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Mercedes-AMG’s new C63 Coupe based on the C-Class Coupe has finally landed, debuting this week at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. As expected, the car looks like a mini version of the stunning S63 Coupe, and we can't wait to take it for a spin. From its pumped fenders to its carbon fiber attachments to its burly V-8 engine, the C63 Coupe is blessed in every way a performance fan could ever desire. Of course, you won’t be able to truly appreciate the car until you drive it but the specs are tantalizing to say the least. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile...
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2016 Ford Focus RS: 0-62 MPH In 4.7 Seconds, Top Speed Of 165 MPHThe third-generation Focus RS has just gone on sale in Europe, and to help kick off the launch the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] confirmed some of the performance specs. The new hot hatch, which is due Stateside in the spring of 2016, accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 4.7 seconds when using the...
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2017 Smart ForTwo Cabrio debuts at 2015 Frankfurt auto showFans of the third-generation Smart ForTwo that’s just gone on sale will soon be able to opt for an open-top version as Daimler’s minicar brand has just revealed a new Fortwo Cabrio. The car is on show this week at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show and confirmed to reach showrooms in the...
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2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn Preview VideoRolls-Royce is upping the ante in drop-top style. It’s introducing a new convertible to its ultra-luxury lineup in the form of this car—the Rolls-Royce Dawn. Not shy about it at all, Rolls says the Dawn is the “sexiest” car it’s ever built. If you’re deep into...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace previewWhen you think of British SUVs, you think of Land Rover. Rightly so. But now, you’re going to have to add another off-roader to the U.K.'s column, because this year, Jaguar is introducing the 2017 F-Pace, its first crossover SUV, ever. The F-Pace won’t be confused at all for its Land...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Preview VideoPure luxury SUVs are relatively rare today, but a real battle of the net-worth stars is shaping up over the next few years. Leading the charge is this machine. At the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Bentley gave the world its first look at the Bentayga, a new SUV it says is the fastest sport-ute of them...
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The convertible version of Ferrari’s new 488 GTB has already been revealed as the 488 Spider, and now it’s made its debut on the world stage at this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new car replaces the mechanically-similar 458 Spider in the Ferrari stable and arrives on the market as a 2016 model. The shape of the vents on its rear deck looks different to that on the 458 Spider; no doubt they’ve been designed in such a way as to circulate more air around the car’s force-fed mill. The engine, a twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8, is the same unit found in the...
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Hyundai Launches N Performance Division With 871-HP Vision GT Concept: VideoBugatti isn’t the only automaker with a Vision Gran Turismo concept on display at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show. Hyundai has unveiled its own concept celebrating the Gran Turismo video game series, but is also using the car to help kick off the launch of its new N performance...
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Nissan Gripz concept debuts at 2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowNissan’s controversial Gripz concept has finally made its auto show debut, and contrary to popular belief the sporty crossover doesn’t herald a replacement for Nissan’s 370Z. Instead, Nissan is using the Gripz to gauge interest in the potential of an expanded Z car family, one...
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Bugatti previews Veyron Successor with Vision GT conceptBugatti has joined the pantheon of automakers taking part in the Vision Gran Turismo video game challenge, with its design taking the form of a stunning supercar-turned-racer. Crucially, the design is a preview of Bugatti’s Veyron successor, an even faster model currently thought to be called...
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2017 Infiniti Q30: 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Live Photos & VideoInfiniti’s major announcement for this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is the all-new Q30 compact hatch. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version. At the time, Infiniti stressed that the vehicle wouldn’t be...
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2017 Porsche 911 Carrera revealed with turbocharged engine, higher price: Live photos & videoThe 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is in full swing, and it is where Porsche is showing its updated 911 Carrera models for the first time. Porsche die-hards may recall that it was in Frankfurt four years ago that we first saw the 991-series introduced, and at this year's show the updated 991.2-series is...
