Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed should be on every gearhead’s bucket list. Whatever you have to do to get there, do it. Beg, borrow, stow away on an ocean liner. Get there.
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2015 Subaru WRX STI & Mark Higgins Isle Of Man TT car lap record full videoThe Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, or TT, is a famously challenging event, populated by people who know neither limits nor fear. But while the super bike riders get all of the credit for the event’s popularity and history, Subaru has made it a place for car people, too. Earlier this month, the...
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Vigilante Trucker Pulls Over, Berates Speeding, Texting Cop: VideoPart Chuck Norris, part Jesse Ventura, and 100 percent Barney Fife, this is the best act of vigilante trucker justice (truckstice?) in recent memory. A trucker, having spotted an Illinois police officer speeding in the rain while using a mobile phone, takes action, using his horn to pull the cop...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe first drive reviewLife is good. Life is especially good when you’re in Tuscany behind the wheel of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe. Life gets downright magical when threading your way through hills dotted with castellos, pointing the S63 two-door down a picturesque winding two-lane and loosing the horses...
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Doctor & Daughter In Audi Chase Burglars, Get Crashed, Claim Victory: VideoA Houston doctor recently returned to his house to find a Ford F-150 backing out of the driveway and taking off. Suspecting burglary—several other homes in the affluent Houston neighborhood had been robbed—the doctor urged his daughter at the wheel to give chase. She did. The rest is...
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David Coulthard Gives Racer’s Tour Of The Goodwood Hill Climb: VideoThe Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the racing world’s greatest celebrations, and has been since 1993. This year, Motor Authority will be there to take in all the sights, sounds, and speed—and share it with you. So why not ride along with David Coulthard to get a bit more familiar...
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The P4/5 Pininfarina Enzo, the P4/5 Competizione, the upcoming SCG003—James Glickenhaus is the man behind some of the last decade’s most amazing one-off cars, and in this video, he...
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Audi Wins Le Mans, 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8 Driven, 2016 Jaguar XE Spied: The Week In ReverseAudi wins Le Mans for the 13th time, we drive the 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8, and the 2015 Jaguar XE is spied on video—it’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. With its 13th win in 16 attempts, Audi continues to cement its place in the record books. The win at this...
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Formula One To Jump The Shark…Err, Add Sparks To Race CarsBernie Ecclestone continues his march toward becoming a James Bond parody villain with his latest move: adding titanium skid blocks to the race cars to make sparks like the cars of the 1980s did. The cars currently use a resin-infused wood-based reference plank, or skid plate. ALSO SEE: Jaguar...
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World’s Fastest Hot Tub: Carpool DeVille Heads To Bonneville With Your Help - VideoTake one 1969 Cadillac DeVille, two crazy Canadians living in Los Angeles, a hot tub, and the need for speed, mix thoroughly, and you get this: the Carpool DeVille, on Kickstarter to raise funds for a run at Bonneville. They only need $10,000. You can help. CHECK OUT: $4.2 Million Ferrari F12 TRS...
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Audi Prices 2015 S3 Sedan, A3 Cabriolet, A3 TDI SedanThe stylish and high-tech Audi A3 and S3 range is soon to expand in the U.S., and based on pricing information released today, it’s fairly affordable, too. The enthusiast’s pick of the range, the S3 sedan, starts from $41,100 (all prices excluding destination). Packing a 292-horsepower...
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World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce Crash: New VideoFrench daredevil driver, skier, and rally racer Guerlain Chicherit's Guinness World Record jump attempt was promoted all around the world earlier this year. Chicherit was aiming to surpass Tanner Foust's 332-foot record with a 360-foot jump in a modified MINI Countryman rally car. The jump, which...
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The National Transportation Safety Board has released a report and images of the accident that injured actor and comedian Tracy Morgan. The report determines that the Wal-Mart truck that rear-ended...
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Racing Vipers To Wear Le Mans-Winning Dodge Livery AgainThe SRT Viper is no more, returning instead to its Dodge Viper SRT appellation. To match this move, the racing Vipers will shed their rather plain blue-on-silver livery of recent years and don the white stripes over red livery of the last Le Mans-winning Vipers. ALSO SEE: Tracy Morgan's Crashed...
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Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C.: VideoThe Global Rallycross Championship is one of the most exciting racing series in the United States, so where better to celebrate it than in the nation’s capital? That’s exactly what Rhys Millen has done, escorted by a police motorcade on his way to the track at RFK stadium. MUST SEE...
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Jaguar XJ220 Lights Tires On Fire In Ultimate BurnoutIf you should ever find yourself in possession of a Jaguar XJ220 and you don’t do something like this, the world will be disappointed in you. Fortunately, the gang at TaxTheRich don’t disappoint. CHECK OUT: Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C...
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1964 Jaguar E-Type Barn Find Has Bugatti Racing PedigreeThe Jaguar E-Type needs no icing on its cake of sultry vintage speed, but this find has some anyway. Once owned by a Bugatti race driver, this E-Type was worked over by a race mechanic at Bugatti’s shop in Molsheim, France, to extract more power—enough for an extra 7 mph of top end...
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Guy Crashes Ferrari F430 On Exotic Car Tour: VideoCanadians have a reputation for politeness, but all of the Canadians in this video put that theory to the test. The worst behavior comes from the driver of the Ferrari F430 ahead of the chase car, but the foul-mouthed videographers aren’t much better. ALSO SEE: Rolls-Royce Wraith Destroyed...
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It’s a very, very rare thing to be let out on the Circuit de la Sarthe during the 24 Hours of Le Mans race week unless you’re a racing driver—but then, that’s rare enough,...
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Maserati, Italian Cars Featured At 2014 Rolex Monterey Motorsports ReunionThe Monterey Peninsula is the place to be in the motoring world for a couple of weeks every year, with the combination of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. This year, Maserati will celebrate its 100th anniversary as a featured marque alongside...
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2015 Acura ILX Drops HybridThe 2015 Acura ILX occupies an unusual place in the market, a place Acura calls “gateway luxury.” For 2015, a few changes are in store, including the deletion of the hybrid model from the lineup. While the hybrid won few plaudits from pundits, mostly because it was woefully underpowered...
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Audi’s 13th Le Mans Win In PhotosHaving competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1999, Audi has managed to rack up no fewer than 13 wins—that’s an 81.25 percent win rate over its 16 attempts. Intra-group rival Porsche has more overall wins (16), but it hasn’t made those wins over such a short period of...
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2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans: GalleryThe 2014 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is behind us, but the memories will live forever. With the return of Porsche to the LMP1 roster, and the new Corvette C7.R to the GT ranks, the 82nd running of the Le Mans endurance classic will remain a significant marker in the race’s history. But...
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Highlights Of Audi's 13th Win At Le Mans: VideoFew races in recent history have highlighted the endurance aspect of racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans the way this year's race did, from a devastating crash in qualifying, to turbo replacements on the fly, to crashes in the rain, and more. Add in a tough new competitor in Porsche and Toyota's...
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