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There’s a company down in Orlando, Florida that’s churning out custom Land Rover Defenders for sale in the United States. The company is East Coast Defender, and it’s offering everything from standard Defenders right up to serious off-roaders packing V-8 power. ECD starts with...

With Lenin, Marx, and Engels literally looking down on us, my fiancée Mindy, a Hungarian taxi driver—whose name I never did catch—and I pushed a dung-brown 1982 Trabant with a dead battery down a hill. After a few feet, it sputtered to life, coughing out a constant stream of blue...

Aston Martin has revealed a near production-ready example of its Valkyrie hypercar. The latest example is said to be 95 percent of the way there. It seems a few more elements will change as the design team, led by Red Bull’s expert aerodynamicist, Adrian Newey, attempts to eke out as much...

Machinery used to build some legendary muscle cars, including the Chevrolet SS, is up for sale. The machinery is located in the vehicle plant of General Motors’ Australian division, Holden, which is set to close its doors for good in October. GM has teamed up with Maynards, an expert at...

Further investigations into the Volkswagen Group’s diesel scandal have led to the arrest of a former Audi manager as well as a probe into Porsche by investigators in Germany. Both instances involve allegations of fraud and false advertising relating to diesel emissions. In the case of...

It was only in the past couple of months that we saw prototypes for updated versions of the Mini Hardtop and Mini Convertible. Now engineers from BMW’s small car brand are out testing a prototype for an updated Hardtop 4 Door. (Elsewhere the vehicle is known as the Mini 5 Door.) Since the...

The 2017 model year will be the last for the Volkswagen Touareg in the United States. The mid-size SUV is in its second generation and while a redesigned model is just around the corner, we won’t see it here. The information was first reported by MotorTrend. Instead, VW will fill the gap left...

Jaws all over the world collectively dropped last summer with the reveal of a concept showcasing an early design for Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie hypercar being developed in partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. However, opposite to what’s usually the case in the auto...

Motorsport encompasses so many different kinds of racing that, often times, some get lost in the shuffle. Soapbox racing is certainly one that gets overlooked, but Aston Martin has brought attention to the sport by putting together the Red Bull Racing Soapbox team. (Recall, Aston Martin and Red...

Ford enthusiasts and Bronco lovers alike are eagerly anticipating the return of the nameplate. Ford promises its bucking Bronco will once again be ready for off-road duty in 2020. However, what to do in the three years until then? How about a restored version of the classic Ford Bronco like the...

Ford may be interested in creating a solution for cyclists everywhere: a fully integrated bicycle rack. Although aftermarket bike racks are plentiful, Ford's attempt is a lot sleeker. Instead of constantly hanging out, the bike rack depicted in this patent drawing shows a hitch-mounted system of...

If you've been reading Motor Authority for some time, you know how we feel about Volvo Trucks. The marketing team over there always works hard to produce entertaining content, all in the name of commercial truck promotion. It can't be an easy task, yet they consistently provide fun and engaging...

Season 2 of "The Grand Tour" is nearly upon us. The show featuring the trio we all know and love is set to arrive on Amazon Prime sometime in October. To get you excited about something that's still months away, the producers have tweeted a new video trailer—and it showcases some seriously...

For some reason, in the world of speed records, there are records for men and records for women. It seems odd, as there are plenty of women who would wipe the tarmac with most male competitors. In the realm of half-mile blasts though, this is how the records are laid out. To that end, Maude...

Days after Audi confirmed plans to field its own team in the Formula E Championship, BMW has said it will do the same. BMW will trail Audi by a year, however, having committed to the 2018/2019 season for the start of its Formula E campaign. BMW currently participates in Formula E as a partner of...

$60,000 can buy plenty of cars, but will such a sum normally afford a car capable of 10.0-second quarter-mile times? Probably not. Lebanon Ford of Ohio is offering a solution to the dilemma, however. The famous Ford dealership is back after revealing its crazy-cheap 1,200-horsepower Mustang GT and...

Audi Sport is leaping into the aftermarket business with a range of parts under the Audi Sport Performance Parts banner. The parts can be ordered at the dealership level and can be fitted to both new and existing cars. The first two models to receive the Audi Sport Performance Parts treatment are...

A prototype for Lucid’s Air electric sedan hit a top speed of 235.44 mph during a recent high-speed test on the banked oval at Ohio’s Transportation Research Center. The achievement follows a test run up to a governed 217 mph which the Air prototype conducted in April. We’re...

Work on Faraday Future’s planned $1 billion vehicle assembly plant in Nevada has been put on indefinite hold, the company confirmed on Monday. In a statement given to The Nevada Independent, Faraday Future said it’s looking for another means of production that will get its first model...

This is another story of "what could have been." Audi had plans to chase down the large, luxury coupe segment near the end of the last century, and its attempt was what you see here. This is the only Audi A8 coupe in existence, and yes it's real. The coupe was a project between Audi and IVM...