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  • Viper production at Conner Avenue Assembly Plant

    After returning to the market in late 2012, it was revealed that after just one year of sales Chrysler was reducing the rate of production of its SRT Viper--from nine cars per day to just six--due to inventory piling up on dealer lots. SRT boss Ralph Gilles explained that the build-up in inventories was due to dealers not understanding that the average Viper buyer today wants to specify their own car rather than just pick one up off the lot. Chrysler sold just 591 Vipers last year, well short of the 2,000 cars it touted during the car’s launch, and for the first two months of this year...

  • Shelby performance parts for 2005-2014 Ford Mustangs
    Shelby Announces New Performance Parts For Fifth-Gen Mustangs

    Ford’s about to launch the sixth generation of its Mustang icon but there’s still plenty of life left in the previous fifth-gen model, which spanned the 2005-2014 model years. Thanks to outfits like Shelby American, existing owners as well as potential buyers of the fifth-gen car can...

  • BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe
    BMW Announces Concept Car, Bike For Villa d’Este

    Most leading concours-type events are glamorous, but there's something about Concorso d‘Eleganza Villa d’Este--perhaps Italy's stunning Lake Como backdrop, or maybe it's the occasional appearance of a major automaker touting an edgy, sleek concept vehicle. Hosting the event for the...

  • 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS
    Porsche Boxster And Cayman Get GTS Trim For 2015

    The latest Porsche Boxster and Cayman are two of the most capable sports cars on the planet. In fact, both have been voted Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy in recent years. However, never one to rest on its laurels, Porsche has now enhanced both cars by launching more potent...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
    Porsche Fires: Every 2014 911 GT3 Engine Will Be Replaced

    No carmaker is infallible, and Porsche has found that out the hard way with a series of fires in its 2014 911 GT3. Now, the German sports car manufacturer has announced how it's solving the problem: It will replace the engines on every single 2014 model year GT3 sold--a full 785 vehicles. As...

  • 2014 Cadillac XTS
    2013-2014 Cadillac XTS Sedans Recalled Due To Potential Fire

    Cadillac has issued a recall on certain versions of its XTS luxury sedan because of a problem that could lead to a fire. The recall affects both 2013 and 2014 model XTS sedans, but only those manufactured from February 14, 2012 through March 7, 2014. Cadillac says there are 63,903 affected vehicles...

  • 2014 BMW M5 Competition Package shows off for the camera

    We've known since the debut of the 2014 BMW M5 that it would offer an upgrade from the already-monstrous 560 horsepower to 575 horsepower thanks to a Competition Package. Now, BMW is showing off what the new hotter M5 variant can do. MUST WATCH: World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce Crash: Video Apparently donuts that enrage security guards are near the top of the list of the M5 Competition Package's key abilities. Handled like a bull being loosed into the ring, the Competition Package M5 eventually breaks loose from its cage and then cruises--rather sedately--down the road and into...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS with OnStar 4G LTE and CUE Collection
    2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe First Caddy With 4G LTE Internet, CUE

    The next generation of in-car infotainment systems is starting to arrive, and it's 4G internet connectivity. Audi offers it in a range of models, and following Chevy's 4G launch, the all-new 2015 ATS Coupe will be first in Cadillac's range to get the technology. As part of GM's OnStar service, 4G...

  • Panoz Esperante Spyder 25th Anniversary Edition
    Panoz Announces 25th Anniversary Esperante Spyder

    To celebrate its 25th birthday, American sports carmaker Panoz is launching a special 25h Anniversary Edition Esperante Spyder, with a host of unique features to differentiate it from regular Spyders. Panoz might have fallen from public view when its Le Mans program ended, but the firm still hosts...

  • Ferrari FXX for sale in Florida
    Ferrari FXX Evolution For Sale In Florida With $2.2 Million Price Tag

    The Ferrari FXX Evolution isn't your average used car.

  • Ex-Pink Floyd Jaguar Mk 2 prepped for La Carrera Panamericana on eBay UK
    Pink Floyd Jaguar Mk 2 Built For La Carrera Panamericana On eBay

    It's well known that one member of legendary rock band Pink Floyd is deeply into cars, especially vintage race cars. But this Carrera Panamericana-prepped Jaguar Mark 2 wasn't owned by Nick Mason. It was owned by David Gilmour and manager Steve O'Rourke. Prepared to the classic racing standards of...

  • 2016 Audi R8 spy shots
    2016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Audi R8, Ford Mustang Limo: Today’s Car News

    The next-generation Cadillac CTS-V has been spotted testing, this time revealing some new details such as a vented hood. The car is expected to feature a force-fed V-8 delivering more than the 556 horsepower of the outgoing model. With Lamborghini’s new Huracán out in the open...

