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There's a stunt in the automotive world called skiing. When you ski with a car, that means you've gotten it up on two wheels and are driving it in that manner. Recently, stunt driver Terry Grant set a world record for doing this when he ran a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up the hill at Goodwood. This isn't typically a popular practice as it means things have gone quite wrong, unless you know what you're doing. In the case of the driver in the video above, he clearly knows what he's doing. ALSO SEE: Devel’s 12.3-Liter Quad-Turbo V-16 Dynoed At 4,515 Horsepower: Video This is a prank, which means...
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Poland's Cyber Marian Turns Parody Prowess On To Star Wars: VideoWe saw what he could do with Fast and Furious. Then he and his crew tackled the Back to the Future franchise. Now Cyber Marian is back, he's brought all of his friends, a slew of Polish cars, and they're all taking on a parody version of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. Spoiler alert: This...
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2016 Lotus Exige Sport 350: Forbidden FruitImagine taking an already lightweight Lotus sports car and then lobbing off around 100 pounds of performance-sapping weight. That’s exactly what Lotus engineers achieved in the development of the new Exige Sport 350, which weighs just 2,480 lb, or around 112 lb less than the Exige S on which...
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Brembo Brake Testing For Formula One Is ...Illuminating: VideoFormula One cars put tremendous strain on the drivers who pilot them. There are tremendous g-loads in nearly all directions thanks to the insane acceleration, cornering and braking ability of a modern F1 car. There are also incredibly high demands of the parts of the car themselves, as they have to...
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Watch All Five Of FCA’s Star Wars-Themed Ads: VideoWe’re now just a week away from the debut of the new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To help tide things over until then, we have a series of Star Wars-themed ads developed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] in partnership with Disney and Lucasfilm. The ad from Dodge was...
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2016 Audi R18 LMP1 Spied Testing, Looks Mean: VideoAudi only revealed its 2016 R18 Le Mans prototype race car a week ago, and now there’s video of the radical racer testing at Florida’s Sebring International Raceway. The video comes to us from YouTube user fansofthe12hours and features close to two minutes of footage. ALSO SEE: Brembo...
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It wasn’t long ago that Hyundai confirmed it was forming a new luxury brand under the Genesis name to be made up of models whose names consist of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup. At the Detroit Auto Show, following on a first look this past month, the Korean automaker revealed the first of its Genesis models, the new G90, which replaces the Equus and thus fills the flagship role at the Korean automaker. The G90 is also the first model to be styled in line with a new design language called Athletic Elegance, which relies on...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Interior Revealed, All-Glass Dash Display: VideoHow do you interpret "modern luxury" when consumer electronics change every 18 months but a luxury car has to last 15 years? That was the challenge facing the designers of the next Mercedes-Benz E-Class interior, and their answer was to blend recognizably Mercedes design cues with a fully digital...
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Flying Porsche Almost Levels Spectators At Rally: VideoRallying can be extremely dangerous, especially for spectators who often line up right alongside the track to get as close to the action as possible. Sometimes, this results in tragedy. But fortunately that wasn’t the case during the recent Rally de Ferrol in Spain where a Porsche 911 got...
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Rare Drakan Spyder Drops In On Jay Leno's Garage: VideoThe formula is a pretty simple one. Take a lightweight chassis, add a big engine, and you're going to wind up with a very fun vehicle. Now, that doesn't always mean you're dealing with a good vehicle but you're bound to have fun nonetheless. Examples of vehicles that are both fun and good include...
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Mercedes-AMG GT S And Nissan GT-R NISMO Drag Race: VideoThe Mercedes-AMG GT S and Nissan GT-R NISMO have been designed to appeal to very different buyers, but it’s still awesome to see the two cars go head-to-head in a drag race. The drivers get a 31-mph rolling start and there are two separate runs featured in the video from GTBoard. MUST SEE...
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Audi R8 Turned Into A Skoda Hits The Track: VideoRemember the Audi R8 that Czech prototype and low-volume manufacturer Hoffmann & Novague turned into a retro take on the Skoda 130 RS rally car of the 1980s? Well, just in case you thought it was nothing but a mockup, here’s the car being flung around a race track. The video comes to us...
