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  • Concept drawings for Elon Musk’s 800-mph Hyperloop

    Hawthorne, California is hardly Tatooine—but if entrepreneur and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk gets his way, both will boast pod racing. Plenty of details are still to come, but SpaceX, which is also headed by Musk, has announced a competition to challenge universities and independent teams to design pods for the Hyperloop concept outlined two years ago. The system is akin to a train running in a pneumatic tube, and powered by a combination of magnetic force and air pressure. In theory, it would allow passengers to travel at up to 800 mph. After a review by SpaceX, the pods...

  • First day at the track
    Don’t Feel Bad For Being Nervous On Your First Day At The Track: Video

    Here at Motor Authority, we love performance cars and we love driving them along our favorite roads. But we also know that the only way to truly enjoy one is at a track, where you can legally, but more importantly safely, push the car and your own skills to the limits. Of course, not everyone is...

  • Teaser for 2017 Infiniti Q30 debuting at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    2017 Infiniti Q30 Confirmed For 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show: Video

    Infiniti’s first-ever compact car, the Q30 hatchback, has been confirmed for a debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, which gets underway September 15. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version, and at this year’s...

  • Chevy Small Block Time Lapse Rebuild
    Watch A Chevy Small-Block Get New Life In This Time-Lapse Rebuild

    Oh, to have the time, space, and money to complete an engine overhaul like the one in this video. The folks at Hagerty have all three of the aforementioned requirements, and they also happen to have some talented folks who know how to work cameras. Put all of that together, throw in love for an...

  • Range Rover Celebrates 45th Birthday
    Range Rover Celebrates 45th Birthday With Family Portrait: Video

    The Range Rover is officially 45—but it's hardly over the hill. Which isn't to say the British icon couldn't climb over said hill if instructed. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Revealed: Video Land Rover unveiled its flagship on June 17, 1970, and the luxury off-roader's capabilities and...

  • Forza 6 GT40
    Forza's One-Off Xbox Controllers Honor Ford's Le Mans Wins At E3: Video

    At the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week, Forza is displaying three one-off Xbox controllers honoring Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] achievements at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. The blue, black and red controllers match the liveries sported by Ford's 1960s efforts to...

  • Formula Two Driver Close Call In The Rain At Spa

    The reaction time necessary to operate a race car at the highest level is probably calculated somewhere between lightning fast and impossible. A Formula Two driver had the chance to prove he or she has got what it takes recently during an exceptionally rainy race day at the Belgium's legendary Spa. Shortly after taking it relatively easy through Eau Rouge, the driver was up in a straight section of track. There the blinding rain took its time revealing the mess ahead. A number of racers were braking hard or even coming to a stop to avoid a collision. The driver in the video was moving at...

  • 2015 Peugeot 308 GTI
    2015 Peugeot 308 GTI: Forbidden Fruit

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus ST and Volkswagen GTI better watch out as French automaker Peugeot has unveiled a new 308 GTI that delivers upwards of 270 horsepower. The car is the high-performance variant of Peugeot’s 308 compact range and its development was handled together with the...

  • Rotary Engine Explained
    The Rotary Engine's Inner Mysteries Explained: Video

    While Motor Authority has written plenty about the rotary, or Wankel, engine over the years, our stories have generally gone in two distinct directions. The first flavor cites either official sources or informed—and hopeful—speculation to debate the question of whether Mazda will ever...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Revealed: Video

    Mercedes-Benz’s boxy GLK has been replaced by a rounder, much smoother successor badged the GLC, and beyond its handsome exterior the latest small SUV out of Stuttgart represents a big step forward on several fronts. This is made possible by the modular platform that underpins the GLC. The...

  • 2017 Audi SQ7 prototype crash
    Audi SQ7 Prototype Crashes During Nürburgring Testing: Video

    A high-performance version of Audi’s second-generation Q7 that's to be badged an SQ7 suffered a crash recently while undergoing high-speed testing on Germany’s Nürburgring. This video from YouTube user cvdzijden shows a barely-disguised SQ7 prototype exiting the famous Karussell...

  •  Forza 6
    'Forza 6' Coming September 15, Trailer Released At E3: Video

    Fanatical fans are surely finding the wait for Turn 10 Studios' Forza Motorsport 6 interminable. But it's probably fortunate the game doesn't hit stores until September. Otherwise, virtual gearheads might find themselves limping pale and glassy-eyed into autumn, without having caught a single ray...

