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  • Dallara Stradale

    A lifelong dream of legendary race car constructor Giampaolo Dallara has finally been realized in the Dallara Stradale sports car. Unveiled on Thursday to commemorate the 81st birthday of the Dallara founder, the new sports car utilizes racing technology to deliver pure driving pleasure, whether you’re on a road or race track. It’s the first time in Dallara’s 45-year history that the motorsport engineering firm has launched a road car. It not only provides Dallara with a new revenue source, but its development has also led to the company developing new proficiencies in the...

  • 2020 Tesla Roadster
    Tesla Roadster returns, promises 0-60 mph in 1.9 sec, $200,000 price tag

    Tesla did its best Steve Jobs impersonation at its semi truck press conference on Thursday evening as it showed "one more thing" after the unveiling theoretically ended: the next Roadster. CEO Elon Musk told the crowd that everyone keeps asking when Tesla will build the next Roadster, "and we are...

  • Tesla Semi
    Tesla Semi promises 500-mile range, center driving position

    Tesla on Thursday took the covers off its long-awaited electric semi-trailer truck. Dubbed simply the Tesla Semi, the truck promises both the longest range for an electric hauler as well as the best safety credentials of any truck its class, in this case Class 8 Heavy Duty. The Tesla Semi also has...

  • BMW E30 M3
    Everything you need to know about the BMW M3

    When enthusiasts think German sports car, they often think BMW M3, and there's a good reason for that. The M3 came to life as a race car first, and a street car second. Donut Media's latest "Up to Speed" episode focuses on the M3 and traces the iconic sports car's history back to its DTM racing...

  • N2A Devilray based on Chevrolet C6 Corvette
    The Devilray is a modern Chevy C2 Corvette

    Many regard the second-generation Chevrolet Corvette as the best-looking of the breed over the sports car's seven generations. Its futuristic, yet simple lines evoked pure passion from nearly every angle. Plus, in its first year, it featured the iconic split-window at the rear. Decades later, N2A...

  • Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (photo by Rijin, via Wikimedia Commons)
    French police using drones to catch drivers breaking the law

    The French police stepped up its traffic enforcement efforts this past summer when Bordeaux traffic cops employed drones to track drivers. Since the summer, the drones have helped Bordeaux police issue "hundreds" of fines for various traffic violations. Marketplace reported on Monday that the...

  • Jon Olsson's custom Mercedes-Benz G500

    Jon Olsson isn't just a professional freeskier and ski racer, he's also a horsepower junkie. Why do we say that? Because he owns multiple wild creations that make in excess of 800 horsepower, including one of the most rambunctious Rolls-Royce Wraiths we've ever seen. Now, there's this: his new 800-hp Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4. Absolute Motors, a performance shop in The Netherlands, once again helped Olsson bring his latest creation to life, though the SUV will return for official dyno numbers in the near future. The 800 hp figure is only an estimate at this time. We don't have a full spec sheet...

  • 2020 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty spy shots

    Ram’s new 1500 full-size pickup is almost ready for its debut next January at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. In fact, the prototype in our most recent spy shots was almost completely devoid of camouflage gear (see below). Today, though, we have the first spy shots...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018
    2018 Lexus LC 500 video road test

    Concept cars can be beautiful, but they’re ideas. They’re not always made to be real cars. Sometimes an automaker takes a chance and builds that concept. This time, it’s Lexus, and the result is this beauty. Want to find out if this 2018 Lexus LC 500 drives as great as it looks?...

  • Aston Martin Valkyrie in near-production form
    Aston Martin Valkyrie, GM electric SUV, Apollo IE track video: Car News Headlines

    Aston Martin provided the first details on the track-only version of its upcoming Valkyrie hypercar. We learned that the track version will have more power, less weight and a heck of a lot more downforce. It will also rival F1 and LMP1 cars in track performance. General Motors may have accidentally...

  • Apollo Intensa Emozione
    The Apollo Intensa Emozione sounds amazing even at part throttle

    The world is nearly ready to welcome another low-volume high-performance road rocket. This one comes to us from Apollo. It's called the Intensa Emozione, which is Italian for "intense emotion," a name entirely fitting as you'll soon discover in this video taken during a recent track day. You'll...

  • 2018 Lexus RX L
    2018 Lexus RX L 3-row SUV to debut at 2017 LA Auto Show

    Talk of a Lexus crossover SUV with third-row seats dates back quite a few years. Lexus even rolled out a concept previewing such a model as early as the 2003 New York International Auto Show, the HPX. Lexus put off a production version, though, deeming the segment too mainstream for a luxury...

