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We're back from our half-week in gravel-road nirvana at the 2010 Rally-America 100 Acre Wood.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 ConceptThe all-new 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan is set to go on sale this June but before that we'll get a preview of a future gasoline-electric hybrid version destined to go on sale next year. Picking up BMW’s ActiveHybrid nomenclature, the new ActiveHybrid 5 Concept will be unveiled next week at the...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2011 Porsche CayenneThe all-new 2011 Porsche Cayenne has been officially revealed ahead of its world debut next week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The second-generation Porsche SUV will come onto the market with more room, improved technology, and stronger performance but most importantly significantly less weight...
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Official: HUMMER Sale Ends, Brand To Be Wound DownGeneral Motors has announced that the proposed deal with China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) over the sale of HUMMER cannot be completed and as a result the brand will be wound down. The deal with Tengzhong was expected to secure more than 3,000 U.S. jobs...
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Rendered: 2012 BMW MinicarBMW’s future plans for a new all-electric urban commuter vehicle known as the Megacity has been getting all the buzz lately but there’s also news that the German luxury automaker may launch a more conventional model positioned below the current 1-Series. Reports of a sub 1-Series model...
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Mercedes-Benz F800 Style Concept Previews Baby CLSMercedes-Benz is in a process of reinventing its design language, going from the sharp edged and relatively boxy designs at present to a much more fluid form for its next-generation of cars. Last month Mercedes-Benz design chief Gordon Wagener revealed that the automaker was keen to raise the...
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Only a couple of days ago Volkswagen took the covers off its new Polo GTI and today, just a couple of weeks out from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the covers have come off from the new CrossPolo. The vehicle is essentially the compact Polo five-door hatchback with a raised ride height and a rugged all-terrain look. The compact crossover is powered by extremely fuel-efficient engines with a power range from 70 to 105 horsepower. In Europe, buyers will be able to chose from a total of three gasoline and three common rail TDI turbodiesel engines, three of which can be equipped with an optional...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion ConceptThe 2010 Geneva Motor Show will host a trio of boutique-designed Alfas.
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Lamborghini Builds 4,000th MurcielagoThe Italian supercarmaker has hit a milestone in its production of the Murcielago.
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2010 Chicago Auto Show CoverageThe 2010 Chicago Auto Show as covered live by Motor Authority.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2011 Audi A1The 2011 Audi A1 will debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March.
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2011 Volvo S60 PreviewThe 2010 Volvo S60 will make its official world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
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Toyota has announced a global recall on its 2010 Prius hybrid as well as the 2010 Lexus HS 250h to investigate and remedy a software glitch that can affect the cars' anti-lock braking system (ABS). The software glitch is a separate issue to the stuck accelerator pedals and faulty floor mats that led to the original recall and production stoppage of millions of Toyota vehicles around the globe. Approximately 133,000 2010 Toyota Prius models and 14,500 2010 Lexus HS 250h models are affected and will need to have their ABS software updated. The ABS, in normal operation, engages and disengages...
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2010 Aston Martin Rapide first drive reviewSo, I wanted to give you a few more days to build up some slack-jawed anticipation for Motor Authority's first drive of the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide, which just happened Tuesday. Also, to give myself some sentient moments on the other side of jetlag. But embargoes and souls are made to be broken...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A1The 2011 Audi A1 premium compact is expected to go on sale in Europe in late 2010.
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2010 Aston Martin Rapide: Aston Tells Porsche to Bring It OnThis week, MotorAuthority is live in Valencia, Spain, for the first drive of the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide--"the only four-door sports car in the world," according to the CEO of the company that's now flying solo since it was sold by Ford to a Kuwaiti-funded investment group three years ago. CEO Dr...
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2011 Volkswagen Golf R: Image UpdateFollowing the success of the Golf R32, a replacement for the car based on the new Mk VI platform was always going to have big shoes to fill--and with news the R32’s torquey 3.2-liter V-6 was being dropped in favor of a turbocharged four-cylinder, we’re sure most fans would have been...
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BMW M3 Competition Package: Closest Thing To A Modern CSLEver since the E92 BMW M3 was first revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, true BMW enthusiasts have been intrigued but still longing for the CSL to make its return. Standing for Coupe, Sport, Lightweight, those three letters name the purest driver and most track-focused cars BMW has to offer...
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The deal announced today means Saab will live on.
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Cayenne Hybrid Will Be Most Fuel-Efficient PorscheEurope’s emissions laws are tightening down on automakers, with huge penalties for failure to meet their requirements. Porsche hasn’t historically shown much outright concern for environmental impact, although one could argue its relatively low-displacement (for the class of performance) and...
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2011 Volkswagen Golf R PreviewThe 2010 Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch is as near as Americans will be able to get to the even hotter Scirocco R20 hatch.
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Driven: 2011 BMW 5-Series Hits The Track At EstorilThe 2011 BMW 5-Series loses some of the bulk and gains some more focus.
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2011 MINI Countryman PreviewThe wraps have come off MINI's new crossover model, which we can finally confirm will go on sale early next year as the 2011 MINI Countryman following a world debut at March's 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Images for the new crossover were leaked online yesterday but now we have all the tasty details and...
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Detroit's Best In Show: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V CoupeThe 2010 Detroit Auto Show had a bigger slice of awesome than most expected, especially the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe.
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