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  • Bad driver drives badly--right off the back of a tow truck

    The rules of the road are pretty simple, folks: don’t drive too fast, don’t park where you’re not supposed to, pay attention to the signs—those are the basics. Sometimes you break one of those rules. When you do, own up to it. Don’t do what this guy did. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Up For Sale In Dubai With $3.4 Million Price Tag What did this guy do? He went out to find his car on the back of a flatbed tow truck for parking violations, climbed aboard, and backed straight off the vehicle—three-foot drop and all. Stupid. MUST READ: 2015 Ford Mustang First Drive The...

  • 2014 Nissan ZEOD RC Le Mans prototype makes track debut at Fuji Speedway
    Top Gear Drives Nissan’s Wacky ZEOD RC Le Mans Racer: Video

    Nissan’s ZEOD RC electrified race car lasted just 23 minutes in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, with the dart-shaped car forced to retire due to gearbox trouble. However, Nissan still reached its goals for the car, which included completing a full lap under electric power...

  • Will.i.am
    Look Out! Lexus To Unveil NX Designed By Will.i.am

    To help promote its all-new NX, Lexus has teamed up with actor, musician and wannabe designer Will.i.am, real name Williams Adams, to develop an “extremely stylized” version of the compact crossover. The custom NX will be revealed on September 24 at Paris Fashion Week. A regular NX...

  • Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo
    Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turimso Ready For Download In GT6: Video

    Toyota’s stunning FT-1 concept car revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show may be a preview of the next-generation Supra, but it’s also the basis for the Japanese automaker’s entry in the Gran Turismo Vision challenge, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video...

  • Audi A7 autonomous car prototype
    Audi Receives California’s First Autonomous Car Permit: Video

    Audi was one of the pioneers in the area of autonomous cars, having built a TT prototype that in 2010 tackled Colorado’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb entirely on its own. A year ago Audi demonstrated some of its more advanced autonomous car technology; called Piloted Driving by Audi, the technology...

  • Renault EOLAB concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Renault Reveals 235 MPG EOLAB Concept: Video

    Renault is out to prove that not only the Volkswagen Group can build a car that’s capable of consuming just 1 liter of fuel per 100 kilometers of travel, equivalent to 235 mpg. The French automaker has just revealed the EOLAB concept car, which is said to be as efficient as VW’s XL1 but...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 GT3

    Regarded by many as the purest of the Porsche 911s, the GT3 is something of a sacred cow to many. Here, we get a glimpse at the reason why. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster For Sale: Just $7.4 Million When it comes to race cars you can drive on the street, few come close to matching the overall package of the Porsche 911 GT3. And although the latest generation has had some teething problems, there remain few cars that feature the level of engineering and race-bred know-how that the 911 GT3 enjoys. Peak output from its 3.8-liter flat-six engine stands at 475 horsepower, and is generated...

  • Nelson Racing Engines twin-turbo LSX prototype does 1,000 hp on pump gas
    Hybrids? We Don’t Need No Stinking Hybrids. NRE 1,000-HP Pump Gas Twin-Turbo LSX V-8: Video

    There’s a certain beauty to an engine that makes its own power, without the need for hybrid battery packs and electric motors. It’s elegant, honest, and, in the case of this Nelson Racing Engines LSX prototype, mean as all hell. MUST SEE: Street-Legal Drag Truck Sets New Fast Pass...

  • Porsche 989 concept car from 1988
    50 Years Of Top Secret Concepts & Prototypes On Display At Porsche Museum: Video

    Located next to Porsche’s headquarters in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany lies the automaker’s official museum. The modern structure, opened in 2009, serves as a celebration of all things Porsche. It's open to the public, costs just a few euros to get in, and is a...

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata live photos
    2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Design Walkthrough: Video

    The design of Mazda’s fourth-generation MX-5 Miata is almost universally liked but achieving the new look was no easy task, especially given the constraints of modern design standards and regulations. Taken at the car’s North American debut in Monterey, California last week, this video...

  • Venturi driver Nick Heidfeld’s crash in the Formula E Beijing ePrix, September 2014
    Huge Crash Hands Inaugural Formula E Victory To Audi Sport ABT’s Lucas di Grassi: Video

    The first round of the inaugural season of the Formula E Championship got underway in Beijing, China over the weekend, and like any good sport there was plenty of action to behold. Victory in the first-ever sanctioned electric car race went to Audi Sport ABT’s Lucas di Grassi, but only...

