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  • WM Destino

    VL Automotive, founded by former GM exec Bob Lutz and industrialist Gilbert Villarreal, has made headlines in the recent past because of its plans to sell Fisker Karma sedans stripped of their electric drivetrains and powered by Corvette V-8s. The modified Karmas were to feature the Destino name and have a price tag of about $200k. It turns out VL Automotive has recently been acquired by automotive startup WM GreenTech Automotive (WM GTA), which plans to launch a number of brands. The Destino will be sold by WM GTA’s performance brand, WM, while WM GTA will also have an electric car...

  • Sebastian Vettel driving Russia’s Sochi Circuit in an Infiniti Q50 Hybrid
    Sebastian Vettel Gives His Thoughts On Russia’s Sochi F1 Circuit: Video

    Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel recently became the first Formula One driver to sample the completed Sochi Circuit, which next month will hold the inaugural Russian Grand Prix. Now, the four-time world champion has given us his thoughts on the new track. Vettel wasn’t in his...

  • 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport at Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America
    Land Rover Giving The Chance For Four People To Go Into Space: Video

    You and three of your mates could win the trip of a lifetime thanks to Land Rover and its new ‘Galactic Discovery’ competition. As part of its efforts to launch the all-new 2015 Discovery Sport, Land Rover wants to trigger the excitement of discovery and adventure by partnering with...

  • 2016 Audi TT Roadster spy shots
    2016 Audi TT Roadster Spy Shots

    Prototypes for the convertible version of the upcoming 2016 Audi TT coupe have been spotted again, this time undergoing high-speed testing at Germany's Nürburgring. The new convertible is expected to debut in the coming months and join the coupe in showrooms early next year, also as a 2016...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT spy shots
    Mercedes-AMG GT Exhaust Sound Revealed: Video

    Layered inside this crazy coconut of German humor is the sound of the next super sports car from Mercedes-AMG, the GT. It sounds amazing. Based on the video, you might infer that it sounds something like the combination of an airliner, a lion, and a screaming goat, among other items. In the...

  • 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Sport
    Infiniti Q50 May Revert To Older Hydraulic Steering

    Automakers are often at their best when trying something new and breaking free of industry norms, but Infiniti's drive-by-wire steering system, optional on the Q50S sedan, is very much not one of those times. That would be fine if the car's base hydraulic power steering was a suitable alternative...

  • Mercedes-Benz Zetros

    The Mercedes-Benz Zetros offers luxury in an apocalypse-proof package

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG
    V-12-Powered Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG On Its Way For 2016: Report

    If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene in 2016. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but a new report claims we’ll be seeing it introduced to local showrooms for the 2016 model year. According to Automotive News...

  • Corvette Sinkhole Extraction
    Corvette Museum Filling Sinkhole, Three Damaged Corvettes To Be Restored

    For car fans, it wasn't an easy sight to see: Several of the world's rarest Corvettes, resting in a crumpled heap at the bottom of a large sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Now, the future is looking brighter for three of those Corvettes, which General Motors...

  • V8 Supercars Test Day Sydney Motorsports Park
    V8 Supercars Drivers Go Drifting In The Rain: Video

    A rainy race track usually isn't a very fun place. Sure, some people excel at racing in the rain but others would rather see a shining sun in the sky and full slicks at each corner. This wasn't the case recently when the Australian V8 Supercars crew showed up at Sydney Motorsport Park for a test...

  • 2015 Dodge Viper SRT
    2015 Dodge Viper SRT, 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, New Aston Martin CEO: Car News Headlines

    The Dodge Viper SRT has undergone a few updates for the 2015 model year. The car’s 8.4-liter V-10 gets some more power, and an enhanced Viper Time Attack model has been added to the lineup. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SRT has also received some more power for the 2015 model year. The vehicle...

  • Atalanta Sports Tourer
    Long-Dormant British Marque Atalanta Returns With New Sports Car

    Atalanta only built a handful of cars from 1937 to 1939, but it's back for another try.

  • 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

    Despite the repositioning of SRT as an official tuner to Dodge, the awesome Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT isn’t going anywhere and to really send the message home the performance SUV has been given a power boost for the latest model year. Yes, our favorite Jeep muscles into 2015 with output from its 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 rising to 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, up from the 2014 model’s 470 hp and 465 lb-ft. CHECK OUT: First Look At 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak: Video The engine remains mated to an eight-speed paddle-shifted automatic transmission, and with the pedal floored...

