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In a bid to catch up with rivals, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] will finally update its Pentastar V-6 with some power boosting technologies such as turbocharging, direct fuel injection and improved variable valve timing. The benefit is that the upgrades should also see fuel economy improve...

Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed made it clear last year that its vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Now, Rinspeed is taking this...

The team at Vengeance Racing has certainly been excited to take delivery of its new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Upon delivery, there was a massive burnout, which was followed up with a run on the dyno. That run produced power figures of 585 horsepower and 617 pound-feet of torque at the rear...

The Lamborghini Aventador is an aggressive machine. It's a lone wolf. It can stalk prey on its own, and it enjoys solitary nighttime blasts through curvy canyon roads. So what happens when you get three of these lone wolves together? An oddly terrifying sort of music. MUST SEE: Lies! There Is No...

Over the weekend a photo of a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat's window sticker started making waves on the Internet. Why? Because it listed an eye-watering $150,000 San Diego Market adjustment. Fortunately, that image is a lie. There is no Hellcat with a $150,000 markup. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy...

It appears new car shoppers aren’t very original when it comes to picking colors. According to vehicle paint giant PPG Industries, white was the most popular color for new cars for the fourth straight year. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery...

The second generation of BMW’s pioneering X6 crossover has just gone sale, and if you were looking to add one to your fleet you can now also dress it up with a range of BMW M Performance upgrades. For the exterior, there are a series of functional aerodynamic mods, many of them made from...

Imagine the excitement and joy of finding a rare classic sitting abandoned in someone’s back yard or shed, just begging for a little restoration work and a stretch of open road. Now multiply that by a hundred and you’ll have an inkling of how it must have felt when the classic car...

BMW’s controversial 2-Series Active Tourer, the brand’s first front-wheel-drive vehicle, has gained an xDrive all-wheel-drive option, helping to appease those with the belief any vehicle wearing the famous blue and white roundel should never drive the front wheels only. The 2-Series...

Audi’s next-generation Q7 is coming to January’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and it’s set to offer a plug-in hybrid option. But while this hybrid, which is likely to wear an e-tron badge, will feature a gasoline engine for its internal combustion component, Q7 buyers will eventually...

Hennessey takes its hand to the 2015 GMC Yukon Denali, Sebastian Vettel takes his first spin around Fiorano in a Ferrari F1 car, and we drive the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The madmen behind John Hennessey’s performance brand have...

This week saw the wraps finally come off Ferrari’s insane ‘XX’ experimental version of its LaFerrari supercar. Incredibly, the vehicle’s hybrid drivetrain is rated at 1,035 horsepower and its complex aero systems produce as much as 1,190 pounds of downforce at 124 mph...

While it doesn’t feature the incredible action of the Hoonicorn, the latest Snowkhana tribute to Ken Block’s Gymkhana series from Ford Europe packs some of the same tricks—and a whole lot more holiday cheer. As the name suggests, this is the third such spoof of Ken Block’s...

This guy just celebrated his purchase of a new 2015 Corvette Z06 with a massive burnout, on video, and he's also already strapped it to the dyno to see what its baseline numbers are. They’re impressive. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery: Video...

It’s probably not quite correct to call someone who just plunked down something likely north of $80,000 for a new Z06 “lucky,” but that’s sure how it looks from where we’re sitting. This owner at least returns that luck with the favor of a massive burnout right after...

Well that was fast. General Motors started shipping the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to dealers nationwide on Tuesday, and now customers are already starting to take delivery of the American supercar. That's right. Members of CorvetteForum are posting photos of the new Z06 already in...

Long before Kenny Powers was Eastbound and Down, there was a southern gentleman helping out those in need. His method of assistance involved a particular mode of transportation that remains iconic with its black and yellow color scheme. I'm talking about The Bandit and his 1977 Pontiac Trans Am...

Kids are cute, right? Well, most of them—some of the time. Carson, a four-year-old UPS fan, is definitely on top of his cuteness game. And here, he’s expressing a unique, but clearly bone-deep kind of enthusiasm for vehicles—and getting his dream truck—all at once. MUST SEE...

Baja California has a way of putting everything into perspective. Concepts like "durability" and "difficulty" stand in stark relativity to the brutality of the region’s rocks, ravines and—in my particular experience—rain. MUST SEE: This UPS-Loving Kid Gets His Dream Ride, Grows...

Most of us are in the between-holiday doldrums, but that doesn’t mean the car world isn’t in full swing. Chevrolet is just sending out the first Corvette Z06s to dealers, Ferrari just launched the new FXX K, and there’s yet another special edition Pagani on the world’s...