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  • 1994 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport at RM Auctions Paris, 2019

    A Bugatti EB110 is a rare sight to begin with. The EB110 Super Sport that RM Sotheby's offer on February 6 in Paris is something especially extraordinary. The auctioneer will offer up in Paris an EB110 Super Sport with just 569 miles on the odometer. The Super Sport model bowed six months after the standard car in 1992 with a new ECU, larger injectors, and a less restrictive exhaust system to complement the standard 3.5-liter quad-turbo V-12 engine. While the standard EB110 made 550 horsepower, the Super Sport model added 60 extra hp for a total of 610 hp. Aside from the power boost, Bugatti...

  • Self-driving Mercedes-Benz S-Class prototype
    Mercedes-Benz says an uncrashable car is possible

    Mercedes-Benz believes it can build a car capable of avoiding crashes, and it plans to show its vision with a new concept vehicle this year. Australian website Motoring reported Sunday Mercedes-Benz global research and development head, Ola Kalennius, thinks an uncrashable car will come sooner than...

  • Lamborghini Huracan Evo
    Lamborghini is reverting to real names

    There's one major difference between the new Lamborghini Huracán Evo and the previous Huracán LP610-4: their names. Notice, the latter sports an alphanumeric suffix, while Lamborghini simply calls the car's refreshed successor the Evo. Motor Trend reported Friday it's a deliberate...

  • Volkswagen's I.D. R Pikes Peak car got close to the all-time record on the Hill in 2018 | Goodwood p
    "Speed Kings" is theme for 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    “Motorsport has always been about pushing man and machine to the very limit, and this year, Goodwood will celebrate the people and machinery that set the benchmark or raised the bar,” the hosts of the annual Festival of Speed said in announcing the theme for the 2019 event —...

  • Performance air filter claim test
    Do performance air filters actually work?

    Air filters are one of the easiest and quickest components to swap out for an aftermarket part, and plenty of companies claim their design will increase horsepower, torque, and improve acceleration. Do they? Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained is here to answer that question. For the test, he...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Drivers Series special editions
    2019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Drivers Series lets buyers choose their own adventure

    This past Friday, Chevrolet ushered not one, but four special-edition Corvettes into the world. The brand unveiled the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport Drivers Series editions ahead of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and each comes with its own Corvette Racing-inspired style. Chevrolet had four of its Corvette...

  • 2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition

    The 2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition won't come and go as a one-hit wonder. The brand plans for the RC F Track Edition to stick around for a while, according to Cooper Ericksen, vice president for product planning and strategy at Lexus. Speaking at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Ericksen said the brand wants to continuously improve the Track Edition model, Motor1 reported Sunday. The executive said the plan is to build 60 RC F Track Edition models for 2020, and after that, the engineering department will work on improvements for the next time around. He confirmed it's Lexus' intention to "have a...

  • Porsche Taycan prototype
    Easing range anxiety: Porsche Taycan to come with 3 years of Electrify America charging

    Porsche won't leave Taycan owners to their own devices when it comes time to charge their electric sedans on the road. The German luxury and sports car maker announced Monday that every Taycan will come with three years of free charging at Electrify America stations. The goal is to provide Taycan...

  • 2017 Lotus Evora 400, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Lotus and Williams sign partnership deal that could aid hypercar development

    Lotus and Williams Advanced Engineering announced they have entered a strategic technical partnership on Monday. The new partnership fits perfectly with Lotus' previous announcement to bring an electric hypercar to market. Autocar first reported Lotus would build a new battery-electric hypercar on...

  • Byton M-Byte and K-Byte
    If track day is important, Byton wants you to buy a different electric car

    Tesla vehicles have earned a reputation, boosted by YouTube reaction videos, for their blistering, dragstrip-worthy, straight-line acceleration. Porsche is getting into the electric performance game with even more fervor. The German luxury marque aims for the pedigree of Nürburgring times and...

  • Fast and the Furious family - Image via Vin Diesel Facebook page
    Female "Fast and Furious" spinoff in the works, "Hobbs & Shaw" premieres Aug. 2

    Fans of the "Fast and Furious" franchise have a lot to look forward to in the coming years. Vin Diesel, one of the series' main stars, announced on his Instagram account last Thursday that a possible new spinoff will focus on a female lead. Additionally, the first spinoff film, "Hobbs & Shaw"...

  • 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
    2020 Porsche Cayenne coupe, 1990 Chevy Corvette ZR1, Rolex 24 at Daytona: Today's Car News

    The coupe-like version of the Porsche Cayenne is coming, and spy shots show it has a fast roofline with most of the changes taking place behind the B- and C-pillars. Expect the lineup to start with the S power level and move up to hybrid and Turbo models. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne coupe should make...