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Remember that Dubai-based hypercar? The one with the devilish name? It's called the Devel Sixteen, and it's creators have been claiming insane power figures for a number of years now. There's talk of 5,000 horsepower, a 0-60 time of less than two seconds, and a top speed of over 345 miles per hour. Those are also absolutely insane figures. One of them, however, might be real after all. ALSO SEE: 12-Rotor Rotary Engine Potentially Capable Of Space/Time Manipulation: Video Devel has posted video on its YouTube page that shows the engine getting dynoed. This is no cammed V-8, but rather a...
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4-Year-Old Girl Tests Volvo FMX Truck, Hilarity EnsuesVolvo Trucks has the greatest marketing team in the world. We're constantly impressed each time a new video comes out. Be it Jean Claude Van Damme doing the splits, trucks doing ballet, or having a truck race a Koenigsegg, Volvo nails it every time. The company's latest video is no exception as it...
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Renntech Previews More Upgrades For The Mercedes-AMG GTHaving already impressed us with its initial tuning for the Mercedes-AMG GT S, which we might add saw the car creep into the 10s over the quarter mile, America’s Renntech used the recent SEMA show to announce a new round of upgrades for the stunning sports car. CHECK OUT: Porsche To Build...
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One-off Pagani Zonda 760 LM Roadster hits the trackA Pagani Zonda owner recently took his car for a track session and video from the day reminds once again just how awesome the Zonda is, even after all of these years. Of course, the version shown here is the most powerful of the road-going Zondas. ALSO SEE: Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, 2016 Ford Shelby GT350, 2017 Volvo S90: The Week In ReverseWe pitted the the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS against the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350; Volvo revealed the new 2017 S90; and Porsche took the wraps off the updated 2017 911 Turbo. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. We slid behind the wheel of the new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS...
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Ferrari 250 GT SWB Undergoes 14-Month Restoration: VideoA rare Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione visited the Ferrari Classiche department a year ago to undergo some restoration work. It turned out that the car stayed for 14 months as there was a lot of work to be done, from the engine bay to the body to the suspension and other parts. With all...
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the first in a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is coming to theaters on December 18. In celebration of the new movie, entitled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Dodge has released its own Star Wars-themed ad. The ad recreates the famous imperial march of earlier movies, but instead of actual soldiers the march is made up of Dodge’s full lineup. Leading it all is a Dodge Viper ACR, which looks very sinister in its black paint scheme. WATCH: Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Of...
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McLaren 675LT Spider Revealed, Priced From $372,600: VideoMcLaren’s 675LT is billed as the most track-focused variant in the Super Series lineup, but that hasn’t stopped the British automaker from launching an open-top version of the car. The 675LT Spider made its debut overnight, and just like the coupe it comes packing a hellish 666...
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Nine McLaren F1s Take To The Track: VideoWith McLaren having built just 106 examples of its F1 supercar, including both road-going and racing versions, seeing just one of these beauties is a rare occasion. Now just imagine nine of them in the one place—and on a track. DON'T MISS: Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood...
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With Disastrous Season Behind It, McLaren Dreams Up Future Of F1It’s no secret that McLaren had a disastrous Formula One season this year. The team’s drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were regularly at the back of the pack and the new Honda power unit that many hoped would see a repeat of the performance of the Prost and Senna days turned...
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Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video ThrowdownYou know, sometimes it's tough to convince our friends and family that this is a tough job. Hard days and long nights. Real work. Convincing them is about to get impossible. Who else runs buck wild with two of the ballsiest cars on the face of Planet Earth--on a school day? We did. Drove 'em hard...
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If Porsche 911s Were Used In Driving Schools: VideoThere’s a good reason why they don’t use Porsche 911s in driving schools—and this video shows exactly why. Although this looks entirely scripted, we could imagine some new drivers reacting in the same way. ALSO SEE: Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Porsche...
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