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At the unveiling of the S660 concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show today, Honda made reference to a small sports car concept called the S360 that the automaker unveiled back in 1962. It was one of the first cars to be built by Honda, which in fact only started selling vehicles the year after the...

At the Tokyo Motor Show today, Honda unveiled a new model that it calls the Vezel, which will go on sale in Japan before the end of the year. That name may well not be the one it carries in North America, however, where it will give Honda a new and smaller crossover that sits below the compact...

Ford is previewing its next-generation Edge crossover with a thinly veiled concept version at this week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new Edge is expected to be launched onto the market late next year, as a 2015 model, and may end up offering a hybrid option and an automatic parking...

Subaru used this week’s 2013 Tokyo Motor Show to introduce a sporty crossover concept the automaker says previews the next trend in urban SUVs. In essence, it sees SUVs and crossovers taking a more performance-oriented role in the marketplace rather than strictly being practical vehicles...

The latest entry to the Porsche lineup, the 2015 Macan crossover, has finally been revealed, just ahead of its public debut later today at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Joining it on Porsche’s stand will be the 2014 Panamera Turbo S, 2014 911 Turbo Cabriolet and 918 Spyder. The Macan...

The 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe will be unveiled to the world tonight ahead of the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, and Motor Authority will be on hand to bring you the latest as it happens. If that’s not quick enough for you (hey, take a breather!), you can watch it all as it unfolds, live, via this...

The latest special-edition Jeep Wrangler recalls the classic Willys models of the late 1940s and 1950s.

We’ve already brought you our own driving impressions of the 2015 Honda Civic Type R, but here’s what current Honda WTCC driver Gabriele Tarquini thinks of it. A veteran of multiple racing formats, including Formula One, Tarquini drove some of the earlier 2015 Civic Type R prototypes...

Tesla Motors has asked the NHTSA to investigate the recent Model S fires, to remove doubt about the cars' safety.

Up until now, Acura has said its second-generation NSX sports car will feature a sophisticated through-the-road hybrid all-wheel-drive system consisting of a trio of electric motors and a 3.5-liter V-6 paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. At an event preceding the 2013 Tokyo Motor...

Nissan’s highly anticipated 2015 GT-R NISMO has finally been revealed, and we have the first live photos of the car direct from its debut on the eve of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. On hand to help present it was Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn as well as factory racing driver Michael Krumm, the man...

Callaway is the first to announce upgrades for Chevrolet’s more practical performance car, the 2014 SS muscle sedan. The company is offering buyers of the new SS a supercharging kit that sees output rise to 570 horsepower, up from the stock 415-hp rating. CHECK OUT: 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO...

Today’s console and computer games often have as much plot and back story as a Hollywood action flick, and the more recent iterations of Electronic Arts’ Need For Speed line of video games are no exception to this rule. In fact, the popular franchise has already spawned its own movie...

German auto giant Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is slowly expanding its interest in rival automakers. Already a shareholder in automakers such as Aston Martin, Renault Nissan and Tesla, Daimler has now finalized a deal to buy a 12 percent stake in Chinese automaker BAIC. This marks...

Appearances have never been completely in line with the GT-R’s unique combination of brute force and surprising finesse and capability. And for 2015, that dichotomy becomes more pronounced, with a stronger look, 600 horsepower on tap, and some suspension work that should simultaneously make...

Honda announced three new direct-injected and turbocharged engines, plus an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with the interesting addition of a torque converter, during a two-day media event before the Tokyo Motor Show that opens Wednesday. Each of the engines, along with the new transmission...

It looks roughly like a black Honda CR-Z with a mesh grille--at least until you get up close. Then you notice that the doors seem much shallower, and that it has strange little glass panels in the roof. But what you're looking at is no ordinary CR-Z hybrid two-seater. Instead, it's a one-of-a-kind...

We only had two laps on the high-speed oval at Honda's main R&D center in Japan. We didn't get performance figures for the prototype Honda Civic Type R fitted with the company's new 2.0-liter direct-injected and turbocharged four-cylinder engine. But they were two very memorable laps. DON'T...

It’s incredible that this week will see three major international auto shows take place in the space of 48 hours, meaning you had better brace yourself for a flood of new model debuts coming at you very soon. The first of the three shows is the Tokyo Motor Show, which starts early Wednesday...

Next weekend marks the end of another era for Formula One as new regulations consign V-8 engines to the history books. To celebrate, and perhaps to mourn the passing of the current 2.4-liter V-8s, the Mercedes AMG F1 team has released a series of photos showing its last V-8 being built. Designated...