Photos Of The Week
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The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed is in full swing, and one of the stars of the event is the 2015 Ford Focus ST. However, an even more potent version of the Focus is in the works, the infamous RS, and we’ve got spy shots of it. Also on show in Goodwood this weekend is the first car from Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations, the limited-edition F-Type Project 7. The stunning speedster features a 575-horsepower version of Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 and will be offered to customers in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz revealed an updated version of its CLS-Class...
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Bentley Continental GT3-R, Nissan Concept 2020, 2015 Volvo XC90: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week saw Nissan reveal a new concept car for the Gran Turismo video game series called the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo. Although the concept isn’t destined for production, its design is likely to influence the lines of the next-generation Nissan GT-R. Last weekend saw Audi drive to...
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2015 Lincoln MKC, 2015 Audi RS 7, Production Spyker B6: This Week’s Top PhotosWe finally drove the 2015 Lincoln MKC this week. With the new compact crossover, Lincoln finally has a vehicle that's going to play well outside the Midwest. It's a no-brainer in concept, and impressive in function and form. Lincoln could use a few more of these. MINI this week took the wraps off...
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2015 Subaru BRZ, Mid-Engine Hyundai Veloster, Challenger SRT Hellcat Engine: This Week’s Top PhotosSubaru’s BRZ sports car is getting the special edition treatment for the 2015 model year. No extra power is available but some new STI tweaks are—our favorite element has got to be the aggressive-looking front chin spoiler. Volvo this week revealed the interior of its next-generation...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R, 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4, Audi A3 clubsport quattro: This Week’s Top PhotosA prototype for Honda’s latest Civic Type R has been spotted without any camouflage gear. We can also see that engineers are benchmarking the car against a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, suggesting the performance levels we can expect from the 300-plus-horsepower hot hatch. There’s a new Batman...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT, 600-HP BMW M5, Lamborghini Huracán: This Week’s Top PhotosThe 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT was noticeably absent when the rest of the 2015 Challenger range made its debut at the 2014 New York Auto Show last month, but now a prototype has been spotted and it reveals plenty of new details. Dodge is thought to be working on more than one Challenger SRT variant...
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Corvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway has finally revealed its first tuned version of the Corvette Stingray, a new supercharged model that comes close to matching Chevy’s own Z06 in the horsepower stakes. Callaway chose last weekend’s NCM Bash at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky to debut the car, and we’re glad to report that the stunning shooting brake version is still planned. This week marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. He managed to amass three world championships, 41 wins...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2014 Beijing Auto Show EditionThe Beijing Auto Show, as well as its sister event in Shangai, is now recognized as one of the industry’s most important, so it should come as little surprise that the most recent one was packed with new concept and model debuts. One of the stars was BMW’s Vision Future Luxury, a large...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2014 New York Auto Show EditionThe updates to the 2015 Dodge Challenger may be hard to spot, but they make the latest 2015 model a significantly better car than the outgoing model. At the top of the list is an eight-speed automatic transmission, which not only boosts performance but also smoothness and efficiency. Sadly, we are...
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2015 Dodge Charger, 2015 Hyundai Genesis, 2015 Lexus NX: This Week’s Top PhotosDodge is set to show updated versions of its Challenger and Charger muscle cars at the 2014 New York Auto Show on April 16. The Challenger is only due to receive subtle tweaks to its styling but the Charger will get a whole new look. We got a preview of the latter in a teaser image. German...
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Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren 650S, Mustang Aerodynamics: This Week’s Top PhotosWe’ve just driven the Porsche 918 Spyder and have posted a full review. The car is so quick that it even makes a Porsche 911 Turbo S feel slow, and with a removable roof it’s got a major advantage over its rivals from Ferrari and McLaren. Here’s a photo of the Porsche 918 Spyder...
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Toyota TS040 Hybrid, Hennessey Venom GT, Volkswagen GTI Club Sport: This Week’s Top PhotosToyota this week revealed its TS040 Hybrid Le Mans prototype, the Japanese automaker’s race car rival to Audi’s R18 e-tron quattro and Porsche’s 919 Hybrid in the 2014 World Endurance Championship. The TS040 produces a staggering 986 horsepower and is Toyota’s first...
