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  • 2015 Opel Corsa OPC

    General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European arm Opel recently launched an updated version of its Corsa subcompact. The good news, for anyone living in areas where Opels are sold, is that the updated Corsa still has a high-performance OPC version, which has been revealed today ahead of its official world debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. ALSO SEE: 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video Competing against the likes of the Fiat 500 Abarth, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Fiesta ST, MINI Cooper S Hardtop and Volkswagen Polo GTI, the new Corsa OPC, a Vauxhall...

  • UberCab app
    Google Develops Uber Rival... While Uber Develops Autonomous Car

    Google and Uber appear to be working against each other.

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS
    Ferrari 488 GTB, Ford Focus RS, R36 Nissan GT-R: Car News Headlines

    Ferrari’s mid-cycle update for the 458 Italia has been revealed. The car is now called the 488 GTB and it comes powered by an all-new twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 engine. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally revealed its new Focus RS. The vehicle packs the Mustang EcoBoost’s...

  • Audi TT Offroad concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    Audi TT Crossover Confirmed For Production, May Wear TTQ Badge: Report

    Audi used the 2014 Beijing Auto Show to present a high-riding version of its TT sports car in the form of the TT Offroad concept. At the reveal, Audi said the crossover concept provided a glimpse at how the automaker might turn the TT sports car into a family of vehicles spanning a number of...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan Bringing GT-R Le Mans Racer And New NISMO Concept To Chicago

    Hot off its debut in Nissan’s Super Bowl XLIX ad, the 2015 GT-R LM NISMO LMP1-spec race car is now on its way to Chicago for the city’s annual auto show, where this year Nissan will also present a new NISMO concept. This will be the first public appearance for the GT-R LM NISMO before...

  • 2016 Nissan Maxima
    2016 Nissan Maxima Shown In Super Bowl Spot--Updated With New Photos

    The Nissan GT-R is, without question, an impressive and engaging performance machine. The same can't be said about the Maxima, despite the "four-door sports car" moniker. But the new Maxima, due out later this year as a 2016 model, may just change that thinking as it looks to be sharing some of its...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS

    Following last night’s leak, we now have official details for the latest generation of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] awesome Focus RS. The third-generation model, the first to be confirmed for U.S. sale, features the turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine found in the 2015 Ford Mustang and will have a final output of “more than” 316 horsepower. By comparison, the previous Focus RS delivered as much as 345 horsepower from a turbocharged five-cylinder mill, though Ford hasn’t ruled out launching more powerful versions of this third-gen model at a...

  • Ferrari 488 GTB
    Ferrari 488 GTB revealed, packs 660-HP twin-turbo V-8

    When it first burst onto the scene back in 2009, the 458 Italia with its combination of stunning looks, impeccable performance and race-derived technology left its rivals in the dust. However, with the arrival of cars like the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 in recent years...

  • 2015 Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    Toyota Reveals 2015 TS040 Hybrid LMP1, Confirms WEC Driver Lineup

    The reigning champion in the World Endurance Championship, Japanese automaker Toyota, will be out to defend its title in the premier LMP1 category this season with its hugely successful TS040 Hybrid race car. The TS040 Hybrid made its debut in 2014 and won five out of the eight races for team...

  • Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo
    Nissan Design Chief: Next-Gen GT-R Arriving 2018 At The Earliest

    There’s been a lot of talk about Nissan’s plans for its next-generation GT-R, the R36, with senior execs recently confirming a hybrid powertrain for the car and Nissan also giving us a taste of some new design themes with its stunning Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo. Now the...

  • McLaren Celebrates 5000th Super Series Car
    McLaren Celebrates Production Of Its 5,000th 'Super Series' Car

    It's not easy to churn out a steady stream of supercars, but that's what the team at Woking has been doing as of late. McLaren has been hard at work adding more variants to its stable of Super Series cars. ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video It all started with...

  • Deadmau5’s ‘Nyanborghini Purracan’ custom Lamborghini Huracán
    Deadmau5 Buys Lamborghini Huracán, Plans To Turn It Into The ‘Purracan’

    Deadmau5 already has a McLaren 650S in his fleet, which he occasionally offers rides in to Uber users around his home town of Toronto, and next month he’s set to take delivery of one of the 375 McLaren P1s destined for production, but that hasn’t stopped him from going out and ordering...

