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The legend of the Silver Arrow grand prix race cars built by Mercedes-Benz and the Auto Union (now Audi) during the 1930s is well documented here at Motor Authority, so regular readers will be keen to know that some of the surviving cars will be on show, and taking to the track, this weekend at the...

A couple of years ago Mercedes-Benz made the bold promise to launch an electric version of its SLS AMG gullwing supercar on the market by the end of 2013. Since then we’ve seen several concept versions of the car, which has been labeled the SLS AMG E-Cell, though until now we’ve never...

If you're into Formula 1, you're probably aware of Codemasters' F1 racing series. The latest installment, F1 2012, is nearly upon us, and to tease you with its visual delights, Codemasters has released a new trailer--and a free demo. The demo is available on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. It will only let...

Corvette fans across the country are familiar with the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where America's greatest sports car has long been built. But the museum is expanding, and part of that expansion includes a motorsports park. A 2.94-mile road course with various available...

Electric race cars may not yet offer the same range as their internal-combustion counterparts, but the differential in lap times continues to get smaller. For a baseline reference, Marco Werner set a Sonoma full-lap record of 1:21.69 behind the wheel of the fearsome Audi R8 Le Mans Prototype in...

When it comes to crashes between a driving school car and another vehicle, the blame generally goes to the student driver. We don’t know for sure what happened in the accident pictured below, but from the look of things it involved a student driver in a Perodua Kancil and a non-student driver...

The Goodwood Revival is all about preserving history, and Jaguar’s heritage is rich with racing success. In 2012, Jaguar Heritage Racing was formed to supplement the activities of the Jaguar Heritage Trust, which itself is tasked with preserving historically significant Jaguar models. As the...

Formula One racing will return to the U.S. at November’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. It’s been five years since F1 cars last competed on U.S. soil, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, so there’s a lot riding on the success of the event and the enthusiasm of U.S...

Organizers call it a "step back in time." We're calling it a great excuse to spend more time in the driver's seat of the 2013 Subaru BRZ. Whatever the case, we're on the ground this week in England and Wales, making a loop of the lower United Kingdom on our way to the 2012 edition of the Goodwood...

The Paris Auto Show is drawing near, and the new car debuts are ramping up. The latest to join the crush is the 2013 Porsche Cayenne S Diesel, a V-8 oil-burner that pairs luxury and sport with cargo and comfort. The 2013 Volvo C30 Polestar is a limited-edition, high-performance version of the...

We generally don’t cover trucks on Motor Authority, even cutting-edge, futuristic ones like the new Volvo FH. Volvo has done a great job of creating a buzz about its latest heavy hauler, though, especially after a video of acrobat Faith Dickey walking a slack line between two speeding Volvo...

A record gathering of Ferrari supercars is expected to descend upon the Silverstone race track in the UK this weekend, and in the process get a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. The number to beat stands at 490 cars, which was achieved at Japan’s Fuji Speedway back in 2008. For...

Following the success of recent upgrade packages and special editions like the sporty XFR Speed Pack and fully-loaded XJ Ultimate, Jaguar is now looking at launching even more options for well-heeled customers looking to stand out from the crowd. The information was revealed by Jaguar’s...

Following the debut of Volvo’s new V40 luxury hatch at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the Swedish automaker is now expanding the range with a sporty R-Design model, which makes its official world debut this month at the Paris Auto Show. Though not a true performance upgrade like...

Four doors, a choice of eight cylinders, and a dash of sport: that's Bentley's recipe for the upcoming Continental Flying Spur, according to these spy shots. The latest images show prototypes adopting the final shape of the new Bentley sedan, in this case a new V-8 model, with a world debut...

After years of sales in Europe, the V-6-equipped Porsche Cayenne Diesel has just been introduced to the U.S. market, bringing with it respectable performance in both economy and speed. However, Porsche has now taken the wraps off a brand new diesel-powered Cayenne, and this one’s got a V-8...

If you’re hoping to drive an electric car, your maximum driving range with the vehicles currently on sale top out at about 250 to 300 miles. Though this limit will surely increase in the longer term, there are ways of getting around this limit already available today. The most obvious is...

Last Friday, BMW announced that it would build a limited-edition 760Li sedan, commemorating 25 years of the Bavarian automaker’s V-12 powered 7-Series. Only 15 examples were to be built, and now comes word from BMW that all are spoken for. Selling for $159,695 each, the limited edition 760Li...

Bernd Rosemeyer wasn’t like other racing drivers of the pre-World War II era. After getting his start racing motorcycles, Rosemeyer was hired on by the Auto Union (forerunner to Audi) racing team, despite his lack of experience racing cars. Rosemeyer, whose lucky number was 13, quickly proved...

If you like the Volvo C30’s looks but aren’t sold by its performance, step away from the lutefisk, as we’ve got some good news for you. For 2013, the automaker best known for building safe but conservative cars is releasing a Polestar-tuned version of its compact hatchback. The...