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Hear the sound of the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG for the first time--and compare it to its European cousin, the A45 AMG.
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Audi RS 6 Driven To New Ice Speed Record: VideoFinnish tire manufacturer Nokian Tyres has smashed its own ice-driving speed record set in March, 2011. The new record, an astonishing speed of 208.6 mph (335.7 kmh), was once again set by the firm’s test driver, Janne Laitinen, and beats the old record by 2.5 mph. Laitinen also used the same...
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Henrik Fisker Steps Down From Fisker AutomotiveHenrik Fisker has a long and distinguished career as an automotive designer, and is credited with styling the exterior of the BMW Z8 roadster and the Aston Martin DB9. He’s spent time at the helm of Ford’s Advanced Design Studio and was even on the Aston Martin Board of Directors for a...
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Sergio Marchionne Gives Up Dodge Challenger SRT8 For CharityAs someone who’s owned a few Ferraris and Maseratis over the years, including an Enzo supercar, Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, prefers driving American muscle when he’s on duty in the states. His choice of ride for getting around suburban Detroit is this murdered-out...
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LaFerrari Headlines New Exhibition At The Ferrari MuseumFresh from its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the LaFerrari supercar, Ferrari’s newest flagship, is now on display at the sports car manufacturer’s official museum located in Maranello, Italy. The Ferrari Museum just wrapped up its stellar exhibition honoring Italian designer...
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2014 Range Rover Sport Teased Ahead Of New York DebutLand Rover has confirmed its redesigned 2014 Range Rover Sport will debut this month at the 2013 New York Auto Show. Along with the confirmation, the British automaker also dropped this single teaser image of the vehicle, though it’s difficult to determine any of the details apart from a...
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The 2013 Geneva Motor Show has come and gone, and once again the sheer number of luxury and performance car reveals has consolidated the event's position as one of the most exciting on the global automotive calendar. After all, where else can you see the debut of three of the fastest cars to ever be produced happen all under the one roof. As your luxury and performance leader, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the annual event in Geneva is one of Motor Authority’s favorites. Now, for your enjoyment, we’ve put together a list of our personal top ten debuts from this past...
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LaFerrari Already Racks Up More Than A Thousand RequestsFerrari has confirmed its new LaFerrari flagship supercar has already racked up more than a thousand requests, despite its asking price being well over a million dollars (the final figure is yet to be announced). Unfortunately, Ferrari has chosen to limit production to just 499 examples, which...
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Chevrolet Announces 2013 COPO Camaro DetailsIf you missed your chance to buy a drag-strip-ready COPO Camaro in 2012, here's some good news: the car will be produced for 2013, but in the same production run of just 69 units, the same as in 2012. The number is significant as it pays homage to the 1969 Camaro ZL1, of which just 69 examples were...
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Pagani Formally Announces Sonus faber PartnershipThe Pagani Huayra supercar is without doubt a work of art, in addition to being one of the best performing cars on the planet. However, until now the car had one key flaw, at least it did in the eyes of Pagani founder and chief designer Horacio Pagani. That flaw was the car’s audio system...
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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C ‘Launch Edition’ Lands In Geneva: VideoThe 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car has finally made its public debut in production trim, stunning audiences at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show where it is currently on display. However, the 4C shown in Geneva isn’t a regular model but a special ‘Launch Edition’ that will be built in a...
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Aston Martin Shows Off At The 2013 Geneva Motor Show: VideoAs Aston Martin continues its 100th birthday celebration throughout 2013, the Gaydon, England, automaker has debuted three models at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The new Rapide S is making its world premier at the event, while the Centenary Edition Vanquish and the Q by Aston Martin are...
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Touring Superleggera’s Disco Volante is without doubt one of the most beautiful cars on show this week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, though this isn’t a concept like we saw at last year’s show but a production model the Italian coachbuilder is now taking orders for. Touring has confirmed it will build a maximum 500 Disco Volantes, each of them tailored to suit the demands of their individual--and discerning--buyers. Starting with an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Touring strips down the car to its bare essentials. The steel spaceframe chassis with separate structural elements...
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Gumpert Confirms New Investor, Expanded Model RangeGermany’s Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur is a maker of some of the most extreme supercars on the planet, though for whatever reasons its cars, despite outperforming some of the best cars from established marques such as Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini, have failed to ignite the market. This...
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Pininfarina’s Ferrari-based Sergio concept debuts in GenevaOne of the highlights of this week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show turned out to be Pininfarina’s new Sergio concept car, which was built not only to showcase the latest trends and talents of the Italian design house but to also honor its late patriarch Sergio Pininfarina. The Sergio concept...
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Spyker B6 Venator Sports Car Tipped For Production In 2014It’s been a while since Spyker launched a new model under its own brand. After all, its current--and only--model, the C8 Aileron, can trace its roots back to the C8 Spyder launched in 2000. Over the years, the Dutch sports car manufacturer has tried to branch out into more profitable areas...
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LaFerrari Supercar Live Photos And Videos From GenevaIt may have a silly name but there’s nothing silly about the new LaFerrari hybrid supercar that made its world debut earlier today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The car is the newest flagship from Ferrari [NYSE:F] and joins the rarefied list of the automaker’s "special series" cars...
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Ferrari’s new flagship is the LaFerrari supercarYou are looking at the first images of Ferrari’s new flagship supercar, the LaFerrari, Italian for “TheFerrari.” Code named the F150, the car that replaces the Enzo at the top of the Ferrari hierarchy made its debut today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, easily stealing the...
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The Rolls-Royce Wraith is finally here, after a seemingly endless stream of teasers and sketches. Will it have what it takes to dethrone the Bentley Continental GT from its hyper-luxe coupe reign? With fastback styling and Rolls-Royce's unique take on automotive sartorial splendor, the Wraith ushers in a new era of high-performance coupe exotica, complete with rearward-opening suicide doors. At 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds courtesy of 624 horsepower from its indeterminate-displacement V-12 engine, the Wraith lags slightly behind the Bentley Continental GT Speed, but just outpaces the Continental...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 unveiled at 2013 Geneva auto showThe 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 is now official: with its PDK transmission and 475-horsepower output, it's the hottest 991 Porsche 911 yet, and it looks every inch the part of the road-going racer--and exactly like the leaked images revealed earlier today. Rated at 0-60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, 0-124 mph...
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Lamborghini Veneno fully revealed at 2013 Geneva auto showThough it has historically been a neutral territory, Switzerland is the epicenter of the hypercar wars today, with the Lamborghini Veneno arriving in Geneva to battle the McLaren P1 and Ferrari's 'special series car.' Taking the limited production concept to its extreme, just three Venenos will be...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Revealed Some MoreThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible is just a couple of days away from its official unveiling, but today, we get another sneak peek at the car as it prepares for its 2013 Geneva Motor Show debut. Three new images (for a total of five) of the 2014 Stingray Convertible have popped up on...
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Lamborghini Veneno Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowThe beyond-super supercar wars are already primed to be hot at Geneva with McLaren's P1 and Ferrari's replacement for the Enzo on deck, but now it looks like Lamborghini will join the fray with this, the Veneno. We can't tell you anything more about the car than what's already aboard the rumor...
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2013 Geneva Motor Show PreviewOn the auto show circuit, the annual event in the Swiss city of Geneva isn’t exactly known for being a place where mainstream automakers present their wares, and a quick perusal of this year’s list of debuts, which includes more than 130 world firsts, shows exactly why. The Geneva Motor...
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