Car News
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Subaru has taken the wraps off the updated 2018 Legacy at the 2017 Chicago auto show. Completely redesigned for the 2015 model year, this is a mid-cycle refresh instead of a full-on generational change-over. Highlights of the update include new styling front and rear, improved interior materials, the addition of Apple Car Play and Android Auto to an upgraded StarLink infotainment system, and new safety features. The 2018 Outback continues with 2.5i and 3.6R models powered by 175-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder and 3.6-liter 6-cylinder boxer engines, respectively. Both engines are mated to a...
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Lucid Air gets sideways during snow testingLucid, the startup that plans to release the 1,000-horsepower Air electric sedan, appears to be serious about getting its car into production. We recently saw it prowling the San Francisco streets, and now Lucid has released a video of the car undergoing snow testing. That's not unusual for any...
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Uber inches closer to its dream of electric flying machinesUber has lofty dreams. The ride-hailing company is looking to expand beyond the confines of ground-based transportation and bring its passengers into the sky. It plans to do so with electric flying vehicles that will be accessed via a terminal of sorts, and the company just inched a bit closer to...
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Jeep beefs up Wrangler Rubicon with new Recon special editionIf the 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon is to serve as the current model's swan song, that's all right with us. With a beefier front axle and a half-inch lift right from the factory, it's the most capable Wrangler the off-road brand has ever created—and Jeep tells us that owners can fit...
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Dodge Viper sold out, production to end August 31If you were hoping to put in an order for one of the final Dodge Vipers, you’re out of luck as all of the build slots have been sold. The information was confirmed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles design boss Ralph Gilles at this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show. He also confirmed to Motor...
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Dodge Demon, Ford Expedition, Toyota Tundra TRD Sport: The Week In ReverseDodge released some new details on its Challenger SRT Demon, Ford unveiled a redesigned Expedition and Toyota added new TRD Sport trim to its Tundra and Sequoia full-size fleet. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at 'Motor Authority.' Dodge is set to unveil a new Challenger variant even more...
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Mopar, Fiat Chrysler Automobile's performance parts arm, turns 80 years old this year. As part of that birthday celebration, the brand is releasing a limited number of the Mopar '17 Dodge Challenger. A total of 160 models will be offered, 80 of each in two color schemes applied by the Mopar Custom Shop. One version comes in Pitch Black and Contusion Blue and the other is Pitch Black and Billet Silver. A hand-painted Mopar 392 logo is applied to all cars. The Shaker Hood scoop and its surround are painted Pitch Black and so is the rear decklid spoiler. The Challenger SRT Hellcat's black...
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Audi RS 3, Lamborghini Urus, Mopar '17 Dodge Challenger: Car News HeadlinesAudi’s RS 3 Sportback has received some styling updates plus the new 400-horsepower turbocharged inline-5 shared with the RS 3 sedan and TT RS. Unfortunately there are still no plans to bring the hot hatch over to the United States. A prototype for Lamborghini’s Urus SUV has finally...
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New Transformers 5 trailer possibly hints at planet eater Unicron“The Fate of the Furious” wasn’t the only car-related movie teased during last weekend’s Super Bowl LI. The latest trailer for “Transformers: The Last Knight” also dropped during the game and revealed some tantalizing clues about the new movie, including the...
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Latest ‘Fate of the Furious’ trailer shows more wide-body muscleMost of the ads run during Super Bowl LI were forgettable, but among the mundane was the explosive trailer for “The Fate of the Furious,” movie number eight in the ever-popular Fast and the Furious franchise. The first trailer dropped in December and gave us a glimpse of a wide-body...
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2017 DS 7 spy shotsThe new luxury brand of French auto giant PSA Group, DS, is about to launch a small SUV to rival the likes of the Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60. It will be called a DS 7 and feature a design inspired by the Devine DS concept car unveiled at the 2014 Paris auto show. The DS7 will have its own unveiling at...
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VW unveils extra-versatile Atlas Weekend EditionVolkswagen’s Atlas goes on sale in the spring and the automaker is using this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show to preview some of the accessories that will be available for the three-row SUV. The accessories are featured on a concept called the Atlas Weekend Edition and are mostly aimed at...
