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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is a perennial favorite at the annual show of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, thanks mostly to the easy ability to generate big power numbers from the car’s engines plus the wide range of aftermarket firms supporting it. Eight such firms have now previewed modified Mustangs they plan to bring to this year’s SEMA show, which runs from November 3-6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. CHECK OUT: Extra-Long Dyno Pull Makes Mustang Tire Go Boom: Video The highlight is the sinister Mustang EcoBoost from Bisimoto. Known for its prowess...
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2016 Nissan GT-R Nismo N-Attack Package set for SEMANissan’s GT-R NISMO is famous for having lapped the Nürburgring in only 7:08.679, making it the fastest production car at the German circuit that can be had for under a half a million bucks. What’s not so well known is the fact that upgrades made to the car to enable the incredible...
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Tony Hawk, Volunteers Ride Hendo's Latest Hoverboard: VideoYesterday, in celebration of Back to the Future Day—the date Marty McFly traveled to in Back to the Future II—Hendo unveiled the latest version of its hoverboard. And if you've dreamed of riding one like Marty did, we have bad news. ALSO SEE: 'Wreck To The Future' Is BTTF Parody Done...
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Ken Block reveals his Hoonigan Gymkhana Ford EscortRemember the Hoonicorn? Of course you do, because it remains one of the baddest modified cars ever created. Now Ken Block is back with A.B.C. That would be another bad creation, for those of you who aren't fans of new jack swing. This time around Block is going with a rear-wheel-drive 1978 Ford...
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Aston Martin gets serious about EVs, rolls out electric Rapid-E conceptWhile rivals in the sports luxury segment such as Lamborghini and Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] are shunning fully electric cars, Aston Martin is embracing the technology as a clever means to stand out from the crowd while also reducing fleet average CO2 emissions. CEO Andy Palmer, a former senior Nissan...
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'A Faster Horse' Is A Deep Dive Into Mustang History: VideoThere's plenty of swelling strings and inspiration music in A Faster Horse, David Gelb's new Mustang documentary. But in capturing the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the release of the latest generation of Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] iconic coupe, the director—who rose to fame with the...
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Muscle-car fans have had quite a feast in the past two years, with the 707-horsepower Challenger and Charger Hellcat and the 526-hp Shelby GT350 laying untold stripes on countless roads across America. (Dozens of them may be ours. Maybe not. Prove it in court.) But they won't be able to pass up the final course in this heated-and-compressed-dinosaur-flesh smorgasboard: the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, out this year as a coupe and lying in wait a soft-top convertible early next year. CHECK OUT: Extra-Long Dyno Pull Makes Mustang Tire Go Boom: Video Without straying too far from the classic...
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'Wreck To The Future' Is BTTF Parody Done Oh-So Right: VideoThe Polish parody team is back. You may remember a few months back when a delightful crew of ugly-glass wearing filmmakers created a Fast & Furious remake in their own style. It was hilarious and exceptionally well done, and now that group is back with another video. ALSO SEE: 2016 Chevrolet...
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Lexus starts production in the US: VideoLexus has been talking about starting production in the United States for years, and this week it finally happened. The first Lexus to be built on local soil was a 2016 ES 350. It rolled off the line at a plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota’s first plant in the...
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Chris Harris Gets Behind The Wheel Of The New McLaren 570S: VideoThere’s a new entry-level range of cars at McLaren, called the Sports Series. There are just two models that make up the Sports Series at present, the 540C and 570S, and British journo Chris Harris was lucky enough to spend some time with the latter. He drives the car both on the road and...
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Extra-Long Dyno Pull Makes Mustang Tire Go BoomWhat happens when you cross a 5.0-liter Mustang, a extra-long dyno run, and a 200-shot of nitrous? You get a demonstration of raw power, though not the kind the driver originally intended. WATCH: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Excels on Track Day As the clip from 1320video shows, right around the 35-second...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG Coupe first drive reviewMercedes was the first carmaker to coupe all the things. It turned the E-Class sedan into the CLS--something they call a four-door coupe, confusing as that might sound. But when it came to SUVs, Mercedes was beaten to the punch by BMW. And maybe that was a good thing, because for every coupe-like...
