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There's always acres of desirable sheet metal on hand in Pebble Beach. And if you've ever wanted to own a one-off Aston Martin or some uber-rare Ferrari and Maserati prototypes—and have pockets as deep as the Mariana Trench—you'll have a chance at the RM Sotheby's auction this August in Monterey. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Leaked The Aston Martin in question is a Zagato-bodied stunner built to celebrate the famed British marque's 100th anniversary and delivered to American collector Peter Read in 2013. While the coachwork is unique to the car, it shares its underpinnings...
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2015 GMC Sierra Pickup Joins Dubai Police FleetDubai’s ever-growing police fleet includes everything from a humble Mustang right up to million-dollar autos such as the Aston Martin One-77 and Bugatti Veyron. Now it’s also got a pickup, in this case a 2015 GMC Sierra. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Leaked This photo was uploaded...
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McLaren To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Le Mans Victory With F1 ParadeThe McLaren F1 secured its place in motorsport history 20 years ago when five lightly modified examples wearing the GTR badge crossed the finish line of the world’s most famous endurance race in France to complete one of the most important results the event had ever seen. We are, of course...
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Porsche-Powered Volkswagen Bus 'Race Taxi' Debuts At WörtherseeCheck out this Volkswagen bus with the heart of a 911.
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The Ford GT Has More Lines Of Code Than A Boeing Passenger JetThe new Ford GT has more lines of code than a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but not on purpose.
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Challenger SRT Hellcat Owner Lights Up The Tires AND Brakes In Epic Burnout: VideoYou’ve probably seen hundreds of burnouts before. Heck, here at Motor Authority we’ve posted up a fair few, including some of own. But here’s one 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat burnout that takes the cake. DON'T MISS: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet...
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Following yesterday’s GTI Clubsport concept, Volkswagen has presented a second Golf-based concept at this week’s 2015 Wörthersee Tour. The second one is the Golf GTE Sport, and it hints at the direction the German automaker will be taking with its performance-oriented Golfs in the future. The first prototypes for Bugatti’s replacement for the Veyron have been spotted. They reveal that the new car, which may end up being called the Chiron, will be similar in size to Veyron and feature evolutionary styling. British automotive startup David Brown has confirmed its...
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New Audi R8 LMS Ready For 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours RaceFresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s new R8 supercar in race car trim will be among the many cars at the Nürburgring this weekend taking part in the German circuit’s annual 24-hour race. The racing version of the new Audi supercar is the R8 LMS, and...
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Volkswagen Presents 395-Horsepower Golf GTE Sport Concept At 2015 Wörthersee TourVolkswagen surprised visitors at this week’s 2015 Wörthersee Tour with a second high-performance concept car based on its humble Golf hatchback. The first was the GTI Clubsport, which previews a special edition GTI VW will launch on the market next year to mark the nameplate’s 40th...
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Coachbuilt David Brown Speedback confirmed for USLast year’s deliciously retro Speedback GT from British automotive startup David Brown will be offered for local sale following a debut at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August. The coachbuilt special, which clearly has been inspired by the Aston Martin DB5, will be...
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Is Renault Ready To Show The World Its New Alpine?Renault has been teasing sports car fans for a number of years now. How you ask? By showing off an Alpine concept that has us all drooling. It was shown to the world a few years back, and soon after production plans for a new sports car, possibly dubbed the AS1, were confirmed. Now though, it seems...
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Is Audi Poised To Enter F1 And Supply Engines To Struggling Red Bull?Once-dominant Formula One team Red Bull Racing has been struggling all season with it's Renault-sourced power plants—and signs seem to be pointing toward Audi coming to its rescue. Details come from Auto Express, which writes that the key obstacle to entering F1 was recently departed chairman...
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Last week, we speculated Jeremy Clarkson would land at Netflix—and now we have new info suggesting that's exactly what's going to happen. The Mirror is reporting that he and co conspirators Richard Hammond and James May—along with former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman—are close to a deal with the streaming service to host their next endeavor. The name is said to be House of Cars, a play on the company's smash hit House of Cards. Obviously, landing the trio would be a huge win for Netflix. ALSO SEE: Has Jeremy Clarkson Gone Back To Work Already? And while there's no indication...
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The Collector Shares His Shrine To BMW's Best: VideoStarted from the bottom, now he's here... We'll admit the name The Collector is a bit lame unless you're talking about Taneleer Tivan and The Guardians of the Galaxy. Still, the producers of this wonderful video probably applied it to him since he doesn't really want you to know exactly who he is...
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2016 Audi A4 Priced From $36,825, S4 From $50,125Audi is set to unveil a new generation of its A4 small sedan at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, but we won't see it in showrooms until the 2017 model year as the current model still has some life in it. The current A4 has been with us since the 2009 model year and it’s certainly...
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How The Dodge SRT Hellcat Logo Came To BeDodge almost didn't use its Hellcat logo on production cars.
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New Photos And Video Of 600-Horsepower Audi TT Clubsport Turbo ConceptAudi has released new photos and video of its TT Clubsport Turbo concept car that’s on show this week at the 2015 Wörthersee Tour in Austria. The concept is a wild take on the new TT sports car, and even though it isn’t destined for production it’s thought to be a preview of...
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Google Autonomous Car Blameless In 11 Accidents Reported During TestingSilly humans, so accident prone. To comply with a California law requiring companies to disclose the number of accidents its autonomous cars are involved in, Google released the shunt stats for its self-driving test fleet, and the results are impressive. And by impressive, we mean perfect. Because...
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Dodge’s new Viper ACR is ready for order and should be in showrooms no later than the third quarter of 2015. Given its performance, the car is a relative bargain for the money Dodge is asking for it. Koenigsegg’s One:1, which has a peak output of 1,341 horsepower, may just be the fastest production car in the world. Unfortunately, Koenigsegg has never been able to prove it but we do some video of the car hitting speeds as high as 225 mph with its output reduced to 1,160 hp. BMW will present a new concept at the upcoming Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of...
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Mazda And Toyota Announce Long-Term PartnershipJapan's largest carmaker and one of its smallest are now working together. Toyota and Mazda say they have agreed to build a "mutually beneficial long-term partnership" that will likely involve the sharing of different technologies over the next few years. The agreement will involve both companies...
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New Opel Astra To Feature Matrix LED HeadlightsOpel’s new Astra, set for a debut at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, will offer some technology that at present is only found on luxury models from the likes of Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The new technology is Matrix LED headlights, which allows you to drive at night with your...
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR Pricing, Live Photos & Engine Rev VideoThe new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is coming at you hard and fast. Following the reveal late last week, Dodge has released the all-important pricing details and we’ve also managed to get the first live shots of the car along with a video of its engine starting up and revving. Pricing starts at just...
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1,341-HP Koenigsegg One:1 Hits 225 MPH--Updated With New VideoKoenigsegg plans to build just six examples of the 1,341-horsepower One:1 the Swedish supercar manufacturer revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and one of those six cars, believed to be the only example with right-hand drive, belongs to The BHP Project. The BHP Project is a group of well-heeled...
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Volkswagen GTI Clubsport Concept Revealed, Production Version Coming 2016Come June of next year Volkswagen’s GTI will have turned 40 and just as it did when the GTI turned 30 and then again when the popular hot hatch turned 35, the German automaker will have something special planned. That special something will be a production version of this GTI Clubsport...
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