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Aston Martin took the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany on countless occasions during the development of its Rapide sedan and now the British marque will return to the ‘Green Hell’ this May in order to race the car. Aston Martin will once again be competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which takes place on the weekend starting May 15. In an effort to promote the sporting credentials of Aston Martin’s latest model, the Rapide will compete in near-standard specification apart from mandatory changes required for the event. These include essential race safety...
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Scion Teams Up With Five Axis For Special tC CoupeScion unveiled its second-generation tC Coupe at last week’s 2010 New York Auto Show and without any delay also rolled out a highly modified version to show off the car’s tuning potential. Developed in conjunction with tuning firm Five Axis, the special 2011 Scion tC demonstrates one of the...
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Why The 2010 F1 Season Could Be The Most Exciting In 20 Years--Or Not
Close battles and lots of teams and drivers in the points bring something to F1 that's been missing--competition.
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Video: 10 Minutes Of Sonic Fury With The E30 BMW M3
The sounds of this video are enough to induce a state of autophilic euphoria.
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Video: Rhys Millen Burns Rubber Testing Hyundai Genesis Coupe Drift Car
Millen burns some serious rubber in pre-season of the Red Bull Genesis Coupe drift car.
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Scandal rocked CelebsAndCars today -- and by "scandal", we mean a total non-scandal that we completely turned into a fake scandal while we were goofing off in the break room, hopped up on double lattes and day-old cinnamon scones. This is how we amuse ourselves on slow news days. So, what's the scandal (aka "scandal")? Adam Carolla is competing in the Pro/Celebrity Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 17, and rumor has it that Carolla was named for Toyota's popular sedan, the Toyota Corolla! Why does this matter? Because the Pro/Celebrity Grand Prix is sponsored by Toyota, which could give...
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Audi Unveils R15 TDI Race Car Livery
The new face of Audi's latest diesel racer demonstrates what Audi calls
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Nissan Sentra SE-R Goes R/C Drifting For Canadian commercial
The latest Nissan Sentra SE-R gets some special video treatment.
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Adam Carolla Picked To Top Celebs At Long Beach GP
Jimmy Vasser is picked to win the pro side, while Patrick Dempsey and others will be on hand to race.
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Tesla Extends Deal With Lotus To Supply Roadsters Until December 2011
In late January electric car company Tesla filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the filing revealed that production of its first model, the all-electric Roadster, would end in March 2011. This particular model is manufactured in Hethel, UK at the...
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BMW Makes HD Radio Standard Across 2011 Lineup
With the launch of the new 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan this May, for the first ever BMW’s entire lineup will be equipped digital HD Radio as standard. For anyone unfamiliar with HD Radio, superior sound quality is one of its significant benefits, along with access to thousands of channels including...
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Forget all of your bad memories of the ‘Saabaru’ 9-2X mongrel of the past decade because Saab is working on a brand new 9-2, one that will be all Saab and one that will draw inspiration from the original 92 model of the 1950s. Victor Muller, the CEO of Spyker and savior of Saab, has revealed that designers are working on a retro-modern interpretation of the original 92 that could one day compete with Volkswagen’s New Beetle or the MINI and Fiat 500. The modern 9-2 is still at a very early design stage and Muller stressed that the car could only be built once Saab was on more stable...
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Dealers Fearful Of All-Hybrid Mercedes-Benz S-Class Range
According to Mercedes-Benz dealer sources, news that the automaker is considering an all-hybrid lineup for its next-generation S-Class is true. A Mercedes-Benz spokesman admitted to MotorAuthority.com last week that an all-hybrid S-Class lineup was under serious consideration, though nothing had...
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How Do You Make a $2,500 Car? Ask Tata For the Answer
The Nano Gets More Attention From Automotive Engineers
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Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback
With the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, General Motors is taking its small car destiny in its own hands, bringing its Honda Fit fighter home to America--at least in terms of design and production. Unlike the first-generation model, which was designed largely in South Korea, the new Aveo will be mostly...
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2010 New York Auto Show: Worst Performance/Luxury In Show
Motor Authority takes a look at the peformance and luxury cars we'd rather not own.
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2010 New York Auto Show: Best Performance/Luxury In Show
Motor Authority looks at the winners of the 2010 New York Auto Show.
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Joining the Sedan and Koup models in the ever-expanding Forte lineup, the past week’s 2010 New York Show played host to the unveiling of the third Forte variant, the brand new 2011 Kia Forte Hatchback. The latest five-door continues the brand's design-led transformation, combining a stylish new hatchback body with what should be efficient and fun-to-drive performance characteristics. Sitting slightly lower than the sedan, the Forte Hatchback carries with it all the amenities of the Forte lineup and introduces a new front grille, alloy wheels, paddle shifters for the automatic transmission...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Kia Optima
The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller midsize models, performance, fuel-economy and overall value is now more important than ever. South Korea’s entrants in this field have been...
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2011 Mazda2 Interview With Design Director Derek Jenkins
Motor Authority interviews Mazda USA director of design Derek Jenkins.
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2011 Hyundai Equus On Sale Late Summer, Priced From Mid $50,000 Bracket
If you were too easily offended by Hyundai--yes, Hyundai--proclaiming its Genesis sedan could duke it out with the likes of Lexus and Infiniti, boy, are you going to be irked. By late summer, the company’s new flagship, the 2011 Hyundai Equus, will be on sale in the U.S., and according to Hyundai...
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2010 World And Performance Car Of The Year Winners Announced
Not to be outdone by the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards from the Detroit Auto Show, the organizers of the 2010 New York Auto Show are heavily promoting their own ‘World’ and ‘Performance’ titles and today revealed the winners for this year’s awards. A...
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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan: The Wing Is Back
Subaru brought back the sedan even as it distances itself from World Rally racing.
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