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  • Lara Stone and Mercedes-Benz SL star in new Calvin Klein campaign

    The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class has been paired with Dutch supermodel Lara Stone in the latest campaign being run by fashion brand Calvin Klein. Dubbed “Icons of Style”, the campaign has kicked off with the unveiling of this striking image captured by photographer Alex Prager. It features both beauties and takes its inspiration from the classic film noir titles of the 1950s. As Prager puts it, “A beautiful woman stands alone in the desert, suitcases in hand. Yet in this 21st century update on classic Film Noir, the blonde is her own getaway driver, outpacing a tornado in...

  • Playboy's hottest cars of 2012
    Playboy Picks Its Hottest Cars Of 2012

    Say you’re a debonair guy with a healthy bank account and in need of some new wheels, but you don’t know a Ferrari from a Fiat. Well, the classic expert on good taste and all things men like, Playboy, has put together its annual list of the hottest cars of the coming year to help you...

  • Mercedes-Benz E-Class L
    Mercedes-Benz Exporting E-Class Models - From China

    Mercedes-Benz and Chinese partner BAIC will begin exporting Chinese-built E-Class models; the question is, to where?

  • 2012 Ford Racing Focus ST-R race car
    Ford Shows Off The Focus ST-R: Video

    Ford Racing's Andy Vrenko gives us an overview of the Focus ST-R, the latest turnkey race car from Ford.

  • Pressure-sensitive security car seat
    Japanese Security Car Seat Knows One Backside From Another

    Car thieves of the future had better hope they have exactly the same build as you, otherwise they won't be getting very far. It's already difficult enough to steal modern cars, but according to TechCrunch (via Digital Trends), Japanese engineers have been working on a car seat that won't let anyone...

  • 2012 Cadillac CTS Touring Edition
    Cadillac Announces Touring Package For 2012 CTS

    Cadillac has announced a content-rich Touring Package option for buyers of 3.0-liter and 3.6-liter V-6 CTS models.

  • Sebastian Loeb, 2011 Wales Rally GB

    Frenchman Sebastian Loeb has managed to achieve a milestone in motorsports: by claiming eight WRC titles, he's won more championships than either Michael Schumacher or Vlentino Rossi.

  • 2009 Cadillac Escalade
    The Year In Car Theft, According To Lojack

    Even Lojack has published its year-end retrospective, looking back on the top vehicle recovery stories of the year.

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350
    Chevy Super Bowl Ads, 2013 Lexus GS 350, Bugatti Stuck: Car News Headlines

    Today at Motor Authority, Lexus priced the all-new 2013 GS 350 and a Bugatti Veyron meets a speed bump. Porsche looks to the future of Le Mans racing and Nissan's Juke-R is going to pace the Dubai 24 Hours endurance race. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor Authority...

  • 2011 Infiniti FX50 S
    Infiniti Issues Recall On 2011 FX And 2012 M Due To Leaky Oil Filters

    Infiniti has issued a recall on certain versions of its 2011 FX crossover and 2012 M sedan due to a potential oil leak caused by a faulty oil filter component. According to the automaker, some of the bolts that connect the engine oil cooler and the engine oil filter of the mentioned vehicles...

  • Cadillac in China
    Cadillac Ups Focus On China, Which Is Poised To Pass Germany In Luxury Auto Sales

    Despite the Chinese government recently announcing a new round of tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles with engine capacities greater than 2.5-liters, American automakers still see great opportunities in the world’s most populous market and in fact will be increasing their focus in coming years. One...

  • Porsche returning to Le Mans racing in 2014
    Porsche At Le Mans Video Series Looks To The Future

    In 2014 Porsche will be reliving its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers. In the lead-up to the 2014 season, Porsche has been looking at its past performance in an intimate video series detailing a 60-year history of Le Mans racing. The...

  • Ferrari chief Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

    Ferrari’s charismatic head Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has made no secret of his desire to see major economic and structural reforms in his native Italy, first alluding to his political desires back in February when he told the press that he’d like to be reborn as a politician. Now the outspoken Italian is at it again, revealing in a letter sent to industrial group Italia Futura, which he is a member of, his plan for saving the nation during a period he describes as one of the toughest since World War II. Not holding back in the least, Montezemolo states in his letter that a...

  • 1978 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon
    Guilty Pleasure: Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon

    I've been promising to get back to a FoMoCo Guilty Pleasure since the Lincoln Continental Mark V Givenchy Edition of more than a month ago, but then some stuff by Saab and Mazda distracted me from my patriotic American duties. I'd thought of "honoring" the Ford Fiesta Ghia, but it turns out a lot...

  • Chevy's ad team reviews Route 66 Super Bowl commercial submissions
    Chevy Holding Competition For Super Bowl XLVI Ad: Video

    The Super Bowl. It's not just about the football (sometimes it's less about the football than anything else) and for car lovers, the commercials can provide a welcome and often excellent diversion from the game. This year's have yet to shape up, but Chevy is taking a novel approach to the megabucks...

  • 2011 Cadillac SRX
    GM Recalling 2010 And 2011 Cadillac SRX Models

    GM has announced the recall of certain 2010 and 2011 model year Cadillac SRX crossovers, to fix a potentially mis-routed transmission shift cable.

  • Ken Block is working on Gymkhana FOUR. Now with added fire.
    Ken Block Reviews 2011 Through The Lens Of His GoPro: Video

    Sure, Ken Block's rally/gymkhana Fiesta is probably the most over-exposed four-wheel-drive vehicle on the Internet, but there's a reason: it's the mud, snow, smoke, and gravel-slingingest thing with a love for the camera. This video recaps Block's rather adventurous 2011, though with fewer crashes...

  • 2011 BMW X3
    BMW Teaches Its Cars To Yelp

    BMW has incorporated the Yelp application into its BMW Online service, allowing owners to search for nearby businesses and restaurants and even sort by rating.

  • Man crashes Lamborghini Gallardo on test drive in Sydney

    For years, women in Europe have been paying less for car insurance than their male counterparts. Statistically, the claims that women make on their insurance are significantly less expensive, hence the lower rates. However, December 2012 brings a European ban on assessing rates based on gender, which is set to bring up the cost of insurance for women by 11 percent. The Globe and Mail reports that the U.K's biggest motor insurer, Royal Bank of Scotland, is testing black box technology that allows them to monitor the driving styles of their customers, from which suitable insurance premiums can...

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport
    Lexus Prices The All-New 2013 GS 350

    Lexus has upped the content of its all-new GS 350, but has held the price at 2011 model year levels.

  • 2009 Saab 9-3
    GM May Cover The Warranty On Your Saab

    General Motors may step in and honor warranty coverage on Saab vehicles, but only those sold before the transfer of the brand to Spyker in February of 2010.

  • BMW laser headlights
    Good Headlights: The Most Important Technology On Your Car?

    If you live in the Northern hemisphere, as the majority of the world's population does, today is the shortest day of the year. For those of us at relatively high latitudes, that means an even shorter period of daylight hours, and like much of winter, a commute both to and from work in the dark...

  • 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0
    NHTSA Ends Investigation Into Mustang Manual Transmission

    The NHTSA has ended its investigation in shifting issues with Mustang manual transmissions, finding no reason to issue a recall notification.

  • Audi A1 quattro
    Lexus LF-LC Leaked,Tesla Model S Priced, Audi A1 Quattro: Today's Car News

    Today at Motor Authority, Tesla finally released pricing for the 2012 Model S electric car and Chevrolet teases us with six new videos of the Camaro ZL1. Audi made our mouths water with the new A1 Quattro and announced a new design chief. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor...

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