Car News
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The Focus ST-R race car may not be cheap at $98,995, but for avid fans looking for a quick entry into motorsports it's certainly a worthy option.
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Porsche Reaches Cayenne Milestone, Readies Plant For CajunPorsche's Leipzig plant has just produced its 100,000th
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Roush Announces Performance Upgrades For Ford F-150 PickupsLong-time Mustang tuner Roush Performance has announced a series of performance upgrades for 2011 and later F-150 pickups.
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2013 Nissan GT-R Gets More Expensive, More PowerNissan just released all the details regarding its GT-R supercar for 2013, and all the numbers are higher. As part of the effort to keep up with the Joneses of the supercar world, power goes up; but so does price. Starting with power, there are 30 more horses under the hood, which brings the grand...
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Shelby To Raffle Off Last 50th Anniversary Cobra BuiltShelby American will raffle off the last 50th Anniversary Cobra built at next year's Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Chevy Picks Winner In Its Route 66 Super Bowl Ad ContestChevy has chosen a winning Super Bowl ad from 198 videos submitted by amateur filmmakers.
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Today at Motor Authority, Chrysler reached a Pentastar milestone and BMW shows off the 2012 M3 DTM Safety Car. Saab isn't completely dead yet, and we drove the 2012 Fisker Karma. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor Authority. Sadly, a Lexus LFA has been crashed. MINI reveals the Baker Street and Bayswater special editions. Chrysler built its one millionth Pentastar V-6 engine. A new study says young drivers want hybrids instead of V-8s. We drove the 2012 Fisker Karma for the second time. BMW revealed the 2012 M3 DTM Safety Car. The Chinese are going to take one last...
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As SOPA Stumbles, Megaupload Founder Has Luxury Cars SeizedWhile the SOPA bill seems to have lost support in the U.S., the federal government has arrested Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom in New Zealand and seized his collection of cars.
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Images Of A Lexus LFA Involved In A Crash Hit The WebWith a 552-horsepower V-10, an exhaust note that could humble some race cars, and a pricetag that makes other supercars look cheap, it’s safe to stay that the Lexus LFA is one confidence-boosting machine. Sadly, that confidence can often translate into owners thinking they’re far better...
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Lexus Raises Prices On 2013 LX 570 SUVAfter showing its revised 2013 LX 570 at the Detroit Auto Show last week, Lexus has now released the all-important pricing details on its latest luxury SUV. Pricing on the 2013 Lexus LX 570 will start at $80,930, an increase of $1,475 on the 2012 model or a rise of about 1.9 percent. Note, this...
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Turkish Private-Equity Firm Looking To Bid On Saab: ReportYesterday we brought you news that Chinese auto giant Youngman, one of the original bidders for Saab before it went bankrupt, was still interested in buying what’s left of the Swedish automaker. Now we have news that Turkish private-equity firm Brightwell is also interested in making a bid...
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2012 Bentley Mulsanne Mega-GalleryBentley has released a stunning gallery of its flagship Mulsanne and here's a condensed version with all the best highlights.
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Captured here undergoing cold weather testing in Northern Europe is the next-generation Fiat Panda 4x4, a high-riding and all-wheel drive version of the latest Fiat Panda minicar unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September. While neither the Panda nor this Panda 4x4 variant are likely to be sold in the U.S., a version of the popular Italian compact will be coming but with Jeep badges. We first reported almost three years ago that Jeep was planning a new compact urban runabout based on the underpinnings of a Fiat model. Those reports were then followed up by news that Fiat’s...
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Who Builds The Fastest Accelerating Hybrid? Probably Not PorscheCome January 23 we’ll know which is the world’s fastest accelerating full hybrid vehicle. The contenders are almost certainly to be the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid and 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid, though the upcoming 2013 Lexus GS 450h could be a dark horse. Officially, the fastest...
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2013 Fiat Ellezero Spy ShotsEarlier this month we brought you the first details about a new compact crossover Fiat is planning to unveil at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. Today, we have the first spy shots of a prototype for the vehicle, which insiders are calling the “Ellezero” (pronounced L-0). The...
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2012 MINI Baker Street And Bayswater Preview: London Games Special EditionsWell-known for its high degree of individualization in the buying and equipment process, MINI is also no stranger to building special editions. The latest dynamic duo is being built in honor of the 2012 London Olympic Games, based on the MINI Hardtop. The two models, the MINI Baker Street and MINI...
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David Higgins Returns To Defend His Rally America ChampionshipDavid Higgins will be back with Subaru Rally Team USA
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Chrysler Builds Its One-Millionth Pentastar V-6In just two years, Chrysler has built one million Pentastar V-6 engines, now used in over 68 percent of domestic Chrysler vehicles.
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Are you a 20-something Millennial who would rather drive a hybrid or electric car over any other type of vehicle? If you didn't say yes, then you are in the minority according to a new study. The USA Today reports that a study performed by Deloitte shows six out of ten Millennials prefer buying a hybrid or electric car over other vehicles. While over half of the study's participants said they would favor gas-electric hybrids over conventional gasoline powered vehicles, a mere two percent said they would consider a pure electric vehicle. The survey included 1,500 Gen Y, X, and Baby Boomers...
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China's Youngman To Take One Last Shot At Saab: ReportSources close to Chinese company Youngman report that it will make one final attempt to purchase bankrupt automaker Saab.
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2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Spy ShotsIt’s very rare that Rolls-Royce visually updates one of its models, especially when that particular model is the clear sales leader in its segment. Nevertheless, a facelift is scheduled for the top-selling Rolls-Royce Phantom, bringing the car, which comes in sedan, coupe and convertible...
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2012 BMW M3 DTM Safety Car RevealedBMW is retuning to the DTM series in 2012, and it's also supplying a specially-prepared M3 safety car.
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Volkswagen Using The Force, Again, For Its Super Bowl AdVolkswagen is back with a second Star Wars themed ad for this year's Super Bowl.
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Porsche Celebrates 2 Million Facebook Fans With Special Cayman SPorsche has grown its Facebook fan base by a million people in less than a year, and it's built a special Cayman S to commemorate two million Facebook fans.
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