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Remember the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F60 America? The limited-edition supercar based on the F12 Berlinetta and built to celebrate six decades of Ferrari’s presence in the United States? Well, the first of only 10 examples to be built has been delivered to its eagerly awaiting customer. The hand off took place over the weekend at the 25th annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic in Florida. MUST WATCH: Valet Takes Lamborghini Aventador For Joyride, And Of Course It Catches Fire As previously reported, all 10 F60 Americas are destined for the United States, and the cars were pretty much accounted...
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Apple's Car Program Loses Boss, Under Hiring FreezeAccording to a story from Apple Insider, Apple's Project Titan car development program is experiencing some issues. The story says that Steve Zadesky, the Apple engineer that was in charge of Project Titan, is leaving the company for "personal reasons." It isn't clear if a concurrent hiring freeze...
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Cadillac CT6 To Get A V-8, But Don't Expect A V-Series ModelCadillac has a new line-topping model in the CT6. It's sized like a BMW 7-Series, but doesn't offer V-8 or V-12 power like the 7-Series and other large German sedans. It's also much lighter than those cars, which might lead you to believe that a V-Series model would be a natural next step. Like me...
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Report: Chris Evans threatened to quit new 'Top Gear'The world’s most-watched car show, Top Gear, is set to return this year after temporarily sailing into the unknown following the rout caused by the exit of long-time hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May in 2015. However, the new series looks to have already run into trouble...
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Ford To Exit Japanese, Indonesian MarketsFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] announced today it will cease selling its Ford and Lincoln brands in the Japanese and Indonesian markets. The cited reason was a lack of a “reasonable path to profitability.” The move is expected to take place in the second half of the year and will lead to a...
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Ferrari FF M Teased, Italy’s ATS Returns, Peugeot 3008 Spied: Today’s Car NewsFerrari’s [NYSE:RACE] FF is about to undergo its mid-cycle update, or Modificato in Ferrari-speak. The reveal of the car should be taking place in just a few weeks, as Ferrari has sent out a teaser for the debut of a V-12-powered grand tourer with 2+2 seating on February 15. Another Italian...
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There’s been a battle over the rights to historic Italian sports car brand Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS) over the past year but the matter finally appears to have been settled, with an Italian court recently granting the rights to the brand as well as several associated sports car designs to a company based in Borgomanero, located between the industrial hubs of Milan and Turin. The company is offering three models at present. They include a raw track machine known as the Sport, a retro-inspired roadster now called the Stile50, and a supercar now called the GT. ALSO SEE: Avatar...
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull May Face Fines For Recent Ski Slope StuntA couple of weeks ago, Formula One driver Max Verstappen took to the snow-covered Austrian Alps in a Red Bull Racing F1 car as part of a promotional stunt. The stunt involved the Dutch youngster driving the car from the 2011 season up and down a ski course in Kitzbuhel in front of a large audience...
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Invite Suggests Updated Ferrari FF Reveal Coming SoonThe Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] FF is now the oldest Prancing Horse in the stable but work on an updated version has been underway for some time. Now, it appears the reveal of the updated FF is coming soon. Ferrari recently sent an invite for the world premiere of a V-12 grand tourer with 2+2 seating...
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Flat Out At 27 MPH In A 1904 Cadillac From London To BrightonThe Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is one of winter's great automotive adventures. The oldest automotive motoring event in the world invites cars built before 1906 to dash 60 miles down a two-lane highway, usually through awful weather, from the U.K. capitol to the trendy seaside town...
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Jaguar F-Type SVR, 2017 Audi R8, 'Fast 8': The Week In ReverseThe 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR was revealed early; Audi priced the new 2017 R8; and Fast & Furious 8 will be called 'Fast 8'. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. We had a hunch it was coming, but Jaguar wouldn't confirm it. Now, we know, because the 2017 F-Type SVR was revealed...
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Here Are The Winners In The Design The Hellcat Of 2025 Competition For High SchoolersOnly yesterday we saw the winners of a student design contest held by Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. Now we have the winners from a similar contest held by Dodge, only instead of recruiting students from automotive design schools Dodge reached out to high schoolers from all across the country. Their mission...
