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  • 2016 Audi Q7 spy shots

    Audi’s second-generation Q7 SUV is tipped to debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January before sailing into showrooms next spring, as a 2016 model. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype, and they’re the most revealing yet. Although still camouflaged, the protective cladding seen on previous prototypes is now gone, leaving us with the SUV’s true shape. At the front, the headlights and grille look similar to the units on the 2016 TT sports car. The flanks, meanwhile, get some crisper character lines similar to those of the 2015 A8, and at the rear sit a set...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Volt - first teaser image, Aug 2014
    2016 Chevrolet Volt’s Powertrain Revealed: Video

    Chevrolet will unveil its second-generation Volt extended-range electric car at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January, but it appears the automaker just couldn’t help itself from dropping a few details early. Prototypes spotted in the wild show only evolutionary changes for the exterior, but...

  • Detroit Electric SP:01
    Detroit Electric Updates Design For SP:01 Sports Car

    It was just over a year ago that revived electric car brand Detroit Electric revealed a Lotus-based sports car not unlike the original Tesla Roadster. The car was called the SP:01 and was said to be going on sale shortly after the debut with a starting price of $135,000. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build...

  • Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2015
    Reader Poll: Which Best Car To Buy Nominee Would You Pick?

    We’ve driven and compared all 15 of this year’s Best Car To Buy 2015 nominees in a variety of terrain and locations, wringing out the best of each car to see which deserves the award. But we also want to know what you, the armchair enthusiast, think. So we’re asking you: which of...

  • Hennesey HPE600 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R on the drag strip
    Hennessey Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Packs 623 HP, Tears Up Drag Strip: Video

    If you’re more accustomed to Hennessey focusing its might on American muscle and sports cars, you’re not alone, but it turns out the boffins from Texas can tune up a Brit beast, too. Here, the 623-hp Hennessey HPE600 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R rips up the dyno and the drag strip with all the...

  • Audi R8 Competition
    570-Horsepower Audi R8 Competition Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show

    Audi has just revealed the fastest and most powerful version of its R8 supercar yet, the R8 Competition. The car makes its official debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show next month and will be racing into showrooms early next year. The R8 Competition’s design draws on the knowledge gained...

  • 2015 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Desert Race Truck, SEMA 2014

    Toyota's 2014 SEMA booth will be part Baja 1000 garage, part rave.

  • Ford Halloween car wash prank screencap
    Ford Celebrates Halloween With The Car Wash From Hell: Video

    Ford creates a haunted car wash for an Internet prank video.

  • Teaser for STI-enhanced Subaru Forester
    Subaru Planning Forester STI?

    Photos of an STI-badged Subaru Forester have surfaced, leading to speculation there might be a new Forester STI in the works. Along with the photos, confirmation has also been made that a reveal will take place on November 25. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With...

  • 1967 Ford Mustang with a Chevrolet small-block
    Meet Helleanor, The 2,000-HP Chevy-Powered Mustang: Video

    Here’s a car that just might have the ability to appease fans from both Chevrolet and Ford. It’s called Helleanor, and it’s a 1967 Ford Mustang packing a 2,000-horsepower Chevy small-block. Oh, it also features a pair of massive turbos located where the grille normally sits, so if...

  • Pininfarina Sergio concept car
    Ferrari Confirms Plans For Six Pininfarina Sergio Speedsters

    One of the standouts of last year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Pininfarina Sergio concept, a wild speedster with a windswept shape and the running gear of a Ferrari 458 Spider. The car was built as a one-off showpiece honoring the late patriarch of the Italian design firm that bears his name...

  • Matt McCulloh takes delivery of the first 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO in the U.S.
    Nissan GT-R NISMO Lands In The U.S., Is Sold Out For 2015: Video

    It was at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show last November that we first saw the covers come off Nissan’s awesome GT-R NISMO. Since then we’ve seen the car set a 7:08.679 Nürburgring lap time, and we’ve also enjoyed some time behind the wheel. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build The 2015...