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If you ever wanted to know what a Porsche ten years down the track might be like, look no further than the Mission E concept car unveiled moments ago. It’s a sleek, mid-size sedan that looks almost like an elongated 911, and Porsche boasts that the concept develops more than 600 horsepower from a battery-electric powertrain. It was in 2010 that Porsche first confirmed it was researching electric propulsion, which it followed up a year a later by rolling out a battery-powered prototype based on its Boxster sports car. Since then, Porsche has been testing the waters for electrified...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder Revealed: Live Photos & VideoLamborghini’s new Huracán LP 610-4 burst onto the scene a year ago and immediately impressed us with its stunning looks, screaming V-10 engine and precision handling. Now the lineup is being expanded with a convertible in the form of the Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder, revealed today...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Is World’s Most Powerful, Most Luxurious SUV: Live Photos & VideoThere’s an insatiable thirst for SUVs affecting the globe and the ultra-luxury segment certainly hasn’t been spared. That’s why you have the likes of Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce planning high-riding models for the first time, but Bentley has beaten them to the punch with its...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Performance Specs Confirmed: VideoThough we’ve already had a taste of the performance of the all-new, sixth-generation Camaro during our brief drive of a prototype, we now know exactly what it can muster as Chevrolet has confirmed key performance specs for the car. The new Camaro, which lands in showrooms this fall as a 2016...
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Close Look At Shelby's 50th Anniversary Daytona Coupe: VideoThe 50th Anniversary Daytona Coupes Shelby American debuted at last month's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance pay tribute to the legendary models which won the FIA World Sportscar Championship in 1965. CHECK OUT: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Performance Specs Confirmed: Video And while they certainly won't...
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2016 Lexus RX first drive reviewIn a market in which luxury brands are seeming queuing up to change naming strategies for their vehicles—Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, and Cadillac, for example—the 2016 Lexus RX lineup carries forward with the same familiar RX 350 and RX 450h (hybrid) badges. Truth is, it’s changed so...
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Bentley finally took the wraps off the new 2017 Bentayga SUV; Rolls-Royce quit playing around and showed us the 2016 Dawn; and Porsche revealed the 2017 911 Carrera. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. After many spy shots and some spy video, Porsche has revealed the new 2017 911 Carrera ahead of its 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show debut. With turbocharged engines, updated styling, and new tech, the new Carrera is a massive leap forward for the nameplate. Google executive Benjamin Sloss bought his wife a Ferrari LaFerrari-based FXX K for her birthday, and she's already taken...
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'Spectre' Stunt Driver Takes The Aston Martin DB10 For A Spin: VideoIt was back in December that Aston Martin surprised us with the unveiling of a new car, the DB10, developed exclusively for a starring role in the new James Bond movie Spectre. Aston Martin has built just 10 examples, all of them for filming purposes, and while the car was never intended for...
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Nissan Gripz Crossover Concept Teased, May Hint At High-Riding Z: VideoA couple of weeks ago, we heard that Nissan was tossing up a radical change in direction for its next Z car, one that would ditch the conventional sports car format in favor of a small, sporty crossover body. As previously reported, the logic behind such a move is to get new, younger enthusiasts...
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Hear The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera’s New Twin-Turbo 3.0-Liter Six: VideoNext spring, Porsche will be selling a turbocharged Carrera for the first time in the 911’s 50-year history. It’s a bold move, perhaps one even more controversial than the decision to drop the 911’s air-cooled engines back in the 1990s, but in terms of performance numbers...
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More McConaughey In Latest Lincoln MKX Ad: VideoLincoln's pensive, zen-like commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey have been ripe for mockery. The high-water mark is unquestionably the brilliant Saturday Night Live parody featuring Jim Carrey, which makes it hard to watch the originals without snickering. But finding other takes isn't...
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Lamborghini Teases New Huracán Spyder Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut: VideoLamborghini has released a teaser video for a new model debuting at next week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. We can’t see or even hear the car in the short clip but the cryptic message “The sky will never be the same” gives away its identity. The new model is the Huracán...
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