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It’s been almost a year since we last saw a video from Tax The Rich, the mysterious group on YouTube that flogs rare supercars and other expensive metal on a muddy farm somewhere in the United Kingdom. It’s been rumored that one member of the group is famous Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] collector Jay Kay, the lead singer of the British band Jamiroquai. All we know is that the group enjoys driving their cars the way they were meant to be driven: fast. Some of the previous videos they've brought us showed a pair of Ferrari F50s in a game of tug of war, a Ferrari Enzo driven through the mud...
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575-Horsepower 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Leaks Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowThe Jaguar F-Type R with its 550-horsepower V-8 is mind-bendingly fast, and it doesn't hurt that the car also sounds like an angry god. Frankly, it's one of the best-sounding cars on the planet. Apparently, that isn't enough because the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations skunk works has...
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Honda prices 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell, promises plug-in hybrid by 2018Honda’s hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show has been confirmed for sale in the United States towards the end of this year. It will arrive as a 2017 model and wear a price tag of around $60,000. However, the vehicle will only be available to lease customers...
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2018 Land Rover Discovery, 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R, 2016 Harley Softtail: Car News HeadlinesLand Rover’s next major product launch will be the all-new Discovery SUV, and a prototype has just been spied. The vehicle was previewed by 2014’s Discovery Vision concept and should be on sale next year. It will replace the aging LR4 in the British automaker’s lineup. Another...
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Ferrari Sharpens California T With Handling Speciale PackageThe Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] California T certainly isn’t lacking in the handling department, but compared to some of its more hardcore siblings the car feels more grand tourer than sports car. That’s all set to change with a new handling pack Ferrari is introducing at the 2016 Geneva Motor...
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Aston Martin Provides Details On How To Buy The One DB10 Going Up For SaleAston Martin built just 10 examples of its stunning DB10 for filming work for the new James Bond movie Spectre. While most of the cars survived the ordeal, only one example will be sold to the public, making it very rare indeed. Furthermore, most of the cars were modified for filming. The one up...
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Recently, we told you about a new track car from British firm Avatar that was designed to fit a variety of four-cylinder engines from the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], including the awesome turbocharged 2.3-liter unit fitted to the latest Focus RS and all 350 horsepower that comes with it. Avatar used the recent 2016 Autosport International event in the United Kingdom to debut the car, known as the Roadster, and confirm more of its specs. ALSO SEE: 2017 Audi R8 Priced From $164,150: Video The standard powertrain is Ford’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder from the Focus ST, which is...
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2016 Softail Slim S Review: Harley's Cruiser Joins The 21st CenturyThis is not your typical Harley-Davidson. If you've come here for a review of a bike that looks retro cool, but doesn't perform well, and has quality issues that should have been addressed in the 1970s, you're barking up the wrong tree. Instead, the 2016 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim S is still...
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Tiny Working V-8 Engine Crafted From... Paper: VideoBuilding an engine is a great way to get in tune with a vehicle. To really dig in and understand its guts. You learn what makes it tick, and what makes it go. Building a scale version of an engine is typically fairly difficult when compared to the real thing because the parts are so much smaller...
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TVR Sports Car To Utilize Gordon Murray’s iStream Carbon ConstructionBritish sports car marque TVR has been revived and is planning a handful of new models, the first of which is coming in 2017 with a Cosworth-tuned version of the Mustang’s 5.0-liter V-8 and a design developed by none other than Gordon Murray. We now know a little more about the famed McLaren...
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Was The First Fast And Furious Movie Almost Called Redline?In 2007, there was a car-themed movie called Redline that was simply terrible. It’s the one that had a promotional event where one of the actors, comedian Eddie Griffin, ended up crashing a Ferrari Enzo. Well, what many may not know is that the Redline name was previously used as a working...
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Manifesto Supercar Wins 2015 Ferrari Design Challenge: VideoFerrari [NYSE:RACE] recently ran a challenge that pitted students from some of the world’s top automotive design schools against one another in a mission to pen the supercar of the future. Student projects from around 50 schools were submitted and then these were whittled down to four...
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