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BMW’s new M3 better watch out, as a new generation of the C63 AMG is about to land and this one’s packing a twin-turbocharged V-8. Based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is a blast to drive, the upcoming C63 AMG won’t only look good but should also be an absolute hoot behind the wheel. German supercar manufacturer Gumpert is back with a vengeance. The company recently launched its Explosion sports car, and in 2015 we should be seeing the production version of its Tornante supercar. The second Ferrari theme park has been announced, this time for the Spanish city of...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2014 Geneva Motor Show EditionThe 2014 Geneva Motor Show has come and gone, and boy what a show it was. A handful of new supercars, numerous luxury coupes and some very exciting concepts make 2014’s show one of the greatest. Here’s a rundown of Motor Authority’s favorites, starting with none other than the...
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2015 Porsche Macan, Nissan GT-R Convertible, Koenigsegg One:1: This Week’s Top PhotosAs much as we love the Porsche Cayenne’s combination of outright speed, comfort and practicality, it’s just a little too big to be driven with abandon. Enter the all-new 2015 Macan, which not only looks superb but drives brilliantly as well. Engineers from General Motors’ European...
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2015 Subaru WRX STI, McLaren 650S, Lotus C-01: This Week’s Top PhotosWhen it comes to fast, affordable four-doors, there are few options better than Subaru’s WRX STI. The latest generation packs the car’s proven drivetrain into a package that’s more refined than ever before. Aston Martin’s Vantage line of sports cars is starting to get long...
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Mercedes S-Class Coupe, Ferrari California T, Twin-Turbo Corvette: This Week’s Top PhotosLooking like a red-hot blade ready to slice through the air, Hennessey’s tuned Corvette Stingray definitely has what it takes to outshine a supercar. This custom ‘Vette is also packing some serious heat, as the car is fitted with a twin-turbocharger system delivering 708 horsepower and...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2014 Chicago Auto Show EditionThe annual auto show in Chicago may not rank as one of the major events on the international auto show circuit, but it never fails to attract an important debut or two. This year was no different, with one of the highlights being the 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar models. These are the first two...
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It’s the opening season of the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship this weekend and one of the stars is the brand new 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28.R. The new Chevy race car is competing in one of the lead up events, the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge. A brand new Chevrolet Escalade is coming onto the market and sales of the latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport from Land Rover are outstripping production by a considerable margin. Meanwhile, sales of Lincoln’s aging Navigator are tanking, but it’s hoped a significant facelift for 2015 will help turn the tide...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The Detroit Auto Show EditionThe 2014 Detroit Auto Show is now over, at least for the press, so here are some of the highlights of what we saw. The biggest surprise of the show, not to mention one of the most striking, was the Toyota FT-1 concept car, which previews the future styling direction of Toyota and hints at...
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Ferrari Race Car Prototype, 2015 Audi TT, Volvo Concept XC Coupe: This Week’s Top PhotosA mysterious prototype for what's alleged to be a new Ferrari race car has been spotted in Italy. The prototype appears to be based on Ferrari’s latest LaFerrari supercar but it is substantially wider than the Ferrari flagship and its rear section is different. Some suggestions for the...
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'Used’ LaFerrari, V-12 Coffee Machine, Bespoke SLS AMG: This Week’s Top PhotosOur first photo in the latest instalment of This Week’s Top Photos is the Espresso Veloce Serie Titanio V-12 coffee machine. As its name suggests, it’s a coffee machine shaped like a V-12 engine. It's almost as advanced as a real engine under the skin, too, but to have one in your home...
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Lamborghini Huracán, 2015 Subaru WRX, Porsche 919 Hybrid: This Week’s Top PhotosFor all the readers heading home for the holiday season, here is a series of the best photos from the week to help deal with the crowds, long waits and, if in the northern hemisphere, the cold weather. First up is this pic of the Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4. The exterior ticks all the right...
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2015 Ford Mustang, 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06, 2015 Porsche 911 GTS: This Week’s Top PhotosThis was a big week for fans of American performance. Not only did we see the reveal of the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang, but Chevy also started teasing its new C7 Corvette Z06 and Dodge’s updated Challenger muscle car was spotted in prototype form. Up first is the new Mustang, the sixth...
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