Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Mini unveiled its redesigned Countryman crossover during November's 2016 Los Angeles auto show, with the range including a new Cooper S E ALL4 plug-in hybrid model.
Soon, the redesigned Countryman...
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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio first drive reviewCracking off shifts of the ZF 8-speed automatic with the column-mounted aluminum paddle shifters, the 505-horsepower turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 snarling like a staked pitbull, and railing up the fast, heavy g-loading of Turn 1 at Sonoma, the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio tucks in and rotates...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon first drive reviewAn icon since its introduction at the Frankfurt auto show in 1977, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon enters the 2017 model year with a new model: the E400. Tons of new tech, a new engine option, and some of the best semi-autonomous driving features around make the new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG E43 first drive reviewBig Gulps. Animal Style. Smothered, covered, chopped, and chunked. America's shameless and torrid affair with the over-the-top isn't limited to food. When it comes to luxury and performance cars, we like them big and brawny, too. Alpha-numeric sequences like CTS-V and E63 and M5 activate overworked...
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2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 first drive review: 2 is greater than 4In a billionaire’s playground a $201,000 supercar is an inexpensive toy, but you can’t measure the fun of the new rear-drive Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 in dollars. In fact, if anything, less is more with the new entry-level Lambo. How is it that a spin around a rarely-used Moto...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga first drive reviewSpain is a country of contrasts: exclusive estates tower over luxury resorts at the Mediterranean coast, while just a few miles inland, crumbling villages scrape by in picturesque poverty. So, too, the Bentley Bentayga. Not in its economics, of course, but in its character. As Bentley’s first...
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Rolls-Royce recently confirmed that the planned convertible version of the stunning, incomparable Wraith coupe will revive the marque's illustrious Dawn nameplate, and now we have our most revealing...
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2017 Ford GT Spy Shots And VideoThe Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] new GT supercar has been caught once again testing in production trim—or a somewhat more naked version of production trim—and this time we have video footage. The video comes from YouTube user Daniel Parlin and gives us a good idea as to what the new...
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V first drive reviewThe Germans. Always the Germans. Their brands have been the benchmark for luxurious motoring since Nixon left the White House in disgrace. But it wasn’t always that way. Cadillac was once The Standard of the World. Can it be that once again? The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V is the latest salvo in an...
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2016 BMW M2 spy shots and videoThe new BMW 2-Series is one of the many culprits of the brand’s confusingly revamped naming system, but that doesn’t stop it from being a very fun little luxury sports coupe—particularly in M235i form. Soon, however, the most potent version of the 2-Series should be on the road...
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5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen spotted in the wildWhile there’s plenty of reason to doubt the factuality of the Devel Sixteen’s claims of 5,000 horsepower, we now know, at the least, that it’s not total vaporware. It has been spotted out and about on a beach near Dubai. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming...
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2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans, In PhotosThe 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has come and gone, and with it, we have a new (old) overall victor: Porsche. Displacing the dominant Audi Sport Racing team in the world’s greatest endurance race for the first time since its return to Le Mans racing last year, Porsche not only took...
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If you’ve been hankering for some F-Type action, but just have to have a three-pedal setup, Jaguar now has an answer for you. Same for those snowbelters who just can’t do without...
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Lykan Hypersport Joins Abu Dhabi Police FleetThe ever-impressive fleet of the Abu Dhabi Police has just gotten significantly more impressive: it has added the $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport. With a promised 770 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque from a 3.8-liter flat-six Porsche engine (from famed tuner RUF), and a choice of a six-speed...
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Hennessey HPE750 Mustang Hits 207.9 MPH For Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoJay Leno’s Garage is hopping from the web to CNBC this year, and the Hennessey HPE750 Ford Mustang will be part of the show. During Jay’s episode with the HPE750, it hit a record 207.9 mph. ALSO SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Sounds Brutally Beautiful: Video Painted like a school...
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2015 Bentley Continental GT3-R first drive reviewI was on hand—briefly—at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed when the Bentley Continental GT3-R made its debut in the stomping grounds of perennial rival Rolls-Royce. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to drive it then—or during the first media previews last fall. Only 99 souls in...
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Need For Speed, Tesla Breaks Dyno, Real-Life Hoverboard: The Week In ReverseA new Need For Speed video game is coming, and it looks amazing; a Tesla Model S P85D breaks the dyno; and a real-life Hoverboard has us thinking we’re Marty McFly. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Need For Speed has been entertaining us for years with its arcade...
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Odd-Fire 552-CI Ford V-12 Le Mans Racing Engine Is AmazeballsIf the apocalypse movies of the 1990s taught us anything, it’s that if you need something impossible, unlikely, impractical, and utterly awesome done, and you want it done yesterday, you call in the rednecks. This V-12 Le Mans Ford engine that never was but already is makes a perfect real...
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Here you have it folks: the Tesla Model S P85D is so ferociously, inconceivably badass that it actually broke the damned dyno the instant the hammer was dropped.
The explanation? Instant torque from...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR first drive reviewIt’s already claiming the fastest production SUV lap time around the Nürburgring. It’s been sideways on video showing its chops. But now it’s been in our hands for a long day on the road, on the trails, and on the track. Does the 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR really measure up?...
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No V-8-Powered ATS-V Plus In The Pipeline, Says CadillacWhile it’s always fun to think a newer, hotter, more ferocious super-performance version of an already incredible car like the Cadillac ATS-V is on the way, that’s just not the case, this time. There is no ATS-V Plus in the works. That’s the official word from Cadillac’s...
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GTI Vs. WRX, Jurassic World Mercedes, Batkid Begins: The Week In ReverseA sick kid gets his wish to become a Lamborghini-driving superhero, Jurassic World shows off its Mercedes vehicles, and we compare the Volkswagen GTI to the Subaru WRX. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. If a cute, sick little boy living out his fantasy as Batman behind...
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BMW Completely Gives Up, Accepts Ugly As Its Only Design MotifIf you don’t like the way most modern BMWs look, you might find yourself in something of a persecuted minority—depending on the crowd. But after the 2015 BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, you’ll always win the argument, forever. That’s right, the 3.0 CSL Hommage retroactively erases any...
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Batkid Begins: This Movie Trailer Will Melt Your Car-Loving HeartThe Make-A-Wish Foundation does some awesome things for sick kids. This is one of those things. It’s Batkid Begins, and it’s an epic story of turning a little boy with leukemia into an Lamborghini-driving superhero. ALSO SEE: Man Builds Batmobile & Becomes Real Life Superhero To...
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