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Ford engineers have been caught testing the new Focus ST hot hatch set for a reveal very soon. Ford unveiled a new generation of the Focus in April, and we were meant to get one variant of the popular compact in the United States, a soft-roader called the Focus Active to be sourced from China. However, new tariffs on Chinese-made cars entering the country introduced in July has caused Ford to drop those plans. That means we won't see any new Focus variants in the U.S., including this Focus ST. The reason? Ford sees the shift toward utility-type vehicles such as SUVs, pickup trucks and...
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Ford bringing a whole fleet of Ranger and F-150 trucks to SEMAFans of Ford pickup trucks are in for a treat at the SEMA show this year. The Blue Oval is working with a slew of partners to present an armada of modified pickups. And this year it's not just the F-150 and Super Duty either, as Ford has handed out a few examples of its new Ranger. In total, Ford...
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PSA Group chooses Washington, DC to start car sharing serviceThe PSA Group wants to gain a foothold here in the States. PSA executed the first part of this plan by launching its car sharing service, Free2Move, on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Free2Move launched in D.C. with a fleet of 600 Chevrolet Cruise sedans and Equinox crossover SUVs parked in all eight...
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Le Mans-winning Porsche 919 Hybrid and record-breaking 919 Evo take final lap on public roadsPorsche's epic adventure has come to a close, the German luxury brand revealed on Thursday. Escorted by police, Porsche moved the 919 Hybrid LMP1 car and the 919 Evo on public roads to a permanent residence at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, Germany. A couple of storied race car drivers did the...
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Tesla reportedly faces FBI investigation over production numbersTesla reportedly faces an investigation by the FBI that the automaker and CEO Elon Musk may have misled investors about its production numbers. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the FBI is "examining whether Tesla misstated information about production of its Model 3 sedans and misled...
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Mopar showing supercharged 426-cubic-inch V-8 "elephant engine" at SEMAFCA will invade Las Vegas on Monday for the 2018 SEMA show with plenty to talk about. It seems one of those things will be a Mopar 426-cubic-inch V-8 crate engine. Mopar released a second teaser video for a new crate engine on Friday, and it seems to confirm our earlier suspicions that the engine...
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When storing a classic vehicle during the winter for three, four months or more, the question often arises: should I periodically start my car or just leave it be until spring finally comes around? Like many maintenance issues in the car world, there are opposing schools of thought on this issue. So here is a primer on the pros and cons of whether to start or not to start: Not to start The prevailing opinion among collector car experts and hobbyists is that if a vehicle is properly stowed at the beginning of the cold weather months (see the ClassicCars.com 10-step guide for winter storage)...
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Ford Mustang hybrid, Chevy Camaro hybrid, Mercedes-AMG One: The Week In ReverseFord teased the Mustang hybrid; Chevrolet floated the idea of a Camaro hybrid; and Nico Rosberg provided new details about the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ford released an ad that briefly showed what is clearly a new Mustang, and the...
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Ram readies pair of 2019 1500 pickup concepts for SEMAThis year's SEMA show is just around the corner and Ram has previewed two Moparized concept trucks it plans to unveil. Both are based on the redesigned 2019 1500, and as is typically the case the concepts probably preview a host of upgrades coming to the Mopar catalog in the not too distant future...
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Range Rover Velar SVR, McLaren Speedtail, Abt Audi RS 5: Car News HeadlinesA new prototype for Land Rover's upcoming Range Rover Velar SVR has been spotted. The high-performance SUV is due out soon and should be bringing with it a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 good for 550 horsepower. McLaren has finally unveiled the Speedtail. The car is billed as the spiritual successor to...
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2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix previewRound 19 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is on this weekend at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, home of the Mexican Grand Prix, and there's a good chance we'll see Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton crowned with his fifth title. The Briton only needs to finish seventh or better...
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Here's why McLaren's Speedtail isn't street-legal in USMcLaren finally introduced a true successor to the legendary F1 supercar on Friday in the form of the Speedtail, but the latest go-fast machine from the British firm shares one key detail with the F1 that isn't so fantastic: it's not street-legal in the U.S. Like the F1, only 106 examples of the...
