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  • 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T

    Just when you think there can’t possibly be any more 911 variants—we’re already past the 20-car mark—Porsche springs on us the 2018 911 Carrera T. The car is a direct successor to the original 911 T introduced in 1968. The “T” stands for touring, and as such as the car is very much about driving pleasure, as opposed to incredible track times. Like the original, the modern 911 T, which starts delivery next March, starts off life as a base 911 but is then put through a weight-loss program. Lighter glass is used for the windows and some of the extras in the...

  • A homemade water trike that can hit 160 mph in four seconds
    Homemade water-powered trike can do 0-160 in under 4 seconds

    Water is an incredibly powerful thing. Most of the time we observe it still, be it sitting in your drinking glass or while staring at a vast calm ocean. When put to work, however, water is a mighty tool. It can be used for cutting. The ocean can rise up and ruin entire cities. It can be used to...

  • 2019 Toyota Prius V spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Toyota Prius V spy shots

    Toyota engineers are out testing the next-generation Prius V (a Prius+ in other markets), and judging by our spy shots of a test mule the vehicle is set to ditch the minivan bodystyle of the current model in favor of a crossover SUV form—a smart move considering the current craze for...

  • Wyatt Knox explains how to setup your suspension
    Here's how you set up your racecar's suspension

    A racecar is never just a set it and forget it type of machine. Each circuit determines the sort of setup a driver and a car might prefer, as it might have a tight, corner heavy layout or one that's more open and filled with high-speed sweeping sections. Now, you make this about rally racing and...

  • Circuit of the Americas, home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
    2017 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix preview

    Four rounds and 100 points. That’s all that’s left in the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship. Mercedes-AMG’s Lewis Hamilton leads the Drivers’ Championship, and right now nothing short of a miracle will see Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel return to the top spot since a...

  • Off-road Mazda Miata Photo: Alex Bellus Photography
    This wild off-road Mazda Miata isn't afraid to get dirty

    The Mazda Miata has traditionally been tasked with one duty: to provide a pure driving experience. However, someone decided to get a little dirty to create the cutest, angriest off-roader we've ever seen. This off-road Miata was spotted at a recent Cars and Coffee event in Minneapolis and...

  • 1970 Chevrolet El Camino

    The Chevrolet El Camino may seem like an oddball today, but it was all the rage during its heyday. Although the El Camino was conceived to emulate the Ford Ranchero, the Chevy captured the limelight. So, let's take a look back on the model's history with Donut Media. The Ranchero came to market in 1957 and Chevrolet quickly responded with its El Camino in 1959. However, sales tanked shortly after the first model year and the truck was quickly discontinued. Chevrolet gave the segment one more go, and this time, the El Camino shared its underpinnings with the Chevelle. That's good because the...

  • Bruce Meyers pioneered VW’s participation in Baja off-road racing
    50 years later, Bruce Meyers recounts inaugural Baja 1000 victory

    Volkswagen will celebrate not only its inaugural victory, but 50 years of participation in the Baja 1000 desert off-road race, which runs again November 14-18. “The first race, known then as the Mexican 1000, was held on October 31, 1967, running between Tijuana and La Paz,” Volkswagen...

  • 2019 Audi A7 Reveal
    2019 Audi A7, 2019 Ram 1500, Polestar 1: The Week In Reverse

    Audi revealed the new 2019 A7; we spotted the 2019 Ram 1500; and Polestar unveiled the Polestar 1. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Audi finally unveiled the new 2019 A7 in Germany. The second-generation A7 retains a fastback roofline and daring silhouette, but features...

  • Cadillac Super Cruise
    Seven things you should know about Cadillac Super Cruise

    In a time when every automaker is telling us that self-driving cars are coming, one automaker is taking a giant leap. That automaker is Cadillac, and the giant leap is the launch of its Super Cruise driver assist system. It's a monumental step forward in the march toward self-driving cars, as it...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang by Roush, 2017 SEMA show
    Wide-body Roush among 7 custom Mustangs headed to SEMA

    SEMA is almost upon us for another year and you can bet one of the most popular cars will be the Ford Mustang, especially now that the pony car has been significantly updated. To build the excitement, Ford has given us a sneak peek at seven custom ‘Stangs set to be unveiled at SEMA. Most of...

