Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
Articles
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A Z06 with an automatic isn’t a real Z06, you say. It’s barely even a sports car, you sneer. It’ll probably get outrun by a grocery cart, you chortle. You obviously haven’t...
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Wing, Bodywork Rip Off Of Monster Tajima’s Car At Speed, Cause Wreck: Video
Fire is still the main scare for nearly all racing drivers, whether professional or amateur. But sudden and catastrophic mechanical failure has to come in a close second. Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima experienced the latter at this year’s Race to the Sky. ALSO SEE: Ultra-Exotic Parking Problems...
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2015 Callaway Corvette Z06 Coming To National Corvette Museum C7 Bash
In Corvette tuner circles—and performance car circles in general—Callaway remains a legendary name. From the simply bizarre to the purely awesome, the brand has run the gamut, but now it’s working with the best Corvette ever: the 2015 Z06. ALSO SEE: Wing, Bodywork Rip Off Of...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Full Pricing Revealed
While we’re still waiting for our U.S.-spec configurator, we now know exactly how much each trim level of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 will cost to start, as well as the features that come with each. ALSO SEE: Ultra-Exotic Parking Problems: Veyron On LaFerrari Crime At $25,735 (including the $820...
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Nissan Playstation GT Academy Ramping Up For 5th U.S. Season: Video
With gamers turned racers taking podiums and points in series around the world at this point, it’s no wonder the Nissan GT Academy is coming back for a fifth season. The timing of the announcement is certainly liable to get ganja-loving gamers winking and nodding at each other, but for those...
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Elon Musk Almost Sold Tesla Motors For $11 Billion, To Google
If the proselytizing mouthpieces for Tesla’s automotive saviorhood were to hear this, they might just wail and gnash teeth. But it’s true: Elon Musk almost sold Tesla to Google for just $11 billion—in 2013. Coming to us by way of Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and...
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The Mazda MX-5 is a sports car legend, and it’s now entering its fourth generation. Will the new Miata live up to the legacy? We’ll soon find out, as the first cars for U.S. sale have...
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Project Binky, 2016 ATS-V Preview, Woman Pees On Interstate: The Week In Reverse
We (finally!) get to lay eyes on the ninth episode of Project Binky, we give you a preview of what’s to come in our 2016 Cadillac ATS-V first drive, and a woman gets weird in the middle of the interstate. It’s The Week In Reverse at Motor Authority. Project Binky is nearing completion...
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Truck Crash Dumps 13.7 Million Bees On Highway
BEEEEEEES!!!!!! Whether you’re allergic or not, this is pretty much a nightmare scenario. A truck traveling on Interstate 5 in Lynwood, Washington, crashed while merging, tipped the truck, and spilled 13 million bees on the highway. Thirteen. Point seven. MILLION. That’s a lot of bees...
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Project Binky Episode 9: The Wait Is Over
That’s right folks. Throw out all hopes of productivity for the next 26 minutes and 47 seconds. Episode 9 of Project Binky is here. ALSO SEE: One Guy Now Owns Two Lamborghini Venenos (Probably) With the frame (essentially) finished, the powertrain fitted (but not yet installed), and the body...
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One Guy Now Owns Two Lamborghini Venenos (Probably)
The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the rarest cars on Earth—and certainly among the rarest new cars. But one man may just own two of them—a coupe and a roadster. Only offered to loyal Lamborghini customers, the Veneno line is a hyper-expensive, hyper-focused exercise in hyper design and...
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2016 Audi A6, A7 priced
We’ve already had our stint behind the wheel of the new 2016 Audi A6, S6, A7, and S7, courtesy of a trip to Dresden, Germany, but today, Audi announced U.S. pricing of the lines. Updated exteriors and refreshed interior technology are among the updates justifying a mild price hike on all...
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The 2015 Ford Mustang is here, but do you know how it got here? Probably not. But you soon will, thanks to a new video series from Ford.
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Cadillac To Get New, Unique V-8 Despite Talk Of The V-8’s Death
The V-8 means a lot of things to a lot of people. For the enthusiast, it’s the staple of all things fun and awesome: sound, power, speed. For the greenie, it’s a symbol of waste, excess, and old technology. So what does the future of the V-8 look like? In a very well-written and...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' Legacy Trailer Brings The Past & Present Together
If you’ve been wondering how the new Mad Max: Fury Road movie starring Tom Hardy would tie in to its Mel Gibson predecessors, wonder no more. The latest trailer answers that very question. MUST WATCH: The Coolest Kids In The Post-Apocalypse Have Mad Max Power Wheels And it does it with all...
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Audi R8 Rebodied With Skoda Details: Travesty Or Awesomeness?
We can’t decide where to land on this bug-eyed Audi R8. It’s just too much to take in all at once. But it’s very well done. If converting an R8 to look like a Skoda (the 130 RS rally car is mentioned as inspiration by the designer) can be considered a job well done. We’re...
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The coolest kids in the post-apocalypse have Mad Max Power Wheels
Need to mow down your enemies without losing speed? Perhaps blast them from a distance with your machine gun so you can take their gasoline? Just need a safe way to get from the Dome to your third-grade class? Here’s your answer: Mad Max Power Wheels. ALSO SEE: Porsche 918 Spyder Chases...
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NASA Built An Autonomous Electric Drift Buggy: Video
You have an S13 with extra steering angle? NASA has an electric buggy with 180-degree steering on all four wheels. But is drifting really drifting if you’re not sliding the rear wheels? ALSO SEE: Car Thief Captured After Programming Home Address Into GPS Fans of the Razor Crazy Cart will...
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So you’ve decided to live a life of crime. You steal cars, and you use stolen cars to go steal other cars. You’re not a good person. If you’re Donnie Jaydon Terry, you’re also...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Track Tested At VIR: Video
Flat-plane crank, magnetic dampers, all of Ford’s performance wizardry: the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is packing a lot of heat. How does it stack up on track? We don’t know yet for ourselves, but from this video, it looks like things are shaping up well. You might remember we were...
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Seat Belts Are Hard, Mmmkay? Video
Challenge: don’t laugh while watching this video. Don't worry. You will fail. ALSO SEE: Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Track Tested At VIR: Video The scene: an older gentleman named Clint is seated in the rear of a car, trying to get out to take a walk during a stop on a road trip. Why trying?...
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Land Rover Launching Heritage Division As Defender Finishes Production
This year’s Techno Classica is shaping up to be quite the show, with Lamborghini offering up a pair of its one-off roadsters for your viewing pleasure. Now, Land Rover has announced it will launch a new Heritage Division to support its older vehicles. Land Rover’s Heritage Division...
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Ferrari Shows Off Augmented Reality Showroom App: Video
If you didn’t pay much attention in geography class, you might not know what Australasia is, but you’ll want to pay attention now. Ferrari Australasia commissioned a new augmented reality (AR) showroom app that lets buyers see what’s under the skin of their new supercars. ALSO...
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BMW M2 may get OLED taillights
While laser lighting has been getting a lot of press lately, nearly every luxury carmaker has shown some sort of concept or project with OLED lighting; BMW is perhaps among the foremost, alongside Audi. Back in January, BMW promised to deliver OLED tail lights on an M vehicle in the near future. A...
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