  • Deadmau5’s ‘Meowclaren’ custom McLaren 650S Spider
    Deadmau5 Does Uber In His New McLaren 650S Spider: Video

    Having given up his famous Nyan Cat-themed Ferrari 458 Italia because of a dispute with Ferrari over the use of his own "Purrari" badges on the car, Canadian DJ Deadmau5 has since switched over to a McLaren. His McLaren of choice is the 650S Spider, which he’s already started modding with...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S

    Ferrari’s CEO Luca di Montezemolo resigns his position, the Mercedes-AMG GT was unveiled in Stuttgart, and the Jaguar XE hits the stage in the UK. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The resignation of Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo comes as no real surprise—rumors of his departure have circulated for months. Reasons postulated for the resignation range from a potential run at political office for di Montezemolo, to a spat over the direction of the company with Fiat Group head Sergio Marchionne. Whatever the cause, it’s clear Ferrari is entering a...

  • 2014 Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals
    NHRA Carolina Nationals First Step On Countdown To One

    The National Hot Rod Association is entering its final countdown this weekend, with the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals running through September 14. Being the first event in the Countdown to the Championship, the Carolina Nationals promises to pack excitement for fans and racers alike—while...

  • Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E car
    Formula E Electric Car Championship Starts Tomorrow

    Tomorrow, motorsport enters a new era with the first ever sanctioned electric car race set to take place. We’re talking about the new Formula E Championship, whose inaugural season gets underway tomorrow in Beijing and will feature 10 events hosted all around the globe. The final race will...

  • Jerry Seinfeld in his 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder
    Jerry Seinfeld Spotted In His Porsche 918 Spyder: Video

    It’s no secret that Jerry Seinfeld is a huge Porsche fan. After all, the comedian and actor has one of the rarest Porsches in the world, one of the original 356 coupes that were built in Gmünd, Austria; and he’s also owned a Carrera GT at one point, though for some reason that...

  • Tesla Model S with LumiLor electroluminescent light coating
    LumiLor Makes Tesla Model S Into Crazy Electric Light Show: Video

    The Tesla Model S is already—and still—a head-turner in its own right. It’s a stunning take on the sedan form factor, and it’s still the only viable fully electric car available in the U.S. But LumiLor takes it to the next level. MUST SEE: Chrome Lamborghini Crashes Into...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT at the Circuit of the Americas
    Watch The New Mercedes-AMG GT At The Circuit Of The Americas: Video

    If you’re wondering just what the new Mercedes-AMG GT looks like on track, wonder no more. This is the sleek and sexy missile assaulting the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. SEE MORE: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, GT S Preview, Live Photos: Affalterbach’s New Super Coupe...

  • 2015 Ram ProMaster

    If the thought of 0-60 mph in under two seconds—on dirt!—turbos spooling, rev limiters popping, and four-wheel powerslides don’t sound like fun, you’re not living right. Tanner Foust, however, surely is. This is his new Volkswagen Beetle Global Rallycross car. MUST SEE: Chrome Lamborghini Crashes Into Jeep Wrangler In Detroit: Gallery The video shows all of the above and more, including a taunt at the end, with Foust and the car (ostensibly) having written out the words, “Don’t call me Herbie,” in reference to the famous Love Bug of late 1960s movie...

  • 2015 Cadillac Escalade
    2015 Cadillac Escalade Drops The Guilty & Ups The Pleasure: Video

    In life, there are plenty of things we individually consider guilty pleasures. It can be as basic as some frozen yogurt after a workout, or as soothing as a relaxing stone massage at a fancy hotel. For me, a guilty pleasure can also be a vehicle. One in particular that's stuck with me is the...

  • HSV GTS Maloo
    HSV GTS Maloo Is The Aussie Sport Truck You’ve Always Wanted: Forbidden Fruit Video

    If you’re like us, you’re completely down with the automotive reverse mullet: party in the front, business in the back. That’s exactly what the HSV GTS Maloo is, and it’s amazing. Sadly, it’s only available in Australia and New Zealand. MUST SEE: Chrome Lamborghini...

  • Lexani Concept One based on the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV
    Lexani Adds More Luxury To The 2015 Cadillac Escalade: Video

    While the latest Cadillac Escalade is hardly lacking in the luxury department, Lexani Motorcars, the vehicle customizing department of the aftermarket wheel brand Lexani, has seen fit to develop a stunning interior conversion for the Escalade ESV variant. MUST SEE: Chrome Lamborghini Crashes Into...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish Carbon Edition
    2015 Aston Martin Vanquish Gets Carbon Special Edition Trim: Video

    The Vanquish is the latest Aston Martin to receive the automaker's Carbon special edition treatment, with both the Vanquish coupe and Vanquish Volante convertible now available to order in Carbon Edition trim. Like the DB9 Carbon Edition launched at the 2014 New York Auto Show, the Vanquish Carbon...

  • Luca di Montezemolo and the Ferrari LaFerrari
    Ferrari Chief Luca di Montezemolo Steps Down: Video

    UPDATE: Video interview with Luca di Montezemolo added. Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has confirmed his resignation from the top post at the Italian sports car manufacturer and race team, a role he has enjoyed for the past 23 years. The 67-year-old explained that Ferrari is transitioning...

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