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The Consumer Electronics Show has, over the past several years, become more and more about automotive technology. This year, Lexus will be flaunting its latest, including its take on autonomous driving tech. While the company is touting the system as if it were about to reach production, one look at the monstrosity in the video here shows it's still very much a matter of research and development--much like Google's similarly-outfitted autonomous cars. That's not to say that the sensors and equipment, once adapted to the intended use, couldn't be made smaller and integrated into production...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe & Cabriolet Preview: 2013 Detroit Auto ShowThe Mayans (or at least their interpreters) were wrong, the holidays are over, the new year is upon us, and the 2013 Detroit Auto Show is just around the corner. Accordingly, Mercedes-Benz has some more of the E Class range to bring us, as a sort of belated holiday gift: the 2014 E Class Coupe and...
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Rare NASCAR-Linked Cars Going On Sale At Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale AuctionFor almost 60 years NASCAR, and the cars and personalities that make up the sport, has been closely linked with American culture. From the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway in Florida, to the Sonoma road course in California, the sport has created a lifetime worth of memories--some...
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Ferrari's F150 Enzo Replacement RenderedOne of the most important cars of the decade, Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, the code-named F150, is scheduled to be revealed in the coming weeks. Ferrari has already teased us with a few shrouded images of its new flagship, and revealed some of the car's technology, but so far...
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The Best Car Photos Of 2012The year is now at its end, and as we look forward to all the exciting reveals of 2013, cars like the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class and Ferrari’s F150 supercar, we shouldn’t forget some of the impressive new cars launched over the past 12 months. Some of those cars...
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Infiniti Teases Its 2014 Q50 Sedan: VideoUPDATE: The 2014 Infiniti Q50 (G37 replacement) has been revealed. Click here for all the official details and photos. Here’s our first official look at the first model to be launched under Infinti’s new naming strategy, where each of the automaker’s offerings will come with...
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Get into any new car—okay, well maybe not a Smart Fortwo—and you’ll find power steering. Power steering systems have, for the most part, become so good, so transparent in a way, that we tend to forget that they exist. Yet we should keep in mind that for the typical driver, to muscle a 4,000-pound sedan or 5,000-pound utility vehicle along city streets or tight canyon roads—with latte in hand—would be unthinkable, dangerous, and downright impossible. What’s largely been replacing them over the past decade—electric power steering systems...
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Carbon fiber wheels: a costly upgrade, but better performance?As the industry looks to meet tough new fuel economy targets while still stepping ahead in performance, safety, sophistication, and on-board technology, watching weight by moving to advanced materials like carbon fiber is going to be increasingly common. Using carbon fiber for parts, panels, and...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Leaked Again?UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and specs. Following last week’s leak of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s front end, via an official service manual, new images alleged to be of the upcoming sports car have now hit the Web. Like the...
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A Look Back At The Original Clay Models For The McLaren F1Next year will see the launch of the McLaren P1, the spiritual successor to a supercar that turned the performance car world on its head when it was launched more than two decades ago, and which to this day can lay claim to a land speed record. That car is, of course, the legendary McLaren F1...
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Ferrari Leaks Details On Its F150 (F70) SupercarAccording to the latest information from Ferrari, its Enzo successor is no longer being called the F70; instead, Ferrari is referring to it with the same alpha-numeric combination that it used to identify its 2011 Formula One car. If you recall, Ford wasn’t too happy about that, claiming that...
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Motor Authority's iPhone And iPad App: Video DemoWe know how much you love reading Motor Authority while at your computer, but we've made it even easier to keep up with all the latest automotive news while on the go with our iPad and iPhone application. Our app deliveres the most up-to-the-minute luxury and performance news, exclusive first drive...
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Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've also been looking forward to--but not counting on--a twin-turbo V-6 engine from GM for at least two years. Today, both of those may be just a bit more believable. Like the C7 Corvette front end revealed earlier this week, the source of the information is once again GM's own service website. This time, however, it's a PDF file containing the full General Motors VIN card, with engine codes and explanations, uncovered by the forum denizens at...
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2013 Goodwood Revival To Honor 50 Years Of The Ford GT40In 1963, the Ford Motor Company came very close to acquiring Ferrari, which was (discreetly) up for sale. Ford spent a significant amount of time and money conducting due diligence, and the deal was close to signing when Ferrari suddenly broke off negotiations. Under the terms demanded by Ford...
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Infiniti Chief Confirms New 550-HP Super SedanInfiniti's somewhat oddball (at least at first blush) naming scheme, announced this week, will change everything in its range to either Q- or QX-prefixed models. But whatever the new models are called, you can get behind this idea: A 550-horsepower, forced-induction V-6 in a flagship sedan. That...
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2014 BMW Z4 Preview: Fresh Looks, More ConnectedDriveIt's not often that we're flabbergasted by a manufacturer's choice of updates for a car, but now it's happened twice in one evening. First Infiniti goes all Q on us, and now BMW decides to release the second half of what should have been a one-part model refresh. Why would we say that? Because the...
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Infiniti Erases Its Past, Starts Fresh With 'Q'The Infiniti G37 is a great car, especially in sedan form. In fact, it's one of the best sports sedans on the road when outfitted with a manual transmission and the sport package. But it is no more. In fact, all of Infiniti's current models will cease to exist as of the 2014 model year. Well...
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Third 2014 Corvette Trailer Looks At The Interior: VideoWe’re now just a few weeks out from the world debut of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. And in the lead up to that epic day (January 13), Chevrolet has been teasing us with a series of video trailers previewing the seventh generation of its iconic sports car. The first video looked at the...
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The last Lexus LFA, build #500, has rolled off the line at Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Japan.
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BMW Announces M Performance Parts For U.S. 3-Series, 5-SeriesBMW's M Performance range has been expanding for a while now in Europe, to the point of replacing the previous Performance parts range. Now we get some BMW love, American style, with the confirmation of M Performance Parts ranges for the 3-Series and 5-Series. For the 3-Series, the parts include a...
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Lamborghini Aventador and Countach on the streets of Sant'AgataThe area surrounding Lamborghini’s factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, is mostly made up of rustic farmland; the tranquil ambience interrupted only by a passing tractor every now and then. You start to wonder, this is where one some of the world’s most ferocious supercars are born?...
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Ferrari Releases First Photos Of Its Enzo Replacement (F70)These are the first photos of a completed version of Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar. They appeared in the latest issue of Ferrari Magazine, the automaker’s official rag. The design in the photos shows a direct link with past and present Ferraris, including some influences...
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McLaren P1 Supercar Spy VideoWhether or not you think the McLaren P1 is a worthy successor to the legendary F1, there’s no denying the car’s unique design, promised performance and overall anticipation levels make it one of the most exciting cars of the coming year--and that’s saying a lot considering 2013...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class Sedan & Wagon PreviewMercedes-Benz's E Class traces a long and storied history through post-war Pontons and space race-era Fintails through to the W124, the first model properly called an E Class. Today, we get a new iteration of the E Class, and while it's not an entirely fresh start, it's an evolution. Updates for...
Nelson Ireson