Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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2016 Ford Mustang, 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, 2016 Chevy Camaro: This Week’s Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranWhat a week it’s been for fans of American performance cars, with Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet all releasing new products. First up is the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], whose Mustang has received a...
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Google Self-Driving Car, Cadillac Ciel Convertible, Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up: Car News HeadlinesGoogle has announced that a prototype for its planned fully autonomous car will start testing on public roads this summer. The prototype will feature a steering wheel and pedals so that a licensed driver can take over in emergency situations, but the tech giant’s goal is to create a car that...
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Cadillac Ciel Stars In New ‘Entourage’ Short Film: VideoEntourage the movie will be airing in a theater near you June 3, and one of the stars of the show will actually be a car, in this case Cadillac’s stunning Ciel four-door convertible that we first saw back in 2011. A previous trailer for the movie showed the Ciel driven by Ken Dillon’s...
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Google Autonomous Car Public Road Trials Start This Summer: VideoA year since unveiling its own self-driving car, Google has confirmed that the small, pod-like research vehicle is ready for testing on public roads. Google has been testing a fleet of Toyota Prius and Lexus RX vehicles fitted with its autonomous car technology on public roads for some time now...
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Aston Martin And Valentino Create One-Off Vanquish VolanteAston Martin rolled out a very special version of its Vanquish Volante this week which it developed with its Q personalization department in partnership with Italian fashion label Valentino. But this particular Vanquish isn’t a new special edition along the lines of Lamborghini’s...
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Nissan Finalizes Specs For GT-R LM NISMO Ahead Of 2015 Le Mans RaceNissan missed the first two rounds of the 2015 World Endurance Championship but it’s now in final preparation mode for the series highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scheduled for the weekend commencing June 13. Nissan plans to field three of its front-wheel-drive GT-R LM NISMO race cars in...
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Following the reveal of the Land Rover Defender-based 105 Longnose and 110 WB 6x6 Flying Huntsman SUVs at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, British coachbuilder and nascent automaker Kahn Design has added...
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2015 GMC Sierra Pickup Joins Dubai Police FleetDubai’s ever-growing police fleet includes everything from a humble Mustang right up to million-dollar autos such as the Aston Martin One-77 and Bugatti Veyron. Now it’s also got a pickup, in this case a 2015 GMC Sierra. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Leaked This photo was uploaded...
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McLaren To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Le Mans Victory With F1 ParadeThe McLaren F1 secured its place in motorsport history 20 years ago when five lightly modified examples wearing the GTR badge crossed the finish line of the world’s most famous endurance race in France to complete one of the most important results the event had ever seen. We are, of course...
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Challenger SRT Hellcat Owner Lights Up The Tires AND Brakes In Epic Burnout: VideoYou’ve probably seen hundreds of burnouts before. Heck, here at Motor Authority we’ve posted up a fair few, including some of own. But here’s one 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat burnout that takes the cake. DON'T MISS: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet...
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VW Golf GTE Sport, New Bugatti Spied, David Brown Speedback: Today’s Car NewsFollowing yesterday’s GTI Clubsport concept, Volkswagen has presented a second Golf-based concept at this week’s 2015 Wörthersee Tour. The second one is the Golf GTE Sport, and it hints at the direction the German automaker will be taking with its performance-oriented Golfs in the...
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New Audi R8 LMS Ready For 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours RaceFresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s new R8 supercar in race car trim will be among the many cars at the Nürburgring this weekend taking part in the German circuit’s annual 24-hour race. The racing version of the new Audi supercar is the R8 LMS, and...
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Volkswagen Presents 395-Horsepower Golf GTE Sport Concept At 2015 Wörthersee Tour Viknesh VijayenthiranVolkswagen surprised visitors at this week’s 2015 Wörthersee Tour with a second high-performance concept car based on its humble Golf hatchback. The first was the GTI Clubsport, which...
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Coachbuilt David Brown Speedback confirmed for USLast year’s deliciously retro Speedback GT from British automotive startup David Brown will be offered for local sale following a debut at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August. The coachbuilt special, which clearly has been inspired by the Aston Martin DB5, will be...
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2016 Audi A4 Priced From $36,825, S4 From $50,125Audi is set to unveil a new generation of its A4 small sedan at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, but we won't see it in showrooms until the 2017 model year as the current model still has some life in it. The current A4 has been with us since the 2009 model year and it’s certainly...
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New Photos And Video Of 600-Horsepower Audi TT Clubsport Turbo ConceptAudi has released new photos and video of its TT Clubsport Turbo concept car that’s on show this week at the 2015 Wörthersee Tour in Austria. The concept is a wild take on the new TT sports car, and even though it isn’t destined for production it’s thought to be a preview of...
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR, Koenigsegg One:1, BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage: Car News HeadlinesDodge’s new Viper ACR is ready for order and should be in showrooms no later than the third quarter of 2015. Given its performance, the car is a relative bargain for the money Dodge is asking for it. Koenigsegg’s One:1, which has a peak output of 1,341 horsepower, may just be the...
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New Opel Astra To Feature Matrix LED HeadlightsOpel’s new Astra, set for a debut at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, will offer some technology that at present is only found on luxury models from the likes of Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The new technology is Matrix LED headlights, which allows you to drive at night with your...
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The new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is coming at you hard and fast. Following the reveal late last week, Dodge has released the all-important pricing details and we’ve also managed to get the first...
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1,341-HP Koenigsegg One:1 Hits 225 MPH--Updated With New VideoKoenigsegg plans to build just six examples of the 1,341-horsepower One:1 the Swedish supercar manufacturer revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and one of those six cars, believed to be the only example with right-hand drive, belongs to The BHP Project. The BHP Project is a group of well-heeled...
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Volkswagen GTI Clubsport Concept Revealed, Production Version Coming 2016Come June of next year Volkswagen’s GTI will have turned 40 and just as it did when the GTI turned 30 and then again when the popular hot hatch turned 35, the German automaker will have something special planned. That special something will be a production version of this GTI Clubsport...
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Wraith Convertible To Be Known As the Rolls-Royce DawnRolls-Royce has confirmed that its upcoming Wraith convertible, or drophead as the automaker refers to its open-top models, will revive the illustrious Dawn nameplate. The car was shown this week at a special dealer meeting in Los Angeles and is set to go on sale early next year, as a 2016 model...
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Kahn Design’s Aston Martin DB9-Based WB12 Vengeance Revealed In Official ImagesKnown for its modified Land Rovers and other prestige models, Kahn Design recently transitioned to the world of coachbuilt cars with its new range of Flying Huntsman models based on Land Rover Defender underpinnings. Now the British firm has something in the works for performance fans: a new grand...
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Truck Lovers Beware: Texas A&M Back With A New Truck-Killing BarrierRemember Texas A&M’s previous truck-decapitating barrier? Well, the university’s Transportation Institute has developed a new barrier, but rather than stop a vehicle dead in its tracks this new one is aimed at saving lives. MUST WATCH: Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In...
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