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Lexus' new LC coming early next year is bound to be pretty fast, but racing a fighter jet? That may put the two-door luxury coupe out of its element. In this video/commercial released by Lexus' Spanish distributor, a bright red LC 500 piloted by actress Mar Saura takes on an F-18 fighter...

More than 13,000 people in the Seattle area have signed up to be a part of BMW's new car- and ride-sharing service in the United States. ReachNow is what BMW bills a "premium car sharing" service positioned as an alternative to the likes of ZipCar and Car2Go. “The rapid adoption of ReachNow...

One of the rarest configurations of Porsche's classic 1989-1994 911, the 911 Turbo Flatnose, has come up for sale in a high-end British vintage car showroom. Officially known as the X4 option package, the Flatnose, or Flachbau, was released in late 1993 to mark the end of the 964-body 911 just as...

A few weeks ago, we began following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car in 2014. While the GT40 was in pretty good shape, it wasn't in the same...

Chevrolet is offering current Corvette owners a big rebate off the list price of a brand new 2016 model. According to an official bulletin obtained by Cars Direct, if you currently own or lease a Corvette, you will qualify for a $2,000 discount off the list price of a new Corvette. The offer...

Have you ever considered driving your living room around a racetrack? Toyota would like you to think it's possible, and is why it decided to compete in the One Lap of America with a pair of Sienna minivans. One Lap concluded this past weekend, and both vans completed the 12-state, 3,500-mile trip...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne has given his strongest indication yet that the successor to the Chrysler 300 might ride on a front-wheel-drive platform. Speaking during a recent visit to FCA’s Windsor Assembly plant, where the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica entered...

Fancy the look of a classic Porsche 911 but with the performance and comfort of the modern car? Swedish design skunk works Zolland Design has come up with a retro conversion kit that makes the latest 991-series 911 jaw-droppingly beautiful. Part of the application process for Ford Motor...

Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] F12 tdf is being built in a limited run of 799 cars, and we wouldn’t be surprised if most of these end up locked away and barely driven. That isn’t the case for this red example, whose owner chose to use it exactly how the designers intended. ALSO SEE: Pagani...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] may be about to launch a new turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine delivering close to 300 horsepower. The company already has such an engine, officially rated at 276 hp, that’s set to debut in the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia. However, the more...

Prices for older Porsche 911s have risen along with those of numerous other classics as more and more purchases are made with a view for investment rather than purely interest or collectability. This has seen new businesses that focus on making modern 911s resemble the classics flourish. One of the...

Most will be familiar with the idea of a tornado and the devastation one can cause. However, few are likely to have ever seen one in person. Now here’s something we’re betting almost no one has seen: the actual base of a tornado. This video from AccuWeather was taken by a couple of...

A convertible version of the 2016 Lexus LX 570 has shown up at a dealership in Dubai. According to its listing on UAE Sale, the vehicle is priced at approximately $353,000 and has zero miles on its odometer. ALSO SEE: Pagani Huayra BC lands in U.S., sounds mean It’s not clear what company...

Spa-Francorchamps’ infamous Eau Rouge corner claimed another victim in the form of the number 66 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT in yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa, the second race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The car, one of two GTs fielded by Ford in partnership with Chip...

Following its debut in March at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Pagani’s Huayra BC has now reached the United States. This is the same car on show in Geneva and is distinguished by its combination of white and bare carbon surfaces. ALSO SEE: Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s monster engine rev The...

While Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X may get most of the attention in green circles, it’s not the only eco-friendly crossover on sale. BMW’s X5 received a plug-in hybrid option for the 2016 model year and this week we posted our first drive review. Another first drive review we...

We drove the 2017 Porsche 911; someone crashed a McLaren 650S almost immediately; and we spied the 2018 Audi Q5. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. It's no secret cars have grown over the years, both in mass and complexity. Ford has just highlighted this fact by doing a side-...

You should make this into your ring tone. Like, right now. Listening to a Dodge Viper ACR with a straight-pipe exhaust rev its big V-10 engine is probably the reason you're a car enthusiast. We're not entirely sure of the back story on this video, but that doesn't really matter when there's a...

Depending on how you look at it, Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] announcement that its new Model S 75D is really just a software update over the 70D is either great news or a shady move. The new 75D doesn't actually have a different battery than the 70D. Instead, 75Ds will simply contain software that...

When police lab techs testify, their findings can often make the prosecution's case. But those lab coat-sporting crime fighters aren't perfect, and sometimes, they're not even close. As evidence, we turn to the curious case of Sonja Farak, who Sky News reports was high during most of the eight...