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The Volkswagen Group released a statement on Wednesday denying allegations made by former Chairman Ferdinand Piech regarding knowledge among the automaker’s senior staff of the diesel scandal before it became public in September 2015. Piech, along with his extended family, is a major shareholder in the VW but resigned as Chairman in April 2015 due to in-fighting with fellow shareholders following a public dig made by him towards former VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn. Piech has largely remained out of the picture throughout the diesel scandal until recently when Germany’s Bild...
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2018 Dodge Durango SRT video previewJeep has the shockingly powerful Grand Cherokee SRT, but its three-row cousin hasn't had the SRT treatment. Until now. It's time for the most powerful, fastest, and most ridiculous Dodge Durango yet, the 2018 Dodge Durango SRT. Let's start with the important bits, what makes it go: Under the hood...
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2018 Ford Expedition goes aluminumWith its last redesign during the heart of the last Bush administration, the Ford Expedition was among the oldest vehicles on the market. Until today, that is, because Ford has finally introduced the long-awaited, full-scale redesign of its three-row SUV, taking more than a few pages from the new...
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Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 priced from $40,995Chevy has a serious off-road truck in the form of the 2017 Colorado ZR2. It was finally unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show after being teased and hinted at for two years prior. On Wednesday, Chevy confirmed that pricing for the Colorado ZR2 will start at $40,995, including a $940...
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Toyota Sequoia, Tundra get TRD Sport trim at Chicago auto showThe Chicago auto show is known for two things–special editions and big vehicles. Toyota is hitting both categories, first with the RAV4 Adventure, and now with long-awaited updates to its Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV. We'll focus on the Sequoia first, because that's where we're seeing the...
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Toyota RAV4 Adventure brings rugged look, not much elseOf the largely boring compact crossover utility vehicle segment, the Toyota RAV4 might be the most boring of all. But with the new Adventure trim, unveiled Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show, Toyota is setting out to add a rugged look to its popular CUV. And that effort starts with the...
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Nissan has renewed its efforts in the full-size truck market with a redesigned Titan and a Titan XD that sits between the light and heavy duty segments. The rollout started late in 2015 with the XD, and the light duty Titan followed last year. Both trucks have thus far been offered as two-door regular cab and four-door Crew Cab body styles. Now Nissan is continuing (completing?) the Titan rollout with King Cab body styles for both trucks. ALSO SEE: 2018 Ford Expedition goes aluminum Like the Crew Cabs, the King Cabs come with four doors, but the rear doors are smaller and have a rear-hinge...
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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT pairs cavernous cargo hold, good looksDespite the crushing popularity of SUVs, small hatchbacks and wagons have seen something of a renaissance in the past few years. The Honda Civic Hatchback and Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback joined the ranks of the Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Kia Forte5, offering consumers extra...
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Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, Chevy Camaro GT4.R, ‘Top Gear’ trailer: Today’s Car NewsIn the latest installment of Dodge’s teaser campaign for its 2018 Challenger SRT Demon, the American muscle car brand revealed a new Air Grabber hood scoop. The scoop is the biggest fitted to a production car and helps boost the power of the Demon’s supercharged 6.2-liter V-8. Chevrolet...
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Dodge Demon will boast largest functional hood scoop on a production carThe 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be a lighter, wider and—most importantly—more powerful alternative to its Hellcat sibling. We now know one of the methods Dodge will employ to boost output of the mighty supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 fitted to the car, which in the Hellcat already...
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Jannarelly reveals flip-up roof option for Design-1 sports carSports car startup Jannarelly is bowing to popular demand for an enclosed version of its first model, the deliciously retro Design-1. The company, which is based in Dubai, has revealed the design of a hard-top roof option (HT) in a series of computer-generated images. Jannarelly has also revealed a...
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Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R race car teasedChevrolet has given us our first look at its new GT4-spec race car based on the sixth-generation Camaro. The turnkey racer is called the Camaro GT4.R and is most closely related to the Camaro ZL1 road car. It’s being developed by long-time Chevy motorsport partner Pratt & Miller and will...
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