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The Ford Mustang's history in photos.
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Photo History: 47 Years Of Ford's Mustang
The Ford Mustang returns in 5.0 guise in its 46th year of production.
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Paper Challenge: 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 vs. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6The two pony-car rivals are back at it again.
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Ford Mustang: Past, Present And FutureThe Mustang is one of the oldest nameplates in the automotive world--and rightly so. Since its debut on April 17 at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, the Ford Mustang has stood for affordable performance and till this day it remains America's only pony car to stay in uninterrupted production...
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Ford Mustang: Best Pony Car Ever?The Ford Mustang is not just an iconic pony car or a retro-modern throw-back to simpler times. It's a fan-favorite performance vehicle that has a rabid and enthusiastic base of drivers, tuners and manufacturers behind it from all around the world. It hasn’t always been this way, however. The...
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Video: Five People More Famous Than You Who Have Driven A Ford MustangCountless celebrities have driven Ford Mustangs. You probably aren't one of them, and frankly, we aren't either. But no matter: the great thing about the Mustang is that it's a Car of the People. Over its four and a half decade run, the Mustang has remained sleek and stylish (apart from a brief...
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Mercedes-Benz has one of the best brands-within-a-brand in its factory-tuner AMG division. Far from a body-and-trim badgeworks, AMG is building its own engines and developing its own cars these days. Its latest cars, like the 2010 SLS AMG, are powered by a normally-aspirated 6.2-liter V-8. But that's about to change--and one MotorAuthority reader can't wait. Even before Mercedes let loose details on its new powerplant, reader Paul Lindo wrote to us asking why AMG wasn't ready with a turbocharged engine to challenge BMW. He writes: "I have been admiring the new 2010 E63 AMG, and seriously...
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2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Gets Carbon Limited Edition ModelWhen the 2006 Corvette Z06 was introduced, it represented the closest connection to the Corvette race cars ever. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 closed the gap between racing and production even further. This year, Chevrolet continues its tradition of track-to-street technology transfer with the 2011...
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V-8 Spyder, LMS-Inspired Sportier Model And Dual-Clutch Coming To Audi R8 LineupAudi currently sells three different versions of its R8 supercar, the original 4.2-liter V-8 model and the newer 5.2-liter V-10 model, which is available in either hard-top coupe or Spyder convertible bodystyles. However, the R8 model family is set to expand with several new additions, the first of...
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Cadillac Distancing Itself From GMCadillac is the shining star in General Motors’ North American portfolio and one of the few brands in the world where it’s safe to say that all its products are generally pretty good. Not surprisingly Cadillac doesn’t want to tarnish its image by being banded together with GM...
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Lamborghini Sales Down 37.7 Percent In 2009, Leads To $47.6 Million LossLuxury sports car manufacturers had a very tough year in 2009. Despite selling the most cars in the brand's history in 2008, in the wake of the global financial crisis, Lamborghini saw deliveries from January to December 2009 reduced by a staggering 37.7 percent from 2,430 to 1,515 units worldwide...
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Whitney Houston Depends On A Navigator. Profound.Whitney Houston, you have a problem. The problem is this: most of us stopped caring about you during the second Clinton administration. We watched from a distance as you went down the stony end, did the crack thing, the meth thing, the whatever-you-could-get-over-the-counter thing, and, of course...
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This driver waxes humorous as he answers 10 quick questions about what makes him tick.
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Video: Honda Hypes 2011 CR-Z Hybrid Ties To CRXThe new CR-Z Hybrid may share some elements with the classic CRX, but it's also a completely new car.
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Mazda Design Chief Maeda Talks More RX-7 Revival PlansThe RX-7 might make a comeback, but it'll take a comeback of the U.S. economy to make it happen.
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Video: Gran Turismo 5 'Nights' Trailer TantalizesThe never-ending wait for GT5 gets harder to bear.
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Subaru-Powered Homemade Hoverwing Is A DIY Mini-EkranoplanA New Zealand man has built what may be the coolest homebrew vehicle ever.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG PreviewAMG has a new sledgehammer V-8 and it’s set to debut in the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, which goes on sale this September. Thanks to the new engine, the latest S63 AMG offers more power and torque than in the previous year yet it consumes significantly less fuel--25 percent less, according to...
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Late last year we first heard that Mercedes-Benz, together with its high-performance partner AMG, was going to replace its entire engine lineup with a new range of more fuel efficient direct-injected and turbocharged powerplants. Today we have official details on one of the most exciting of the newcomers, a 5.5-liter V-8 that replaces the 6.2-liter unit found in the current AMG lineup. Codenamed M157, the new 5.5-liter engine features direct-injection and twin-turbocharging technologies to ensure it produces more power and torque than the current 6.2-liter naturally aspirated mill. Peak...
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Mercedes-Benz Set For Electric Future, Doubles R&D SpendingMercedes-Benz is keeping its bets open on what will be the dominant powertrain of the future by simultaneously developing competing technologies as the electrification of the car gets more widespread. Its latest F800 Style concept car that starred at last week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show is the...
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2010 SAAB 9-3 Pricing Revealed, New 9-3X Starts From $37,800The 2010 Saab 9-3 lineup has now expanded to include the regular Sedan, SportCombi wagon and Convertible models as well as the latest 9-3X Crossover, but the best news is that pricing across the range has been reduced anywhere from 4 to 12 percent compared to the 2009 lineup. New to the list for...
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Could Be Designed Outside U.S.There are all manner of rumors concerning the next-generation ‘C7’ Chevrolet Corvette, with stories ranging from the possibility of a mid-engined platform to all-wheel drive powertrains and even the arrival of a dual-clutch transmission. Although there isn’t much substance to any...
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Video: Iron Man 2 Looks Like Transformers 2 -- But, You Know, GoodWith the Academy Awards less than 24 hours behind us, there's a lot we could talk about today --- which stars showed up in which cars, which movies about cars did well, which documentary about GM got shafted. But no. Today, there's a different ringing in our ears, and it's not the the Oscar buzz...
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Video: Iron Man 2 Trailer Features Smashed-Up Formula Cars, Audi R8 SpyderThe Iron Man movie gets a sequel, and more car action.
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