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  • 2014 Honda Civic Si Coupe

    We recently brought you news that a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being developed for the not-for-U.S. Civic Type R would eventually be offered in our own Civic, finally giving the car the performance kick it needs to fend off rivals. Going some way towards substantiating the earlier report is confirmation that Honda will offer a turbocharged four-cylinder engine starting this year. At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week, Honda confirmed plans to start building the engine at its plant in Anna, Ohio. Honda is investing around $340 million in the plant to establish a third...

  • Ford GT, F-150 Raptor and Mustang Shelby GT350R at 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Ford Performance Onslaught At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: Video

    Yesterday at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show was the coming out party for the new Ford Performance division, which brings all of the Blue Oval’s performance brands, such as Ford Racing, SVT and RS, under the one roof. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that between now and 2020 the...

  • 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
    2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Debuts In Detroit: Live Photos & Video

    The Alfa Romeo 4C is Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 not just because of its sexy style or carbon chassis, but because of the unique experience of driving the sporty Italian coupe. Soon, the 4C will be joined by the 4C Spider, which made its world debut this week at the 2015 Detroit...

  • 2016 Lincoln MKX
    2016 Porsche Cayenne, 2016 Lincoln MKX, Bentley Bentayga: Today’s Car News

    Porsche has unveiled an updated version of its range-topping Cayenne Turbo S. The vehicle is now the fastest SUV in production, able to accelerate to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds and lap the Nürburgring in just 7:59.74. Lincoln used this week’s Detroit Auto Show to unveil its all-new 2016...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe live photos, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Debuts At 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week, we saw the covers come off the all-new 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. However, the coupe-like crossover hasn't just debuted in regular trim but also as a GLE450 AMG 4Matic Coupe 'AMG Sport' model and as a dedicated Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe model. Here we have...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG 4Matic
    2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG 4Matic: 2015 Detroit Auto Show Preview, Live Photos

    The beautiful, fun-to-drive new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is already well-known to the world. Today, it gains a new variant, the C450 AMG 4Matic, a quicker, more powerful, AMG-influenced take on the C-Class’s formula. While it’s not as wild as the all-new Mercedes-AMG C63, the C450 AMG...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R

    The first 500 2015 Volkswagen Golf R units have been snapped up.

  • 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop
    2015 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop priced from $31,450

    MINI’s third-generation Hardtop has finally received its John Cooper Works variant, with the sporty hatch making its official debut this week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. It was at the show where MINI announced that the new JCW Hardtop will go on sale in the spring, priced from $31,450...

  • 2016 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon (Touring) facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon (Touring) Spy Shots

    BMW is working on a mid-cycle update for its 3-Series which we’re expecting on the market late this year or early next, as a 2016 model. Recently we brought you some new spy shots of the updated version of the sedan, and now we have some new spy shots showing the updated 3-Series Sports Wagon...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE (M-Class) spy shots
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE To Debut At 2015 New York Auto Show

    At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, we’ve been treated with the reveal of the all-new 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe—in regular, AMG Sport and dedicated Mercedes-AMG flavors. But isn’t the GLE Coupe just a coupe-like version of the GLE (the new name for the M-Class)? It is, and...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
    2016 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S: 570 HP And Sub-8-Minute ‘Ring Time

    Porsche has introduced an updated version of its Cayenne Turbo S at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and the latest version is more insane than ever. It also lays claim to the title of world’s fastest SUV, with Porsche confirming that the 570-horsepower beast can lap Germany’s notorious...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Bentley SUV To Be Called Bentayga: Video

    Bentley’s new SUV due in showrooms in 2016 will be called the Bentayga, the British automaker confirmed this week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. We’ll have to wait until later this year to see the Bentayga but along with the name Bentley revealed a few more details about its first-ever...

