Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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There hasn't been a lot of reason to get excited about Volvo's products lately. Sure, they're generally attractive, sometimes innovatively efficient, and even occasionally fun to drive. But that's...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupe: Full Details, Live Photos And VideoThe CL is dead, long live the S-Class Coupe. That's right, a new coupe form of the S-Class sedan has been previewed today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, a harbinger of the car that's coming to replace the CL-Class. Whether the new two-door take on the S-Class theme is to your liking or not, it's...
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Mercedes S-Class Coupe Concept Teased In New Photos And VideoIt's no secret Mercedes-Benz has been working on a new S-Class Coupe for a long time now, but soon, it will get much closer to public reality: a concept version is coming to the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. These latest teaser photos and video show just about what you'd expect based on the...
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James Hunt's McLaren M26 F1 Car Going Up For AuctionKnown for his womanizing, partying ways as much as his brilliance behind the wheel of an F1 car, James Hunt was a racing icon. He's being further immortalized in the upcoming Ron Howard movie Rush, showcasing his battle with Niki Lauda during the 1976 season. Now, Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 race car...
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New Bugatti Veyron Legend Edition Coming To FrankfurtThe Bugatti Veyron has long, long legs. It's been on the market since 2005 in one form or another, evolving over the better part of the past decade from its original 1,000-horsepower specification to a range of Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse, and limited-edition models. A new special edition will...
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Lotus-Based Bulleta RF22 Is 'Vapor': We Talk To Both CompaniesA week ago, a company called Bulleta Motors out of California told the world it would be building a Lotus Evora-based sports car, the RF22. Complete with attractive renderings, the enticing RF22 promised 505 horsepower in a 2,920-pound package. Too bad it's fake. We were first tipped to the RF22's...
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If you've commented on Motor Authority recently, thank you. We love interacting with our readers. To that end, we've decided to launch a new commenting system that will help improve the experience...
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Fans To Design Vettel's Helmet For U.S. Grand PrixFormula 1 is rapidly redeveloping its roots in the U.S., and to help drum up more interest in the next United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Red Bull Racing sponsor Infiniti is holding a contest for fans to design Sebastian Vettel's helmet. Vettel is most famous...
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Grand Theft Auto V Brings Game Car To Real WorldHaven't heard of the Bravado Banshee? Then you're not a Grand Theft Auto fan, as it's one of the game's most recognizable cars. Soon, it will be recognizable in reality, as the teams at Rockstar Games and GameStop have joined forces to create a version you can actually drive--and win. A contest to...
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August 2013 Luxury Car Sales: Cadillac, BMW SoarThe industry as a whole is trending strongly upward at the end of a long summer of brisk car sales, but the luxury segment in particular is showing positive returns. Leading the charge are Cadillac and BMW, up 37.8 percent and 45.7 percent, respectively. For General Motors' [NYSE:GM] luxury brand...
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Audi Sport quattro Concept: Not Imaginary This Time?The last Audi quattro concept was brilliant: dashing lines, furious power, low weight. But despite hints that it might see production, nothing ever came of the car. That may change. It may not change, too. But here we have the new Audi Sport quattro concept, previewed ahead of its Frankfurt auto...
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Europe Wants To Stop Speeding With Big Brother Tactics?Autonomous, or self-driving, cars are on the horizon. If you're uneasy about that, you'll be up in arms over the European Union's planned speed-limiting technology mandate. The purpose: to prevent your car from ever exceeding the speed limit, whatever that might be. To accomplish this goal, the EU...
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The global car market is struggling with a still-weak economy, but it's certainly not lacking in the number of truly excellent vehicles available, many of them all-new for the 2014 model year. We've...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo & Turbo S: First DriveEvil. Fantastic. Both. That doesn't describe the 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S, but the members-only track at Bilster Berg Drive Resort near Bad Driburg, Germany. It's the most fun we've found in a closed circuit this year. And the 911 Turbo and Turbo S make it look easy. Well, not quite easy...
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2014 BMW M3 Spy ShotsThe long-awaited M version of the latest generation ‘F30’ BMW 3-Series is on track for a debut at January's 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and these latest shots show the most complete prototype we’ve seen yet. Since the reveal of the M4 concept car at the recent Pebble Beach Concours...
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2014 BMW M4 Spy ShotsBMW has just shown off its new M4, the replacement for the M3 Coupe, in concept form and at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January we’ll see the covers come off the production version, seen here as a prototype. BMW engineers have become a bit more relaxed about the camouflage gear now that the...
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2014 Subaru BRZ Price Increases $100 To $26,390Like its doppelganger, the Scion FR-S, the Subaru BRZ gets a small price increase for the 2014 model year, rising $100 to $26,390 (including delivery). A handful of equipment changes come with the slight price rise. Two trims are available: the manual-transmission-only Premium, or the...
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Google May Build Its Own Self-Driving Car: ReportThe future is going to be automatic. Automatic social updates pushed automatically to your mobile phone, synced automatically to your computer and to your car, which then drives you automatically to work where you automatically perform the tasks for which your employer automatically drops credits...
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We love it, and we love to hate its marketing almost as much as we despise the overzealous, often ignorant coverage in the press.
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New York/New Jersey F1 Race Not Happening, Says EcclestoneMost of the racing world has expressed doubt or outright disbelief that Formula 1 and race organizers would be able to pull off a grand prix in the New York City area. Now Bernie Ecclestone has put an end to the idea--for now, at least. Like any terrible/great idea, it will likely continue to grow...
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Z51, Manuals, Magnetic Ride Control Popular On Early 2014 Corvette Stingray OrdersThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is probably etched into your retinas with the frequency of its appearance on your computer monitor, smartphone, and tablet of late. But there's a very good reason for that. It's a very good sports car. It's also quite popular with enthusiasts, it seems, with...
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Lap Spa Francorchamps In F1 2013: VideoThe circuit at Spa Francorchamps is a tricky, history-rich set of elevation-changing curves. From catastrophic accidents to utterly brilliant passes, it highlights both car and driver in a way few modern F1 circuits manage. Fortunately, you don't have to book a flight to Belgium and find a few...
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11 Things You Probably Don't Know About The 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray11. The split-window made the original Sting Ray unique, but it's not on the table for the new model. In fact, Chevy mocked up a car with a split window for the 2014 Stingray, but ultimately decided not to pursue it for the same reason the original only lasted one model year. The team found it to...
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Quick Reactions Save Camaro ZL1 From Drag Strip DisasterAnd now for something (maybe not so) completely unexpected. First, how does a Camaro ZL1 on bias ply slicks lose it altogether midway down a drag strip? Our bet is a poor shift of some sort--either a 3-2 instead of a 3-4 or a really brutal upshift. So maybe that's not so inexplicable. But what...
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