  • 2015 Zenos E10 S
    Zenos Expands Lineup With More Potent E10 S and E10 S Track Models

    After launching its first product, the E10 track car, at the start of this year, British sports car startup Zenos has now followed up with more potent E10 S and E10 S Track variants. Zenos is the creation of former Caterham managers, and the company’s E10 has already been confirmed for U.S...

  • Andy Palmer
    Product Guru Andy Palmer Quits Nissan To Head Aston Martin

    Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer, a performance car champion with an engineering background, has been named CEO of Aston Martin. The famous British sports car brand has been without a CEO for some time, with previous CEO Ulrich Bez stepping down in early 2013, so Palmer’s...

  • 2015 Dodge Viper SRT
    2015 Dodge Viper SRT Gets GT And TA 2.0 Variants Plus More Power

    The Dodge Viper SRT supercar muscles into the 2015 model year with a few changes, including some additional horsepower. New variants have also been added to the lineup, with a new Viper GT squeezing in between the base Viper and upmarket Viper GTS, and a new-and-improved Viper Time Attack arriving...

  • 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept
    Renault Alpine Sports Car Design Signed Off, Won’t Look Like Concept

    Renault and Caterham announced plans in 2012 to jointly develop a new platform that could underpin sports car models for their respective brands. Development started in earnest shortly after but earlier this year the two automakers went their separate ways. The good news is that both Renault and...

  • BMW 2-Series Active Tourer, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    Possible Seven Front-Wheel-Drive BMWs In The Works, Including Z2 Roadster

    It was in the spring of 2010 that BMW first confirmed plans for a new front-wheel-drive car, and now that car has arrived in the form of the 2016 2-Series Active Tourer. However, the 2-Series AT is just the tip of the iceberg as BMW has a handful of additional front-wheel-drive models in the...

  • 2015 Buick Envision (Chinese spec)

    Volkswagen unveiled what is essentially a Jetta CC at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show. The new vehicle is called the Lamando and at present it’s only been confirmed for the Chinese market. Another vehicle unveiled in Chengdu is the Buick Envision crossover. This vehicle is expected in the U.S. and should arrive in time for the 2016 model year. If you were hoping to enjoy a quiet getaway this holiday weekend, you might want to dial back your expectations. According to AAA, you're going to have a lot of traveling companions. You’ll find all of these stories and more in today’s car...

  • 2015 Buick Envision (Chinese spec)
    2015 Buick Envision Revealed In Full At Chengdu Auto Show

    Buick’s lineup is about to expand with two all-new models. One will be a rebadged version of the Opel Cascada convertible and the other will be the new Envision crossover, the latter of which was just unveiled at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show taking place in China. Though yet to be confirmed...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Lamando (Chinese spec)
    Production Volkswagen New Midsize Coupe Is The Lamando

    At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show back in April, Volkswagen took the covers off a striking four-door coupe concept called the New Midsize Coupe. At the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show that took place last week, the German automaker introduced the production version, which dons the Lamando nameplate. ALSO SEE...

  • 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero
    Facing Bankruptcy, NEVS Loses Rights To Saab Name

    Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden recently ran out of cash but on Friday was thrown a lifeline by a Swedish court, which has given the struggling firm time to restructure and source new investment. During the restructure, NEVS parent company National Modern Energy Holdings will provide it...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90  -  world premiere, Stockholm, Sweden  -  August 2014
    2016 Volvo XC90 Live Photos And Video

    Volvo’s second-generation XC90 finally made its debut at an event in Stockholm, Sweden last week, and these are our first live photos of the all-new SUV direct from its premiere. The original XC90 was launched in 2002, and it revolutionized the SUV segment with its combination of space...

  • 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
    Dodge Challenger Drag Pak, Mercedes-AMG GT, Volvo XC90: The Week In Reverse

    The Dodge Challenger Drag Pak gets its first exposure to the public, Mercedes-AMG’s new GT sports car nears its official unveiling, and the 2016 Volvo XC90 has been unveiled in Sweden. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The Hellcat isn’t the only Challenger...

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