  • Mercedes-Benz AMG GT

    Shots fired! ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video Mercedes-Benz has a new ad that attacks your idea of a dream car. Well, maybe an attack on the idea that children still dream of the Porsche 911 and not, you know, seeing the new Spongebob movie. Regardless, the 911 is most definitely the target of many automotive aspirational dreams. Mercedes thinks they have a car that should replace that dream, and it's called the AMG GT. The ad is proof that a simple concept can have a strong affect on people. Porsche fans are absolutely going to hate on this ad, yet Benz...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R-Line (European-spec)
    Volkswagen Golf Gets Sporty R-Line Trim

    Volkswagen has added its sporty R-Line upgrade for its Golf hatchback over in Europe, and with any luck we’ll see it offered at dealerships here in the U.S. The R-Line upgrade adds some minor performance mods and offers buyers on a budget the ability to add a little sport to their Golfs...

  • New Ford GT, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2015 F1 Cars, Hellcat Goes 204 MPH, Mercedes Super Bowl XLIX Ad: The Week In Reverse

    The 2015 Formula 1 season is gearing up, Dodge proves the Hellcat is a 200-mph car, Mercedes shows what may be the best ad of Super Bowl XLIX, and Ford details the GT supercar’s design. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ferrari unveiled its 2015 Formula 1 car, the...

  • Scene from 'Furious 7'
    Ron Swanson Loves NASCAR (And So Should You), 'Furious 7' Teaser, Musk Ages In Reverse: News Video

    If you’re a fan of Ron Swanson, woodworking, drinking fine liquors, or other robust activities, you’ll probably be a fan of NASCAR. Even if you're not, you should be, and Nick Offerman’s tribute to the sport’s return to NBC Sports on July 4 is about as American as an...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    New ‘Furious 7’ Trailer, Nissan Le Mans Car, Fiat Chrysler Super Bowl Ads: Today’s Car News

    The second trailer for Furious 7 has been released. It was shown for the first time during yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX and includes some awesome cars, one of which is the $3.4 million W Motors Lykan Hypersport. Nissan used yesterday’s Big Game to preview two new cars in a 90-second long...

  • Scene from Lexus’ ‘Let’s Play’ Super Bowl XLIX spot
    Lexus Surprises With A Super Bowl Spot For The RC 350: Video

    It turns out the ad for the NX crossover we first saw last month wasn’t the only spot Lexus had booked for this year’s Super Bowl. The Japanese automaker also ran a more youth-oriented spot for the sporty RC 350 coupe, dubbed Let’s Play. DON'T MISS: Watch The New ‘Furious...

  • 2015 Buick Excelle GT

    Buick sells a compact known as the Excelle in China. There are two versions of the car, the Excelle GT sedan, which is similar to the current Buick Verano; and the Excelle XT hatchback, which is similar to the current Opel Astra. Crucially, the three cars use common internals. Now, the Excelle GT has undergone a substantial update. The exterior of the new sedan clearly features Buick’s latest design themes previewed by the brand’s recent Avenir concept car. We also have a look at the car’s plush interior, which appears to have an almost Audi-like quality. Power comes from...

  • Scene from Dodge’s Super Bowl XLIX spot
    FCA Celebrates Dodge, Fiat And Jeep At Super Bowl XLIX: Video

    The marketing team of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] loves the Super Bowl. Oh, it's not because their team is any good (we assume they're all Lions fans) but rather because they get a chance to go all Mad Men and flex their creativity. It all started with the famous spot from 2011 that...

  • W Motors Lykan Hypersport in ‘Furious 7’
    Watch The New ‘Furious 7’ Super Bowl Spot: Video

    Here it is all you Fast fans, the latest trailer for the seventh installment of the ever-expanding Fast and the Furious franchise, Furious 7. It debuted during yesterday’s Super Bowl XLIX as a 60-second spot and features plenty of action not seen in the movie's first trailer. ALSO SEE: First...

  • Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB11 2015 Formula One car
    First Look At Red Bull Racing RB11 2015 Formula One Car: Video

    Infiniti Red Bull Racing is the last major team to reveal its new race car for the 2015 Formula One World Championship. While the final livery is yet to be shown, many of the details of the new car, dubbed the RB11, can clearly be seen. What’s immediately apparent is the new nose, which...

  • Wrecked 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat - Image via Insurance Auto Auctions
    First Wrecked 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Going Up For Auction

    This sorry sight is the first wrecked 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that we know of. Yes, it's the same lime green example that ran off a road in Colorado back in December just an hour after driving off the dealer lot. Now it's headed for auction so all those mad modders out there, or perhaps...

  • Lexus LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo concept
    Lexus LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo Concept Revealed

    Lexus is the latest automaker to reveal a concept for the Vision Gran Turismo challenge, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the popular Gran Turismo video game series. The challenge started last year with the words of the game’s creator Kazunori Yamauchi: "Would you be willing to design...

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