  • 1987 Ferrari F40 LM

    It's hard to top the Ferrari F40, but the F40 LM race car headed to the RM Sotheby's Paris auction in February makes a convincing effort. This particular F40 LM has an interesting history. It was originally built as a pre-production car but was sold to former Le Mans and IMSA driver Rene Herzog in early 1992. Herzog was the man who shipped the car off for the LM-spec conversion, which included a larger turbocharger, advanced fuel injection, bigger intercoolers, and weight reduction. The F40 LM weighs only 2,314 pounds and produces an astounding 700-plus horsepower. After the LM conversion was...

  • Specifying an Aston Martin Valkyrie supercar
    How Aston Martin Valkyrie buyers personalize their $2.6M hypercars

    Aston Martin won't simply take $2.6 million from buyers of its upcoming Valkyrie supercar and call it a day. Not in the slightest. The personalization process is, to put it bluntly, incredible. Top Gear magazine was able to step into the shoes of a Valkyrie customer and specify its own model as if...

  • Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R wins 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona
    F1 champion Alonso wins rain-soaked Rolex 24 at Daytona

    Fernando Alonso's return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona was a successful one, as the two-time Formula One champion won the race and the top DPi class in just his second attempt. Alonso, who retired from F1 at the end of last season, teamed up with drivers Renger van Der Zande, Jordan Taylor, and Kamui...

  • 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo spy shots
    2020 Porsche Cayenne coupe spy shots and video

    A coupe-like version of the Porsche Cayenne has been rumored for several years and prototypes testing in the wild confirm the vehicle is finally coming. Their sighting follows comments made last year by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume that the green light for production had been given. From the spy shots...

  • Mystery Ford Mustang teaser
    Ford hybrid V-8 patent discovered, could power Mustang and/or F-150

    We've known for two years that Ford has a Mustang hybrid planned, but a new patent gives us a glimpse at what could be the electrified pony's powertrain. The best news: eight cylinders are pictured, which indicates any Ford Mustang hybrid will keep a V-8 engine and only add electric motors for more...

  • Boeing autonomous passenger air vehicle
    Boeing successfully completes first test flight for autonomous air vehicle

    Boeing has completed the first successful flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) as it looks to compete in a growing space we often call the "flying car" segment. Like so many other machines, Boeing's PAV is a vertical take-off and landing vehicle, or VTOL. The PAV is powered by...

  • Lexus LF-1 Limitless, 2018 Detroit auto show

    Starved for a newer brute 'ute with curb appeal, Lexus dealers tell the automaker they could use a competitive SUV to fight the literal and figurative juggernaut in the class, the Cadillac Escalade. "I think every dealer would raise their hand for that product, certainly...Right now, we've got a really strong sub-$50,000 lineup. But when we look above that, we've got some great product today, but what do those products look like for the future?" Carl Sewell III, who is outgoing chairman of the Lexus National Dealer Advisory Council, told Automotive News last month. The gray elephant in the...

  • Porsche 911 RSR Brumos racing livery for 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona
    Porsche goes retro for 24 Hours of Daytona with Brumos livery

    Porsche likes to honor the racing liveries of its past, and the company's racing team is climbing aboard the throwback bandwagon for this weekend's 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona. The company will run two 911 RSR race cars with historic Brumos Racing Team liveries. The white cars with red and blue...

  • 2019 Genesis G70
    Don't hold your breath for a Genesis performance skunkworks, boss says

    For a baby brand like Genesis, learning to walk comes first. Manfred Fitzgerald, who is the global boss for the nascent luxury brand, told Car and Driver that a high-performance sub-brand—a la BMW's M Division or Mercedes-Benz's AMG—likely won't come soon. "We're trying to set our...

  • Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa
    Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa to step down amid Renault alliance fractures

    One day after Carlos Ghosn stepped down as CEO and chairman of French automaker Renault, its alliance partner Nissan will see a similar shakeup. Ghosn's protege and current Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa announced he will step down from his role in the coming months, Bloomberg reported Friday. Saikawa...

  • 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S, Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain, January 2019
    2020 Porsche 911 S models start at $114,550, configure your own

    The 2020 Porsche 911 is here and it's spectacular. So far, Porsche has only announced the S and 4S models in coupe and convertible form, and we've driven the coupes. Without fanfare, Porsche added the 2020 models to its car configurator when the coupes were introduced in November at the 2018 LA...

  • 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, Valencia, Spain, January 2019
    2020 Toyota Supra, 2020 Porsche 911, 2020 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty: The Week In Reverse

    The first retail example of the 2020 Toyota Supra sold at auction; we drove the 2020 Porsche 911 on a racetrack; and the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 Heavy Duty made its debut. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. A week after it made its formal debut at the Detroit auto show, the first...

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