  • 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel

    Since 2005, the (formerly Dodge) Ram 2500 Power Wagon has given off-road enthusiasts something to salivate over. Now, Ram is giving the Power Wagon a new sibling. Unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel brings more attitude to the brand’s half-ton truck. MUST SEE: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show The Rebel gets an aggressive styling makeover, dominated by a blacked-out grille that eschews the brand’s traditional crosshair for something that looks more like a branding iron. The tougher front fascia also features a new, black...

  • 2016 Lincoln MKX, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2016 Lincoln MKX Debuts At 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    Lincoln’s lineup in recent years hasn’t really set hearts racing, but that’s starting to change with the introduction of some very stylish products such as the latest MKZ sedan and new MKC crossover. The next model in Lincoln’s new design-led renaissance is a next-generation...

  • Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Truck Concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup truck concept debuts at 2015 Detroit auto show

    Rumors have swirled for years that Hyundai may build a pickup truck, and it looks like that may finally be about to happen. The Korean automaker unveiled the Santa Cruz pickup truck concept at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. Appearing to be part crossover and...

  • New Ford GT, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    New Ford GT, New Acura NSX, Buick Flagship Concept: Car News Headlines

    We’re most of the way through the first day of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and boy has it been a great show. Without doubt the star has been Ford’s new GT supercar, which will be roaring into showrooms next year with carbon fiber construction, a dual-clutch transmission, and more than...

  • 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS live photos, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS Opens Up In Detroit: Live Photos & Video

    Open-air motoring enthusiasts in cold-weather climates, rejoice for your new toy has arrived. Say hello to the 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. That combination of letters and numbers is a mouthful, yes, but it also tells you a lot about the vehicle at which you're staring. Targa lets you know the...

  • 2016 Volvo S60 Inscription
    Volvo S60 Inscription Is U.S.-Bound By Way Of China

    It's been sometime in the making now, but Volvo has its first Chinese-built export ready to find new homes in the U.S. The 2016 Volvo S60 Inscription has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show, and it's engineered to make sure everyone inside is comfortable. We can thank the Chinese and they're love of...

  • 2017 Acura NSX live photos, 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    Heralded in its heyday as the “$40,000 Ferrari,” the Acura NSX carved new ground for Honda in the performance enthusiast world, winning praise everywhere it went, and remaining highly sought after today. Yet, somehow, Acura and parent company Honda let the NSX flounder and eventually fade into the history books. No more. The NSX is back. MUST SEE: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show Unveiled today at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show after a preview to select media last night, the new Acura NSX (or Honda NSX as much of the rest of the world knows it), sports...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Is A Track-Honed Hooligan

    We do believe that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has hired a team of cheerleaders for the design and marketing offices. Their job? To stand around and chant "Be aggressive, Be be aggressive!" at every meeting. Since Ford has come out and stated that it plans to unleash a slew of performance...

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2017 Ford F-150 Raptor revealed with EcoBoost V-6 and 10-speed auto

    When the redesigned 2015 Ford F-150 was first revealed last year, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] officials were mum on plans for a new Raptor performance model, leaving enthusiasts disappointed. That should ebb with the unveiling of a 2017 F-150 Raptor at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show that marks a major...

  • New Ford GT, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    New Ford GT supercar revealed at 2015 Detroit auto show

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has shocked the automotive world with the unveiling of an all-new GT supercar today at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. As stunning as it looks, the GT on show in Detroit isn’t a concept to be watered down by the time production rolls around but a preview of the car...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Chevy Previews $30K, 200-Mile Electric Car With Bolt Concept: Live Photos & Video

    Hot on the heels of the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt unveiled this morning at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show comes a new concept that signals the bowtie brand’s new pure electric strategy. It’s called the Bolt EV, and it’s a preview of a new battery-powered electric car due from...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf family
    2015 North American Car And Truck Of The Year Winners: VW Golf And Ford F-150

    At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, the winners of the prestigious North American Car of the Year and North American Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced. They are the 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150. The results are sure to prove controversial, as they almost always do...

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