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The film "Baby Driver" was one of the surprise hits of 2017. If you enjoy doing silly things in cars, then the odds are good that you also enjoyed this movie and the vehicular exploits of the titular character Baby. The actor who portrayed Baby is Ansel Elgort. He owns one of the red Subaru WRX sedans used during filming, and he's still clearly having plenty of fun with the car as he recently posted a video in which he throws down some snowy donuts. Nyc snowstorm no worries baby will give u a ride pic.twitter.com/oUyVi787BH — Ansel Elgort (@AnselElgort) January 4, 2018 According to...
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Follow Motor Authority On Twitter - New Handle, Same Great Content
We know most of you are already following Motor Authority on Twitter, but we wanted to let you know about a change that has occurred. Our Twitter handle is now @MotorAuthority. For those of you who already follow us: Don't worry, you don't have to do a thing to follow our account, even with the...
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Here's What Fiat's Sergio Marchionne Drives For Fun
Running a major automaker involves lots of hard work and plenty of long hours, but rank hath its privileges. In addition to the six-or-seven figure salary plus stock options, it’s pretty much a given that the CEO gets to pick any car (or really, any cars) from the company catalog to drive...
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How Many Cylinders Does A Supercar Need To Have? #YouTellUs
Automakers are downsizing engines and adding hybrid powertrains to many next-generation supercars. But this raises the question: how many cylinders does a supercar need to have? Engines with fewer cylinders provide many benefits as outlined earlier today by McLaren. Ranging from less weight and...
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Open Up And Say Aha With Subaru
After showing off a prototype fitting in a 2013 Subaru BRZ at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas recently, Subaru has now confirmed it’s integrating Aha across its model line. Subies enabled with Aha in an optional infotainment package open literally thousands of...
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Motor Authority Is On Google+, Add Us To Share With Your Circles
We know you love to get Motor Authority news in every way possible, and now we have a shiny new way to connect with you, our loyal fans. We're now on Google+, and we are making sure the latest news reaches our circles as quick as possible. While you probably are already a fan on Facebook, and you...
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It's often the way with the modern world: The products and services we use aren't just products and services any more - they're experiences. Where once you used to use a car to get from A to B with the occasional trip via C, now you can be as connected to your life on the internet as you are with your smartphone or home PC. The downside of this is that a lot more of your personal information is constantly in transit, whether paying for stuff when you're out and about or just driving around with a GPS signal trapping you. And with a recent change to GM's OnStar terms of service agreement...
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Facebook Could Eventually Replace Call Centers For Nissan
If you've ever had a complaint or simply wanted to speak to the customer service department of a company using their phone service, you're no doubt aware of the frustration sitting through endless menus and electronic voices before finally getting through to the right department. For Nissan...
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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle: Chevy Volt's Power Pack Planter
Reducing fuel consumption and emissions is only one aspect of automotive sustainability - at the end of a car's life comes the time for its components to be re-used and recycled. We'd hope for Chevrolet's sake that its 2011 Volt models aren't already reaching the end of their life-cycles but it's...
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MINI Connected 'Enhances Driving Fun' With Social Networking
Cheeky styling and endless personalization options already mark out the MINI as a fun and sociable vehicle, but now a new App from MINI called MINI Connected will give drivers, in MINI's words, "an even more intense experience of limitless driving fun". Normally for this sort of experience you'd be...
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2012 Audi A7 Rolls Into Times Square The Only Way It Can: On A Billboard
Just two days before the 2011 New York Auto Show opens to the press, Audi has launched an eye-popping marketing campaign for its sleek, sophisticated 2012 A7. Today, the five-door coupe will roll straight into Times Square -- not literally, since cars are forbidden in the pedestrian center of town...
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Jewel Is Alive And Well, Thanks To Her Cadillac SRX
We haven't heard much from Jewel in a while, and many of us were beginning to think that she might've headed off to a retirement Vanagon somewhere in Alaska, bringing her chapter in American pop music (and her brief footnote in American poetry) to an end. But now we know that Jewel is still alive...
