Videos
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The 1969 film The Italian Job features one of the best chase scenes of all times, as three MINI Cooper S models run from the police through the streets and storm drains of Turin, Italy. In homage to the 1969 film, and to honor British athletes participating in the London Olympic Games (several of whom have cameo appearances), MINI has released a video it’s calling The Britalian Job. The short film, directed by Top Gear’s lead director, Phil Churchward, is heavy on both London landmarks and nods to the original film. Park Lane Motors, where the MINI Coopers are dispatched from in...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible Spy VideoThe convertible version of the sixth-generation BMW 3-Series sedan was spotted recently in prototype form testing on Germany's Nürburgring race track, and we managed to scoop some video footage. The new drop-top, internally referenced as the F33, is due for a sales launch late in 2013...
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LeMay - America's Car Museum Now Open: VideoDivide 3,500 by seven and you get 500. Simple math, but Harold and Nancy LeMay realized it would be slightly more complicated in the context of willing their immense car collection between their kids as inheritance. To the relief of enthusiasts (and presumably their children), the couple’s...
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2013 SRT Viper GTS-R Completes First Track Session: VideoThe racing version of the new 2013 SRT Viper, the Viper GTS-R, has completed its first shakedown ahead of its American Le Mans comeback later this year.
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2014 Acura MDX Spy VideoAcura is out testing its next-generation MDX luxury crossover on public roads and we’ve managed to scoop a prototype running around the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding streets. The new MDX is expected to land in showrooms in the second half of 2013...
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1970 Plymouth 'Cuda Is Part Car, Part Family Member: VideoThose who see cars as necessary evils, or worse, as the downfall of modern civilization, won’t understand the significance of one car being in the same family for over four decades. They certainly won’t understand why someone would spend a jaw-dropping amount of cash to preserve the...
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The appeal of running exotic supercars against military aircraft never seems to get stale, and in recent years we’ve seen the Spyker F1, the Bugatti Veyron and the Lamborghini Reventon throw down against various fighter aircraft. We've even seen Top Gear USA pit a Dodge Viper against an attack helicopter, though not in an outright drag race. The net result is usually this: the supercar is much quicker off the line, and quicker down much of the airport runway. As a fighter jet builds speed and gains lift, however, the ultimate nod generally goes to the fighter aircraft. Despite the...
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Lapping the Isle of Man TT course in the 2013 Subaru BRZUpdated: Upon further consultation with Simon Crellin of the Isle of Man TT press office and Subaru of America's Dominick Infante, some of the statistics acquired from my previous sources have been called into question. Where there is a conflict between official TT facts and figures not available...
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Toyota Motorsports EV P002 Electric Pikes Peak Car: VideoElectric cars are taking over Pikes Peak, or threatening to, with Monster Tajima among the contenders. The latest entry to get some video detail is the Toyota Motorsports EV P002 prototype car. Based on the familiar Radical sports car chassis, the car is predicted to reach a top speed of 149 mph...
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Porsche Invades New York's Grand Central Station: VideoTo promote its all-new Boxster, Porsche is sponsoring an event it calls The Spirited Escape. Starring NFL-linebacker-turned-travel-host Dhani Jones, The Spirited Escape is a documented road trip from New York City to Porsche's Sport Driving School at Barber Motorsport Park in Leeds, Alabama. To...
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The Women Behind The Custom SEMA Mustang Build: VideoTo design and construct the viewer-selected High Gear concept for the SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women, some 20 female volunteers will spend six months creating a one-of-a-kind Mustang for a charity auction benefitting SEMA’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sherry Kollien, the SEMA project...
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2012 Lexus IS F CCS-R To Tackle Pikes Peak Hill ClimbLexus is set to tackle the arduous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in a customer racing version of its IS F sports sedan.
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Audi’s first e-tron electric car, the high-performance R8 e-tron, is in the final stages of development ahead of its sales debut towards the end of the year. Here we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype conducting some high-speed runs at Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Audi is heavily committed to the development of electrified vehicles, including battery-powered electrics, range-extended electrics and plug-in hybrids, all of which will be born from the automaker’s standalone e-tron division. A fleet of A1 e-tron electric cars is already participating in a trial...
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2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Hits 200 MPH At Nardo: VideoDuring development of the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 last year, engineers from Ford’s SVT division took some time out to test the car at the famous Nardo ring in southern Italy. There, they regularly ran the car at up to 200 mph on the ring's banked surface and also tested the car's...
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2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Spy VideoNext year Aston Martin celebrates its centenary and to mark the milestone the automaker will be launching a new model, one that’s both forward looking yet still hints at the past. That new model has been spied testing in prototype form for over a year and is now just a few months away from...
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New Video Tells The Story Of Swedish Supercar Brand KoenigseggIn a small factory built next to a runway in the Swedish town of Angelholm, one of the world’s greatest supercars is born. That supercar is the 2013 Agera R, the latest in a succession of supercars from Koenigsegg. Similar to the founding of Pagani and America’s own SSC, Koenigsegg is...
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Underground Racing Builds 1,200-HP Lamborghini Aventador: VideoWith 1,200 horsepower onboard, Underground Racing’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will sprint from 0-60 mph in just 2.2 seconds.
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Ride Along With Subaru Rally Team's David Higgins: VideoDrive enough cars on enough racetracks and you become somewhat immune to speed-induced terror. Most of us here are completely comfortable hustling the latest models around circuits near and far, so it’s no longer a thrill to strap into the passenger seat and have a pro driver show us what a...
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When it comes to console driving simulator games, the Gran Turismo series for Playstation and the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox have always favored action over plot. Those wanting a bit more plot with their racing had to settle for games like the Need For Speed series, which (generally) told a good story but lacked realistic physics. Now comes word that a new version of the Forza Motorsport franchise, dubbed Forza Horizon, will take the series in a whole new direction, blending both realism and an actual story line. Turn 10 Studios, the game’s creator, calls Forza Horizon an...
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Woman Crashes Porsche 911 Turbo Into Gas Station: VideoA woman driving a late model Porsche 911 Turbo has crashed into a gas station store in Turkey. The action was captured by several security cameras, showing the white 997 model pulling into the station before suddenly accelerating, crashing into a nearby car and then driving through the store...
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2013 BMW M5 Crashes In The Netherlands: VideoWe have the first details of the third reported crash involving a new 2013 BMW M5, which took place yesterday near the town of Soesterberg in the Netherlands. Despite this being only the third known crash of the new M5, it’s the second to have occurred in the Netherlands. The previous took...
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Ford Fans Shoot First 2013 Focus ST CommercialFord's the company that wants to be known for doing things differently. One strategy is getting fans involved and letting their voices be heard; and that's just what it did with the first commercial for the new 2013 Focus ST hot hatch. The entire commercial uses footage shot by fans. The first...
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Tesla Gives Inside Look At Model S Factory, Launches ConfiguratorTesla’s long-awaited Model S is almost here and in the lead up to its arrival on June 22 Tesla is giving an inside look at how its electric sedan is made. Work on developing the Model S commenced around three years ago, but it was only two years ago that Tesla purchased the factory in...
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National Donut Day: We Do It The MotorAuthority WayToday is National Donut Day, and in celebration of this monumental holiday we decided to celebrate the only way we here at Motor Authority know how: by putting together a post of the best five donut videos we could find. So, grab a drink and a bowl of popcorn (or a cup of coffee and some headphones...
Joel Feder