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So how surprised were we when the gorgeous new C-Class bowed for 2015--and we found ourselves falling for the cheaper, less powerful C300? Pretty surprised. It could have been that there wasn't much of a speed difference between the twin-turbo C300 and the twin-turbo C400. Now, for 2016 Mercedes-Benz has a twist: the C400 is gone, replaced by this car, the new 2016 C450 AMG Sport. Does it rise to the occasion? Is it the perfect C-Class? ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG Coupe First Drive: Video We’ll talk about everything else in a second, but it’s what’s under the...
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2,100-Horsepower Audi R8 Is Latest King Of The Street: VideoThe King of the Street Texas Invitational brings amazingly powerful vehicles out of the woodwork. The goal is straight-line speed, and the cars need four-figure horsepower to compete effectively. Normally we expect to see the AMS Nissan GT-R running in the top spot, but that car wasn't there this...
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2016 Cadillac ATS-V Excels On Track Day: VideoSometimes it pays to "know a guy." I know a guy who organizes occasional track days so he and his rowdy friends can spend a day thrashing their cars at extra-legal speeds. ALSO SEE: Corvette Chief Engineer Explains Motor Trend Z06 DNF: Video I also know a guy who knows another guy at Cadillac who...
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Meet the people behind BMW’s new M2BMW’s new M2 is already in production at a plant located in Leipzig, Germany. In the above gallery, we see the first one to roll off the line, a nice Long Beach Blue example. The first M2s are due in the United States in the spring. They arrive as 2016 models and should be priced from...
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Original Aston Martin DB4 Zagato Headed To Auction: VideoAston Martin's collaborations with Italian design house Zagato have resulted in some of the most gorgeous machines ever produced. But the 1962 DB4 Zagato set to be auctioned later this year is more than just a pretty face. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-Benz C111 Drops By Jay Leno’s Garage: Video Upon...
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Chris Harris Drives The GT-R-Powered Renault R.S. 01 Race Car: VideoIn motorsport circles, Renault is probably best known for its participation in Formula One. However, the French automaker remains active in other forms of motorsport, including its own one-make series called the Renaultsport Trophy. The series forms part of the ever-expanding World Series by...
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The latest episode of "Jay Leno’s Garage" features a very special car: the Mercedes-Benz C111. First shown at the 1969 Frankfurt Auto Show, the C111 broke new ground in terms of both engineering and design, and with its gullwing doors there were immediately claims that it might be a preview of a successor to the legendary 300SL of the 1950s. Unfortunately, that was never the case as Mercedes had built the C111 purely for testing new technologies, primarily in the areas of lightweight design and powertrain development. CHECK OUT: 1993 Bugatti EB110 GT Auction Estimate Is Under $1 Million...
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Everyone’s favorite chef Gordon Ramsay visits FerrariHe probably has just as many detractors as he does fans, but there’s one thing about Gordon Ramsay we can all agree on: he has great taste when it comes to cars. And with a LaFerrari the most prized in his collection, it’s clear that Ferrari, in particular, is his favorite brand of car...
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2016 BMW M2 laps Nürburgring in 7:58?The 2016 BMW M2 may have only been unveiled earlier this week, but BMW is already talking about the latest M model's Nürburgring lap time. In its "official launchfilm [sic]" for the M2, BMW claims the car can lap the 13-odd miles of the full Nordschliefe in 7:58. For comparison's sake, that's...
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Tesla Owners Begin Posting Autopilot VideosWell, that didn't take long. Yesterday, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released its Version 7.0 software update which contains the new Autopilot feature, and Model S drivers have already begun uploading videos of the system's performance. CHECK OUT: Tesla Version 7.0 Software Update Activates First...
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2016 BMW M2, Ferrari F12 TdF, 2016 Ford Focus RS: The Week In ReverseBMW finally unveiled the 2016 M2; Ferrari took the wraps off the new F12 TdF; and Ford unleashed the new 2016 Focus RS onto the Internet. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. The hype surrounding the new 2016 Ford Focus RS is reaching new heights, and Ford's not helping the...
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Find Out How Ferrari Improved The Handling Of The F12 tdf: VideoYesterday, we brought you a video looking at the modifications made to the 6.3-liter V-12 engine in the Ferrari F12 tdf to enable it to deliver all 770 horsepower and 520 pound-feet that the special edition supercar offers. Today’s video highlights the enhancements made to the donor F12...
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