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GMC unveiled the new 2019 Sierra 1500 pickup truck; Jaguar showed the production version of the 2019 I-Pace electric car; and Audi took the wraps off its 2019 A6. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. GMC unveiled the new 2019 Sierra 1500 pickup truck with an available carbon fiber bed, a transforming tailgate, and a head-up display. All three of these features are firsts for the pickup truck segment and could prove to be game-changers. We slid behind the wheel of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. The Quadrifoglio model takes the Stelvio to new performance heights...
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Glickenhaus invites other automakers on amphibious transcontinental journeyScuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is forging full-speed ahead with its project to rebirth the Baja Boot. Now, the company, has issued a formal invitation to other automakers to join it on an amphibious transcontinental journey. As a bit of background, the Baja Boot was an off-road buggy developed by hot...
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7 things you need to know about driving the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio in the snowAlfa Romeo finally has what Americans supposedly desire: a premium, compact crossover SUV. These hatchbacks on stilts provide consumers the practicality wagons offered for years with the lifted stance and available all-wheel drive they think they need. When winter weather turns nasty, crossover...
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, 2019 GMC Sierra, 2019 Jaguar I-Pace: Today's Car NewsAlfa Romeo kicked off the Stelvio product cadence with mainstream models featuring a 2.0-liter turbo-4. Now, the 505-horsepower Stelvio Quadrifoglio is on its way, and we got the chance to drive it at The Circuit of the Americas. We found that it's a great vehicle for a racetrack, but it lacks some...
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Ian Callum explains the design of the Jaguar I-PaceJaguar's I-Pace is finally here, and as expected the vehicle is an almost exact carbon copy of the concept bearing the same name that we saw unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. Responsible for the design is Jaguar design director Ian Callum who took inspiration from the Jaguar C-X75...
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What does GTS mean in Porsche speak?Porsche affixes quite a few surnames to its sports cars, but it's easy to simply take them at face value. Every name has a story, and the simple "GTS" badge is no different. The sports car brand tackled where the "GTS" name comes from in a new video series answering common questions about Porsche...
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Lamborghini has a Huracán Performante-related debut pegged for next week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and it's a safe bet the car will be the convertible version that we've seen testing on occasion over the past 12 months. To be called the Huracán Performante Spyder, the car should benefit from all of the same performance upgrades of its coupe sibling and combine this with the standard Huracán Spyder's soft-top roof. The design takes just 17 seconds to go up or down and is fully functional at speeds of up to 31 mph. Considering the Huracán Performante...
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Volvo gives glimpse at 2019 S60 sedanVolvo has already presented its new V60 wagon so the debut of the car's S60 sedan counterpart can't be far. Like the V60, the S60 will arrive in showrooms later this year, as a 2019 model. Volvo has taken to Twitter to post the first image of the S60, a prototype still wearing a lot of disguise...
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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio first drive review: ultimate performance, incomplete luxury“Best RACE Experience With Shifter in Manual.” That message flashes across the instrument cluster after I twist the drive mode selector past Dynamic and into Race in the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. I dutifully oblige, slotting the electronic shift lever left from Drive and...
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Bentley Bentayga by Mulliner channels British royal horse racing historyMulliner has done it again. Bentley's personal commissioning division revealed Thursday a one-off Bentayga SUV inspired by the brand's ongoing relationship with The Jockey Club, which has organized British horse racing since 1750. As the sport was fit for royalty, so is the Bentayga by Mulliner...
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Porsche electric vehicle executive takes jab at TeslaPorsche might not be sure where it stands on diesels, but it's marching firmly forward toward electrification. The automaker is working on bringing its Mission E concept to production, and working to get electric Porsche models into production. One Porsche executive also seized an opportunity to...
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2019 GMC Sierra first look: New truck pushes past Silverado with carbon fiber bed, transforming tailgateThe 2019 GMC Sierra and Sierra Denali are fraternal twins to the new Chevrolet Silverado, as most buyers know. The new GMC pickups, introduced in Detroit on Thursday ahead of their official debut at this year's New York auto show late in March, nudged the conservative pickup world further into the...
