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  • McLaren P1 GTR vs Ferrari FXX K

    When two hypercars take to the track to stretch their legs, it's time to put down everything and strap in for the ride. Today, it's the McLaren P1 GTR and the Ferrari FXX K, which arrived at Monza for a few hot laps. The video shows the two hypercars during different sessions, so it's not an actual battle, but it's incredible to see the two machines blitz around the circuit at lightning speeds. And if it were perpetually 2004, the sounds coming from these cars would definitely be our cell phone's custom ringtone. The piercing sound of the FXX K's naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V-12 and the P1...

  • First-generation Dodge Viper
    Learn how Lamborghini helped engineer the Dodge Viper's V-10

    The Dodge Viper has once again departed the automotive landscape, but it won't be forgotten anytime soon. Why? Because it represented one of the purest sports cars a Detroit automaker ever built—and actually built in Detroit, Michigan, at that. Donut Media is back to help us get up to speed...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar first drive
    Range Rover Velar tested, Mercedes-Benz GLS spied, Lamborghini LM002 revisited: This Week’s Top Photos

    SUVs are clearly in vogue right now and destined to be one of the most popular in the luxury segment is the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. It combines stunning looks, decent poke and swathes of luxury, and it’s got a decent price to boot, as long as you lay off some of the options. Find...

  • 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with 65 miles
    This time capsule 1979 Pontiac Trans Am has been driven just 65 miles

    Pontiac's days of building excitement are long gone, though they arguably faded into the sunset long before the division was axed in 2009. Yet, classic Pontiac cars still remind us of the days before General Motors gave "badge engineering" its blessing. The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is merely one...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco
    Volkswagen kills the Scirocco hatchback coupe

    It's time to pour one out for Volkswagen's long-running two-door hatchback "coupe," the Scirocco. Volkswagen officially announced the Scirocco's demise and said it will not take additional orders for the car. Customers still seeking their own example will have to scour local European dealerships...

  • Polestar high-performance electrified coupe concept
    Polestar cuts the crap with new electric performance coupe teaser

    Polestar is being blunt with the latest teaser for its upcoming electrified performance coupe. In the new video, the former Volvo in-house tuning division explains its ethos and says, "we [will] reveal a car that we would want to drive ourselves. Because when you build something for yourself, only...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4² (European spec)

    Have your eye on a brand new Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4²? Take action soon because the German luxury brand announced production will cease at the end of October. The rugged G550 4x4² made a splash with its serious off-road credentials, which begins with a ride height that exceeds 17 inches off the ground. The off-road cred extends to a permanent all-wheel-drive system, a reduction transfer case, three differential locks, and portal axles. The portal axles are quite different from traditional axles since the wheels are not at the height of the axle center. Instead, they are much lower to...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar first drive
    Range Rover Velar, mid-engine Corvette spied, Kia Stinger GT: The Week In Reverse

    We slid behind the wheel of the new 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar; we spied the 2019 Audi A7; and we put the new 2018 Kia Stinger GT to test. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Land Rover is launching the stylish new 2018 Range Rover Velar, and we took it for a test drive...

  • Mitsubishi Safe and Secure Lighting system
    Mitsubishi thinks projected turn signals could be the future

    Mitsubishi is looking for ways to make sure pedestrians remain safe as self-driving technology becomes more commonplace. The Japanese automaker revealed what it calls the "Safe and Secure Lighting system" with intentions to make a car's actions better known to pedestrians. Basically, the system...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG S65
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class first drive review: driving the most- and least-expensive models

    The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is widely recognized as one of the most luxurious full-size cars on the market, and with that luxury comes an exclusive price. But there is luxury and then there is luxury and there is exclusive and then there is exclusive. We already reviewed the 2018 Mercedes-Benz...

  • 2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante
    Aston Martin DB11 Volante, Audi A7 spy shots, McLaren MSO R: Car News Headlines

    Aston Martin’s DB11 has spawned its Volante variant and the open-top car is even more stunning than the coupe. It arrives in showrooms next spring, though at launch only the DB11’s V-8 option will be available. Audi’s next-generation A7 has been spotted again. The latest shots...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet no. 99 - Image via Bonhams
    Final Mercedes-Maybach G650 sells for $1.42M at charity auction

    Mercedes-Maybach revealed the ultra-posh G650 Landaulet in March at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, at which time it was revealed that 98 of the planned 99 units were already sold. What became of the last unit? It turns out Maybach was saving the vehicle for a charity auction, in this case...

