Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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First teased as a concept in 2011, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), the official tuner to Ford in Australia, has released a new special edition model based on its line of Falcon GT muscle sedans.... -
Rhys Millen Powers Genesis Coupe To New Pikes Peak RecordRhys Millen drove a modified Genesis Coupe to a new record at the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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Rolls-Royce Celebrates London Olympics With Special Phantom Drophead CoupesRolls-Royce has celebrated the closing of the 2012 London Olympics with a trio of special edition models sporting for the first time in the automaker’s 108-year history a brand new badge design. The new badge, which replaces the traditional double R, was penned by Rolls-Royce’s own...
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2013 Land Rover Range Rover Spy ShotsThe Range Rover SUV is crucial for Land Rover as it's not only the model that best defines the brand, but it’s also the one that most of Land Rover’s other vehicles are based on. Models like the Range Rover Sport, LR4 (Discovery) and LR2 (Freelander) all share their basic design and...
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Nissan Boss Hints At Higher-Performance ‘RS’ GT-RNissan's made little secret of its plans to launch a range of performance models developed together with its in-house tuner and motorsports partner Nismo. The first of these have already been revealed in the form of the Nismo 370Z sold in the U.S. and other select markets, and more recently the...
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Fisker Karma Catches Fire In California: VideoA Fisker Karma succumbed to fire yesterday in a parking lot in Woodside, California, with the owner allegedly having just left the extended-range electric luxury sedan to pick up some groceries. A video showing fire fighters putting out the flames has since been uploaded to YouTube, revealing that...
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Jaguar has confirmed today that its upcoming F-Type sports car, which is to be launched as a convertible though will eventually include a coupe, will offer three different engine options, one of... -
HSV Updates Lineup For 2012, Revives ClubSport And Maloo NamesOfficial tuner to Holden, HSV has introduced a range of updates to its lineup of high-performance sedans, wagons and utes, with the updates coinciding with the company’s 25th anniversary taking place this year. HSV’s model lineup, sold primarily in Australia though available elsewhere...
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Audi Recovers Missing 1939 Auto Union Type DWell advanced compared to their competition, the Grand Prix cars launched in the early 1930s by Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, nicknamed the “Silver Arrows” because of their unpainted aluminum bodies, are the stuff of legend. The cars were considerably faster than other Grand Prix racers...
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Gets Bespoke Treatment By A. Kahn DesignFerrari’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is no longer in production, replaced by the all-new F12 Berlinetta which is about to start deliveries in the coming months. However, despite being yesterday’s news, the 599 GTB is still a highly desirable exotic, and like most Ferraris it’s also a...
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How Nissan’s Nürburgring 24 Hours Result Will Aid Future GT-R Development: VideoSince its unveiling in 2007, Nissan’s GT-R supercar has continued to evolve, with engineers putting it through some of the harshest conditions in order to help them fine tune the car over the remainder of its life. One such test was the Nürburgring 24 Hours held earlier this year...
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2014 Buick Regal GS Spy ShotsA masked prototype of the Buick Regal’s European twin, the Opel Insignia, has been testing in Europe for the past several months, suggesting that an update for the car is planned. This makes sense as the Insignia, which first went on sale in 2008, is about due for its mid-cycle update. While...
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Driving simulators such as Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo and Need for Speed are well-known--and well-loved--here at Motor Authority. However, there is a new title in the works that may upset these... -
2014 Audi S3 Hatchback Spy ShotsA completely undisguised prototype for the next-generation Audi S3 Hatchback has been spotted undergoing testing in Europe. Now that the covers have come off the latest version of the regular model, it appears Audi is no longer concerned about masking prototypes of other variants. While the new A3...
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Porsche Bringing First All-Wheel Drive 911 And Other Classics To Pebble BeachPorsche will be bringing a handful of its most historic models to the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance taking place this month. The selection of classics have been specially picked to highlight the ancestry of Porsche’s current model lineup, which includes the likes of the iconic 911...
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Audi R8 e-tron To Debut Motorsport-Inspired Digital Rear-View MirrorAudi’s latest R18 Le Mans prototype, which this year won the illustrious 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, has no rear window. However, anyone piloting the advanced race car still has a clear view of what’s happening out back thanks to new technology installed by Audi engineers: the...
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2013 Honda Accord PreviewThe 2013 Honda Accord sedan and Accord Coupe go on sale in the fall of 2012.
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Mercedes-Benz Brings Car-To-Car Communication Research To U.S.Yesterday we brought you the first details about a new initiative taking place in Germany where a number of firms, including major automakers, are working to develop a common standard for future car-to-car and car-to-object communication technology. Called “Safe Intelligent Mobility -...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish set for Pebble Beach debutAston Martin is bringing its brand new Vanquish to the U.S., with the stunning supercar set to appear at a number of events surrounding the renowned Monterey automotive week in California, the highlight of which is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place on August 19. First revealed...
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Audi FSI Technology: From Le Mans Victory To The Latest RS 5Audi FSI technology helped lead Audi to victory in Le Mans in 2001 and now it's also helping the latest RS 5 dominate in the sports car segment.
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Does Ford’s 'One Manufacturing' System Spell The End Of The Falcon?We’ve heard a lot about Australia’s Holden Commodore, which in sedan bodystyle is set to debut once again in the U.S., this time as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. However, the Australian market has another local hero, the Ford Falcon, which like its Holden counterpart offers rear-wheel drive...
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First Video Of Audi R8 e-tron Setting Nürburgring RecordBack in June Audi set the fastest lap time of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife for a produced-based electric car using its upcoming R8 e-tron. The final time for the electric supercar, which was piloted by German race car driver Markus Winkelhock, was a brisk 8:09.099. Today we have a video of the...
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Le Mans Winning Aston Martin DBR1 Imagined As Life-Sized ModelLegendary race car drivers Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori died within weeks earlier this year and to mark their passing, as well as celebrate their life achievements, Aston Martin took one of its original 1959 DBR1 race cars around the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France in June. Shelby and...
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