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Car enthusiasts in the UK have experienced many a hopped-up Honda Civic Type R over the years, and the new model is a hit over there as well as in the States. It makes sense, then, that a number of those British cars would go racing. In fact, Honda has dominated the British Touring Car Championship in recent years, only just giving up the top spot to fresh competition from BMW. Honda is ready to reclaim its throne atop the BTCC world, and new Civic Type R race car is ready to do just that. Halsford Yuasa Racing has revealed its new Honda for the upcoming 2018 BTCC season. It's a Civic Type R...
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Did this Florida State Trooper race a Lamborghini Aventador on a public highway?Oh, the irony. We certainly don't condone speeding or racing on public roads, but it's not a civilian's job to enforce laws. That's for the police to do. So, it's interesting to see a new video from NBC2 in Florida that appears to show a Florida State Trooper racing a Lamborghini Aventador. The...
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2018 Buick Regal GS first drive review: six appealThe 2018 Buick Regal GS wears lots of letters and words on its flanks and in its cabin. Two you won’t find? “Gran Sport.” That moniker’s a relic of an era when rear-drive Buicks prowled the roads, leaded fuel their Muscle Milk. Today’s Buicks lean heavily on recently...
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BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe, Fiat Abarth 124 GT, Rimac supercar: Car News HeadlinesBMW has released a teaser for what's almost certain to be a concept previewing a new 8-Series Gran Coupe. And word on the street is that the version being previewed is the new M8 Gran Coupe. Fiat's Abarth 124 Spider is getting a special edition model with a carbon fiber roof. It's not a fixed roof...
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Rimac's next electric supercar almost fully revealed in new teaser videoWhen Rimac first turned up at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show with the Concept_One electric supercar, few could have guessed at the time that less than a decade on there would be a race among the major automakers to electrify their lineups. Now Rimac is ready to unveil its successor to the...
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Fiat Abarth 124 GT debuts with carbon fiber roofAs Mazda has its hard-top roof available for the MX-5 Miata, so too shall the car's Italian cousin. Meet the Fiat Abarth 124 GT, a carbon fiber-roofed Fiat 124 debuting next week at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Fiat hasn't followed Mazda's route with a complex automated roof for its...
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Porsche perfectly played with our emotions last year when it rolled out its Top 5 video series. The clips focused on a given subject and plucked out five Porsche models that best covered that subject, and these models spanned Porsche history. Now the automaker is back with a fresh Top 5 clip, and this time the focus is on the lightest models it's ever built. First up is the iconic 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Sport. You know it immediately by way of its lovely ducktail that sits out over the tail. Porsche built two RS variants. There's the Touring and the Sport, and it's the Sport that gets the...
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VW explains the steps to full automation in carsVolkswagen will unveil a concept for a large, electric sedan with fully self-driving capability at next week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept doesn't preview a specific model currently in the pipeline, though elements from its design may influence a new Phaeton due around 2020...
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We'll get our first look at BMW's 8-Series Gran Coupe in GenevaBMW is already confirmed to be unveiling its new-generation 8-Series coupe at next week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and now we know the automaker will have an 8er-related surprise on display as well. This teaser shot was posted up on BMW's Facebook page overnight and depicts a stretched...
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Street-legal McLaren F1 GTR for saleHave you ever wanted to own a race car with actual racing provenance? Today is your lucky day. Well, really every day is your lucky day if you can afford to buy this McLaren F1 GTR. That's because it's a multi-million-dollar, race-prepped F1 that's been used in battle, now ready for road-legal...
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How did Volkswagen's diesel defeat device work?Every media outlet in the world covered Volkswagen's tangled web of lies and deceit as "Dieselgate" opened up and spewed the truth nearly three years ago. Its consequences are ongoing today, and VW's future trajectory has been changed forever. But, how exactly did VW's "defeat device" work? Jason...
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Future McLaren Ultimate Series vehicles will have real namesThe McLaren Senna is a harbinger of things to come, at least as far as its name goes. Unlike previous McLarens, the Senna discarded with alphanumerics in favor of honoring F1 driver Aryton Senna. Autocar reported Tuesday that McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt prefers actual names for the sports car firm's...
Sean Szymkowski