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McLaren on Friday unveiled a car billed as the spiritual successor to the legendary F1: the Speedtail. It's a streamlined hypercar with a central driving position and hybrid powertrain, and just 106 will be built, the number matching the original number of F1s sold. Unlike rival hypercars like the upcoming Aston Martin Valkyrie and Mercedes-AMG One, the Speedtail isn't designed for carving up racetracks, although with an available 1,035 horsepower it will still put in blistering lap times. ALSO SEE: Here's why McLaren's Speedtail isn't street-legal in US Rather, McLaren said the Speedtail has...
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Abt Sportsline readies hot Audi RS 5 and wide-body SQ5 for SEMAGerman tuner Abt Sportsline has been showing up to the annual SEMA show for a number of years now. The company doesn't tend to dabble in over-the-top upgrades but what you do get is quality that matches what the OEMs are offering. Two standouts Abt is bringing to the 2018 SEMA show on next week are...
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BMW shows off M performance parts for 2019 X5BMW will give every 2019 X5 buyer the chance to inject a little bit of the brand's M division goodness. The automaker on Thursday revealed its line of M Performance parts for the redesigned SUV, which includes styling elements and other minor performance additions. BMW is keen to underscore the...
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2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVR spy shots and videoLand Rover’s striking Range Rover Velar only recently arrived in showrooms but a more potent version is already in the final stages of development. Our spy shots and video show prototypes for what will likely be a Range Rover Velar SVR. There are enlarged intakes in the front bumper plus a...
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Tiny T-Cross sees VW enter subcompact crossover battleVolkswagen has expanded its lineup with a new subcompact crossover called the T-Cross, which the automaker describes as the perfect vehicle to hop around town. This is the vehicle previewed two years ago by the T-Cross Breeze concept car, and in markets where it will be sold it will compete against...
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Rolls-Royce and Fabergé build a special egg housing the Spirit of EcstasyJust when it seems Rolls-Royce has reached a new plateau in the bespoke luxury space, the automaker announces a new project we never would have imagined before. Today that involves a partnership with famed jewelry maker Fabergé. The pair have crafted a special Fabergé egg that houses...
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Germany will be home to Porsche's next experience center, but it won't be settled just anywhere. The brand announced Monday that the latest center will be built within the confines of the Hockenheimring, one of the racetracks hosting the Formula 1 German Grand Prix (the other is the Nürburgring). Builders laid the first foundation stone at a ceremony held Monday. When the newest Porsche experience center opens its doors, it will cover nearly 40 acres with a range of tracks to experience Porsche vehicles in their prime. Of them, the grandest will be a 1.7-mile-long handing track to give...
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Aston Martin opens first design studio outside UKAston Martin design won't be purely British-born in the future. The automaker announced Wednesday that it has opened its first design studio outside of the United Kingdom. The newest studio resides in Shanghai, China and bears the title Aston Martin Lagonda Creative Lab. The studio is a partnership...
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Jaguar Land Rover finally offers Apple CarPlay and Android AutoApple CarPlay and Android Auto continue to spread across automakers' infotainment systems. The latest to gain integration? Jaguar Land Rover. The automaker announced Tuesday that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality will finally be optional for any vehicle equipped with the InControl Touch...
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Could the Toyota MR2 return as an EV?Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Company, has long hinted he'd like to see Toyota's "three brothers" return to showrooms. The phrase refers to Toyota's original trio of sports cars: the MR2, Celica, and Supra. Now it appears the small mid-engine MR2 sports car might make a comeback with an...
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Could Volkswagen be Waymo's partner in Europe?The Volkswagen Group and Waymo are reportedly in talks over partnership in the area of mobility services in Europe. Germany's Manager Magazin reported Thursday that the two firms are interested in working together and that VW Group CEO Herbert Diess had even suggested purchasing a 10-percent stake...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2Ford made the leap from muscle car to sports car with the current-generation Mustang, but the Blue Oval didn't finish the job. We drove the latest Mustang GT, and while it's good, it falls short of spectacular. Even the engineers knew it could be better, so they decided to tinker with it in their...
Joel Feder