  • Volkswagen e-Delivery

    Volkswagen Truck & Bus, the Volkswagen Group’s commercial vehicles unit responsible for the Man and Scania brands, and also a strategic partner of Navistar in the United States, is the latest to announce a commitment to electrification. The company wants to introduce electric vans and trucks for what is referred to as "last mile transportation services," i.e. the delivery of parcels to end customers. This is a booming industry as more people move into cities and buy more of their goods online. And since it requires less range, last mile transportation services are ideal for electric...

  • 2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante
    Aston Martin’s DB11 finally drops its top

    Aston Martin’s DB11 is great as a coupe but to really enjoy the full grand touring experience you’ll definitely want to get the convertible. Why is a convertible so vital for grand touring? There’s nothing like rolling through beautiful scenery with the sun and fresh air on your...

  • 2019 Audi A7 spy shots
    2019 Audi A7 spy shots and video

    Audi's next-generation A7 has been spotted in prototype form once again. Though the latest prototype is still heavily masked, we know what to expect due to a recently leaked photo of a scale model. The design was also previewed by Audi’s Prologue concept first unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles...

  • 2017 McLaren MSO R
    MSO customer commissions matching coupe and convertible bespoke supercars

    It can be hard to choose between a coupe or convertible for certain cars, but for one McLaren devotee the choice was simply too hard to make…so he or she opted for both. And we’re not talking about your run-of-the-mill McLarens in this instance. The buyer commissioned a pair of...

  • What is a Hot V turbo engine?
    What is a "hot inside V" turbo engine?

    Have you ever heard of a "hot inside V"? It's not a sandwich. Our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here for a quick lesson on this en vouge turbocharging setup for today's engines. A hot inside V turbocharger layout places the turbo or turbos inside the valley between the engine...

  • Daihatsu DN Compagno concept
    Daihatsu reveals cutesy DN Compagno concept car

    North Americans may not even remember Daihatsu, but the brand is alive elsewhere in the world, despite a fairly extensive global retreat throughout the 2000s. Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota, Daihatsu has done what it does best: compact cars. The latest exercise in its core competency is...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV self-driving prototype

    California is anything but the wild West when it comes to testing self-driving cars. The state requires automakers and technology companies to adhere to strict regulations. Most notably, there must be a human driver behind the wheel of any self-driving car. Next year, California will change that. The California Department of Motor Vehicles recently released its revised regulations to allow self-driving cars to operate without a human behind the wheel. The current regulations ensure a human driver could take control of the car if the autonomous technology were to fail to act appropriately in...

  • 2016 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
    The 2018 Volkswagen Jetta GLI's manual transmission bites the dust

    We hope you weren't planning to #GiveAShift in a shiny new 2018 Volkswagen Jetta GLI. Because you can't. VW has largely carried over its sportiest Jetta into the 2018 model year, albeit with one important change: you can't order it with three pedals. That's right, no manual transmission is offered...

  • Nvidia Pegasus supercomputer for Level-5 self-driving cars
    Nvidia aims to make Level 5 self-driving cars a reality with supercomputer chip

    Nvidia may be best known for its computer graphics cards, but its new supercomputer chip may one day be a car's brain—and in the not-too-distant future to boot. The company revealed its latest artificial intelligence computer called Pegasus, and the company developed it with Level-5...

  • Classic Henderson motorcycle featured at Mecum's Las Vegas motorcycle auction in 2017 | Bob Golfen p
    Mecum to auction rights to Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle brand

    Once part of the American motorcycle ‘Big 3,’ the former Schwinn-produced motorcycles now cherished by collectors awaits someone to launch its revival One of the biggest dreams in the collector car world is resurrection of an iconic brand, and from time to time, the rights to a marque...

  • Lamborghini LM002
    Before the Urus, there was the LM002

    Lamborghini is set to unveil the Urus SUV on December 4, but the vehicle is by no means the supercar marque’s first off-roader. Lamborghini was a pioneer when it comes to high-performance SUVs, though it never enjoyed the success of Porsche with the Cayenne. Lamborghini’s first SUV was...

  • 2013 Wiesmann GT MF4-CS
    Range Rover Velar review, Cadillac CT6 spy shots, new Wiesmann sports car: Today’s Car News

    SUVs are all the rage right now and destined to be one of the most popular in the luxury segment is the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. It combines stunning looks, decent poke and swathes of luxury, and it’s got a decent price to boot, as long as you lay off some of the options...

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