Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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What does it take to build a classic Chevy Corvette up from a bone-stock example into a professional show-quality special? About 48 hours, if you’re Ridetech.
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McLaren Says It’s Too Smart To Need An SUV
Like any good racing team, the road-going side of McLaren has thrown down a gauntlet for its major competitors, including Porsche and Aston Martin, declaring a complete lack of any need for an SUV to generate profits. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week In...
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Aventador SV Launch Control, Electric Audi Q6, Shelby Luxury Watch: Today’s Car News
Today at Motor Authority, the Lamborghini Aventador SV launches hard in a wet parking lot, the all-electric Audi Q6 has been teased (and confirmed) by Ulrich Hackenburg at the annual press conference, and Shelby has decided to team up with Baume & Mercier to launch a new luxury watch...
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Watch The Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SuperVeloce Rev & Launch: Video
With 739 real American horsepower and all four wheels driving the 110-pounds-lighter chassis forward, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SuperVeloce (SV) can warp spacetime just enough to hit 62 mph in 2.8 seconds. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week...
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All-Electric Audi Q6 Teased In Annual Presentation?
Rumors of a third Audi crossover—possibly with electric drive—have risen and fallen since 2006, with prototypes even tested back in 2011. Now, it looks like the new crossover, likely to be called Q6, is back in the works. According to Autocar, an image of the upcoming Audi Q6 has been...
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Forget The Apple Watch: Shelby Teams With Baume & Mercier For Cobra Watch Collection
What does Carroll Shelby have to do with Swiss watches? We’re really not sure—but we’re sure it has to result in a better product than the compromised and overpriced Apple Watch. MUST WATCH: Here's A ‘Furious 7’ Extended Look Video Baume & Mercier, a Swiss...
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If you’re a fan of formula cars, or just want a minimalist, utterly pure driving experience, then you might want to check out the BAC Mono.
DON'T MISS: Watch A BAC Mono Chase A McLaren P1 At...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003 debuts at 2015 Geneva auto show
The James Glickenhaus empire of custom-bodied Ferraris for the street and track has grown, now, to include a car that won’t just be for his personal collection or race team: the SCG003S, a road car that will be offered to a handful of lucky, well-heeled customers, and is on show this week at...
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Turbo Hayabusa T-Rex Three-Wheeler Looks Like Suicidal Fun
There’s very little as satisfying as the snarl and pop of a high-revving, minimally muffled turbocharged four-cylinder, and this turbo Hayabusa-powered Campagna T-Rex three-wheeler is a great example of that. ALSO SEE: A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video It also looks like...
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A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video
Ken Block’s ridiculous all-wheel-drive classic Mustang is one of the beastliest automotive creations of the decade, and its tire-roasting magic doesn’t depend on the badass bodywork or Monster Energy Drink livery. This is the proof. MUST WATCH: Ford Mustang Drifts The Abandoned City Of...
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Ford Mustang Drifts The Abandoned City Of Ordos: Video
If you’re like us, you’re not exactly up on your animal-based calendars. Fortunately, Ford is—and it’s the Year of the Horse. Naturally, that’s a perfect fit for the Mustang—new again this year. DON'T MISS: A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video...
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You Can Get Your Ford Encrusted With Diamonds In The UK
Great Britain isn’t exactly known for the most tasteless of vehicular productions. In fact, it’s rather well-known for the opposite—despite what some buyers may commission from the likes of Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley. But here we have an example worthy of the worst of...
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It’s hard to make the McLaren F1 look dated, much less slow, but the McLaren P1 GTR does just that, beaming back from the future with looks and pace to put a righteous fear into every...
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The Ford GT Will Cost $400,000, Sell 250 Per Year
Revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show to a shocked and awed audience, the Ford GT has lit the world afire with its dramatic styling and promised performance. Now, it has a price tag to match the heat of its debut: about $400,000. The word comes from Dave Pericak of Ford Performance at the Geneva...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce Revealed In Geneva: Video
The Lamborghini Aventador has had several years on the market to break necks—both of passersbys and of drivers engaging Corsa mode—but now it's getting an even more extreme variant: the Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce, or SV. These official photos show that yes, Lamborghini can indeed...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R sets new FWD ‘Ring record
While lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife have long been a contentious issue for car fans and manufacturers alike—and rightly so—when the new turbocharged Honda Civic Type R sets a new front-drive record, it’s worth paying attention—especially because it was one...
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Who Needs Electric AWD? 1,500-HP Turbo Mustang Goes 8s Like A BOSS: Video
Eight seconds can be a very long time—just ask a bull rider. But in the world of cars blasting down the drag strip, it’s a pretty darned short time, indeed. This 1,500-horsepower turbocharged street-driven Mustang BOSS makes it look easy. MUST WATCH: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded...
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2015 World Performance, Luxury, Green Cars Of The Year: The Top 3
Earlier this year, the World Car Awards panel announced its top 10 finalists in its five award categories, including the top luxury, performance, green, design, and overall car of the year. The WCA jury is composed of 75 automotive journalists from around the world, and they’ve now narrowed...
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The new 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT and GT S are, undeniably, a pair of track-bred super sports cars any enthusiast would love to take home—but for the truly hardcore, it takes a race car to get the...
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2017 Audi R8 Fully Revealed: Live Photos And Video From Geneva
One of our favorite supercars is completely new again: the 2016 Audi R8 has debuted this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Known and respected for its ability to blend daily-driver comfort with world-class handling and pace, the first-generation Audi R8 ran from 2007 through 2016 as the...
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All Dodge SRT Hellcats Recalled For Potential Fuel Leak
While we enjoy the Hellcat’s 707-horsepower verve for life as much as anyone, it looks like some may risk self-immolation. Today FCA US recalled all 2,211 of the cars built for a potential fuel leak. The problem relates to hose seals in the fuel delivery system. Despite a pre-delivery...
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Final Aston Martin DBS Found: Rusty Heap Or Collector's Dream?
The DBS name has been used for several cars throughout Aston Martin's history, but as with all things automotive, there was an original. This is the last of the original DBSes, and it may just be one of the coolest barn finds this year. MUST WATCH: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted...
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Hellcat vs. Hellcat, Aventador SV, McLaren P1 GTR: The Week In Reverse
We pit brother against brother in an all-Hellcat showdown, the Lamborghini Aventador Super Veloce is teased ahead of its Geneva unveiling, and the McLaren P1 GTR takes to the track with its granddaddy, the F1 GTR. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Hellcat versus...
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Lamborghini Teases ‘Most Reactive’ Car For 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video
What makes a car reactive? Does it subscribe to conspiracy theories? Is it made entirely of SuperBall rubber? Perhaps it’s at one end of the pH scale, or constructed largely of pure lithium? Whatever that non-descriptor means, Lamborghini is using it to tease the latest of its products, due...
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