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  • Teaser for McLaren 570S Coupe debuting at 2015 New York Auto Show

    The newest addition to the growing lineup of McLaren road cars, the Sports Series, is edging closer to its world debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show. And in the lead up to its arrival McLaren is running an extensive teaser campaign that likens the car’s impending arrival to that of a game changing event, or as McLaren puts it, "a black swan moment". We’re not sure how game changing the car will be, however, as the spy shots of prototypes show that the Sports Series will look pretty much like McLaren’s other cars, and many of the mechanicals are being carried over from...

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    LaFerrari Gets Upgraded Fuel Tank (NOT A RECALL) To Reduce (Completely Not Serious) Fire Risk

    The Ferrari LaFerrari hardly seems like it needs an upgrade, especially so soon after its unveiling, but an upgrade (NOT A RECALL) is in progress. All LaFerraris will be given this upgrade (NOT A RECALL) in the near future. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video...

  • BMW Team RLL Z4 GTLM joins classic 3.0 CSL at Sebring, 2015
    BMW Rocking Old-School-Cool Livery On Z4 GTLM Racers For Sebring

    BMW used to churn out serious race cars with some seriously cool style back in the day. One car in particular is the Batmobile. No, not the one Bruce Wayne uses to fight Gotham's crime, but rather the classic 3.0 CSL racer with full aero gear and a familiar blue, white, and red paint scheme. It is...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes E-Class, 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e, Autonomous Audi Q5: Today’s Car News

    A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation E-Class has been spotted, revealing that designers have adopted a much sleeker look for the new Mercedes mid-sizer than the somewhat angular look the past three generations have worn. The vehicle should go on sale late next year, as a 2017...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Chevy Bolt Concept Confirmed For Production, Ford Rival Mooted

    General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has reiterated plans to put its battery-powered Chevrolet Bolt concept car into production. More importantly, the automaker has also reiterated CEO Mary Barra’s promise made at the Bolt’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show reveal that any production version will...

  • 1966 Ford Mustang replica by Revology
    Florida’s Revology Builds A Modern 1966 Ford Mustang: Video

    There are a number of firms offering replica versions of some classic and much sought-after muscle cars, with one of the most popular candidates for recreation being the original Ford Mustang. One of the finer examples of these replicas is this 1966 Ford Mustang from Revology Cars, based in Winter...

  • Delphi’s self-driving Audi Q5 prototype

    Audi recently demonstrated the capability of its autonomous car technology by letting one of its self-driving A7 prototypes steer itself from San Francisco To Las Vegas, albeit with a driver behind the wheel to takeover when approaching complex city environments. Now, automotive supplier Delphi is taking on a more ambitious challenge: the first coast-to-coast autonomous road trip. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video Making the journey will be an Audi Q5 fitted with numerous autonomous car technologies either being developed by Delphi or already offered by...

  • Maserati Kubang
    No Plans For SUV Smaller Than Levante, Says Maserati Boss

    Maserati is set to start production of its first-ever SUV later this year, a mid-sized model called the “Levante” which will target the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and upcoming Bentley Bentayga in the performance-oriented luxury off-roader segment. With demand for SUVs booming...

  • Eye-tracking headlight technology from Opel
    GM Working On Headlights That Track Your Eye Movements

    General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European subsidiary Opel is developing a new type of headlight that actually tracks the movement of your eyes and then shines in the direction you are looking at, within a set range. The new feature will form part of Opel’s adaptive headlights in the...

  • 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
    Production BMW X5 Plug-In Hybrid Headed For 2015 Shanghai Auto Show

    After a series of concept versions, BMW has finally revealed its plug-in hybrid X5 in production trim. The vehicle makes its debut next month at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show and should be on sale here in the U.S. in the fall, making it a 2016 model. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S...

  • 2016 Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary Gold Edition
    2016 Nissan GT-R Priced, 45th Anniversary Gold Edition Announced

    There are some minor changes in store for the 2016 Nissan GT-R, including a new 45th Anniversary Gold Edition celebrating the GT-R’s heritage. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video Wearing the same Silica Brass color that adorned the R34 2001 Skyline GT-R...

  • 2016 Chevy Camaro GIF
    Hear The 2016 Chevy Camaro’s V-8 Engine Rev & Rumble: Video

    The pistons flagellating your eardrums are the octuplets found under the hood of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro, and fortunately, we won’t have much longer to wait until we hear them in real life rather than through a set of speakers. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Shots In just two...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce

    You know the Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce is going to be expensive. After all, the 'standard' Aventador wears a base price of around $400,000. So what will the more insane-o Aventador SV run you? How does $493,069 sound? Because that's what it'll cost according to Car and Driver. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video For that price, you're getting a more hardcore Aventador. It is packing an engine that produces 740 horsepower and 509 pound-feet of torque. That's enough oomph to see it blast from 0-62 miles per hour in just 2.8 seconds. Keep that...