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The celeb-studded Mercedes-Benz "Tweet Race to the Big Game" is about to get underway, with the four two-person teams and their "coaches" chosen. Using Twitter as some sort of "fuel" they'll race to reach Dallas, Texas for the Super Bowl. Fans of each team stand to win prizes for their participation on Twitter, including a VIP trip for two to the Super Bowl or a set of Mercedes-Benz luggage. If you're a social media nut, it might be worth getting involved. At the very least it should be interesting to watch, as the teams are as disparate as the cars they'll be driving. Team S is behind the...
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Mercedes-Benz Super Bowl 'Tweet Race': Win A 2012 C-Class Coupe
Are you a Twitter junkie? Love the Super Bowl? Want a new luxury coupe? Mercedes-Benz has your answer with their new "Tweet Race to the Big Game" announced today on Twitter and Facebook. Four teams of two will run from New York, L.A., Chicago, and Tampa to Dallas, Texas at the wheel of a Mercedes...
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Lexus Chats Up Car Shoppers In Virtual Lunch
Lexus has been on the top of the luxury sales totem pole for quite some time now, and despite recent recalls, remains the benchmark in many consumers' minds. Recently they have been backed into a corner by both old and new competition, and with changing times Lexus has decided to reach out to their...
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Poll: Does The 2012 Buick Regal GS Meet Your Expectations?
Last week Buick showed off the production version of the 2012 Regal GS to some very mixed reactions. The interwebz went ablaze with enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts both commenting on the looks and powertrain of the Regal GS. Making 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet to only the front wheels, many...
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Beyond Posh: Land Rover Taps More Celebs To Tout The New Evoque
Over the next 12 months, Land Rover will launch an all-out offensive to get its new Range Rover Evoque front and center of the cool kids. Borrowing some marketing techniques from Land Rover's former parent company, Ford, as well as General Motors, the Evoque is being handed over to 30+ "global...
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Holidays A-Looming, Demi Moore Tweets About The Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
In the Twitterverse, there are many celebrities. Some are real. Some are fake. And then there's Coco, who's probably 50/50. (Only her plastic surgeon knows for sure.) One of the real celebs, Ms. Demi Moore, took a spin yesterday in a brand new Mercedes-Benz S400 hybrid. Said Moore, in 140...
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Our guys are still moving their way eastward across the country as they participate in the Fireball Run, and here's a quick peek at what happened on days three and four of the Run. On Day Three, our guys had no problems with the Fireball Run's assorted missions, only missing one 10-point bonus. But despite being armed with a battery of navigation systems, our intrepid co-drivers struggled a bit with navigation. This isn't their fault--technology led them astray. Yes, even in 2010, GPS navigation isn't perfect, and it can lead you into a 50-mile cellular dead spot--twice. So our guys have...
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Name Your All-Time Favorite Fast Or Fancy Ford
The era of social media is fully upon us when even 100-plus-year-old carmakers are adopting outlets like Twitter and Facebook as part of their efforts to build brand reputation. Sometimes it's even interesting. Take this tweet for @Ford, the official Ford Twitter account: @Ford: In 1953, Ford...
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Acclaimed Hollywood Plastic Surgeon May Have Died While Tweeting
We don't know for sure what caused Dr. Frank Ryan's 1995 Jeep Wrangler to hurtle off the Pacific Coast Highway and down a cliff on Monday afternoon. We do know, however, that he didn't survive the crash. We also know that he was tweeting moments earlier. That doesn't sound good. Thankfully, Ryan's...
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Photo Gallery: MINI Takes the States
It's part road rally, part charity drive--and this week for nearly 3000 MINI Cooper derivatives and their dedicated owners and fans, it's a chance to let MINI rule the road. While you're tussling with Excel spreadsheets or being micromanaged into insanity, thousands of MINI maniacs are heading...
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MyFord: 2011 Ford Edge, 2011 Lincoln MKX To Bring Twitter To SYNC
The MyFord Touch and MyLincoln system aims to keep drivers connected even on the road.
Nelson Ireson