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  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation E-Class has been spotted. The vehicle ride on the German automaker’s MRA platform and should be on sale in the fall of 2016. Audi has become the first firm to receive a new autonomous car permit from the state of California. This will allow the German automaker to start testing its Piloted Driving self-driving technology on the state’s roads. Believe it or not but Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am has his own automotive business dubbed I.am.auto, where he designs his own cars. Now, Lexus has got him to design one of its NX...

  • 2014 Opel Adam S
    Opel Reveals Sporty Adam S: Forbidden Fruit

    Opel’s Adam minicar first hit the scene in 2012 and has since been turned into a race car as well as an upmarket version enhanced by Bitter. Now, the first performance-enhanced version of the Adam has been revealed, the new Adam S, which makes its debut next month at the 2014 Paris Auto Show...

  • 2015 Cadillac CTS
    Cadillac’s New Chief Has No Plans To Reduce Prices

    Much of Cadillac’s lineup is just a few grand away from matching the prices of comparable models from Germany’s big three luxury makes, and when we’re talking the lower end of the portfolio like the ATS the prices are almost equal across the board. While this strategy has turned...

  • Will.i.am
    Look Out! Lexus To Unveil NX Designed By Will.i.am

    To help promote its all-new NX, Lexus has teamed up with actor, musician and wannabe designer Will.i.am, real name Williams Adams, to develop an “extremely stylized” version of the compact crossover. The custom NX will be revealed on September 24 at Paris Fashion Week. A regular NX...

  • Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo
    Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turimso Ready For Download In GT6: Video

    Toyota’s stunning FT-1 concept car revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show may be a preview of the next-generation Supra, but it’s also the basis for the Japanese automaker’s entry in the Gran Turismo Vision challenge, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video...

  • Audi A7 autonomous car prototype
    Audi Receives California’s First Autonomous Car Permit: Video

    Audi was one of the pioneers in the area of autonomous cars, having built a TT prototype that in 2010 tackled Colorado’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb entirely on its own. A year ago Audi demonstrated some of its more advanced autonomous car technology; called Piloted Driving by Audi, the technology...

  • Renault EOLAB concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show

    Renault is out to prove that not only the Volkswagen Group can build a car that’s capable of consuming just 1 liter of fuel per 100 kilometers of travel, equivalent to 235 mpg. The French automaker has just revealed the EOLAB concept car, which is said to be as efficient as VW’s XL1 but targeted at budget buyers. Of course, the EOLAB is only a concept and the XL1, despite a six-figure price tag, is already in customer hands. However, Renault says technology featured on the EOLAB will feature on its cars before 2020. So how does the EOLAB go about achieving its 235 mpg economy. To...

  • Largest Fleet Of Rolls-Royce Phantoms Ever Ordered Headed To Louis XIII Hotel In Macau
    Largest Fleet Of Rolls-Royce Phantoms Ever Ordered Headed To Louis XIII Hotel In Macau

    The largest fleet of Rolls-Royce Phantoms ever ordered is soon to arrive at entrepreneur Stephen Hung’s Louis XIII hotel in Macau. Among the 30 Bespoke Extended Wheelbase Phantomswill be two special examples that will take the title of the most expensive Phantoms ever commissioned. DON'T...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
    Porsche Explains Why Its 911 GT3 Is So Formidable On The Track: Video

    Regarded by many as the purest of the Porsche 911s, the GT3 is something of a sacred cow to many. Here, we get a glimpse at the reason why. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster For Sale: Just $7.4 Million When it comes to race cars you can drive on the street, few come close to matching the...

  • 2011 Ford Ranger Rapid Coyote
    Little Ford Ranger Hides A Big Sleeper Secret

    We love sleepers here at MotorAuthority. The idea of taking something that looks relatively sedate, yet hides a power-packed secret is infinitely appealing to us. And since it seems to be truck week over here, we're happy to share a vehicle that nearly serves as a definition of the word sleeper...

  • Street-Legal Record Holder Larry Larson Chevrolet S-10
    Street-Legal Drag Truck Sets New Fast Pass Record: Video

    Sure, we're dealing with the Blurred Lines of street legality here. That doesn't matter though, as this 1988 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck owned by Larry Larson is legally registered in the state of Missouri. In fact, Larson drove the truck the required 1,000 miles to compete in the Hot Rod Drag Week...

