off the assembly line

    We knew this day was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier. The final Dodge Viper ever built has now rolled off the Conner Avenue assembly line. Chrysler executive Ralph Gilles took to Instagram to post photos of the finals cars coming off the assembly line. In one photo, Gilles stands in...

  • 2017 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X off-road
    2017 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X off-road review

    Term limits don't apply to the new car industry. If they did, the 2017 Nissan Frontier you see here wouldn't be a dead-ringer for the 2005 Nissan Frontier that hit dealer lots during George W. Bush's first term. A lot has changed since 2005. But not the Frontier. Sure, it's up for a redesign, but...

  • 2017 Volvo XC90 Excellence
    Volvo's discounting the 2017 XC90 T8 Excellence by up to $23,500 

    The Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence is the Swedish marque's take on opulence and its finest motoring experience available. With adjectives like that, it's easy to expect a high price of entry; the XC90 T8 Excellence has a sticker price that starts at a whopping $105,895. However, Volvo has put the 2017...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS

    Life gets in the way, even when you're behind the wheel of a 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS. Instead of zipping around scenic Lake Tahoe or pushing things to the limit on a South African racetrack, as we've been fortunate to do before, I just spent a week behind the 911 GTS' wheel through rain and shine, in gridlock traffic, on city streets, and even on a racetrack. We've already come to the conclusion that the 2017 Porsche 911 GTS is the bargain 911 that you really want, but until now we've never lived with one. As a refresher, the 911 Carrera 4 GTS is basically a well-optioned Carrera 4S at...

  • Jay Leno shows off his 2017 Ford GT
    Jay Leno's Ford GT window sticker reveals $450,750 base price

    Since the modern Ford GT was first shown at the 2015 Detroit auto show, the Blue Oval has been shy about revealing just how much its marvelous supercar costs. However, a window sticker has finally revealed how much the GT actually costs for those fortunate enough to be deemed worthy of ownership...

  • Camaro ZL1 and Ford GT on race track
    New Ford GT can't shake Camaro ZL1 on the track

    Let this sink in for a moment: Ford's bonkers GT supercar actually makes less horsepower than a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. It's true; the numbers don't lie. A Camaro ZL1 leaves the factory with 650 horsepower on tap from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine, while the Ford GT comes up a tad shy...

  • 2017 Audi RS 7
    2017 Audi RS 7 Performance first drive review: living with a $137K hatchback

    Audi Sport's slogan is "Born on the track. Built for the road." While most of us would love to test the limits of any Audi Sport model on a racetrack, we'd also be happy to merely have the opportunity to slide behind the wheel of any RS model for a week, especially if it's a $137,000 RS 7...

  • 2017 Dodge Viper ACR in preparation for Nürburgring lap record attempt - Image via ViperRingKing
    The Dodge Viper ACR just ran the 'Ring in an unofficial 7:03.45

    Just ahead of the doors closing forever on the Dodge Viper, a new lap record attempt is being undertaken at the Nürburgring. A number was just set, and it's not slow: 7:03.45 was run by a white-with-blue-stripes 2017 Dodge Viper ACR, an uber-rare Viper GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR to be...

  • 2017 Dodge Viper ACR in preparation for Nürburgring lap record attempt - Image via Prefix
    Dodge Viper ACR prepares for Nürburgring lap record assault

    The Dodge Viper is weeks away from ceasing production for good, and fans are determined to see it go out with a bang. That’s why 378 of them banded together to provide funds for one final assault on the Nürburgring. The funds were required to ship two 2017 Dodge Viper ACRs to the German...

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