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Ken Block started racing at what many would consider an advanced age. The then-DC Shoes marketing executive went to a rally school at the age of 36 and immediately took to it. By the next year he was racing, and his big break came a few years later. Nobody gave it to him, though. He created it. He...

As bait-and-switch scenarios go, Jackie Panuisiak's was a pretty bold one. Of course, it wasn't entirely the Canadian women's fault, but you'd imagine that folks showing up to the Northern Alberta Lobster Festival were a little disappointed when they were served hot dogs instead of the delicious...

The latest-generation Audi R8 is essentially a gentlemen's Lamborghini Huracán. It's packing the same V-10 engine, and the four-ringed beast makes 610 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque. It's fast. It's beautiful. It's fantastic. For some, however, it's not fast or fantastic enough, and...

One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, if you're passionate about driving, is a driving school. You'll have a great time learning driving skills, and those skills could even save your life down the road. Occasionally, an automaker offers you the chance to attend such a school when you...

When someone who used to work for BMW's M engineering division switches to a new automaker, you know they're going to bring some passion for going fast along with them. That's clearly what's happening now that former BMW M boss Albert Biermann is helming the development of the Hyundai N performance...

Lexus used Sunday’s 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California to show off its upcoming LC coupe. The version on show was the LC 500 V-8 model and on hand to talk about the car was chief engineer Koji Sato. There, he confirmed that the LC 500’s 5.0-liter V-8...

We slid behind the wheel of the 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB; a fun fact emerged regarding the new 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1; and the 2018 Corvette ZR1 was spied. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Your dream became our reality as we sat down behind the wheel of the 2016 Ferrari 488...

A prototype for BMW’s new race car based on the M4 has been spotted for the first time. The race car is being developed in line with FIA GT4 regulations and will make its competition debut in 2018. To keep costs and reliability in check, the M4 GT4 race car will be closely aligned with its...

Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia was utterly brilliant. Topping it while also kowtowing to toughening emissions regulations was never going to be an easy task for the engineers in Maranello. Find out if they achieved their goal in our first drive review of the car’s successor...

Quiet hands. A race instructor friend of mine harps on them all the time. If you want to go fast around a track, you need smooth, steady steering inputs to keep the suspension settled and keep the car on its intended path. Saw at the wheel and you are losing precious time. If you are driving the...

Motorsports has evolved considerably from whence it started. That's a massive understatement, of course, but the point is to get you thinking about what racing was like in the old days. You can jump back a decade to when Formula One cars packed insane powertrains. Go further and you'll find Group B...

We've heard it for more than a decade: Cadillac's in the midst of a renaissance. It all started with the first-generation CTS, and last weekend during Monterey Car Week Cadillac told the world that it continues with a preview of the future. The automaker took the wraps off its latest concept car...

A modern World Rally Championship racing vehicle is a truly amazing machine. It's capable of tremendous speed across all manner of racing surfaces, and it's also incredibly agile. Not many vehicles on the planet can pull our attention away from such a glorious beast. Well, there are a few, and one...

Just six months ago Ken Block released the eighth installment of his "Gymkhana" series, and it appears he's already working on the ninth. Thanks to Instagram user Pat Brady, we now know that Block's next "Gymkhana" escapades will take place in New York. Specifically, Buffalo, New York. Block was...

Getting a ticket is never fun. Well, it's possible the part before you got pulled over was fun, but it wasn't necessarily legal fun. Occasionally, though, cops can make mistakes and that's why you get to go to court to prove your innocence. What happens if it's a machine that issues you a ticket?...

Los Angeles is famous for its car culture, thanks in part to the Fast and the Furious franchise. What it isn’t so famous for is Formula One. Well, the two worlds came together recently when Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo stopped by. The Australian spent some time there in August as...

Singapore on Thursday became the first country in the world with a fully autonomous ride-sharing service offered to the public. The service is being run on a trial basis by American startup nuTonomy, which was formed by researchers at MIT and beat much larger firms such as General Motors Company...

Here at Motor Authority, we're big fans of the team at Volvo Trucks. Their videos are always great, and their projects are entertaining and interesting. It's not easy to make semi-trailer truck content that's compelling or entertaining, yet Volvo seems to find a way to do this on a consistent...

It's an argument automotive enthusiasts have been having for a very long time: Which type of transmission is the best? We've all been there. You buy a new car and you're beyond happy, until your friend gives you a hard time over your transmission choice. If you bought a Porsche and opted for the...

Lamborghini is looking to double its annual production by 2019. For a regular, high-volume manufacturer like Ford or Toyota, this would seem nigh-on impossible. Lamborghini is not a regular, high-volume manufacturer, however, so this goal is definitely possible. How is that going to happen?...