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Take a closer look at what makes the Rapide S tick.
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Fisker Automotive: The Final Flameout?This morning, Fisker laid off all of its communications staff and most of the rest of its labor force. Far from the beginning of the end, the news today comes as the final flameout for a company that has been reduced to smoldering wreckage for some time now. That's meant both figuratively and...
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65 Years Of Jaguar's Sports Cars: 30 Days Of F-TypeJaguar's sports car heritage is deep, but there have been intermissions. From the very founding of the company, sporty cars were a priority, despite the a desire by William Lyons to parley the brand's sporting success into a broader line of vehicles for greater market reach and profit. Along the...
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2012 Lincoln MKS Recalled Due To Faulty Fuel TanksThe 2012 MKS, along with the Ford Taurus and 2013 Ford Explorer, have been recalled because of faulty fuel tanks.
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Chrysler 300 Diesel Still On The Table: ReportAs more and more diesel models slowly creep their way onto the market, and with gas prices showing little sign of receding, there has probably never been a better time for the launch of a diesel-powered Chrysler 300. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is once again offered with a diesel engine, a...
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BMW Concept X4, Cadillac CTS Coupe, Shelby Raptor: Today's Car NewsThe BMW Concept X4 was finally revealed last night, and while we will need some time to get used to the idea, the success of the X6 has us thinking we will, eventually, get used to it. Cadillac's new 2014 CTS has been a huge hit since its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show, but what about the...
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Following the success of the BMW M5 as MotoGP’s official safety car in 2012, the latest bahnstormer from the hallowed M Division, the 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe, has been picked as this year’s safety car. This will be the 15th successive year that a BMW M car has served as the official safety car of the MotoGP World Championship, but it’s not just the M6 Gran Coupe that gets a starring role, as a fleet of BMW vehicles including the M6 Coupe, M5, M3 Coupe, M550d xDrive Touring and HP4 motorcycle will also be crucial for the smooth running of each leg of the 2013 MotoGP season...
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Is The Chevrolet Chevelle Set For A Comeback?Is the Chevelle nameplate about to become familiar with a whole new generation? General Motors recently applied for a number of trademarks with the United States Patents and Trademarks Office, with all of them centering on the “Chevelle” name. The applications, first discovered by GM...
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New Cadillac CTS Coupe Back In The SpotlightFollowing the hugely successful debut of the all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS at the New York Auto Show last week, the question on everybody’s lips is whether or not we’ll be seeing a coupe version of the stunning new sedan. Prior to the reveal of the new CTS, there was speculation that...
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Mercedes AMG Reveals 2014 F1 Engine, Extends Supply Deal With Force IndiaThe Mercedes AMG Formula One squad has just taken the wraps off the new turbocharged V-6 engine that it hopes will give it an edge over rival teams in the 2014 F1 season, when radical new regulations come into play. The biggest departure from the current rules will be a switch to the turbocharged...
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BMW Stylist Karim Habib Explains The Design Process: VideoWhether you’re a fan of BMW’s latest designs or not, there’s no denying the look of the automaker’s vehicles are still making a major impact on the industry, even in this post-Bangle era. Only yesterday we were given a preview of an upcoming BMW model, the X4 crossover, or...
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New Forza Horizon Download Pack Features Top Gear’s Favorites: VideoFrom the company that brought us the legendary Forza Motorsport line of games, comes the new, go anywhere Forza Horizon. The game bases the action in simulated real-world environments that are so vast you need an in-game GPS to keep track of where you’re going. The company behind it is Turn...
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As BMW's model proliferation continues, with a renaming scheme impending, we have to wonder: where will it end? Not here, apparently. The latest addition to the BMW fold is a concept, but it appears to be a concept in name only. The BMW Concept X4 brings to the X3 size class an X6-like Sports Activity Coupe (SAC), as BMW styles it. Looking very nearly ready for production--not wild and conceptual in any way--the Concept X4 promises the same things the X6 did upon its debut, but in a more compact form factor. Like the X6 when new, our eyes have not yet adjusted to the Concept X4's mixture of...
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2014 Acura RDX Priced From $35,415Acura’s 2014 RDX has been priced from $35,415, including a destination charge of $895. That represents a $200 increase on the starting price of the 2013 model, which was all-new last year. Apart from the price increase, the only major change is the addition of Kona Coffee exterior paint...
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Nissan GT-R Proves Its Snow Capabilities...Against An Infiniti FX And A 370Z?In the world of supercars, there are battles and then there are "battles." This is one of the latter. In this rather dry and yet superficial look at the Nissan GT-R's snow-driving capabilities, Nissan sets up one heck of a straw man--or snow man, as it were. Testing slalom, acceleration, and...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Mega Gallery: 30 Days Of F-TypeDay two of our 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type starts where everyone should: ogling the little roadster. The second image in the gallery above was submitted especially for Motor Authority by Jaguar Land Rover North America's vice president of communications, Stuart Schorr. The F-Type almost...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Drives Goodwood Hill In The Hands Of Lord March: VideoThere are few people with a driveway as cool as that of Lord March, or, as he's officially styled, Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara--otherwise known as the owner of Goodwood estate. Every year he gathers some of the best cars from racing history for show and go activities at...
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Strong Demand Prompts Shelby To Boost Production Of 575-HP F-150 RaptorAt the recent 2013 New York Auto Show, Ford tuner extraordinaire Shelby American took the covers off the latest vehicle in its rapidly expanding lineup, the 575-horsepower Shelby Raptor pickup. Starting with the already formidable Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as its donor vehicle, Shelby applied some of...
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BMW's latest remainder from its ongoing long division of models has leaked to the web: the X4 Concept. Calling it a Sport Activity Coupe like the X6, the new X4 looks to be a concept in name only--we expect to see a production version by the end of the year. Detroit Electric's SP:01 roadster has been revealed, and it's another Lotus-based electric sports car. It looks a lot like the Tesla Roadster, it's priced a lot like the Tesla Roadster, but it's a touch lighter and less powerful than the Tesla Roadster. Interesting. We've kicked off the start of 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type. This...
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Chevy SS And Ford Fusion NASCAR Racers Added To iRacing Lineup: VideoOne of the most successful online racing simulators for PC users, iRacing, has just got that much better, with the company behind the service announcing that the latest Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion race cars from the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are now available. For those serious about racing...
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Detroit Electric reveals Lotus-based SP:01 electric roadsterIf you’re longing for a Tesla Roadster but aren’t prepared to drop your hard-earned on a used example, another electric startup, whose name dates back more than a century, has just unveiled its own Lotus-based electric roadster. That startup is Detroit Electric, which, as promised a...
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Mechanic Crashes Rare Mercedes-Benz 300SLAn original Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing, similar to the one pictured above, was almost completely wrecked after a mechanic crashed the rare classic on a stretch of road near Pleidelsheim, Germany, last week. The car, one of 1,400 original 300SL gullwing coupes ever built, was in for scheduled...
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Chevy Rolls Out Camaro Hot Wheels Edition Convertible In Lead Up To Indy 500The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition Convertible hits dealers this spring after a limited, one-time production run.
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Could Mark Webber Ditch F1 To Race For Porsche At Le Mans?Following the conclusion of the controversial Malaysian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, the rumor mill has been working overtime with news Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber may quit Formula One at the end of the current season in order to join Porsche for its 24 Hours of Le Mans campaign in 2014...
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