  • Lamborghini Murcielago vs turbo Fiat 500 drag race
    Turbo Fiat & Lamborghini Murcielago Line Up For A Drag Race: Video

    That sounds like the opening to a stupid car joke. If you're the owner of said Murcielago, however, you might not be laughing. These two Italian machines lined up for a brief drag race and you wouldn't be a silly person to expect the big bull to take down the petite Fiat. In the end, you'd be...

  • Aston Martin Vanquish-based 'Thunderbolt' from Henrik Fisker Design and Galpin Auto Sports
    Fisker Reveals Thunderbolt, Chevy Teases Malibu, Mercedes Dominates F1: Car News Headlines

    Designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker used the past weekend’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance to unveil a new car based on the bones of the Aston Martin Vanquish. It’s called the “Thunderbolt”, and should there be enough demand for it the guys at Galpin Auto Sports...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    One-Two Finish For Mercedes AMG At 2015 Australian Grand Prix

    It was like 2014’s spectacular season for Mercedes AMG never ended, with the team finishing up yesterday’s 2015 Formula One World Championship season opener, the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park, with a decisive one-two finish. It was reigning world champion Lewis...

  • Teaser for 2016 Chevrolet Malibu debuting at 2015 New York Auto Show
    GM Tapping 40 Years Of Drive Data To Make 2016 Malibu Most Dependable Ever: Video

    When General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] launched its redesigned Malibu in 2008, it garnered immediate critical praise, proving that GM hadn't entirely ceded the mid-size market to Honda and Toyota. The seventh-generation car was a major victory for then GM vice chairman Bob Lutz, and would go on to...

  • Aston Martin Vanquish-based 'Thunderbolt' from Henrik Fisker Design and Galpin Auto Sports
    Henrik Fisker And Galpin Build Aston Martin Vanquish-Based Thunderbolt

    If you ever wondered what the latest Aston Martins may have looked like if Henrik Fisker was still penning them—recall that Fisker helped design the current DB9 and Vantage—then wonder no more as the Danish designer and entrepreneur, who is now running his own design firm, HF Design...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro teased in 500,000th fifth-generation promo

    The 2016 Chevy Camaro is teased again as part of the promo for the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro’s production, Toyota does make boring cars—but its ads sure can be funny, and the Furious 7 movie team really dropped (more or less) real cars from a real airplane. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2016 Chevy Camaro is due to arrive soon, and while we can’t wait to see it in the flesh, GM’s never-ending stream of tidbit teasers is growing a bit tough to handle. Still, it’s building our hopes that it looks (and thus far, sounds)...

  • Angry jerk throws rocks at Lamborghini Aventador
    Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video

    This is one of those moments of intolerance the world could really do without. The scene: A Lamborghini Aventador runs through the revs, but appears to be under 60 mph when a man walks into the street. The Aventador driver slows, and the man, chanting “Keep racing! Keep racing!” while...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    Mercedes AMG Locks Out Front Row After 2015 Australian Grand Prix Qualifying

    It looks like the winter break has had no effect on the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, with star driver Lewis Hamilton starting his title defense by securing pole position for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix season opener. The Briton’s fastest time was a 1:26.327 set in Q3. MUST...

  • First production Galpin Rocket with design by Henrik Fisker
    Galpin Rocket Mustang, 2016 Chevy Camaro, 2018 BMW X3: This Week’s Top Photos

    Henrik Fisker’s Karma may not have been a success, but his designs are still stunning—perhaps especially in a rebodied version of the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] latest Mustang, which is known as the Galpin Rocket. The first production example has been revealed, and thankfully it...

  • Hand-building the Bugatti Veyron's W-16 engine
    Hand-Building A Bugatti Veyron’s W-16 Quad-Turbo Engine: Video

    Not even a small town’s worth of people will ever own a Bugatti Veyron of any stripe, and it’s no longer being built, but it’s still one of the most important cars of the past two decades. Here, we get to see the quad-turbocharged, W-16 engine being built. MUST SEE: First 725-HP...

  • Cadillac CT6 uses advanced aluminum and steel structure to save 198 pounds
    Cadillac CT6 Gets 64-Percent Aluminum Structure That Saves 198 Pounds

    With just weeks left until the Cadillac CT6’s unveiling ahead of the 2015 New York Auto Show, we don’t have long to wait to find out all of the details on the new flagship American luxury sedan. But as you’d expect, Cadillac is prepping us with some of the nitty gritty details...

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