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Scans of what’s alleged to be a brochure for an updated version of the Toyota Land Cruiser have hit the web. The updated Land Cruiser, which is expected for the 2016 model year, appears to be receiving new sheet metal and a revised dash. An American firm by the name of PSC Motors has...

Koenigsegg factory test driver Robert Serwanski brought the company's ferocious One:1 to Japan's Suzuka Circuit, lapped a brutally quick 2:17.57, and left with a track record. That bests the previous production car lap record—set using a Nissan GT-R—by more than a second, although...

A new Need For Speed video game is coming, and it looks amazing; a Tesla Model S P85D breaks the dyno; and a real-life Hoverboard has us thinking we’re Marty McFly. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Need For Speed has been entertaining us for years with its arcade...

McLaren’s 540C unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show a month ago won’t be coming to the U.S., the British performance marque has confirmed. The car was originally due here in early 2016 and was set to be McLaren’s most attainable model ever thanks to a price tag of just...

They say styling is a subjective thing, but given the comments our original post on the reveal of BMW’s 3.0 CSL Hommage concept at last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este generated, it’s safe to say that the automaker’s designers got it wrong this time...

Hot on the heels of Hyundai’s announcement that its 2015 Sonata is the first vehicle available with the Android Auto smartphone integration system, Chevrolet has announced the system for a range of 2016 models including the next-generation Cruze sedan. Chevy has shown the new Cruze in its...

Erik Carlsson, whose skill with a Saab 96 singlehandedly put the company on the map in rally circles, died yesterday. He was 86. While he was known as "Mr. Saab" in later years—a nod to his time served in the company's PR wing—his initial moniker of "On the Roof" Carlsson belied a rare...

Production of Chevrolet’s Camaro muscle car returns to the U.S. with the sixth generation of the General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] icon. The previous car was built at the Oshawa Car Assembly plant in Canada but the new one, revealed a week ago, is being built at the Lansing Grand River...

If you’re looking for an SUV with genuine performance credentials, then a close look at the Range Rover Sport SVR from Land Rover is a must. The vehicle is the first from Jaguar Land Rover to wear the automaker’s new SVR performance branding, and it comes with 550 horsepower under the...

Watch as a speeding Audi RS 6 Avant driver on the streets of Poznan, Poland runs a red light and then crosses directly in front of a tram. The footage, taken by a dash-mounted camera of another vehicle waiting at the red light crossing, shows the complete crash as it unfolds. It appears the RS 6...

Volkswagen is making moves to shorten its vehicle life cycles from seven to five years (with a mid-cycle update after the first three years) in an attempt to keep up with its American and Asian rivals. The first of its models to adopt this shorter life cycle will be the Golf, which is expected to...

Racing livery is an art in itself. And there have always been folks—like hippies—who've been prone to give their cars wild paint schemes, but the idea of the proper "art car" began with BMW. MUST WATCH: Audi RS 6 Driver Runs Red Light, Gets Smacked By Tram: Video Nearly four decades...

Saab, like fellow Swedish automaker Volvo, is now partially owned by the Chinese government, with its cash-strapped parent company National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) confirming this week it has formed an alliance with two state-owned Chinese entities. Importantly, the confirmation ends...

The first game in Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise debuted back in 1994, which makes it older than many of the series' fans. While there's no shortage of racing games on the market. Need For Speed has remained outrageously popular, even spawning a 2014 feature film starring Breaking Bad's...

In the wake of the devastating flash floods that hit Texas earlier this week, there's been no shortage of terrible stories. But as scary as this video might look—and as unlikely as it might sound—San Antonio's News 4 reports the driver of the Jeep is alive and well. MUST WATCH: Audi RS...

Here you have it folks: the Tesla Model S P85D is so ferociously, inconceivably badass that it actually broke the damned dyno the instant the hammer was dropped. The explanation? Instant torque from the electric motors just surprised the hell out of that unsuspecting dyno, causing it to give up the...

You love cars. That's why you're here, right? Well just because you love the automobile, it doesn't mean you completely understand how one works. Yes you get the basic concepts of spark, combustion, the transmission altering gear ratios, and the difference between all and four-wheel-drive. Do you...

American tuning legend Chip Foose has revealed his first take on the 2015 Ford Mustang. He and the team at Modern Muscle Design have packed the car with a supercharged V-8 delivering more than 800 horsepower. Android Auto is finally available, appearing first on the 2015 Hyundai Sonata. Similar to...

Lamborghini has finally confirmed plans to launch on the market an SUV. Lamborghini first previewed the vehicle in 2012 with the Urus concept but concerns over the health of the global economy as well as labor relations and potential incentives from the Italian government kept delaying the green...

It’s already claiming the fastest production SUV lap time around the Nürburgring. It’s been sideways on video showing its chops. But now it’s been in our hands for a long day on the road, on the trails, and on the track. Does the 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR really measure up?...