  • Land Rover Range Rover Sport prototype with remote control function

    BMW’s new 7-Series going on sale this fall will feature a world-first remote control system that will allow you to park in tight or tricky spots by getting out of the vehicle and then controlling it with the key fob. Jaguar Land Rover has now showcased a similar system that it says would be ideal for off-roading, as it allows the driver to hop out of the vehicle and see exactly where the wheels are placed or how much ground clearance there is. It could also be an invaluable aid when fording a stream or traversing sections made slippery by mud or snow. ALSO SEE: 2016 BMW 7-Series: Carbon...

  • 2015 Ford Shelby Super Snake
    2015 Ford Shelby Super Snake Slithers Forth With Over 750 Horsepower

    More is always the answer isn't it? It seems to be the case, especially when we're talking about high-horsepower muscle and pony cars. A perfect example of this attitude exists when you look at the range of Ford Mustang variants on the market. The standard V-6 or turbo-four-equipped cars have a...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari at the Top Gear Test Track
    Ferrari LaFerrari Sets Unofficial 1:14.2 Lap Time For Top Gear Track: Video

    UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Chris Evans will host future episodes of Top Gear. More details here. With the future of Top Gear in doubt, we may never see Ferrari’s LaFerrari put down an official power lap around the show’s test track, the 1.75-mile loop at the old Dunsfold...

  • Jeremy Clarkson
    Jeremy Clarkson Returns To The BBC To Finish Up His Last Top Gear Episode

    Recently, the BBC released a teaser trailer for a special episode of Top Gear that will round out the current season 22 of the popular car-themed show and, more importantly, be the last to feature Jeremy Clarkson. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, Clarkson...

  • 2015 Rezvani Beast
    500-Horsepower Rezvani Beast Revealed In The Carbon Fiber: Video

    When we first heard about Californian startup Rezvani and its plans for a new track-focused sports car called the Beast, we didn’t have high hopes for the company considering its founder Ferris Rezvani’s links with two previous failed sports car projects: the Bulleta RF22 and Volarra...

  • Jaguar F-Type R SSC Support Car
    Jaguar F-Type R Support Car Tests Bloodhound SSC's Parachute: Video

    If all goes as planned, sometime next year, British air force pilot Andy Green will take the Bloodhound SSC to an unbelievable 1,000 mph, simultaneously breaking the sound barrier and shattering the world land speed record. But obviously, there's plenty of work to be done before then, as there's...

  • 1976 Porsche 930 once owned by Steve McQueen

    A Porsche 911 Turbo originally owned by Steve McQueen is headed to auction. The Porsche, said to be the last special-order 911 McQueen ever bought, is an original 1976 930 finished in Slate Gray. The early production example, not unlike the very first 911 Turbo, is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six engine sans intercooler. This particular 930 started like other examples of the era but along with its famous owner, it also had custom touches such as a switch to shut off the taillights in case he got a visit from the law on one of his late night runs. Other modifications included a...

  • Shelby GT350R  Demos Exhaust Settings
    2016 BMW 7-Series, Mustang Shelby GT350 Exhaust Settings, New Batmobile: The Week In Reverse

    BMW revealed the new 2016 7-Series flagship; Ford showed off the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R's exhaust modes; and official specs for the new Batmobile for the upcoming 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' movie were revealed. It's the Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. After many leaks...

  • Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Video Provides 360-Degree View Of A Lap At Le Mans

    At the time of writing, we’re now into the final hours of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race. You can get a feel for what it’s like driving around the 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe where the race is held thanks to this interactive video. ALSO SEE: Porsche One-Two Finish At 2015...

  • 1988 Ferrari Testarossa
    1988 Ferrari Testarossa: Time Machine Test Drive

    I'm a child of the '80s. This means many things, but in the car world, this means you likely had a set of Hero Cars hanging on your wall. For me, the list included the Porsche 959, McLaren F1, Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari F40, and of course, the Testarossa. They say you aren't supposed to drive...

  • 2016 Ford GT race car
    Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: Official

    On the eve of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] finally confirmed what everyone’s been expecting: an official return to Le Mans in 2016 with a race car based on the all-new GT supercar. Yes, 50 years after Ford’s famous overall victory at the 1966...

  • Bloodhound SSC 1,000 mph land speed record car
    Bloodhound SSC's Tailfin Is A Project In Itself: Video

    Calling the Bloodhound SSC ambitious is the height of understatement. Its mission is to be the first car to break the sound barrier. On the way there? It'll smash the current world land speed record—a record driver Andy Green currently holds. And as you'd imagine, the specs are insane. The...

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