  • Moits Racing driver Paul Mouhayet saves it when the car's chutes fail

    There are times in racing when you know things have gone wrong, but there's no time to worry--you just have to jump in and deal with it, or end up crashed, or worse. This driver knows all about that after his chutes failed to deploy in a 250-mph car at a drag race in Australia. We learn of the details from BangShift: The Moits Racing Mustang, driven by Paul Mouhayet, made this run during the Jamboree finals in Syndey, Australia. After rocketing down the strip, the 250-mph Mustang needs to stop--or end up in the sand traps (or the wall), likely flipped, rolled, or otherwise torn up. MUST...

  • 2015 BMW M4 at Brands Hatch
    2015 BMW M4 Unleashed On Brands Hatch: Video

    BMW has finally released the first video of its new M4 being driven in anger. Behind the wheel is racing driver Andy Priaulx, a European and World Touring Car champion, and he does a great job of putting the M4 through its paces at Brands Hatch in the U.K. There hasn’t been as much excitement...

  • 2013 Audi RS4 Avant
    Next Audi RS 4 To Downsize To A Turbo V-6: Report

    Audi looks set to follow its rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz by downsizing to a force-fed engine for the next generation of its RS 4. The current model is powered by a high-revving 4.2-liter V-8, good for 450 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, but Car and Driver is reporting that the next...

  • 2014 HSV ClubSport R8
    Holden Tuner HSV Eyes Chevy Models, Mulls U.S. Expansion

    With the demise of Holden production in Australia, the brand’s in-house tuner Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is looking to expand its business in other markets, and one of those could be the United States. For those unfamiliar with HSV, it’s a builder of V-8-powered sedans, wagons and...

  • 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix race car
    Mercedes To Celebrate Motorsport History At Goodwood With 1914 Grand Prix Racer

    One of the world’s most historic race cars will be rolling up to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, helping to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport endeavors. The race car is a 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix car, a trio of which claimed a one-two-three victory...

  • 1966 Ford Mustang limousine on eBay Motors
    1966 Ford Mustang ... Limousine? The Things You Find On eBay

    Most of the cars that get turned into limousines make some sort of sense (Lincoln Town Cars)--or make so little sense, it comes full circle to at least be predictable (Hummers). But a 1966 Ford Mustang limo? Firmly in the nether regions of nonsense. But someone has done it. MUST SEE: BMW Spins On...

  • BMW spins on the 'Ring

    Saying that there are plenty of tough corners on the Nürburgring is like saying Nutella tastes like angels fornicating on your tongue. Both of those are understatements. A BMW driver recently got a first hand look at what happens on one of those tough corners when he came in a bit too hot and tried to fix the problem with plenty of opposite lock. The car in question appears to be an E36 M3 coupe, and the owner can only hold on as it enters the spin cycle. MUST WATCH: World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce Crash: Video To make matters worse, there is a Hummer H3 right on his...

  • LAPD adds Lamborghini Gallardo to its fleet
    LAPD Adds Lamborghini Gallardo To Its Fleet

    Apparently it's not just the Dubai Police force that has the best toys (although their fleet is insanely impressive). Los Angeles just stepped up its fleet game with the addition of a Lamborghini Gallardo. This vehicle and its usage are a donation from Travis and Nathalie Marg, the owners of Light...

  • McLaren 650S
    A Closer Look At The McLaren 650S: Video

    McLaren shows off its 650S supercar in this piece of Internet self-aggrandizement.

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo  -  First Drive
    2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO With N-Attack Package Tested At Fuji Speedway: Video

    The 2015 Nissan GT- R NISMO is one of the fastest cars ever produced, having set an incredible 7:08.679 Nürburgring lap time at the hands of racing driver Michael Krumm. However, to achieve that time, Krumm’s GT-R NISMO was fitted with some special parts that don’t come on the...

  • Motor Authority 1 Million Facebook fans - Thank you
    A Thank You To Motor Authority's 1 Million Facebook Fans

    Thanks to you, our avid and loyal readers, we've done it: Motor Authority's Facebook community has grown past 1 million car-loving gearheads. That's a substantial number of people by any measure, but we thought it might help to visualize some of the things 1 million Motor Authority fans could do if...

  • Volvo's driver-sensing technology
    Volvo Gets Serious On Driver Sensing Tech

    Volvo has always been known for its stance on car safety. Whether that's through headrests, airbags or seatbelts, or simply building cars tougher than the objects they're likely to smash into, it's given Volvo one of the safest reputations in the industry. MUST SEE: 1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra...

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