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As Corvette’s chief engineer, Tadge Juechter, explains, “race inspired” is a phrase used by manufacturers trying to establish a link between a race car and a road car. Since the new Corvette Stingray is developed from technology pioneered through racing, the phrase simply...

Earlier this week part of our team including editorial director Marty Padgett, social media manager Joel Feder, and senior editor John Voelcker gathered together virtually via a Google+ Hangout on Air to discuss Tesla, the electric car company's Model S sedan, and the controversial review of the...

In the early 1970s, Nissan (then branded as Datsun) sold a truly remarkable car in its showrooms. Few families purchasing the Datsun 510 shopped it for its racing pedigree (1971 and 1972 Trans Am champion) or independent rear suspension; instead, they shopped it because it was economical and fuel...

As advanced as internal combustion piston engines have become over the past few decades, they’re still hampered by a few basic design limitations. Chief among these is the camshaft, which opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves via a mechanical linkage. In the days before variable...

Wearing the name of a coachbuilt special from nearly five decades ago, the Flying Spur is once again brand new. A dramatic, sleek new shape and Bentley's best handcrafting inside wrap around the fastest, most powerful sedan the brand has ever built. The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur makes its world...

MINI and its stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit have done the impossible: executing the perfect “unassisted” backflip. Using a heavily modified MINI Cooper Countryman, Chicherit, a French rally driver and avid skier, completed the stunt recently at a resort in Tignes, France. The stunt...

Chevrolet’s new flagship sports sedan, the 2014 SS, finally made its debut this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The debut coincided with the competition debut of the car’s motorsport cousin, the Chevy SS NASCAR race car, in the NASCAR...

Earlier this week, High Gear Media editorial director Marty Padgett, social media manager Joel Feder and senior editor Nelson Ireson got together on Google+ for a Hangout on Air. The topic: our recent drives of the latest Mercedes-Benz and AMG hardware, what's in store for the brand in the near...

After years of conjecture and rumor, a new, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan has finally been unveiled for the bowtie brand, and it’s called the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The new sports sedan makes its debut today at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, where it will be showcased...

While designing a new version of an existing vehicle is always a complicated process, the 2014 Corvette Stingray takes this to the extreme. Not only is the car’s styling new, but its engineers even began with a blank sheet of paper to create the frame and a portion of its body panels. The...

Most of us here at Motor Authority are of the confirmed no-kids sort, but we understand the draw of creating a little clone of yourself. But kids aren't clones, and sometimes they don't turn out like you. What if your kid doesn't like cars at all? On the other hand, sometimes a child's interests...

Ask most people what the ideal car-themed vacation would be, and chances are good they won’t reply with “hustling a rear-drive, 250-horsepower, vintage Porsche 911 around a frozen lake, in Sweden, in the middle of winter.” The Porsche 911 isn’t the first car that comes to...

This is our best look yet at the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS sports sedan. The car is the new VF Holden Commodore SS V, the Australian cousin of the Chevy SS that will make its debut at Daytona International Speedway this Saturday. THE 2014 CHEVROLET SS HAS BEEN REVEALED. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE...

Lana Del Rey’s music video for her new song, Burning Desire, has hit the airwaves, and featuring prominently in the latest clip is a stunning red example of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type. The singer’s collaboration with luxury car brand Jaguar was first announced last September, where she...

Though the Australian V8 Supercar Series and our own NASCAR series are radically different forms of racing, the two series share more than a few common elements. Both base racing cars on popular production sedans, both rely on highly-tuned V-8 engines for power and both use a front-engine...

Puerto Rico probably isn't the first place you think of when you think about great driving roads--or driving at all for that matter. Beaches, beer, sun, sand, and time away from work and the daily stresses of life--that's what Puerto Rico is usually about. But not today. No, today it's about the...

The first of AMG’s new compact range, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, has finally been revealed, and with the reveal comes confirmation that the car’s new four-cylinder engine will be dishing out a staggering 360 horsepower from its 2.0 liters of displacement. The A45 AMG, which goes on...

The latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is one the most anticipated sports cars of the year, but it’s not purely because of the car’s striking looks, supercar-like performance and much improved interior. No, it’s because the latest Corvette, a C7 to all the fans, is also one...

If you thought a Rolls-Royce Phantom being flung through the mud was shocking, wait until you see this clip depicting a Ferrari Enzo doing the same. The latest video once again comes from the guys at Tax The Rich, a Youtube group whose mission is to bring you footage of supercars being used in the...

Now that the Aston Martin One-77 supercar has ended production, the 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish claims the spot atop the brand’s product line. While the new Vanquish, which revives an iconic name from Aston Martin’s past, is a fast and capable car, its purpose isn’t lapping a track...