  • 2015 Acura TLX 2.4

    The 2015 Acura TLX is a surprising car in many ways. Rising out of the near-premium or entry-luxury segment to prove itself more than just another mid-level manager’s car, the Acura TLX offers a well-tuned chassis and suspension, innovative drivetrain features, and impressive value. As we noted in our first drive of the TLX: “It has, hands down, the best-tuned suspension you can buy for the money, especially in the entry premium/luxury segment, and that includes stalwarts like the BMW 3-Series and newcomers like the Cadillac ATS. It’s really that good.” That statement...

  • 2015 Lincoln MKC
    Report: Ford commits $5B for Lincoln, new modular platform

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] CEO Mark Fields has some pretty big shoes to fill. He replaces Alan Mulally, who helped Ford successfully navigate 2008’s financial crisis as well as implement the One Ford strategy calling for fewer models and factories around the globe. To make his mark (no pun...

  • Gerry Dorizas
    Holden Boss Quits After Just Eight Months

    The boss of Holden, Gerry Dorizas, has called it quits just eight months after taking up the reins, hinting at further signs of trouble for the Australian automaker. Dorizas joined Holden on March 1 and was its fifth boss in just six years. In a statement, Holden said Dorizas has left the company...

  • Teaser for Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover
    Mazda To Debut New CX-3 Subcompact Crossover And Updated CX-5, 6 In L.A.

    This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show is shaping up to be one of the biggest in the event’s history, with more than 30 world premieres confirmed and almost double that amount when it comes to North American debuts. Japanese automaker Mazda will have one of the busier stands, as it’s...

  • Porsche Cayman GT4 on list of eligible cars on Porsche Driving Experience website
    Porsche Website Accidentally Confirms Cayman GT4

    We know a hardcore, track-focused version of the Porsche Cayman is coming, and now we know that it is likely to be labeled a Cayman GT4 when it arrives sometime next year. That’s because a Cayman GT4 was listed as one of the eligible vehicles on the Porsche Driving Experience website. MUST...

  • Furious 7
    The Road To ‘Furious 7’ Trailer: Video

    Following actor and car enthusiast Paul Walker’s untimely death last year, his final starring role in the Fast & Furious series will soon reach theaters in the form of the seventh installment, Furious 7. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With VIN0001: Video Sure...

  • Pagani Huayra and Zonda at Monticello Motor Circuit

    Just in case you were still in doubt that the Pagani brand is officially in the U.S., we now have a video of Pagani’s two cars, the original Zonda and latest Huayra, being driven at the Monticello Motor Circuit in New York. It provides a good contrast of the stunning supercars, but unfortunately it’s only the Huayra that’s available for retail sale as the Zonda was never certified for the U.S. market, and besides, it's no longer in production. MUST SEE: 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Leaked Again The video was produced by Miller Motorcars of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of the first...

  • Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2015
    Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2015: The Nominees

    Every year, Motor Authority’s editors drive and rate hundreds of cars, including dozens of the best luxury and performance cars. At the end of the year, we look back over the new models introduced to the world and select the best—our Best Car To Buy award. For our Best Car To Buy 2015...

  • Marussia F1 Team logo
    Marussia F1 Team Enters Administration, Seeks Buyer

    Just days after the Caterham F1 Team’s financial troubles were revealed, it’s emerging that fellow Formula One team Marussia is also struggling and has just entered administration. Administrators FRP Advisory said the U.K.-based team would continue to operate and that none of the staff...

  • 2017 Acura NSX spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Acura NSX Spy Shots And Video

    Concept versions of Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar have been hitting the auto show scene since early 2012 but now we have new spy shots of the production version that will be hitting showrooms next year, most likely as a 2016 model. This is still a prototype but it differs to previous...

  • 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat VIN0001
    Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With VIN0001: Video

    If you were hoping to get your hands on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with VIN0001, you’re too late as the car has already been sold. It went up for auction last month at a Barrett-Jackson event in Las Vegas and was eventually sold for a staggering $825,000, with all the proceeds...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
    Volkswagen Takes Home 2014 WRC Drivers’ And Manufacturers’ Titles

    They’ve done it again. In a repeat of last year, Volkswagen’s Sébastien Ogier together with co-driver Julien Ingrassia have secured the 2014 World Rally Championship Drivers’ title. There’s still one more round to go this season, but after taking out this past...

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