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Gearheads have been using online social media to discuss their love of cars for years, but few of the existing outlets are aimed specifically at the car enthusiast. The people at Monkeyplate.com are changing this. The website is the first to connect car fans in the real world using customized...

Cadillac is tuning the ATS sedan to perform well on both the racetrack and on the Monday morning commute.

French artist Charly Molinelli has created a one-of-a-kind coffee table from a crashed and cubed Ferrari.

There are two key themes with today's news at High Gear Media: our Best Car To Buy awards and the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. For the best cars to buy for 2012 in the mainstream, green, and performance/luxury segments, you can find our top picks of the year at The Car Connection, Green Car Reports, and...

Cadillac needs a diesel engine option to compete with established brands in Europe, so including such an option on its U.S. cars may make sense for the brand.

With the stunning Mazda Takeri concept car due at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show beginning Wednesday, the company will pioneer a piece of technology that improves the fuel economy of its cars by 10 percent. Known as i-ELOOP, it uses a capacitor as part of its regenerative braking system, for the first...

Last winter Bentley set a world land speed record for driving on ice with its Continental Supersports managing to reach a top speed of 205.48 mph on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea near Finland. Not only was this a cool way to show off the prowess of the Bentley coupe’s...

It’s no secret Maybach has been a major flop for Daimler, with the brand’s annual sales figures for its 57 and 62 sedans falling far short of original projections. In June we reported that a decision on Maybach’s future would be made this year and now there are reports claiming...

Mark Webber won his first grand prix of the year at the 2011 Formula 1 season finale yesterday at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was victorious at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2009 and he repeated that feat--and bagged himself a fastest lap just for good measure--at...

Meet the new Toyota GT 86 or 2013 Scion FR-S as it will be known in the U.S., the long-awaited production version of the string of FT-86 concept cars seen over the past couple of years. Making its official world debut later this week at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the stylish sports coupe harks back...

The 2012 Nissan GT-R gets some serious upgrades to performance, style, and options, and it's up for a 2012 Best Car To Buy award.

The 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque went from all-new model to staff favorite very quickly, and now it's up for a 2012 Best Car To Buy award.

Billed by Porsche as the best 911 yet, the 2012 model, or 991, is much like its predecessors, and yet much different. The differences start with a wheelbase extended by almost four inches, nearly two inches wider front track, and yet about 80 pounds less weight. Despite the wheelbase and track...

As an alternative to Thanksgiving Day football games, we give you this time-lapse build of a Honda S2000 touring car.

The BMW M3 has long held the top spot on the affordable luxury sport coupe hierarchy, and for good reason. The latest M3, though not much like its predecessors, continues that heritage with tremendous performance and sharp handling. But it's no longer as solidly perched; rivals like the 2012...

We've all taken test drives that leave lasting impressions. When transpiring events are made memorable for the dealer, it ranges from a polite request to exit the premises to an epic fail eternally chronicled here on Motor Authority. Usually, it's far less dramatic, and we consumers are the...

A tuned Ferrari California with more power and more carbon.

Lorenzo Ramaciotti, a former Pininfarina designer and man responsible for cars like the 360 Modena, 550 Maranello and 612 Scaglietti, has been tasked with the challenge of making future Chryslers appear at home even if they're wearing a Lancia badge. Ramaciotti retired from designing cars in 2005...

Since we've been so light on Ford products in this series, I thought I'd follow up the Givenchy Edition Lincoln Continental Mark V with another Dearborn machine... but then I saw an Alfa 164 on the highway today and felt this... yearning. Granted, the 164 that I saw was on a flatbed trailer and...

The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is a potent, track-ready car with a bargain price, retro-classic styling, and unique features. It's also a nominee for Motor Authority's 2012 Best Car To Buy award.