  • 2018 Mazda 6

    The Mazda 6 is finally getting the performance shove it’s handsome, segment-leading looks deserve. Mazda will unveil an updated Mazda 6 at this month’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, and among the updates made to the car is the fitment of a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-4. This is the same engine in the Mazda CX-9, where it delivers 250 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. The standard powertrain is the 2.5-liter inline-4 found in the current Mazda 6. This unit, which delivers an underwhelming 184 hp and 185 lb-ft, has been enhanced with fuel-saving cylinder-deactivation...

  • GM Electric Car Presentation
    GM investor slide reveals possible Bolt EV-based SUV

    General Motors in October announced plans to launch 20 electric cars by 2023, the first of which is due within the next 18 months. We now have an idea of what one of those electric cars might be like thanks to an investor presentation given by GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday at the Barclays 2017...

  • Hyundai SUV roadmap
    Hyundai SUV onslaught will include diesel, electric and fuel cell models

    Hyundai’s been caught out by the consumer shift to SUVs and pickup trucks, and this is reflected in the automaker’s sales which in the first half of the year are down nearly 11 percent compared to an overall market decline of only 2.9 percent. The picture is much bleaker when you focus...

  • BMW X7 iPerformance concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW X7 to spawn ultra-posh coupe-like X8?

    BMW showed the X7 iPerformance concept at this year Frankfurt motor show, previewing the brand's all-new three-row X7 SUV. However, the concept could birth a second derivative in the form of an ultra-luxurious X8 with a coupe-like design. BMW’s head of development, Klaus Fröhlich, didn't...

  • Special Lamborghini Huracán donated to Pope Francis for charity
    Lamborghini gives the Pope a Huracán for charity

    Pope Francis received a new set of wheels on Wednesday, but the car is quite different from any other Popemobile. That's because it's a Lamborghini Huracán, an Italian supercar with 571 horsepower. His Holiness won't hold attend any track days, though. Instead, Lamborghini's gift will be...

  • The Beast of Turin will take a fire-spewing turn inside ExCeL London | London Classic Car Show
    Flame-throwing 1910 Fiat, the ‘Beast of Turin,’ will be driven at London show

    The notorious, fire-spewing 1910 Fiat S76 speed-record car known as the “Beast of Turin” will thunder and quake on The Grand Avenue automotive catwalk at the 2018 London Classic Car Show, to be held February 15-18. The appearance of one of the world’s most-famous early racers will...

  • Jeremy Clarkson touts the benefits of Emirates first-class suites

    Emirates Airlines recently convinced Jeremy Clarkson to say a few fine words to a camera in regards to its updated first-class seating accommodations. Clarkson, in a video spot for the airline, goes on to describe some of the many features made available to those fortunate enough to fly in this space. And we do mean fortunate, as this ticket is likely to cost a fortune. In fact, to make sure this seating area is up to par, Emirates teamed up with Mercedes-Benz for some help making sure its planes offered the appropriate amount of luxury. Calling it a seating area, however, is a bit...

  • 2018 BMW M5
    New BMW M5 started life as RWD, next M3 to be AWD?

    BMW ushered in a new era when it revealed the 2018 M5 with standard all-wheel drive. The system, dubbed xDrive, is capable of varying the amount of rear-drive bias, or switching to full rear-wheel drive. However, BMW didn't originally plan for the F90 M5 to be AWD, but the notable benefits might...

  • Lamborghini Urus Neve mode
    Lamborghini teases Urus playing in the snow in Neve mode

    We are less than a month away from Lamborghini unveiling the production Urus SUV, and that means the teasers are being released at a rapid rate. The latest highlights the Urus' Neve mode. Neve is Italian for snow, meaning snow mode for the electronic stability control and other vehicle systems...

  • Budweiser tribute to Dale Earnhardt Jr
    Budweiser created touching tribute to Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

    At the end of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season, the motorsport will lose one of its greats as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced his retirement this past April. To toast Earnhardt, Jr.'s legacy, Budweiser created a touching tribute to the decorated NASCAR driver. Earnhardt, Jr. drove the...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018 Frankencar
    Frankencar 2018: best of our Best Car To Buy nominees

    Swap the keys of four luxury and performance cars among seven editors for a few days, and opinions get formed. Each guy learns the things he likes about each car and the things he doesn't. We start picking nits and picking favorites. The result of this back and forth was naming the Honda Civic Type...

  • Devel Sixteen
    BMW M2 Competition, Devel Sixteen, McLaren P15: Today’s Car News

    BMW is working on a more potent M2, only the car won’t be called an M2 CS as previously thought. Instead, we’re now expecting it to be called an M2 Competition, and under the hood should be BMW’s twin-turbo inline-6 from the M3/M4. Dubai’s Devel has revealed the production...

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