Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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At last week's New York Auto Show we took a few minutes to speak with McLaren Automotive's director for North America, Anthony Joseph. Looking at the recent past, the present, and the near... -
Nissan GT-R Sets Unofficial Production Car Ice Speed Record In Russia: VideoBentley's exploits in high-speed ice driving are well-known--and officially recognized. But for Nissan of Europe, the official Guinness certification apparently wasn't as important as going flat-out on Lake Baikal in a bone-stock GT-R. You see, the claim made with this video is for the unmodified...
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Build Your Own 2014 Infiniti Q50: Configurator LiveWe still can't stop looking at the 2014 Infiniti Q50. It's a sharp sedan. Now we can't stop playing with the build configurator, which went live today. You want a 354-horsepower all-wheel-drive hybrid with navigation and plenty of tech? Sure thing--that'll be $55,200 with delivery. How about a...
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2014 Porsche Panamera LeakedUPDATE: The 2014 Porsche Panamera has been revealed. Click here for all the details. We just brought you updated spy shots of the 2014 Porsche Panamera undergoing final testing this morning, but today, thanks to the embargo-busting of a certain U.K. publication, images and info on the mid-life...
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Camaro Z/28 Video Preview, 2014 Panamera Spied, New Maserati Teased: Car News HeadlinesIf you're not excited about the 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28, you either don't know about it yet, or you just don't get it. This is a shockingly hardcore vehicle to come from a mainstream carmaker. It should be more than a little interesting on track. The 2014 Porsche Panamera has been spied again in...
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2014 Porsche Panamera Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2014 Porsche Panamera has been revealed. Click here for all the details. When it made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2009, many were critical of the Porsche Panamera's looks. It continues to have its detractors, but most have come to realize just how impressive the Panamera is...
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The Pinehurst Resort is well-known for both its golf course and its other amenities, but this year, it will also be known for its Concours d'Elegance.
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Video PreviewLand Rover is well-known for making some of the world's most capable go-anywhere luxury SUVs. That includes the Range Rover Sport, updated at the 2013 New York Auto Show will an all-new design and some new powertrain elements. Now weighing 800 pounds less than its previous version, the 2014 Range...
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2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Video PreviewThe most hardcore, track-focused version of the Camaro was just unveiled last week in New York, and we took some time to check it out and bring you our first-hand impressions. So is this the Camaro you'll really want? Maybe. It's going to be surprisingly hardcore. Many people will find it...
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About All Of This Whining Over The PDK-Equipped Porsche 911 GT3 & GT3 RSThe new 911 GT3 and GT3 RS will have a PDK transmission only. Get over it.
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2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition Coming April 9The Ford Raptor is quite possibly the most awesomely insane production vehicle to come out of an American carmaker, even counting Ford's own 2013 Shelby GT500, the Dodge Viper, and the previous-generation Corvette ZR1. Soon, it will get a Special Edition. Arriving April 9 at the Motor Press Guild...
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Tesla Kills The $50K Model S, Firewall For Your Car, Bentley Wrecked: Today's Car NewsToday is our first day in nearly two years without the presence of contributor Kurt Ernst, and while we miss him and wish him well at his new job, the news keeps flowing. Tesla has decided to kill its most affordable version of the Model S, due to a lack of demand in pre-orders. While we'd have...
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In what feels more like a bait-and-switch marketing tactic than a legitimate business decision, Tesla Motors has announced that it will not build the most affordable, smallest battery pack version of...
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Does Your Car's Black Box Need A Firewall? Startup Firm Thinks SoIt's no secret that our cars are becoming increasingly technological. For many, it's a source of unease. For some, it's a cause of outright paranoia--or so it seems, with the launch of an Indiegogo project for the funding of a physical lockout device for your car's data access port. Designed to...
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New York Auto Show In Review, WRX Concept Live, More 911 GT3: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 New York Auto Show's press days have wrapped, starting the long drought until the next auto show season begins in earnest this fall. Fortunately, there were some brilliant cars shown, and a few more announced, so there's a lot to look forward to. If you missed any of our coverage, be sure...
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2014 BMW 328d Live Photos: Diesel Torque + 3-Series = ???Great mileage and lots of torque: what's to argue with? That's at least the superficial theory behind the 2014 BMW 328d, the latest addition to the 3-Series lineup and to BMW's U.S. diesel fleet. Shown today at the New York Auto Show it looks…like any other 3-Series, for the most part...
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2014 Kia Forte Koup: Live From New YorkKia has a lot of interesting things going on these days for the design-conscious buyer, but sporty cars aren't among them. That has changed a bit today with the introduction of the all-new 2014 Forte Koup and its turbocharged, 201-horsepower SX model at the New York Auto Show. With a six-speed...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Sheds 800 Pounds, Gains Supercharged V-6Edgier, sleeker, and faster, the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the sporting complement to the off-road specialist (with on-road credentials) found in the new Range Rover. Unveiled this evening just before the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2014 Range Rover Sport improves upon the previous...
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American luxury just took another leap forward. The 2014 Cadillac CTS, on display tomorrow at the New York Auto Show, raises the bar for design, power, and value in the luxury sedan segment,... -
2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT: Track-Tuned For The StreetJaguar's ETO division, a little-known but intense group of specialty vehicle creators launched last year, has one-upped the XKR-S with this, the XKR-S GT. Track-tuned, but built for the street, this is likely the hottest version of the XK Coupe we'll see--at least in this generation. The ETO, or...
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2014 Jaguar XJR: Full Details On The Executive Super-SedanIt's a seemingly contradictory set of goals: executive luxury sedan comfort and style, with track-capable handling and supercar levels of power. But for some reason, it just works. Case in point: initial impressions of the Nürburgring-tuned 2014 Jaguar XJR. We're not going to get...
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2014 Cadillac CTS: Leaked Some More
Update: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. The 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan has leaked onto the web ahead of its debut this week at the 2013 New York Auto Show--again. Again, no firm details come with the leaked images, but we already know it will...
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2013 New York Auto Show In Your Pocket: Get Our iOS AppIf you're like most of the modern world, you do a lot of your web browsing--including reading about cars--on the go, or at the least, not sitting in front of a traditional computer at a desk. That's why we have our iOS app. Built to work perfectly on both the iPhone and iPad, the Motor Authority...
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The Saab 9-3 That Never Was, But May One Day Be: New PhotosThe car you see above is the Jason Castriota-penned Saab 9-3--or at least what it would have looked like, had it been built. This is the car that--ostensibly--would have saved the marque, had it survived to see it built. Instead, Saab went bankrupt in December 2011, and the company we once knew and...
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