  • Nelson Racing Engines twin-turbo LSX prototype does 1,000 hp on pump gas
    Hybrids? We Don’t Need No Stinking Hybrids. NRE 1,000-HP Pump Gas Twin-Turbo LSX V-8: Video

    There’s a certain beauty to an engine that makes its own power, without the need for hybrid battery packs and electric motors. It’s elegant, honest, and, in the case of this Nelson Racing Engines LSX prototype, mean as all hell. MUST SEE: Street-Legal Drag Truck Sets New Fast Pass...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Class

    Mercedes-Benz’s new CLA-Class is selling far better than the automaker had expected, according to Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Mercedes' parent Daimler. The compact sedan, which is priced from $30,825, including destination, has proven so popular that tight supplies (in some cases just 10 days) are now causing Mercedes to lose potential sales. "We could have sold twice as many vehicles, easily, compared to our planning," Zetsche told Automotive News (subscription required). The reaction has been "beyond our optimistic expectations." DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster For Sale: Just...

  • 2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed
    2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed, 2015 Chrysler 300, Porsche Project Secret: Car News Headlines

    Bentley’s built a faster Mulsanne, appeasing the needs of lead-footed chauffeurs the world over. The car is called the Mulsanne Speed, and it can rocket to 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds despite weighing almost 6,000 pounds. A photo alleged to be of the facelifted 2015 Chrysler 300 has hit the...

  • Roger Penske
    Penske Enters V8 Supercars, With NASCAR’s Marcos Ambrose In Tow

    Leading NASCAR team owner and businessman Roger Penske has confirmed plans to enter Australia’s awesome V8 Supercars touring car series, starting from the 2015 season. Penske has secured a controlling 51 percent stake in existing V8 Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing (DJR), and will compete...

  • 2015 Chrysler 300 leaked (Image via Allpar)
    Is This The 2015 Chrysler 300 Facelift?

    Chrysler is set to introduce a facelifted version of its 300 sedan at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, and this could be our first undisguised look at the car. Prototypes for the facelifted 300 have been spotted for several months, though these have all been heavily camouflaged. The...

  • 2015 Lincoln MKC driven off a container ship at a port in China
    First Lincolns Land In China

    It was back in 2012 that Lincoln first announced it was expanding into the lucrative Chinese market, and now the first cars have landed. An additional two shipments of Lincolns will arrive by early October to support a series of grand opening events scheduled for later that same month. Despite...

  • 2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible equipped with M Sport package
    2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible Gets M Sport Package

    The all-new 2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible has been revealed and is due in showrooms early next year. The pick of the bunch is clearly the M235i, which sports a turbocharged straight-six engine good for 320 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. Of course, it’s the priciest, too, with the...

  • Porsche 989 concept car from 1988

    Located next to Porsche’s headquarters in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany lies the automaker’s official museum. The modern structure, opened in 2009, serves as a celebration of all things Porsche. It's open to the public, costs just a few euros to get in, and is a must-visit for any die-hard fan of the brand—and now there’s one more very important reason to visit. Starting tomorrow and running until January 11, 2015, the museum is running an exhibition showcasing many of the top-secret concept cars and prototypes Porsche has built over the past 50...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design leak – (Image via SweedSpeed Forums)
    2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design Shown During Presentation

    Volvo recently revealed its all-new XC90 SUV but missing from the lineup was a version equipped with one of the automaker’s sporty R-Design packs. Well, we now have the first photo of what’s likely to be the 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design. The photo, posted to the SweedSpeed Forums by user...

  • 1969 Chevrolet Corvette lego kit by Brickdater, via Lego Ideas.
    This 1969 Chevy Corvette Lego Kit Could Be Yours, With Your Help

    Have you ever wanted to build a custom Corvette out of Legos? If so, and your dream Corvette is a 1969 C3, then this kit could be your answer—if you show support for it and get it turned into a production kit. While the C3 Corvette wouldn’t be our first choice (how about a C2 Sting Ray...

  • Mid-Engine Big-Block Twin-Turbo Chevrolet Drag Truck
    Twin-Turbo Mid-Engine Drag Truck Rips Down Strip: Video

    When you have the need for speed, you might find yourself getting creative to eek out every last bit of power and performance that your engine can muster up. Engine swaps become a part of your world in your quest for more... more power and more speed. MUST SEE: Nissan GT-R Blows A Tire At 200 MPH...

  • Lamborghini Veneno Roadster
    Lamborghini Veneno Roadster For Sale: Just $7.4 Million

    You thought $4.5 million was a bit steep for an extremely limited-edition Lamborghini Veneno Roadster? Well, you were wrong, apparently. Because a (slightly) used example is now for sale—for an asking price of $7.4 million. DON'T MISS: Students Save Prototype Dodge Viper From Crusher Listed...

  • 1992 Dodge Viper pre-production unit with VIN #4 - Image via KING
    Students Save Prototype Dodge Viper From Crusher

    Remember those 93 Dodge Viper prototypes that were gifted to a various schools' automotive technology programs, only to be destined for the crusher after Chrysler decided their useful life was over? One of them, donated to South Puget Sound Community College, was the very rare and potentially...

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