  • 2019 Audi A7
    McLaren P15 spied, Audi A7 revealed, Aussie car production ended: Today’s Car News

    McLaren is out testing a new supercar to sit in its flagship Ultimate Series range. The test car is disguised like the 675LT but the final result should look even more extreme. Audi didn’t invent the fastback sedan segment when it introduced the original A7 for 2012, but the car is one of the...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid

    The Porsche Panamera isn't the crazy bit of heresy that the Cayenne was. After all, a sedan/hatchback isn't as far a leap for a sports car maker as an SUV. But like the Cayenne, it's a Porsche, and that means it has to be sporty, even if it doesn't have two doors and an engine located anywhere but up front. Now in its second generation, the Panamera takes a technological leap forward for 2017. DON'T MISS: 2018 Porsche Panamera 4S first drive review: the quiet heretic Technology helps this rather large car handle like a smaller car. The rear-wheel steering and active anti-roll bars, in...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 Final Edition
    Mercedes-AMG announces G65 Final Edition

    There’s a new Mercedes-Benz G-Class around the corner. No, we’re not talking about new color and trim options. We’re not even talking about an extensive facelift. No, Mercedes is about to introduce its first full redesign for the G-Class since the SUV arrived on the scene four...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500 at the S.C. Johnson Research Tower
    Achievements in design: the 2018 Lexus LC 500 with Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright buildings

    He was arguably the greatest architect of the 20th century, but he wasn't always respected in his home state. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, briefly attended college in Madison, and lived for 50 years in Spring Green. Unfortunately, he often stiffed his contractors, he...

  • 2019 McLaren P15 test mule spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 McLaren P15 spy shots

    Only this week we saw McLaren confirm plans for a new member for its flagship Ultimate Series range, and now we have the first spy shots of what’s likely a test mule. The test mule hides the new mechanicals within the makeshift body of a 675LT but still gives away some clues. Compared to the...

  • Last Holden Commodore to be built in Australia - October 2017
    End of the road for Australian car production

    It’s a sad day for automotive enthusiasts in Australia, and a few in other parts of the globe, as the country’s car industry comes to a grinding halt. On Friday, General Motors’ local subsidiary Holden turned the lights off at its plant in Elizabeth, South Australia, ending 69...

  • Fernando Alonso
    Alonso to stay at McLaren after signing “long-term” contract

    McLaren on Thursday confirmed it extended its contract with star driver Fernando Alonso. McLaren only said Alonso would contest the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship with the team, but in an interview the Spaniard said he’s there for the long haul. “We never discuss the contract clauses...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Carbon 65 Edition

    The 2018 Chevrolet Corvette's model year will be one of the shortest in nameplate's history. After the Corvette's Bowling Green, Kentucky, assembly plant went offline in August 2017, production of the 2018 Corvette will restart next month. But the plant will stop building the 2018 model year not long after. That's because the assembly plant will begin assembling the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette on January 29, 2018, according to Bowling Green Daily News. The final day for 2018 Corvette production is slated for January 22 with a week to gear up for the 2019 model year. It's an intriguing timeframe...

  • Rolls-Royce built a luxury car, rancher made it into a work truck | Bonhams photos
    World’s only Rolls-Royce pickup truck going to auction

    What is believed to be the world’s only Rolls-Royce pickup truck will be offered for sale November 11 as one of the lots when Bonhams stages the auction of the Bothwell Collection in Southern California. According to Bonhams, the truck was produced in Rolls-Royce’s Springfield...

  • Apple’s self-driving system atop a Lexus RX - Image via MacCallister Higgins
    Apple’s self-driving system looks like it can attach to virtually any car

    Apple in June finally confirmed it had abandoned plans to develop a self-driving car and would instead focus on the self-driving technology itself. We would learn in August of some of the motivations behind the decision, one of which was a lack of focus. This pulled the development team in many...

  • Ken Block spotted filming in Detroit, Michigan
    Ken Block might be filming Gymkhana 10 in Detroit

    Ken Block and his Hoonigan crew broke away from the Gymkhana series with the recent "Climbkhana" production at Pikes Peak. However, Gymkhana 10 could be on the horizon, and Detroit, Michigan, might play host. YouTuber Revin captured footage of Block and his 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR racing...

  • 2019 Audi A7 Reveal
    2019 Audi A7 preview

    The 2019 Audi A7 finally broke cover Thursday in Germany, the second generation for the sleek luxury sedan that set the world on fire with its daring silhouette. The 4-door fastback likely goes on sale in the U.S. sometime late next year, although details about the sedan's availability were few and...

  • Teaser for McLaren P15 supercar debuting in first quarter of 2018
    McLaren P15 debuts early 2018, will be brand’s most extreme road car yet

    McLaren is working on a new addition to its flagship Ultimate Series range, and Wednesday we received the first details from the company along with a teaser shot of the car’s exhaust tips. The new car, code-named the P15, is a separate model to the upcoming F1 successor, itself code-named the...

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